The spinoff series if being hawked as a "companion" series to The Walking Dead, exploring a separate part of the zombie-filled world. The characters from the original series reportedly won't be included in the companion series, which is said to be codenamed "Cobalt". The companion show will revolve around a divorced teacher played by Curtis and a guidance counselor (presumably from the same school) played by Dickens. These two characters are in a relationship, and are joined by the counselor's two teenagers and the teacher's one teenage son. Also among the cast will be a character named Andrea Chapman, according to ScreenRant, someone in her 40s who "has retreated to the outskirts of the city to recover after a horrible marriage." The series is being directed by Adam Davidson and Dave Erickson, with Robert Kirkman as creator.
