The Walking Dead Adds Two More Comic Book Characters for Season 9

Skybound has announced that two more characters from The Walking Dead comic series will be making their way to the television show. Brett Butler (Grace Under Fire) has signed on to play Tammy Rose while John Finn (Cold Case) will play Earl, the Hilltop colony's blacksmith. Comic book readers will be familiar with a couple of key moments for these characters, especially involving Carl, but like many things from the source material, we can expect a few changes to account for differences in the TV show.

One such difference is that Earl’s character is being baked into Morton from the comics, who was Tammy’s husband. Instead, Earl will be married to her on the show. Skybound has also revealed a comic book rundown for each character, which we will include below. Those contain major spoilers of some of the events that may take place on the show so read on at your own risk.

The Walking Dead returns for its ninth season on Sunday, October 7th.

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