Tom Payne Is Jesus In ‘The Walking Dead’s Sixth Season!

Briefly: Does this mean we’ll be seeing Negan too? What will that mean for our beloved Glenn?

TheWrap has learned that Luck and Waterloo Road actor Tom Payne has been cast as a key character in the upcoming season of The Walking Dead.

The actor will portray Jesus, who first appeared in issue 91 of the long-running comic book, became a trusted advisor to Rick in Alexandria, and was pivotal in the struggle against the book’s most extreme villain thus far, Negan.

Based on the casting and the first-look trailer from SDCC, it’s pretty clear that we’re going to be seeing some major changes in this season of the celebrated series. I just hope we end the year with some of our favourite characters making it out alive (and hopefully a few of them don’t to keep things interesting).

What do you think of the casting? Who would you like to see as Negan? Sound out below!