The Walking Dead universe has expanded well beyond its painfully short first season and it’s set to grow just a little bit more in 2015. AMC, along with Robert Kirkman, have just announced the green-lit plans to debut a Walking Dead spin-off sometime next year. While details about the new series are sparse, Kirkman has said that it will debut characters that were not in the comics and have story lines independent from the pre-exisiting Walking Dead story arc.
“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.â€
“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.â€
I’m going to remain cautiously optimistic about this recent TWD news. If the same people are on board for the campion series, which it seems they are, then this series could be a nice filler for the mid-season break that we all loath, assuming of course that is when it slated to release.
Source: AMC.
