A New WALKING DEAD Spinoff Series Has Been Confirmed By AMC

We’ve been hearing that the future of The Walking Dead franchise could include a number of spinoffs from the producers of the show. But now AMC has confirmed that there is a spinoff series that is currently in “active development.”

The news came during a quarterly earnings call with Wall Street analysts and AMC CEO Josh Sapan and COO Ed Carroll. They wouldn’t offer any details on what the spinoff would entail, but Carroll did say:

“We’re not at a stage where we’ll be announcing its plans to premiere. But we have hired creative people that have pitched story outlines. We feel very good about the development of that series. We’re not in a position to talk about partnerships in terms of other territories or ancillary windows, other than that there’s a healthy appetite for it and we’ve had a number of conversations with a lot of players in the space.”

The spinoff series and films are part of the network’s plan to keep the franchise alive and kicking over the course of the next decade. Andrew Lincoln is set to return as Rick Grimes in a series of Walking Dead movies that are in development, which is something I’m looking forward to.

There have also been reports about viewership dropping on the flagship series and when addressing that concern, Carroll explained:

“We are well aware that when a show has been around for nine years, you would expect viewership to be declining, but I think we’ve managed that and managed that well. When The Walking Dead is no longer part of the channel, I think that will have more of an impact on revenue than on [income] because generally expenses go up as the seasons continue and viewership declines. That’s just a general pattern with any show that’s been around as long as The Walking Dead has.”

The Walking Dead still has a very dedicated fan base. While a lot of people have dropped out of the series, there are still a lot, like myself, that are still watching and enjoying the series.

While Fear The Walking Dead didn’t really do it for me, I’m still on board with the original show and I’m looking forward to seeing what this new spinoff series will focus on.

What are you hoping to see in the spinoff show that they are currently developing?

Source: Deadline