Rumor: WALKING DEAD to Introduce Spin-Off Character for 6 Episode Arc

In a recent update from The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman about the upcoming spin-off series, we wrote about how there was a good chance we wouldn't see characters from The Walking Dead appear in the spin-off series. If a new rumor from Nerdist is to be believed, the opposite will actually happen: they report that The Walking Dead is going to bring on one of the lead actors from the spin-off series for a six episode arc.

How will this happen? We're not exactly sure. The spin-off, which is reportedly being called Fear The Walking Dead, is supposedly a prequel that takes place during the time Rick Grimes is in a coma at the beginning of the original show's timeline. It also takes place in Los Angeles, which - if you haven't noticed - is a long way away from Atlanta, and it seems like crossing the country during the zombie apocalypse would be, well, a bit tricky.

So if a character from Fear is going to show up on the next season of The Walking Dead, there could be two possibilities: flashbacks, or the lead character from Fear survives and makes it all the way across the country. If this rumor pans out, I'm hoping they go with the first option, because showing a lead character we haven't even met yet as being alive and well in "the future" of the upcoming prequel's timeline will rob that show of the dramatic tension of wondering whether or not that character survives any of the dangerous situations he or she might find him or herself in.

As usual, we'll have to wait and see how this all plays out, but we wanted to prepare you just in case this rumor ends up being true.