Andrew Lincoln is returning to TV for the first time since The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live in 2024, but it's not for another Walking Dead spinoff. This time, Lincoln will star in ITV's Coldwater series, a drama from David Ireland, that premieres on Sept. 14.
While The Walking Dead fans are used to Lincoln's vulnerability and physicality playing Rick Grimes for basically 10 seasons, his new role will require a different level of vulnerability, one without clothes.
In a new interview with The Times, Lincoln opened up about the embarrassing scene early in Coldwater when his character, John, is caught in a compromising position by his wife, Fiona, played by Indira Varma.
Here's what Lincoln told The Times about the scene:
“Look, I’m just thrilled that people are still asking me to get naked at 50.”
Honestly, I had no idea he was 51 years old. I should have known that, given how long he'd been playing Rick Grimes and starring in movies and shows.
Lincoln also admitted that his children, who are teenagers, haven't spoken to him since he accepted the role. He also added, "My son just said, ‘Can you just not have waited for three years until I was through school?’”
As a fan of Lincoln's since I watched Love Actually, many, many years ago, I have to admit I found the exchange hilarious in the interview. And, I know other fans of Lincoln have been able to find the comedy in the scene. Hopefully, that will remain when they watch Coldwater on ITV later this month.
Jokes aside, I feel like all of the fans of The Walking Dead universe are just happy to see Lincoln in a new project on their screens. It's been a long time, honestly, even with The Ones Who Live's release in 2024. Before that, we only saw Lincoln in one-off episodes of Fear the Walking Dead and projects like Guillermo del Toro's Cabinet of Curiousities or the movie, Penguin Bloom.
Coldwater is a six-episode series that will air weekly starting on Sept. 14. Unfortunately, with the ITV release, it will not be available to stream in the United States for a while. We don't know which streamer will inevitably pick it up, but with a star like Lincoln attached, there should be interest in the US rights to the series.
Lincoln is joined by Varma, Ewen Bremner, Eve Miles, Lorn Macdonald, and more. The series tells the story of Lincoln's character, John, who moves his family to Scotland after a brutal crime. Unfortunately, trouble follows.
We'll share more news about Coldwater when we find out and share it with Walking Dead fans! Hopefully, we don't have to wait too much longer.