Several fan-favorite comic book characters are arriving soon on Season 9 of FX’s “The Walking Dead,” and showrunner Angela Kang is sharing some intel on how the screen versions will differ from their counterparts in the graphic novels.

As TheWrap exclusively reported over the summer, Nadia Hilker will play Magna, who is part of a group that includes several key characters like Yumiko and Luke from the comic books. “None of these characters are literal to the way they are in the comic book, but they’re still true to the spirit of these characters,” Kang said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

“One of the things is they feel quite international,” Kang said. “Nadia Hilker, who plays Magna, she’s of German and Middle Eastern descent, and she has a little bit of an accent because she grew up in Germany.

“Eleanor Matsuura, who plays Yumiko, she’s of...