Exclusive: Lauren Cohan on transforming New York City for spin-off series The Walking Dead: Dead City

Exclusive: Lauren Cohan on transforming New York City for spin-off series The Walking Dead: Dead City

After an 11-season run of The Walking Dead, sequence star Lauren Cohan wasted no time getting straight again into the post-apocalyptic world that made her a family title.

But the actress – who performs Maggie – stated followers can count on the surprising when the spin-off sequence The Walking Dead: Dead City premieres on June 19, the identical day because the US and solely on Stan.

The Walking Dead: Dead City premieres July 19, solely on Stan.

The new present follows essentially the most unlikely pairing, fan-favourite characters Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). The two have been at battle since Negan bludgeoned Maggie’s beloved husband Glenn to demise however they’re banding collectively to seek for Maggie’s lacking son.

The reunion is not the one stunning factor in regards to the spin-off, with the story set within the coronary heart of New York.

“We shot the show for such a long time in the woods of Georgia and then all of a sudden you take something beloved to a whole new exciting place. It was pretty rad,” Cohan solely instructed 9Entertainment.

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Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan return as Maggie and Negan in essentially the most unlikely reunion. (Stan)

“I mean, we have characters ziplining between buildings, and they’re doing that between the skyscrapers of New York City.

“To be in these zombie-scapes throughout the Hudson River and the Brooklyn Bridge and within the Wall Street Financial District, it simply form of blows your thoughts.”

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New York takes centre stage within the model new sequence. (Stan)

While Maggie and Negan may not be better of pals and the truth of a post-apocalyptic world is grim, life on-set is something however.

“On set you are doing issues that require a lot physicality and dedication and emotion however that additionally provides you such connection and such laughter with the folks you are with as a result of there is not any holding again,” Cohan said.

“You’re simply form of simply leaping within the mud collectively and so it is enjoyable. It’s dire and it is scary but it surely’s enjoyable doing this wild, loopy stuff collectively.”

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You can nonetheless count on the standard guts and glory that the mom sequence is thought for. (Stan)

It actually was all enjoyable and video games for Cohan, because the actress additionally government produced the spin-off sequence – a task which she stated gave her nice pleasure.

“The most enjoyable I’ve had has truthfully been within the put up manufacturing course of,” she admitted.

“To me, there’s simply no finish and there is not any a part of the artistic course of that is not attention-grabbing. There’s so many positive particulars that go into making movie and tv and I’m continuously studying extra about it.”

The brand new series The Walking Dead: Dead City will premiere June 19, same day as the US only on Stan.

Nine Entertainment Co (the publisher of this website) owns and operates the streaming service Stan.

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Source: www.9.com.au