Coming off a stint on blockbuster AMC drama The Walking Dead, Andrew J. West has landed the lead in another genre project with “dead’ in the title, the CW pilot Dead People, from J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot and Warner Bros. TV. Written/executive produced by Californication creator Tom Kapinos, Dead People centers on a Floyd (West), down-on-his-luck, semi-alcoholic but roguishly charming cab driver. After a near-death experience when he is pronounced dead following an accident…