"Walker: Independence" followed the adventures of the ancestors of "Walker" character Cordell Walker (Jared Padalecki). In this case, it's Abby Walker (Katherine McNamara) who is on a quest to claim vengeance over her husband's killer in late 1800s Independence, Texas. There, she makes the acquaintance of Hoyt Rawlins (Matt Barr), an unslinging rogue. The genteel, Boston-bred Abby's steel surfaces and a future beside Hoyt presents itself as she tries to do what's right.
Seamus Kevin Fahey has previously weighed in on what the show's second season might look like. Speaking with TVLine in March 2023, he revealed that he'd planned to explore the twisted attachment between Abby and ex-sheriff Tom Davidson (Greg Hovanessian). "What he had this kind of obsessive love for her is the big reveal of the last two episodes... I don't think he recoils or regrets the fact that he told the truth, and he still has strong feelings for her and loves her in his own warped sense."
He also planned to explore Abby's adaption to Independence and her attempt at figuring out the rest of her life now that she knows how her husband died. Since Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger, the fact that audiences will never get to see these notions come to fruition is even more bittersweet – unless the show gets picked up elsewhere. Can Paramount+ be far behind?
