(Is it too late for me to add Morgan as a choice to play Joel?) That said, Lydia's kinship with Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan does offers slight reflections of Ellie and Joel's relationship, so there's familiarity there. That could work to McClincy's advantage, though, since it would give her the opportunity to play someone more confident and self-assured. Despite both characters having experienced post-apocalyptic life, Lydia is actually quite different from Ellie, both in personality and in motivations. She's currently starring in The Walking Dead as the character Lydia, who has had to fight to prove her worth to the show's protagonists after cutting ties with her violently villainous mother. While Cassady McClincy might not be as much of an overall household name as others on this list, her placement is perhaps the most germane.
(Image credit: amc press) Cassady McClincy
