Emma Bell has been cast in a recurring role in AMC’s The Walking Dead series, according to Variety.  She’ll play a college student who joins the other survivors for protection after the zombie invasion, according to the report.  She joins Rick Grimes in the cast (see “Rick Grimes Cast”).

The first still from the production was recently released (see “First Look at The ‘Walking Dead’”).

The Walking Dead is based on the Robert Kirkman graphic novel series, published by Image.