Hero Moment

The Walking Dead has had no shortage of core cast members depart over the years, from Jon Bernthal, Scott Wilson, Steven Yeun and Lauren Cohan to, most recently, of course, star Andrew Lincoln, who left last year. Danai Gurira, who joined the hit post-apocalyptic horror show in its third season, will be the latest to depart, when she cycles off the series in its upcoming 10th season, debuting October 6.

Its very title provides a hint at its mortality and high rate of turnover, but there’s an undeniable shadow hanging over the upcoming 10th season of The Walking Dead, which returns on October 6. It will the first for the post-apocalyptic horror TV show without erstwhile series lead Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln).

“It’s mainly just a kick to the balls — I think that’s what we’re really just going to be honing in on,” said Cobie Smulders during a recent stop by the HFPA Comic-Con lounge. “Or using things that I find laying around — like a baseball bat or a rake or whatever.

“At five years old I was classified as an enemy and threat to national security,” said George Takei during a recent stop by the HFPA Comic-Con lounge, recalling being taken from his home at gunpoint with his family during the forced relocation and incarceration of Japanese-Americans in concentration camps during World War II. “Hysteria swept this country.