Behind the scenes video of The Ones Who Live with Pollyanna McIntosh
By Renee Hansen
Actress Pollyanna McIntosh was introduced as Jadis in season 7 as leader of the Scavengers, a group who chose to live in a dump, keep to themselves, and speak in a broken form of English. She would next be seen in the World Beyond spinoff, and Jadis returned in the new Walking Dead series The Ones Who Live, where she sadly met her end.
McIntosh did a fantastic job of bringing this diverse character to life. Jadis is known for her horrible haircuts and the selfish habit of flipping sides. In season 9, she found Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) mortally wounded, and although she stole him away from his family, she saved his life by contacting the CRM (Civic Republic Military), who had the resources to save his life.
When she appeared in World Beyond, she was vastly different from the group's leader at what was known as the Heaps. She had another crazy haircut and was now known as Warrant Officer Jadis Stokes of the CRM. She was a loyal CRM follower, which would be shown in The Ones Who Live.
She was bitten by a walker in the penultimate episode of The Ones Who Live and asked Rick to keep his promise, which was to kill her. She didn't want to suffer any longer or reanimate.
McIntosh did a brillant job with Jadis and it will be very exciting to see what's next for her.
The BTS video below is one shared by McIntosh of her being prepped for a scene in the series.
The caption for the post below reads: Thoughts. ✌️❤️💀 It features an image of Jadis and Rick followed by a bunch of crazy fan-made images.
Be sure to check out Pollyanna McIntosh in the series of horror films Offspring, The Woman, and Darlin’, which also feature appearances by Walking Dead actors Cooper Andrews, Thomas Francis Murphy, and Sabrina Gennarino.