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AMC To Produce A Second WALKING DEAD TV Series
Not to be confused with the post-episode talk show, The Talking Dead, AMC has announced plans to create a second television series, taking place in the Walking Dead universe.
This series, sort of the CSI: Miami to the Walking Dead’s CSI will be produced by the same team as the current show, the comic’s creator Robert Kirkman along with Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert.
The details are minimal, but the intended air date is sometime in 2015. Â The full press release is below.
New York — September 16, 2013 — AMC announced today that the network is in the initial stages of developing a companion series to its original drama series The Walking Dead, which premiered on AMC in October of 2010. The Walking Dead is currently the #1 show on television among adults 18-49. Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert are on board as executive producers, with AMC Studios set to produce. The companion series has a target on-air date of 2015.“Building on the success of the most popular show on television for adults 18-49 is literally a no-brainer,“ said Charlie Collier, AMC’s president and general manager. “We look forward to working with Robert, Gale and Dave again as we develop an entirely new story and cast of characters. It’s a big world and we can’t wait to give fans another unforgettable view of the zombie apocalypse.“
“After 10 years of writing the comic book series and being so close to the debut of our fourth, and in my opinion, best season of the TV series, I couldn’t be more thrilled about getting the chance to create a new corner of The Walking Dead universe,“ said Kirkman. “The opportunity to make a show that isn’t tethered by the events of the comic book, and is truly a blank page, has set my creativity racing.“
Monday September 16, 2013