‘The Walking Dead’ star explains axed serial killer plot deemed too “dark” to air

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Beware of spoilers The Walking Dead actor Lew Temple has spoken of the abandoned storyline that saw his character Axel become a serial killer.

On Skybound‘s Talk Dead to Me podcast, Temple explained how his expectations were curbed due to the show’s tone. “I showed up with the idea that I was going to be serial killer and foreboding, and then the day of, got a note to switch that,” Temple began. “‘No no, we’ve gotta lighten things up a bit, we’ve been pretty dark.'” The actor explained the show’s writers giving requests to leave the character somewhat open – as some scripts that ended up being dropped saw Axel abducting and murdering Hershel Greene’s daughter Beth. “There were some episodes that were written where I do take Beth out into