Bit of a shake-up. Angela Kang is now the Showrunner, with Scott Gimple moving to Chief Content Officer.
http://variety.com/2018/tv/news/walk...-9-1202624753/
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Series showrunner Scott Gimple is being elevated to the newly created role of chief content officer, overseeing the entire “Walking Dead” television universe, including “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” and potential brand extensions on a variety of platforms. Angela Kang, who has been a writer on the show since 2011 and co-executive producer since 2013, is being promoted by Gimple to executive producer and showrunner of “The Walking Dead,” starting with Season 9.
In addition, AMC also announced that the show has officially been renewed for a ninth season, to debut in late 2018.
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The final half of season 8 has already been shot, so we won't see what kind of impact this will have on the rest of the series. I would guess very little if Gimple is now essentially supreme overlord of the Walking Dead universe.
This also tells me that AMC anticipates a handful more seasons for the series, and that they are looking at more than just FTWD as spinoffs of the franchise.