Andrew Lincoln to Exit AMC's THE WALKING DEAD During Upcoming Ninth Season
By: Macon Prickett May. 30, 2018
According to Entertainment Weekly, Andrew Lincoln, leading man of THE WALKING DEAD since the start, is set to exit the series in the upcoming ninth season.
Though AMC has yet to comment, Entertainment Weekly and Collider have both reported that Rick Grimes will be leaving the series during the middle of the upcoming ninth season.
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman, THE WALKING DEAD is TV's most-watched drama for Adults 18-49. The series is executive produced by showrunner Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero and Tom Luse. THE WALKING DEAD follows the story of the period that follows a zombie apocalypse, and centers on a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home.
The series stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Lennie James, Alanna Masterson, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Austin Amelio, Tom Payne, Xander Berkeley, Khary Payton, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
The Walking Dead premiered in the United States on October 31, 2010, exclusively shown on cable television channel AMC and internationally on FOX International Channels. As a result of very favorable Nielsen ratingsthat rank the show unprecedentedly high for a cable series, AMC has renewed the series each year. Beginning with its third season, THE WALKING DEAD has attracted the most 18 to 49-year-old viewers of any cable or broadcast television series. Its eighth season debuted on October 22, 2017, and it has been renewed for a ninth season to debut in late 2018. The series has been well received by critics and nominated for several awards, including the Writers Guild of America Award for New Series and the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series - Drama. An AMC spin-off series, Fear the Walking Dead, debuted on August 23, 2015.
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