We’re thrilled to be taking this next step with these remarkable partners.” “Obviously, we all take our stewardship of the original franchise incredibly seriously and we, along with Robert, Gale, David and now Dave, are all proceeding with extreme care in order to ensure that we are offering fans something truly compelling, engaging and distinct. In fact, beyond requests for zombie cameos, it’s the question I get asked the most,” said AMC President Charlie Collier. “Almost from the beginning of ‘The Walking Dead’ on AMC, fans have been curious about what is going on in the zombie apocalypse in other parts of the world.
Dave Erickson (“Marco Polo,” “Sons of Anarchy”), who co-created and co-wrote the pilot with Kirkman, will serve as an executive producer and showrunner.
Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert from “The Walking Dead” are also executive producers of the new project which, like the original, is being produced by AMC Studios.
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“New York, NY – Septem– AMC announced today that it has ordered a pilot episode of a companion series for “The Walking Dead.” “The Walking Dead,” which premiered on AMC in October, 2010, has been the #1 program on television among adults 18-49 for the last two years.
We'll keep Daily Dead readers updated on The Walking Dead companion series as more announcements are made.įor those that missed it, here’s the previously released press release from AMC, announcing that they moved forward with a pilot order: The Walking Dead executive producers Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert will handle the same duties on the new series. On the other side of the camera, Kirkman co-created and co-wrote the pilot with Dave Erickson ( Sons of Anarchy, Low Winter Sun), who will also serve as showrunner and executive producer. Time will tell what executive producer Robert Kirkman and company have cooking in the cauldron.Īctor Cliff Curtis recently signed on to play what is likely the male lead of the companion series' pilot, joining Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Carey in the cast's ranks. for very long, as hinted at on, so it's possible for only an opening scene or the first episode or two to have an L.A. It's also not guaranteed that the show will focus on L.A. The actual filming location for the companion series has yet to be announced and many warmer states could stand in for the L.A. the show will take place in, so there is definitely no guarantee of seeing walkers stumbling around the Hollywood sign, but fans at least now have a good idea of where the new group of survivors will start their apocalyptic journey. It hasn't been revealed what part of L.A. For well over a year now, people have been speculating where The Walking Dead companion series will take place and now the setting of the show's beginning has been revealed: the City of Angels.Ĭonfirming circulating reports, has stated that the location of The Walking Dead companion series (currently codenamed Cobalt) is the Los Angeles area. As fans of AMC's The Walking Dead huddle around the hot stove this winter, waiting for the second half of Season 5 to arrive, more news about the secretive companion series continues to trickle in.