The Walking Dead: Khary Payton chimes in on Lauren Cohan contract situation

The Lauren Cohan contract crisis on The Walking Dead has not gotten any better as of late. As a matter of fact, we may actually be at this point past the point of no return. Cohan has already booked a new pilot in Whiskey Cavalier and so long as that sticks, it looks like her time as a major part of the AMC series could be done. She could still appear in a handful of episodes a season, but the two schedules could be in conflict with each other.

One of the larger problems at the moment just seems to be this: An obvious dispute between the network, the studio, and Cohan over her pay. Reports are that she is seeking a raise closer to her co-stars Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus. There was confidence at one point that a deal would get done, but that was admittedly a little while ago and there’s no guarantee as of now that we will see anything worked out.

What is interesting to point out at present is simply this: Cohan getting the utmost support from one of her fellow colleagues in Khary Payton. In a new post over on Instagram, Payton made his message on the subject of Cohan’s status loud and clear. He wants to see her paid; meanwhile, so do we. What we don’t quite understand fully is this: The Walking Dead is one of the most profitable franchises in all of television. With that in mind, why wouldn’t the people over at AMC be a little more eager in order to get a deal done? Shouldn’t that just be top priority for them? It feels like it should.

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Given that the new season of The Walking Dead will start filming later this spring, time is starting to run out when it comes to wanting to ensure a deal gets done.

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Pay the woman.

A post shared by Khary Payton (@kharypayton) on Mar 4, 2018 at 11:07am PST