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Ahead of the much anticipated season 8 premiere of The Walking Dead, actor Ross Marquand has revealed why he thinks that diversity is such an important part of AMC’s hit show. Marquand, who plays Aaron in the post-apocalyptic horror television series, first joined the cast of The Walking Dead back in season 5, where he became the first gay male character on the show. However, the series has always boasted a diverse and inclusive cast of characters, such as Steven Yeun’s Glenn or Lennie James’s Morgan. Even in its early seasons, The Walking Dead, which is, of course, based on Robert Kirkman’s comics of the same name, featured characters of various ethnicities. And Marquand believes that this diversity is one of the big reasons that make the show so great, as reported by Comic Book.
According to the 36-year-old actor, the diversity of the characters conveys the idea that the collective can band together to overcome any hurdles, regardless of their differences.