Brant Daugherty was born on August 20, 1985 in Mason, Ohio, USA. He is known for his work on Fifty Shades Freed (2018), Pretty Little Liars (2010) and Dear White People (2017). He has been married to Kimberly Daugherty since June 15, 2019.
The series, like the comic, starts with an epidemic that turns the dead into zombie-like "walkers" that decimates civilization and takes place along the United States' eastern seaboard. The series has focused on the character of Clementine, a young girl found alone by Lee Everett at the start of the epidemic.