Jared Padalecki‘s hit reboot Walker could be sauntering way into the past — and creating a new franchise for The CW — if a prequel drama in the pipeline gets the greenlight. Period piece Walker: Independence is currently in development at the network, with a teleplay by showrunner Anna Fricke and series writer Seamus Fahey. Padalecki is attached as an executive producer and is clearly excited about their plan to expand the Walker world. “There is so much space [for story],” he says. “So kudos to Anna and Seamus and the gang for coming up with this awesome idea.” Rebecca Brenneman/The CW Now in its second season, Walker is currently playing out the Texas-sized ranch rivalry between his Cordell Walker’s family and the well-connected Davidsons. Walker: Independence, Padalecki, explains, would mine that feud at its origin. “With the prequel, we [see] how the Walkers became the Walkers, how the Davidsons became the Davidsons,...
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