DEADLINE:Nico Tortorella has been tapped for a lead role in the upcoming third series inThe Walking Deadfranchise onAMC.

Nicos character, Felix, is described as an honorable man of his word who isnt afraid to fight for others safety and acceptance.

The untitled third series will focus on the first generation to come of age in the apocalypse as we know it. Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever.

The casting wont interfere with Tortorellas series regular role on Darren Stars hit TV Land comedy seriesYounger, which was recently renewed for a seventh season with Tortorella set to continue as Josh.

On the newWalking Deadseries, which has started production in and around Richmond, VA, Tortorella joins previously cast Annet Mahendru (Huck) and Aliyah Royale (Iris) join Alexa Mansour (Hope), Nicolas Cantu (Elton) and Hal Cumpston (Silas

Produced and distributed by AMC Studios, the series will premiere on AMC in spring 2020. Jordan Vogt-Roberts will direct the series co-created by Scott Gimple andThe Walking Deadveteran writer and producer Matt Negrete, who will serve as the series showrunner.