The Walking Dead Season 9 - Showrunner Angela Kang's First Comments On the new Season!

via IFTTT The Walking Dead Season 9 - Showrunner Angela Kang's First Comments On the Season! https://ift.tt/2MbwN1J "We're playing with time in the season, so we get to jump forward in the story," Kang said during a "Kick-Ass Women of AMC" panel. That comment confirmed that the AMC drama will follow the events of creator Robert Kirkman's comic book series in which the narrative jumps forward two years following the end of the all-out war arc between Rick and Negan. While Kang did not address the departure of series lead Lincoln — AMC has yet to comment on the star's pending exit — or just how Cohan's Maggie will be written out after the actress' salary standoff with the cable network, she painted a larger picture of her vision for The Walking Dead. "We're working on a season that has a really fresh look and feel," she said. "We come in on some pretty fun stuff. I'm really focusing a lot on the core character relationships in the show that have kind of been long-lasting, as well as all of our wonderful series regulars." Kang has been with The Walking Dead since season one, episode seven. In taking over for Gimple, she becomes the show's fourth overall showrunner. Frank Darabont launched the series and was replaced by Glen Mazzara, with Gimple ultimately taking over. For his part, Gimple was promoted to serve as chief content officer of all things The Walking Dead for AMC after creator Kirkman moved his overall deal to Amazon Studios. Still, Kang expressed hope that season nine would lean into "great stories" with women on the series. "We're going to see some really great stories with the women in our show, particularly. And I think for people who are really invested in Michonne [Danai Gurira], Maggie or Carol [Melissa McBride], there's such great material for them. For people who are looking for that specifically, they will see some really incredible work from our women," she said. Gimple, too, remained mum on all the changes coming to The Walking Dead and those that have already transpired on Fear (including the controversial decision to kill off Kim Dickens' lead, Madison). But he did indicate a larger desire to tell stories with a beginning, middle and end for the show's central characters. "Television is a different media than comics, even just from a practical point of view. There are main characters in the book that drift away for 17 issues. And that's weird in television. But that's something you can do. And also, I think if there's a character there, they need an alpha and an omega. They need a beginning, middle and end," he said. "Sometimes in the book, there are long stretches where characters don't have much to do or you don't see them. If there's a human being on your show, you need a beginning, middle and end. And you can find inspiration from the books. That's the No. 1 thing, I think." Hey Trev, just a theory, and I haven't put a ton of thought into this yet, so be open minded. What if the recent Rick death news is a hoax in place of Rick's "death fakeout" in the comics during All Out War? I know most evidence points to Rick's departure from the show. But it's a fun theory to think about and a fan can hope. - Daniel Butler Hey Trev, I gotta ask, how much of the current walking dead hate do you think is bandwagon hate and would the walking dead be in better stanind if social media wasn't as powerful and influential towards the show and the viewers as it is? - A.J. Unlimited #TalkingDead #TWD #fearthewalkingdead Support TrevsChan2 through Patreon ► https://ift.tt/1a27yf9 TrevsChan2 Instagram ► https://ift.tt/2E401vH TrevsChan2 Facebook Page ► https://ift.tt/1jivmhV TrevsChan2 Twitter ► https://twitter.com/trevschan2 TrevsChan2 Tumblr ► https://ift.tt/1jivldy Trevschan2 Google+ ► https://ift.tt/1pAgZTK Trevschan2 Blogger ► https://ift.tt/1jivmyb Grab a Trevschan2 TeeShirt ► https://ift.tt/2sUswYb Trevschan2