Hershel & Maggie Cast For Walking Dead Season 2

Hershel & Maggie Cast For Walking Dead Season 2

Fans of the comics will recognize these names. TV Guide report that Scott Wilson and Lauren Cohen have joined the cast as these two pivotal character in season 2 of the Zombie drama show..

By MarkCassidy - Jun 25, 2011 08:06 AM EST
Filed Under: The Walking Dead
Source: Tv Guide.Com

Two very popular characters first appear in season 2 of The Walking Dead as Rick and co arrive at a farm who's occupants have been ravaged by Zombies. Now we have word on the actors that have been cast as Hershel and Maggie Greene.



TV Guide report, with mild spoilers..

Scott Wilson (In Cold Blood, Monster, Junebug) will play Hershel Greene. "He is the patriarch of the family," says executive producer Gale Anne Hurd. "He's a veterinarian with a great sense of humanity and a very unique take on the Walkers." Expect Hershel to endure great heartache as "not everyone in his family survives." Scott was chosen, says Hurd, because of his "tremendous scope and gravitas."

Farmer's daughter Maggie is among Hershel's fortunate few children who survive the zombie plague. "She's in her twenties and is a survivor who ends up as a romantic interest for Glenn (Steven Yuen)," says Hurd. With sci-fi vet Lauren Cohan (Supernatural, Vampire Diaries, and Chuck) cast in the role, Hurd says "Steven's very excited!"


I know Wilson best from a movie called Way OF The Gun myself, in which he was awesome. Can't say I'm familiar with Cohen but she's certainly easy on the eye:) What do you Walking Dead comic fans think of these choices?

Article image courtesy of IGN




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AlexDeLarge87
AlexDeLarge87 - 6/25/2011, 9:20 AM
Wasnt Wilson in Behind Mask: The Rise Of Leslie Vernon too?

Anyway cool choice as Hershel but cant say anything about Cohen. Maggie in the comics was more cuter.
marvel72
marvel72 - 6/25/2011, 9:30 AM
who's that black girl in the comic who walks around with two zombies on a chain & i think she wields a samurai sword ? now that would be a good addition to season 2.
Rodimus9
Rodimus9 - 6/25/2011, 9:57 AM
Maggie seemed more tomboyish than this girl looks. We'll see how she translates. Good cast for Herschel.
RockNRollCC
RockNRollCC - 6/25/2011, 10:49 AM
Guy who plays Glen's a lucky dude. MMMM...Lauren Cohan... :P

@Marvel72 Michonne. She's not gonna show up until S3, i heard.
HeyVanity
HeyVanity - 6/25/2011, 12:00 PM
"not everyone in his family survives."

lol, quite the understatement.. I'm so stoked to see this on screen! Don't know why they've gone and cast people from the farm when they haven't even gotten Tyrese yet, though. Hopefully soon to come.
HeyVanity
HeyVanity - 6/25/2011, 12:01 PM
Hopefully no Michonne til season 3. She doesn't come in until they find the prison, which I hope will happen at the end of next season.
Enterlion
Enterlion - 6/25/2011, 12:10 PM
I'm definitely liking the casting choices. Tyrese had better come along soon, and hopefully "T-Dawg" goes away haha. Its not that they added a character that bothers me, its that he isn't that interesting of a character to begin with.
TheMyth
TheMyth - 6/25/2011, 12:54 PM
Awesome! I loved Herschel in the books, one of the most truly human characters in the comic. I wonder who they cast for Tyrese? Did that already get posted and I missed it? I want some Hammer-Time!

HeyVanity, lol understatement indeed!

Andrea is arguably my favorite character in the comics, I just hope they keep her around in the show and realize her badassness.
ComicBookGoth
ComicBookGoth - 6/25/2011, 2:44 PM
mmmmmmm......


Bela.....



Whovian
Whovian - 6/25/2011, 3:11 PM
I love Scott Wilson! He was Pa Angel in Judge Dredd and was Catherine Willows dad on CSI.
KALel3412
KALel3412 - 6/25/2011, 4:17 PM
he is to old
Rodimus9
Rodimus9 - 6/25/2011, 4:44 PM
I hope zombies eat the f•ck outa T-Dog. He annoys the hell outa me.
Checkmate
Checkmate - 6/25/2011, 5:45 PM
[frick]ing awesome. All I want now is a Tyreese announcement!
RedeyeJedi
RedeyeJedi - 6/26/2011, 6:37 AM
@Rodimus9- LOL, I know what you mean. Though, it could just be his name that annoys me.
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