Today, in front of more than 4,000 New York Comic Con fans, AMC confirmed the renewal of The Walking Dead for an eleventh season and the return of Lauren Cohan, who plays fan- favorite character Maggie, as a Season 11 series regular.

The Walking Dead Executive Producer and Showrunner Angela Kang announced the news at the show’s annual NYCC panel, surprising fans by bringing out Cohan to join the show’s executive producers and cast on stage. The series’ renewal came one day ahead of the show’s Season 10 Premiere.

Exclusive: Read an Interview With Lauren Cohan on Rejoining the Show

Over 10 seasons, The Walking Dead remains the highest-rated series on ad-supported cable television and has given life to an expanding Universe that now includes the companion series Fear the Walking Dead, a new third series from the world of The Walking Dead, coming in Spring 2020, from Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple and TWD veteran writer and producer Matt Negrete, as well as an untitled The Walking Dead Movie, starring Andrew Lincoln, with Universal and Skybound Entertainment.

“The Walking Dead burst out of the gate ten years ago as a genre show that had all the character depth of a top-tier prestige drama,” said Sarah Barnett, President of AMC Networks Entertainment Group & AMC Studios. “And now 10  years later -- led by the brilliant Angela Kang and fueled by one of the most consistently talented casts in television -- this phenomenon is flourishing creatively, with critics and audiences embracing its reset. We’re delighted to welcome back Lauren Cohan, she has meant so much to this show and its passionate, global fanbase, who are in for a fantastic ride over the coming months.”

Additionally, at the panel, Executive Producer Dave Alpert announced that Paola Lazaro will be joining the cast as Juanita Sanchez, aka Princess, a character from The Walking Dead comics.

Click here to see all the reasons to be excited Maggie is returning to The Walking Dead.

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