AMC Greenlights ‘Tales Of The Walking Dead’ 

AMC has ordered anthology “Take Of The Walking Dead”, with each one-hour standalone episodes focused on both new and established characters set in the world of the original series. Channing Powell, who has been a writer and producer on “The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead,” will be the showrunner of “Tales Of The Walking Dead”, working closely with Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of the Walking Dead Universe. An initial season of six episodes is expected to go into production early next year and premiere on AMC+ and AMC next summer.

“‘The Walking Dead’ is a show that made television history and attracted an army of passionate and highly engaged fans,” said Dan McDermott, president of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios. “We see so much potential for a wide range of rich and compelling storytelling in this world, and the episodic anthology format of ‘Tales of the Walking Dead’ will give us the flexibility to entertain existing fans and also offer an entry point for new viewers, especially on streaming platforms. We have seen the appeal of this format in television classics like ‘The Twilight Zone’ and, more recently, ‘Black Mirror,’ and are excited to engage with fans in this new way, against the backdrop of this very unique and engrossing world.”