Stay Connected
Atlanta Black Star/TV
TV

‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoff Coming to AMC

By | Published on September 16, 2013
CommentsComments (1) Add ABS as a preferred source on Google i

Just in case you couldn’t get enough of the zombie apocalypse,  AMC announced a ” The Walking Dead” spinoff is in the works. The project, which is in the early stages of development, will be executive produced by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman as well as current executive producers Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert.

On track to premiere in 2015,  the yet untitled companion series will reportedly be set in the same zombie-infested world as the popular show, but will focus on an all-new cast unrelated to the comic book series or to Rick Grimes’ (Andrew Lincoln) dwindling band of survivors.

“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,” Kirkman said in a statement. “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.”

The new series — along with the recently announced “Breaking Bad” spinoff, “Better Call Saul” — will help shore up an AMC slate that had been thinned by the looming end to several popular shows.

The zombie apocalypse is once again, right around the corner. The fourth season of  The Walking Dead  premieres Oct. 13 under new showrunner Scott Gimple.

The ABS Newsletter — Stories that matter, in your inbox.

Independent journalism still matters.

We hope this story was worth your time. For over 14 years, Atlanta Black Star has stayed Black-owned and independently run. We didn't get here by waiting on ad budgets that were never built to prioritize us. Our readers did that.

Corporate support for Black media has always been thin. Outlets like ours get roughly 1% of the $170 billion spent on U.S. advertising each year, and that margin is shrinking further as advertisers walk back the DEI-linked commitments they made in 2020. That's the backdrop. It's not why we're asking.

The wider picture isn't any steadier. Newspaper ad revenue has fallen more than 80% since 2005, and local newsrooms are closing at a rate of roughly two a week nationwide. When outlets go under, it's rarely the ones built to center a Black perspective from the ground up that get to stick around.

We know a request for support isn't why you came here. But without readers choosing to fund this work directly, the depth of reporting we can do at home and abroad shrinks along with everyone else's. If you're not in a position to give, that doesn't change how much we value you as a reader.

If you are able to, a recurring contribution does more for us than a single one-time gift, because it lets us plan the next investigation instead of just the next invoice. It takes about 30 seconds, no long form, no account. Thank you for continuing to support independent journalism and freedom of the press.

Give once Give monthly Support another way

Latest from Atlanta Black Star

Back to top