The actor tells EW about his final Fear the Walking Dead episode and what comes next.
That reference was laying the groundwork for Morgan’s next mission.
And they’re people that mean as much to me as you all do.
Lennie James on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC
I got to find them.
I got to see if they’re still there.
Right my mistakes and double-check that they’re all okay."
Zoey Merchant and Lennie James on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC
It’s Morgan Jones.
Man, I’m gonna come and look for you, whether you’re at Alexandria or not.
Maybe you might even be listening."
Kim Dickens and Lennie James on ‘Fear the Walking Dead’.Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC
We picked up our own walkie to chat with James about Morgan’s journey ending onFearand his possibleWalking Deadreturn.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: What was it like wrapping your time up here onFear the Walking Dead?
LENNIE JAMES:The end didn’t feel real, to be honest.
Lennie James and Andrew Lincoln on ‘The Walking Dead’.Gene Page/AMC
I think, in the moment, it was too much to compute.
I was glad that the last scene I shot was with Kim.
That felt like the Gods did me a solid.
To end it with her felt special.
I just wanted to confirm that we earned the right to go back there.
That the story we were telling in the present was worthy of us dipping into the past.
The history of the characters in the universe are so vital to who they all are.
I think we did what we set out to do.
We added to Morgan’s history and revealed things about him and his story that we didn’t know.
This far down the road, that isn’t easy to do and is a testament to our storytellers.
Also, it was lovely to catch up and spend some time with Keisha and Adrian.
Morgan leaves on a quest to go find Rick Grimes, leaving him a radio message.
And we obviously knowRick is returning on a new show.
What can you say about Morgan’s future onThe Walking Dead?
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
