The Walking Dead is expanding again.
On Monday the show’s network AMC announced they will develop a female version of the series about zombies.
This new incarnation, which is set to debut in 2020, ‘will feature two young female protagonists and focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it,’ according to a press release.
New material: The Walking Dead is expanding again. On Monday the show’s network AMC announced they will develop a female version of the series about zombies. Here Lauren Cohan is seen from The Walking Dead
It was added: ‘Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad.’
The new series will be co-created by Scott Gimple, and Matt Negrete, who has been a writer and producer on The Walking Dead for the past five seasons and who will serve as showrunner.
Ladies first: This new incarnation, which is set to debut in 2020, ‘will feature two young female protagonists and focus on the first generation to come-of-age in the apocalypse as we know it,’ according to a press release. Here Danai Gurira is seen
More on this: It was added: ‘Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. In the end, all of them will be changed forever. Grown-up and cemented in their identities, both good and bad.’ Cohan is pictured with a gun
The show is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman.
The new series will be built around two young female protagonists, says Sarah Barnett, the president of the company’s entertainment networks.
She added that viewers have seemed to bond with many of the female characters.
Done: The season nine finale aired on March 31 on AMC
‘We believe in the underlying vitality of the Walking Dead universe,’ added Barnett.
‘Walking Dead itself continues to be the number-one show by some margin. This show just continues to be an incredible boon for us. It’s something another cable or streaming network would actually kill for.’
Gimple, chief content officer for the Dead franchise, wants to not let too many details out she said.
‘This allows us to come to the marketplace with completely uninterrupted Walking Dead universe content from post-Super Bowl Sunday to Thanksgiving,’ said Scott Collins, president of ad sales for AMC Networks, in an interview.
Makes money: The Walking Dead continues to be one of the most expensive programs for advertisers, according to Variety’s annual survey of primetime ad prices
The Walking Dead continues to be one of the most expensive programs for advertisers, according to Variety’s annual survey of primetime ad prices.
A third series might help bring new ad money in.
Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead captured $240.2 million in ad revenue in 2018, according to Kantar Media.
Ca-ching: Walking Dead and Fear The Walking Dead captured $240.2 million in ad revenue in 2018, according to Kantar Media. Here Norman Reedus is seen with a co-star
But that figure is down about 8.4% from the $262.1 million the two series captured in advertising in 2017.
The Walking Dead began in 2010. The season nine finale aired on March 31 on AMC.
The first spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead, will debut its fifth season on June 2.
There are also new movies coming out, the first of which will focus on Andrew Lincoln who has not been seen since November 2018.
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