WALKING DEAD Creator Robert Kirkman is Leaving AMC For Amazon Studios
Robert Kirkman, the creator of The Walking Dead has called AMC since the series first launched. He's ready to move on, though. It was recently announced that that Kirkman's production company Skybound is leaving AMC and going to Amazon. He just signed a. two-year deal with them.
All of Skybound's future content will be exclusively made for Amazon. AMC has enjoyed the success that Kirkman has brought them over the years, but it sounds like Amazon ended up offering him a better deal.
Kirkman made the following statement to THR:
“At Skybound Entertainment we strive to tell the best stories in the most unique and creative ways in an effort to always break new ground. A forward thinking company like Amazon is the perfect home for us. Their new foray into genre fiction has us at peak optimism for what can be accomplished during this unprecedented partnership. Sharon Tal Yguado has been an instrumental force in the success of Walking Dead and Outcast from day one. Being able to not only continue that relationship, but also expand it into new territory with the vast resources of Amazon, means great things are ahead for myself, David Alpert, Skybound and fans of awesome entertainment. Look out world, here we come!”
There's no word on what these future projects will entail, but I'm looking forward to seeing what Kirkman and his team end up developing.
As for the future of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead I assume they will play out their current season-order contracts at AMC. As for whether or not those contracts will be extended have yet to be seen.
Kirkman also has a film deal set in place at Universal Pictures where he is developing a feature film based on the comic Invincible. The film will be written, directed and produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Walking Dead star Norman Reedus and Djimon Hounsou are set to star.
What do you think about Kirkman moving to Amazon?