The Walking Deadshowrunner on creating the horror house from hell

Warning: This article contains spoilers for"On the Inside,“Sunday’s episode ofThe Walking Dead. We spoke with showrunner Angela Kang to get the inside scoop on this double shot of terror. So that’s how we wrote the story. Lauren Ridloff and Kevin Carroll on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC We were like, “We want to have a big entrance.” But we were like, “How do we give her just a really cool reentry story?...

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 343 words · Kathryn Williams

The Walking Deadshowrunner on if Maggie has become an antihero

“She was an optimist and wants to do the right thing. But that also makes it progressively harder to get through each and every day.” Warning: This article contains spoilers from Sunday’s “Archeron Part II” episode ofThe Walking Dead. Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and Seth Gilliam on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC “I lost something.” But what exactly did she lose? And how has it changed the former Hilltop leader?...

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 735 words · Maureen Smith

The Walking Deadshowrunner on that fiery cliffhanger

Warning: This article contains spoilers from"For Blood," Sunday’s episode ofThe Walking Dead. Instead, the show left us withmultiplecliffhangers! With the rockets in the air, the screen went to black. Ritchie Coster as Pope and Lynn Collins as Leah on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC So, naturally, we have questions. Why did Leah turn Daryl down and then turn him in? And what can we expect when the show returns in 2022?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 563 words · Matthew Martin

The Walking Deadshowrunner on that shocking cliffhanger

Angela Kang breaks down the season 11 premiere. Warning: This article contains spoilers for the season 11 premiere ofThe Walking Dead. She also took us inside that silent opening scene and Yumiko’s big discovery at the Commonwealth. Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC (Also check that to read ourepisode Q&A with Jeffrey Dean Morgan.) ANGELA KANG:We knew that we wanted to start the season with a really cool action sequence....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 654 words · Anthony Hall

The Walking Deadshowrunner on the introduction of Princess

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sundays episodeThe Walking Deadtitled Look at the Flowers. In these dark times, we could always use a splash of color to liven things up. That wasnt the only big event of the episode. Jace Downs/AMC ANGELA KANG:I think it’s disappointing for all of us that work on the show. Everything just takes longer. And there’s certain processes that couldn’t be moved before California shutdown for business....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 611 words · Joel Jenkins

The Walking Deadshowrunner previews Commonwealth assimilation

Why is Carol baking cookies again? And who are the enemies now? Angela Kang previews the show’s return. Melissa McBride in ‘The Walking Dead’.AMC So what can we expect when things pick back up? That’s exactly what we asked showrunnerAngela Kang. How will our heroes do in their new surroundings? Is Carol going undercover again? And who exactly are the enemies now? We fired our own rocket-fueled questions directly at the showrunner....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 264 words · Dalton Ochoa

The Walking Deadshowrunner reveals how they filled 6 extra episodes

Like many other shows, AMC’sThe Walking Deadhad its schedule completely upended due to COVID. And then there’s things like “Here’s Negan” that fell somewhere in between. We had not slotted it anywhere. Norman Reedus as Daryl on ‘The Walking Dead’.Eli Ade/AMC So it’s a combo platter of a variety of things. We had to move fast. I’vetalked with your cast membersabout how things were different filming on set with the COVID protocols....

May 1, 2025 · 2 min · 351 words · Wesley Sampson

The Walking Deadshowrunner reveals what that final coin flip was for

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Sunday’s episode ofThe Walking Dead, “Acts of God.” Lance Hornsbylooooooooovesto flip a coin. Why make a decision when you’re free to allow the coin to do it for you? Avianna Mynhier on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC And Sunday’s midseason finale ofThe Walking Deadended with just such a flip. But what was the decision being made as the coin tumbled in the air? And Daryl wasn’t done shooting....

May 1, 2025 · 5 min · 902 words · Tiffany Terrell

The Walking Deadshowrunner says season 11 will be back to 'usual scope and scale'

And then that final episode was not even the final episode. The good news for fans is that season 11 will feel like a throwback. Then it all keeps rolling from there." Norman Reedus on ‘The Walking Dead’.Jace Downs/AMC “We’ve got some really intriguing stuff for Daryl,” says Kang. “We’ll be putting him in a very different context than he’s been in before.” “And I think it should be fascinating....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 154 words · Robert Edwards

The Walking Deadshowrunner shares clues on new villains the Reapers

Warning: This article contains spoilers about Sunday’s episodeThe Walking Deadtitled “Home Sweet Home.” There are some new big bads on the scene onThe Walking Dead.And they may be the scariest foes yet. And Fincannon Casting, they are known for finding great kids. Eli Ade/AMC And they were searching during a pandemic and all of that. And they found so many wonderful kids who auditioned, and it kind of came down to two kids....

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 465 words · Crystal Mccoy

The Walking Deadshowrunner shares intel on new season 11 characters

The series' latest installment is gonna be supersize. It’s the beginning of the end… kinda. Aug. 22 marks the season premiere of the final season ofThe Walking Deadon AMC. Nadia Hilker on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC But it’s going to be alooooooooongseason. “I’ll say both,” says showrunnerAngela Kang. We’re about a week out from that point. Josh Hamilton on ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC All day, every day." How much is that going to be playing out in season 11?...

May 1, 2025 · 3 min · 606 words · James Walker

The Walking Deadshowrunner shares intel on the 'love quadrangle'

It sounds like a bad sitcom or some movie starring Steve Guttenberg. But its not a bad sitcom. Nor it is it a Steve Guttenberg movie. Credit: Jackson Lee Davis/AMC Instead, that is the situation happening over in Alexandria for season 10 ofThe Walking Dead. Baby Coco has arrived! We asked showrunner Angela Kang exactly that. Its so much fun for us to kind of deal with this love quadrangle, Kang says....

May 1, 2025 · 1 min · 162 words · Heather Mcintosh

The Walking Deadshowrunner weighs in on Gabriel shocker

Yeah, those days are long gone. Gabriel did not hesitate when having to pull the trigger with a gun pointed at his own head. And sometimes like, “Oh yeah, we absolutely have to do this.” Robert Patrick, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand in ‘The Walking Dead’.Josh Stringer/AMC And then in this case, I just felt like there was more story to tell with Father Gabriel. And I think Seth is a wonderful part of the cast....

May 1, 2025 · 4 min · 716 words · Ashley Weber