Lauren Cohan is going to be surrounded by stiffies this October when AMC’s hit zombie series “The Walking Dead” returns for its second season. The 28-year-old actress has been cast as Maggie Greene, daughter to veterinarian Hershel Greene (Scott Wilson) and love interest to Glenn (the Asian guy).

Cohan tells TV Guide:

If Maggie’s entrance is anything to go by, we have a lot to look forward to. She wears jeans, kick-ass boots and rides a horse. She’s very steely and views Glenn as a leader and the cutest of the bunch. When you walk in [the farm], you get a sense of the happy family memories that were there and the desperation of how they live now.

Season two of “The Walking Dead” will find the show’s survivors seeking refuge at the Greene’s farm. Along with Maggie and Hershel, the group will meet the Greene’s old ranch hand Otis (Pruitt Taylor Vince). Production on the 13-episode series is already underway in Atlanta, Georgia.

Cohan currently plays recurring baddie Vivian Volkoff on NBC’s “Chuck.” She’s also starred as relic thief Bela Talbot on The CW’s “Supernatural” and Rose, a 500-year-old vampire, on the network’s sister series “The Vampire Diaries.”

Cohan can also be seen opposite Tanit Phoenix and Danny Trejo in Universal’s home-video original Death Race 2: Frankenstein Lives.