His show has already finished filming I believe, and I think it's a docuseries, not something that is expected to go on for seasons and seasons. Either way, he does technically have time to do both, since Walking Dead films over the summer. Additionally, he's essentially the marketing face of the Walking Dead, far more than Rick.. Although it's Rick's story in the comics, they've been using Norman as a cash cow for the show.. Money talks, he's likely safe.
I don't think it'll be Carl, since the Walking Dead is technically supposed to be his story.. He'll likely outlive Rick.. Similar to Star Wars technically being the story of Vader, even though Luke is the main character for the original trilogy.
It's unlikely to be a female, based on how Negan's personality is (although they could change it)... The three most obvious (in my eyes) are Glenn, Abraham, and Eugene.. Glenn is the obvious choice, but since they like to change around deaths, they may see him as too obvious.. Especially since they teased his death already once. Abraham could go, since his death was given to Denise, but he's a fan favorite for his one liners, plus he essentially offered himself as a sacrifice, and Negan rebuffed it (look closely, when Negan is talking about who to pick, Abraham sits up straighter, and Negan kind of chuckles at it), so he may not go back to that... Then there's Eugene.. A member of the group, longer than Alexandria, but not an OG character, starting to come into his own lately, already prepared to die, would be a shock to the group, but not be a huge marketing loss... Spoiler ahead for noncomic readers, so you've been warned. Highlight the below if you want to read it:
In the comics, Eugene's primary story arch is about his ability to reload and manufacture ammunition.. That and herding walkers. Anyone can herd walkers and come up with the idea for a trench, and he gave Rick the recipe to create ammo already, so they can get someone else (Daryl, Abraham, etc) to do that. There's no longer a vital need for his character in order to advance the story.
That's who I'm thinking.. Him or Glenn.
Originally I thought they hadn't decided yet, but based on a few things actors have indicated that they know or at least have an idea.. But they've publicly said they don't know. I think that means that AMC may adjust the writing as necessary, they could throw a change up after seeing the reaction from the fans, technically they have plenty of options.
