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'Fear The Walking Dead' Casts 'Prison Break' Alum Danay Garcia For Season 2B
- Christian Saclao , Design & Trend
- Jul, 22, 2016, 11:57 PM
"Prison Break" grad Danay Garcia has joined the cast of "Fear the Walking Dead."
Producers of the AMC series announced the casting news earlier today during the show's panel at San Diego Comic-Con. Garcia, who is best known for her role as Sofia Lugo on Fox's "Prison Break," will play Luciana in the upcoming second half of the zombie drama's sophomore run.
Showrunner Dave Erickson revealed during the panel that Luciana lives in the Tijuana area, where Nick (Frank Dillane) meets a group of people who -- somewhat similar to Celia -- "don't see the dead as bad thing" but as part of human evolution. Erickson said that Luciana is "a badass soldier in this group" and "an orphan of the apocalypse."
Luciana and Nick form a bond, and according to Garcia -- who made a surprise appearance during the panel -- her character is testing Nick. "She puts him in his place until he passes that test," the 32-year-old actress said.
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Garcia added that "it was amazing" to join the cast. "It's not a normal job, it's a 'Fear The Walking Dead' job," she said of what it was like to join the show. She also shared that she landed the role on a Wednesday and was on set in Mexico on Friday.
Erickson, Dillane and Garcia were joined on the panel by series stars Cliff Curtis (Travis), Kim Dickens (Madison), Alycia Debnam-Carey (Alicia), Lorenzo James Henrie (Chris), Mercedes Mason (Ofelia), and Colman Domingo (Strand).
Erickson's fellow executive producers Gale Anne Hurd, Robert Kirkman, Dave Alpert and Greg Nicotero were also present.
During the panel, AMC also released the trailer for the second half of the season. Watch it below.
"Fear the Walking Dead" season 2B premieres on Sunday, Aug. 21 at 9 p.m. on AMC. Check out the promo clips for season 2, episode 8 below:
