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EXCLUSIVE: As AMC’s The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is headed to its 4th and last season, nan series’ executive shaper and showrunner David Zabel is staying successful nan fold, signing an wide woody pinch AMC Studios, which produces The Walking Dead franchise.
Under nan pact, Zabel has sold a gritty bull play to Netflix, pinch Scott Free producing. It is presently successful development astatine nan streamer.
Zabel’s AMC Studios wide woody expands his narration pinch nan workplace wherever he astir precocious had a pact built around Daryl Dixon, which he steered for its full run.
“David is simply a talented writer and seasoned showrunner who we are thrilled to beryllium moving with,” said Ben Davis, EVP of original programming for AMC Global Media. “He has been a awesome partner connected The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, which has been 1 of nan astir eager shows successful nan full universe. We are very overmuch looking guardant to processing caller AMC Studios projects together nether this caller wide deal.”
Starring TWD fan favourite Norman Reedus reprising his domiciled arsenic Dixon, nan spinoff expanded nan franchise to Europe, filming successful France for its first 2 seasons and Spain for Seasons 3 and 4. It gave Zabel beingness connected Netflix, arsenic nan post-apocalyptic play has been streaming location arsenic portion of AMC’s licensing woody pinch nan streamer.
Zabel started his profession connected broadcast wherever he developed, executive produced and ran aggregate series, including a five-season tenure arsenic EP/showrunner of NBC’s ER and a stint arsenic EP/showrunner of nan ABC constabulary play series, Detroit 1-8-7. He created and ran nan PBS bid Mercy Street before segueing to cablegram pinch The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. He is now branching retired to streaming. Zabel is repped by UTA and HJTH.
