The Walking Dead to shamble on for another season with a new showrunner at its head
AMC announced today that it was once again refusing to kill off its golden, blood-spattered goose, confirming that The Walking Dead will be back for a ninth season next year. But while the show’s fictional leader, Rick Grimes, is, apparently, functionally immortal at this point, its real-world management is due for a change: Per Deadline, the series’ current showrunner, Scott Gimple, is being promoted to Chief Creative Officer for the entire Walking Dead mini-franchise, and long-time writer Angela Kang will be taking over the show’s day-to-day showrunning duties.