THE WALKING DEAD Gets Greenlight for Season 9 With A New Showrunner

The Walking Dead is the highest-rated cable series in history and it is being renewed for a ninth season, which will premiere in late 2018. Not only has the show been picked up for another season, current showrunner Scott M. Gimple is being promoted to Chief Content Officer, overseeing all things in AMC's “Dead” television universe, including The Walking Dead, and Fear the Walking Dead. Meantime Angela Kang, who has been a writer on the show since 2011 and co-executive producer since 2013, has now been named as executive producer and showrunner of The Walking Dead Season 9. Kang said:

“I am beyond thrilled to be stepping into this new role with ‘The Walking Dead.’ Working on this series and having the opportunity to adapt Robert Kirkman’s amazing comic has been a fangirl dream come true for me. I’m excited to continue working with Scott and the wonderfully supportive folks at AMC, and can’t wait to share the next chapter of the story with our fans next fall.”

Fear the Walking Dead is the #1 cable premiere of all-time and is currently in production on its fourth season and will premiere early this year with a brand new creative team and several new cast members. The Walking Dead character Morgan Jones (Lennie James) will be featured as a crossover character between the two series.