AMC announced another Walking Dead spinoff, this one centered on Lauren Cohan's Maggie Rhee and Jeffrey Dead Morgan's Negan Smith.
Titled Isle of the Dead, the new series follows Maggie and Negan traversing through a post-apocalyptic New York City. The Walking Dead writer/co-executive producer Eli Jorné serves as executive producer and showrunner for the first six-episode season, with Cohan, Morgan and The Walking Dead Universe Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple also executive producing.
"This is a very big day for the expanding universe we are building around The Walking Dead," AMC Networks President of Entertainment and AMC Studios Dan McDermott said. "It not only adds another compelling series to this collection, it extends our storytelling around two unforgettable characters fans have grown to love, hate or hate and then love in Maggie and Negan, brilliantly inhabited by Lauren and Jeffrey. It also lets us explore a corner of this universe located on the island of Manhattan, with an iconic skyline that takes on a very different meaning when viewed through the lens of a zombie apocalypse."
"Eli has created a chaotic, beautiful, grimy madhouse of the dead for Negan, Maggie, and fans of the show eager to discover an unseen and insane world of the TWD Universe," Gimple added. "Lauren and Jeffrey have always been fantastic collaborators and now, we bring that collaboration to the next level with a series that will take these characters to their limits with the world -- and each other. All of us are thrilled to take you on an all new, all different TWD epic for the ages."
Isle of the Dead is the latest in a line of spinoffs of the main Walking Dead series, which comes to a conclusion after Season 11. In addition to Fear the Walking Dead, the show has spawned the two-season Walking Dead: World Beyond, as well as Tales of the Walking Dead and a yet-to-be-titled Daryl/Carol series.
"I’m thrilled to partner with Dan McDermott and the team at AMC on the next chapter in The Walking Dead Universe," Cohan said. "Maggie is very close to my heart and I’m excited to continue her journey against the iconic backdrop of New York City, alongside my friend and collaborator, Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Eli Jorné has created something incredibly special and I cannot wait for the fans to see what we have in store for Maggie and Negan."
"I’m delighted that Negan and Maggie’s journey continues," Morgan added. ". It’s been such a ride walking in Negan’s shoes, I’m beyond excited to continue his journey in New York City with Lauren. Walkers in an urban setting has always been such a cool image, but 5th Avenue, Empire State Building, Statue of Liberty? The greatest city in the world?? The backdrop is amazing, but it’s the story that Eli Jorné cooked up that is even better. Buckle up folks, Isle of the Dead is going to reinvent the TWD Universe. Huge thank you to Dan McDermott, Scott Gimple and AMC for having us back for more… we simply can’t wait."
Isle of the Dead arrives on AMC and AMC+ in 2023.
Source: AMC