Stephen King, George Romero Won't Be Involved With AMC's THE WALKING DEAD

Several reports have come out saying that Stephen King and his son Joe Hill (Locke & Key) were offered a chance to write a season two or three episode of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD, while George Romero was offered a chance to direct an episode or two. All three turned down the offer. Why? Could it be related to what happened to show-runner Frank Darabont?


Romero said that he loves the Image comics and he loves Darabont's work, but "my zombies are sort of my own. I didn't want to be part of it." Meanwhile, King made no bones about his reason. According to Bleeding Cool, the chances of that happening disappeared when Darabont "left" the show.


So, is the show in danger? With the visionary man being fired, the budget cut in half, and legendary creators of horror saying "thanks but no thanks," it is not encouraging.  The ratings for the season premiere were good (#2 for the week ending 10/16), let's see if they stay there.


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