THE WALKING DEAD Companion Series will be Led by Cliff Curtis
Actor Cliff Curtis is the latest actor to join AMC's companion series to The Walking Dead, which is known as Cobalt. You might the recognize the New Zealand actor from films such as Live Free or Die Hard, Sunshine, Training Day, Colombiana, Blow, Bringing Out the Dead, Whale Rider, Once Were Warriors, and The Piano.
Curtis joins the previously announced Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam-Carey in the new series. He will play the lead character in the series, which is a male divorced teacher named Sean Cabrera. He's described as "a good man trying to do right by everyone in his life."
The story "takes place during the same zombie apocalypse depicted on The Walking Dead but in a different location." It revolves Sean and a female guidance counselor.
Cobalt was co-created by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and Sons of Anarchy writer Dave Erickson. The network has hired Adam Davidson to write the pilot episode. After seeing what has been done with The Walking Dead, I can only imagine this new series will be just as good.
Source: Deadline