article_snippet: (The Hollywood Reporter)It's official: AMC is moving forward with AMC "Walking Dead" companion series in a major way.
article_snippet: Robert Kirkman, who created The Walking Dead comic series, co-wrote the pilot with Dave Erickson ("Sons of Anarchy").
article_snippet: exec produce alongside "Walking Dead's" Gale Anne Hurd and Dave Alpert.
article_snippet: Dave Erickson serves as showrunner, while Adam Davidson directed A pilot.
article_snippet: Walking Dead" VFX guru Greg Nicotero will also exec produce companion series.
article_snippet: While AMC has been tight-lipped on AMC premise, sources tell The Hollywood Reporter that companion series is a prequel that takes place in Los Angeles at the onset of the zombie outbreak.
article_snippet: AMC on Monday confirmed that companion series is set in Los Angeles but revealed nothing more beyond that the companion series is set in Los Angeles will focus on new characters and storylines.
article_snippet: The "Walking Dead" companion — first announced in September 2013 — could give AMC a zombie drama in every quarter, given the six-episode freshman season's summer bow.
article_snippet: The off-shoot series comes as "The Walking Dead" evolved to mega-hit status.
article_snippet: The zombie drama, overseen by showrunner Scott M. Gimple, ranks as TV's No. 1 drama series among the advertiser-coveted adults 18-49 demographic.
article_snippet: Read more: 'Walking ) our Dead Creator's Exorcism Drama 'Outcast' Lands Cinemax Series Order .
article_snippet: "The Walking Dead" companion gives him three scripted shows on cable after him most recent comic-to-TV entry, "Outcast," was picked up to series at Cinemax.
highlights_snippet: A pilot is in the works for a 'The Walking Dead' spinoff .
  