The Walking Dead and its spinoff series Fear the Walking Dead. Stuntman death During filming of season 8 in July 2017, stuntman John Bernecker was performing a 21-foot drop but ended up missing padded cushions and instead fell onto the concrete floor, sustaining a serious head injury. Though rushed to a hospital, his injuries were too severe and he was taken off life support the next day. AMC and the show's cast and crew expressed remorse for the accident, shutting down production for several days to deal with Bernecker's funeral. The Atlanta Occupational Safety and Health Administration branch launched an investigation of the incident. Bernecker's mother filed a lawsuit in January 2018 against AMC asserting that the production had not taken sufficient precautions to protect Bernecker, including lack of sufficient padding, lack of rehearsal, and not having an ambulance ready to treat his injury. The judge presiding the lawsuit dismissed AMC's claims that it was not responsible since Bernecker was in full control of setting up the stunt, allowing the case to proceed to a jury trial. The trial was held during December 2019, with the jury awarding Bernecker's family in damages on December 19 after finding that TWD 8, the AMC entity managing production, and the production company Stalwart Films were negligent in Bernecker's death, while clearing AMC itself of any wrongdoing. References External links Walking Dead, The 2010 American television series debuts 2022 American television series endings 2010s American LGBT-related drama television series 2010s American drama television series 2020s American LGBT-related drama television series 2020s American drama television series 2010s American horror television series 2020s American horror television series AMC (TV channel) original programming American horror fiction television series English-language television shows Horror drama television series Lesbian-related television shows Post-apocalyptic television series Saturn Award-winning television series Serial drama television series Television franchises Television shows adapted into video games Television shows based on comics Television series about viral outbreaks Television series based on Image Comics Television series by Entertainment One Television shows filmed in Atlanta Television shows filmed in Georgia (U.S. state) Television shows set in Atlanta Television shows set in Richmond, Virginia Television shows set in Virginia Works by Frank Darabont Zombies in television