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THE WALKING DEAD Gets New Showrunner and Renewal for Season 9

AMC renews THE WALKING DEAD for Season 9 with some major changes along the way. 

With The Walking Dead being renewed for its ninth season, it’ll also have a new showrunner as Scott M. Gimple will be moving up to the title of Chief Content Officer.

Gimple was the 3rd showrunner of the series and held the position the longest, which is likely why they’ve given him the position, which means he’ll also be involved with overseeing not only The Walking Dead, but the companion series Fear the Walking Dead, as well as any future “spinoffs” or expansions into this zombie-world.

In his place will be Angela Kang as showrunner for The Walking Dead‘s 9th season. Kang has written for the series since 2011 with her first episode being 2.6 “Secrets.”  She then signed on as a TV producer in 2012 before going on to become co-executive producer in 2014.

Angela Kang, pictured here with Norman Reedus.

AMC president Charles Collier stated this about the new moves:

“We are proud to acknowledge Angela’s significant contribution to the series and to set a clear path forward for a ninth season under her direction. Further, with gratitude and admiration, we also recognize Scott’s broad impact on, and leadership of, the content that fuels our TWD universe. Together, we will dream bigger and more broadly than ever before. I know I speak for Angela, Scott and everyone at AMC when I say thanks most of all to the fans and the many talented people who have helped AMC play ‘Dead.’”

So, there you have it, and hopefully you aren’t too shocked with the renewal, although it looks like we’ll be missing one less major character come this fall when the 9th season starts.

For now, let’s look forward to what’s coming on the show when it returns for it’s mid-season premiere on February 25th.

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