TheWalking Dead:Dead Cityseason 2 will star Kim Coates as its new main antagonist, which will continue aWalking Deadvillain trend. AsDead Cityalready features one ofThe Walking Dead’s most powerful villains, the next season is set to include an exciting battle of wills. The premise forDead Cityhas been one of the most interesting of theWalking Deadspin-offs, as it forces two enemies to work together with a common goal. Negan and Maggie’s bitter history has kept the tension throughoutDead City, which left Maggie with a choice to make.
Dead Cityseason 1 endedwith Negan being captured by the Dama, who wants the old villainous Negan to bring her people together and prepare for war. This left Maggie torn between killing Negan and rescuing him, after spending a decade wishing for revenge. Negan is always more dangerous when he is offered power, but he may have met his match inDead City. Manhattan may be comprised of scattered factions, but the fiercest of them is led by an unusual and powerful man, who theDead Cityshowrunner Scott Gimple has described as “a major villain.”
Kim Coates’s Best Known Role Is The Biker Tig In Sons Of Anarchy
Kim Coates has been cast as the newDead Cityantagonist, who is known as Frugal.Scott Gimple teased some of theDead Citycharacter arcin an interview withScreen Rant, describing his “dangerous levity,” and referring to him as “unusual” several times. Kim Coates joined the conversation, explaining his character a little more, “He’s powerful. He’s capricious. He’s scary.”
Dead Cityseason 2 will contain eight episodes, with Coates confirmed to appear in five.
As this description could also apply to Negan, a showdown between the two will likely be as funny as it is explosive. Coates excels at playing strange but dangerous characters, and his best-known role embodies these traits, and is also a gang member like Frugal.Kim Coates played the volatileSons of AnarchySergeant At Arms, Tig Trager, for all seven seasons of the show.
Tig had some of the best lines inSons of Anarchyand was one of the most iconic characters in the series for his outrageous behavior and unpredictability. That said, Coates brought more to the role than just violence and one-liners. Tig was one of the more sensitive characters inSons of Anarchy,rescuing animals and falling in love. Coates will likely bring the same unique and nuanced perspective to Frugal, continuingThe Walking Dead’s strong villain trend.
Several actors have appeared in bothSons of AnarchyandThe Walking Dead, and almost all have played villains. The most well-known isRyan Hurst, who played Opie inSOAand the terrifying Beta inThe Walking Dead. Dayton Callie played the racist and violent Jeremiah inFear the Walking Dead. Jeff Kober played a similar character toFear’s Jeremiah inSOA, and an even more disturbing villain inThe Walking Dead. Jose Pablo Cantillo played The Governor’s right-hand man inThe Walking Dead. The main exception isSOAactress Kim Dickens, who plays Madison, the protagonist inFear.
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While Tig was a liability due to his habit of shooting first and asking questions later (if ever,) he did obey Clay when it came down to it.TheWalking Deaduniverse has taken away most of the rules of functioning society, leaving Frugal to do virtually anything without consequences. Frugal is also the leader of a gang rather than a high-ranking member, so he has free rein to behave as outrageously as he likes. However,with Negan potentially back to his evil ways,Dead Citymay not be big enough for both of them.
The Walking Dead: Dead City
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A spin-off/sequel of the dramatic horror series, The Walking Dead: Dead City follows two significant characters from the main series - Maggie and Negan.
