As AMC’s next Walking Dead spin-off series continues to flesh out its cast, the show has added Nico Tortorella to its ranks.

Courtesy of Deadline, the Scream 4 actor will be a character called Felix – who’s described as “an honourable man of his word who isn’t afraid to fight for others’ safety and acceptance”.

Tortorella joins a cast that currently includes Alexa Mansour, Nicolas Cantu, Hal Cumpston, Aliyah Royale and Annet Mahendru. Kong: Skull Island’s Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct the pilot episode.

Minimal details are known on this new series right now bar the fact that the show will largely focus on two young females who have had to grow up in a post-apocalyptic world full of the undead.

A ten-episode debut season is expected to premiere at some point next year.