Michael Cudlitz offers 'The Walking Dead' Season 4 spoilers on new characters Abraham, Eugene and Rosita

The most recent episode of The Walking Dead Season 4, entitled "Inmates," ended with the arrival of three new characters well known to fans of the comic book: Abraham (Michael Cudlitz), Eugene (Josh McDermitt) and Rosita (Christian Serratos). They entered the show after Tara (Alanna Masterson) had saved Glenn (Steven Yeun) from a pack of zombies.

The Hollywood Reporter conducted an interview with Cudlitz, and the former Southland actor revealed some details about the new characters. Firstly, he said he was unfamiliar with the comic, but dove into it once he started researching for the role.

"[Showrunner] Scott M. Gimple told me that Abraham's backstory would closely resemble Abraham in the comics, so that was a great place to start my research. A lot of things happen in the comic that affect how he operates and how he moves through this world and the decisions he makes. A lot of that is ripped directly from the comics, as well as the whole chunk of time where the comic left off and where we meet them now. There are some elements that they've introduced that will make Abraham's backstory that much more tragic.

He added that the television versions are similar to their comic counterparts in many ways, but could differ once things get moving on the show. As for their motives, Cudlitz said the following:

"By the next episode, you'll get all the answers to where they're going and why. You know they're headed for Washington but the audience will learn all that in the next episode as to where they're going, why they think they're going there, what information Eugene has and that Abraham and Rosita believe him. There is no subtlety in it. It's this wonderful expositional moment that's literally ripped out of the comics where you meet these people, learn who they are as individuals and what they need from anyone else -- and you better f---ing be on board, because you don't have a choice!"

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