original cast member Alycia Debnam-Carey has exited the series.The Walking Dead.
On Sunday night’s show, her character was seen struggling after being bitten by a zombie. After successfully fighting off the fever that would spur her being turned in a zombie herself, Alicia decides to head off to help others.in the back half of this season after departing the show in season four. The bulk of the show’s original series regular cast have departed over the years, alongside the original showrunner.
Debnam-Carey confirmed her departure, which comes in the wake of her joining the upcoming Hulu seriesthat Sunday’s episode “marks the end of an extraordinary and life changing journey of playing Alicia Clark.” She added: “I was 21 when we began this crazy journey but now at 28, after 7 years and 100 episodes, I decided it was time for me to move on as an actor and as a person. As is the nature of our jobs I needed to seek out new challenges, new opportunities and carve out a new chapter for myself. I have been so lucky to be a part of something so awesome for so long but I hope you can understand and respect my choice to further expand and grow. I wouldn’t be here without you all and I am so grateful.
The actress, who also made her directorial debut on an episode of the show this season, wrote that leaving the show was “bittersweet, but it is time.”
adcdaily Despite a beyond consistent display of PHENOMENAL talent, the ‘Fear’ PTBs opted to repeatedly & egregiously *fail* to utilize the powerhouse that was ADC as Alicia Clark…much to their own, undeniable detriment. Now we’ll FINALLY be allowed to see DebnamCarey TRULY shine! 💖
The new producers and writers ruined the fear the walking dead
That is 3 ladies gone from the Walking Dead Universe. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Angela Kang and Melissa McBride.
Show wasted her talent to no end. The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart with Sigourney Weaver seems very promising. High hopes for it and Saint X which she’s working on now. Pardon me while I pop a bottle of bubbly to celebrate my girl being free 😂🍾
I see.
Thank God she left that crappy show FearTWD has become.
Good for her, she was underused. I can't wait for her coming projects, The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart & Saint X.
Her mcu era begins
It did not show her death. I think she will be back in the future even if it's just for one more epiosde.
Horrible season. Just awful
Show is awful but I watch every week
Bless! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Good. Now she needs to do adult scenes
Wait this show has been around 7 seasons?!