The Walking Dead could go on for as long as 12 seasons
While some showrunners risk fan disappointment as the cost of maintaining quality control and not overstaying their welcome, the minds behind The Walking Dead have, let’s say, differing opinions. Producer David Alpert appeared at a Producers Guild conference over the weekend, where he discussed the challenges inherent in working from established source material, even for a show that has long since deviated from the comic book it’s based on. “I happen to love working from source material, specifically because we have a pretty good idea of what season 10 is gonna be,” Alpert said, according to The Playlist—a comment that’s somewhat surprising, considering The Walking Dead’s fifth season doesn’t premiere until the fall, and 10 is a much bigger number than five.