AMC has no plans on shutting down production of The Walking Dead.
The cable network has announced an early renewal for the zombie drama The Walking Dead, picking up the series for another season due in late 2017.
The news was announced on Sunday and comes just a week before season seven premieres with the franchise’s most anticipated episode yet.
The hour and half season six finale saw Negan’s group, the Saviors, hunt down Rick and the gang. The episode cut to black only to reveal the sounds of Negan beating one of the cast members to death. The ending of the episode leaves the characters: Rick, Michonne, Glenn, Daryl, Rosita, Carl, Maggie, Aaron, Eugene, Abraham and Sasha in jeopardy.
“Eeny, meeny, miny, more,” AMC president Charlie Collier said in a statement with a nod to Negan’s famous line from the comics and season six finale. “What a joy to partner with Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple and some of the hardest-working people in television to bring The Walking Dead to the fans. And, most important, thanks to those fans for breathing life into this remarkable series right along with us.”
The Walking Dead ranks as AMC’s longest-running series.
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