The Walking Dead Receives Season 7 Renewal
Fans of The Walking Dead will be happy to know know that the show has officially received a renewal for a seventh season. The announcement was made earlier today (Oct. 30) by AMC. Season 7 of the hit zombie drama will premiere in October 2016. In addition, Talking Dead has also been picked up for another season. The announcement comes after the show’s episode on October 25 hit 18.2 million viewers, the highest-rated episode ever for the show that was not a premiere or a finale.
Speaking on the renewal, AMC, Sundance TV and AMC Studios President Charlie Collier stated: “Thank goodness someone had a Magic 8-Ball with them in our many long internal meetings about these renewals. When, on the third shake, ‘without a doubt’ filled the murky blue screen, we knew we had to proceed with new seasons of ‘The Walking Dead’ and ‘Talking Dead.’ All joking aside, we are so proud to share these shows with fans who have been so passionate, communicative and engaged. We are grateful for and continually impressed by the talent, effort and excellence on continuous display by Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, Chris Hardwick and the many people with whom we partner to make these unique shows possible. The result: More Walking and Talking. Hooray.”
Scott M. Gimple will return as series showrunner and executive producer for The Walking Dead Season 7. He will executive produce season 7 alongside the show’s other executive producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse.