In October 2020, AMC premiered the second spinoff of its wildly popular Walking Dead series. Created by TWD Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple and TWD veteran writer Matt Negrete, the series was set ten years after the outbreak, and the story began in Nebraska.
The series focuses on a group of first generation teens to come of age in the apocalypse. They had spent the majority of their lives protected by walls of the Campus Colony which kept them save but also left them ignorant the dangers that awaited them beyond the walls.
World Beyond was vital in the world building of the CRM (Civic Republic Military) that would extend into the sixth spinoff The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.
This series introduced a vast number of new characters to The Walking Dead universe and feature the return of Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis, who would then move her story to The Ones Who Live.
The Walking Dead: World Beyond cast
Aliyah Royale portrayed Iris Bennett, a member of the Campus Colony. She is known for her roles in the Watchful Eye, The Red Line, Mann and Wife, The Red Line, and more.
Alexa Mansour portrayed Iris' sister Hope. She has appeared in many roles, including Civil War, Fantasy Island (2023 series), Avalon, Players, and Home Before Dark.
Hal Cumpston portrayed a friend of Iris and Hope, Silas Plaskett. Since the conclusion of World Beyond, he has appeared in Going Dutch, Spin the Bottle, The Artful Dodger, and The Greatest Beer Run Ever.
Nicolas Cantu rounded out the group of teens in his portrayal of Elton Ortiz. Cantu has done a huge number of voice parts, including Dream Productions, Skull Island, Oddballs, andTeenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.
Nico Tortorella portrayed Felix, a man who Iris and Hope's father welcomed into their family when his family wouldn't accept the fact that he was gay. Tortorella is best known for their roles in Younger and has also starred in Binged to Death, City on Fire, and The Mattachine Family. They have also recently penned a new children's book "Olivette Is You."
Annet Mahendru portrayed Jennifer Mallick, a secret CRM soldier whose mother is Elizabeth Kublek, a powerful force within the CRM. She is well known for her roles in The Americans, Tyrant, Prodigal Son, Father Stu, and Manifest West, which also stars TWD's Michael Cudlitz.
Julia Ormond played Elizabeth Kublek, Lieutenant Colonel of the Civic Republic Military. Ormond has numerous credits to her name, being well remembered for her earlier roles in Sabrina, First Knight, and Legends of the Fall. More recently, she appeared in Here's Yianni!, Home Education, Reunion, and Son of the South. Next, she will appear in Saurus City and Fractured.
Joe Holt appeared as Leopold Bennett, biochemist and father to Iris and Hope. Holt is best known for his roles in The Punisher, Delilah, and Scandal and has also had roles in Bel-Air, All American: Homecoming, Chicago Med, and Albany Road.
Natalie Gold played Lyla Belshaw, a researcher for the CRM who worked closely with Leo Bennett. Gold is currently best known for her role in the widly popular series Succession, where she plays Rava Roy. Before that role she starred in Wu-Tang: An American Saga, East New York, Law & Order, New Amsterdam, and much more.
Jelani Alladin played Will Campbell, a scout for the CR and boyfriend of Felix. Alladin previously appeared in tick, tick...BOOM!, Fellow Travelers, FBI, Blue Bloods, Beneath the Fold and more.
Ted Sutherland played the role of Percy, who joined Iris, Hope and the others. He is well known for his roles in Rise, The Duece, Fading Gigolo, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Brilliant Minds, and Sideways for Attention. He also appeared in two of Netflix's Fear Street films, Part Two -1978 and Part Three - 1666.
Pollyanna McIntosh is well known within TWDU for her portrayal of Jadis. She is a triple threat, securing significant roles in the main series, World Beyond, and The Ones Who Live. McIntosh is known for her roles in two Netflix original series, Outer Banks and Vikings: Valhalla. She has also starred in Apocalypse Clown, Double-Blind, and a trilogy of horror films, Offspring, The Woman, and Darlin, where she portrays a character only known as the woman.
Maximilian Osinski played the ex-husband of Jennifer Mallick, Dennis Graham, a supervisor at one of the CRM's culling facilities. Osinski is well remembered for his brief role as the extravagant footballer Zava in Ted Lasso. He has also starred in In Time, Shameless, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D, Greyhouse, New Amsterdam, and more.
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