It’s clear that Ryan Hurst will still be the intimidating enforcer for the leader Alpha, to be portrayed by Fantastic Beasts’ Samantha Morton.
And I can’t imagine they’ll make any gigantic leaps with Beta’s personality, although he could technically do with a more broadened backstory.
Beta is more of a brute force than a well-rounded character, so giving Hurst more to play with can only be a good thing, no matter what Beta approves of.
No exact details were given about the Beta role, as reported by The Wrap, so it’s not quite clear if The Walking Dead’s live-action iteration will stay true to the events that went down in Robert Kirkman and Charlie Adlard’s comics.