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Fear The Walking Dead Will Need A New Showrunner

Fear The Walking Dead will be going into its third season later this year and at the helm is writer Dave Erickson. But, if the series continues after that it will be without their showrunner. Erickson has announced that he will be stepping down at the end of the season and that he has signed a multi-year overall deal with AMC, the network behind The Walking Dead franchise. The deal keeps Erickson as an executive producer on Fear, but his focus will move to developing new shows for AMC Networks variety of channels. Erickson has been with the show since he worked with TWD's creator Robert Kirkman to develop the spin-off series.

"We're beyond grateful for Dave's amazing work on the first three seasons of 'Fear the Walking Dead.' With Dave as showrunner, the series fulfilled its creative promise to expand The Walking Dead universe in a way that was totally unique from the original series, and has gone on to become the #2 drama series in ad-supported cable, behind only 'The Walking Dead,' said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. "We are also incredibly excited that Dave has chosen to stay in the AMC family to pursue his next passion project. We look forward to many more successful collaborations."

"I have truly enjoyed working with the writers and directors, cast and crew on 'Fear' and am so proud of what we have accomplished over our first two seasons," Erickson said. "I look forward to completing work on season three, sharing it with the fans and developing new projects with my partners at AMC."

Before signing on to Fear, Erickson had worked on Marco Polo, Sons of Anarchy and Low Winter Sun.

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