'The Walking Dead's' Paola Lázaro teases 'deep and dark' final season
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Kirsten Acuna
Mar 22, 2021, 08:51 IST
Paola Lázaro plays Princess on "The Walking Dead."Josh Stringer/AMC
AMC's final season of "The Walking Dead" will premiere sometime summer 2021.
Paola Lázaro told Insider the season is "deep" and "dark," something fans should love.
Lázaro said she was among cast members who were on set for the first day of filming season 11.
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Filming for the final season of "The Walking Dead" is underway and Paola Lázaro teases the season premiere will satisfy long-time fans.
"It's deep. It's dark, which is what we love as fans of the show," Lázaro told Insider of the final season when discussing Sunday's episode of "TWD."
"We love when we go deep and dark so I think fans are going to be super excited about it," she added.
While the AMC zombie series is currently airing a bonus six episodes that were filmed during the pandemic, filming for the final season started up again on February 8, 2021.
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Lázaro's character, Princess, is currently being held by members of a new, mysterious group of soldiers who are part of the Commonwealth. She, Ezekiel (Khary Payton), Eugene (Josh McDermitt), and Yumiko (Eleanor Matsuura) are currently detained by the soldiers.
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We expect their story to continue when the next season begins.
"Josh and Khary and Eleanor were on set the first day of the new season," said Lázaro. "The first day we were shooting and Josh looked at her and he's like, 'Man, I'm already going to miss you guys.' And I'm like, 'Dude, don't even start. I'm very emotional.'"
"I cried a little bit and I checked in with my castmates because some of them have been on this for many years, so it's very deep for them," Lázaro said of when she first learned the show will be ending.
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"We're ready and we're excited that we get one more year to really put the best that we can out there," Lázaro added, saying they're saving the farewells for down the road. "We're mostly just excited. We love what we do and we'll deal with saying our goodbye later."
Though "TWD" will end in 2022, the franchise will continue forward with several spin-offs, including an untitled Carol and Daryl series in 2023.
When asked if she has had any discussions yet on whether or not we may see more of Princess in the future, Lázaro said she hasn't had any yet.
"I'm not sure. Who knows? I really haven't," Lázaro said. "I'm just excited to get to do this with this awesome cast and crew that I've gotten to fall in love with and love very dearly."
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