Michael Cudlitz addresses the potential of returning toThe Walking Deaduniverse and details an unmade Abraham origin story project. Cudlitz played the character of Abraham Ford, a former U.S. Army Sergeant, who was introduced inThe Walking Deadseason 4 along with Eugene Porter (Josh McDermitt) and Rosita Espinosa (Christian Serratos). In season 7, Abraham eventually meets his demise at the end of Negan’s barbed baseball bat Lucille, remaining fearless and defiant even in the face of death.
During an exclusive interview withScreen RantforSuperman & Loisseason 4,Michael Cudlitz addressed the potential of him returning toThe Walking Deaduniverse and detailed an unmade Abraham origin story project. The actor says he would “100%” want to return to the world ofThe Walking Deadand revealed there was once a plan for an episode ofThe Tales of the Walking Deadthat was “sort of an Abraham origin story.” Read his full comments below:
Yeah, 100%. We’ve talked about this before - I love that world. I had a great time in it. I don’t think I’ve had as much fun on a set prior or since. It was a wonderful world to be part of and there was talk, at one point, about something withThe Walking Deaduniverse.The Tales of The Walking Dead, I think they called it. They did six episodes of that where it was almost like aBlack Mirror-type, alternate universe thing. I think one of the scripts they had - and still have, - is sort of an Abraham origin story, and they’ve talked about that prior. If they came to me with that, and the timing of everything worked out, absolutely. I love those guys, I had a wonderful time doing it.
It Likely Wouldn’t Be A Limited Series
After Abraham was killed off in season 7, Michael Cudlitz returned toThe Walking Deadmultiple times as director of four episodes from seasons 9 to 11. After the original series ended in 2022, the franchise has continued with multiple spinoffs focusing on beloved characters,including Daryl Dixon, Maggie and Negan inDead City, and Rick and Michonne inThe Ones Who Live. However,each of these spinoff series has been a continuation, and not a prequel, focusing on main characters after the events of the original series.
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Since Abraham was killed off, it’s unlikely he would lead his own limited series. However, as Cudlitz mentions,what would be much more likely is an episode ofThe Tales of The Walking Deadfor Abraham. Premiered in 2022, the spin-off is an episodic anthology series following new and existing characters withinThe Walking Deaduniverse, including Alpha and her daughter Lydia. After the first six episodes, the spinoff is set to be followed by a separate series titledMore Tales from the Walking Dead Universe.
What Would Be The Best Way?
Abraham remains one of the most belovedcharacters fromThe Walking Dead, which makes him a likely candidate to return to the universe. However, since the character was killed off, leading a limited series remains unlikely, since those seem to be reserved for continuations of the original series, and not prequels. In turn,an episode ofMore Tales from the Walking Dead Universeseems to be the best way to tell an Abraham origin story. Even though much of Abraham’s backstory is already known, there is still much more to tell about the character.
The Walking Dead
The Walking Deadis a massive multimedia franchise that began with a comic book series created by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The franchise gained widespread popularity with the launch of the television seriesThe Walking Deadin 2010 on AMC, which chronicles the lives of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world overrun by zombies, referred to as “walkers.” The success of the original show has led to numerous spin-offs, web series, video games, novels, and other media. The franchise explores themes of survival, human nature, and the breakdown of society in the face of an existential threat, making it one of the most successful and influential horror series of the 21st century.
