It won't be long until The Walking Dead returns to television for its fourth series, and it'll be joined by a great new set of figures from McFarlane toys later this year.

McFarlane has made major improvements to their TV Series figures in recent waves, and Series 5 looks like it will continue that trend with some huge character introductions, a great walker figure, and an especially memorable (and spoiler-laden) repaint. Check out the lineup and early mockup photos below.

The Walking Dead TV Series 5 by McFarlane Toys Tyreese

Charred Walker

Glenn

Maggie

Merle Walker

First and foremost, the choice to make a walker version of Merle was obvious and inevitable. All the same, the results are impressive. It's wonderful that Maggie and Glenn are finally being added to the TV Series lineup, and the inclusion of Tyreese is a nice surprise that'll help catch the figures up with the show. It also brings us three spots closer to completing my list of the 10 most wanted Walking Dead figures. This is probably the most star-studded series released yet and means future waves will undoubtledly be moving towards more obscure characters, which is fantastic for devout fans.

The only oversight I see here is the lack of a baseball cap for Glenn. Beyond that, everyone seems to include the mandatory accessories and most sensible costume choices. We even got Glenn and Maggie in the same series, preventing any scenarios where one is produced without the other.

I can't see any true fans of The Walking Dead television show passing on these figures. Now if only we could get a good, updated version of Daryl!

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