The Walking Dead Set Photo Leak Reveals Mercer in Iconic Red Armor – Den of Geek

The Walking Dead season 11 will introduce the biggest status quo shift in the shows history, bringing the massive Commonwealth city-state from the comics to life. Already, trailers have teased parts of this post-apocalyptic city, including a dark subway with ominous messages scribbled on its walls, and theres plenty more to be revealed if the show follows the comic book source material.

The Commonwealth setting will also usher in quite a few new characters to the show, including military officer Mercer (Michael James Shaw), who commands the factions defense forces as well as protects the settlements leadership. If the comic book is any indication, Shaw will be front and center as the biggest addition to the cast when the show returns in August.

But Walking Dead fans wont have to wait that long to get a first look at Shaw portraying Mercer on the show. A photo from the set of season 11 has already leaked online, revealing Shaw in his characters iconic red armor from the comics. As you can see below, the live-action suit of armor is an incredible recreation of the one in the comics. Its like Mercer simply jumped off the page!

While the TV series has always done a great job of adapting the looks of Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlards comic book characters for live action, the work the costume design team has put into bringing Commonwealth soldiers to life has been particularly outstanding. The white-armored Commonwealth troopers first debuted in season 10 episode 16, A Certain Doom, before fans got a much closer look at them in episode 20, Splinter, which follows Princess (Paola Lazaro) as she learns more about her mysterious captors.

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The Walking Dead Set Photo Leak Reveals Mercer in Iconic Red Armor - Den of Geek