‘The Walking Dead’ gets ninth season

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Even with the decline in ratings in recent seasons, AMC’s The Walking Dead seems to be doing well enough that the network is renewing the show for its ninth season. It’ll be coming back later this year. AMC is promoting showrunner Scott M. Gimple to chief content officer. He will be in charge of both The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead as well as other “potential brand extensions.” And while it’s a promotion for Gimple, it’s also seen as a response to fans who have been critical of where he has taken the show in recent seasons. He will be replaced by writer Angela Kang as showrunner, she has been with the show since its second season.

Source: The Verge

‘The Walking Dead’ will keep newest baddie in season 8

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The Walking Dead’s most controversial and disturbing villain yet isn’t disappearing that easily. According to actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan, his character Negan will be around for a while. While he made a full-length episode debut in the season premiere, not much has been seen of him in the past few episodes. But Morgan has said in an interview with Howard Stern that he’ll be showing up in the next couple of episodes and he’s sticking around for quite some time. “I know I will be on board for season eight,” Morgan said. “We’ve finished [season seven] a week ago. The next two, I’m really big in. I’m fucking heavy in those.”

If you read The Walking Dead comics, this news isn’t much of a surprise as Negan has a long arc in the comic books. Plus, having him on the show just keeps the conversation about it going. The Walking Dead has been seeing some of its lowest ratings in years. And perhaps keeping a controversial character on might help. What do you think? Will this keep you watching?

Source: Polygon

Telltame Games’ ‘The Walking Dead’ third season tipped for December 20 release

After pushing back the release date for a few weeks, Telltale Games has announced that The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series – A New Frontier will launch its first episode on December 20. The episodic adventure game based on The Walking Dead comics will follow a new character called Javier. He’s described as a “young man determined to find the family taken from him” and he encounters a slightly older Clementine in this new adventure. We’ll be able to see extended gameplay clip on December 1 as part of the livestream of The Game Awards.

Source: Android Authority

‘The Walking Dead’ stars spoof ‘Star Wars Holiday Special’

Getting in the spirit of Red Nose Day, The Walking Dead actors Norman Reedus and Andrew Lincoln contemplate how they can make their show a little less gory. What they had in mind is a spoof of the 1978 Star Wars Holiday Special complete with cast members Steven Yeun, Sonequa Martin-Green, David Morrissey, and Melissa McBride. Their idea als had Coldplay and Jeff Goldbulm involved as well as a stop-motion “Walking Dead” adventure from Robot Chicken. Also, making a cameo are Talking Dead host Chris Hardwick and Dax Shepard who are fighting over who gets to play Han Solo. Now, if someone makes this a reality, we’ll be completely onboard. Red Nose Day is the annual Comic Relief NBC TV special to help raise money and awareness for children in need.

Source: CNET