The Walking Dead: 10 Worst Casting Mistakes

Up until Season 4, Beth Greene was pretty much a background character in The Walking Dead content with the odd suicide attempt, playing babysitter to Judith and singing folk ditties to boost morale and that was tolerable.

But then those few bottle episodes focusing on Daryl and Beth rolled around followed by the Grady Hospital arc and the more screen time and dialogue Emily Kinney got, the more her acting talents – or lack thereof – became apparent.

There’s something grating about Beth (and by extension, Kinney). That wide-eyed and innocent, deer in headlights innocence shtick this far into an apocalypse feels cutesy and forced – I mean, by this point she’s had a couple of boyfriends die on her, seen her father beheaded and presumably killed a few gross-looking walkers and she’s still looking on the bright side? Not buying it.

If Kinney had infused her performance with a bit more grittiness and cynicism by the time her death rolled around it would've made for a far more believable Beth.

A couple of accent coaching lessons to realise there's more to a Southern accent than just dropping the 'g' off every word ending in 'ing' and learning to cry without her face looking like a mixture of confusion and constipation might've helped too.

Agree with this list? Which other casting decisions did the show get wrong? Share your thoughts down in the comments.