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AMC developing 'Walking Dead' companion series

Norman Reedus arrives for the Gen Art Film Festival Opening Night premiere of "HappyThankYouMorePlease" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on April 7, 2010. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh
Norman Reedus arrives for the Gen Art Film Festival Opening Night premiere of "HappyThankYouMorePlease" at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York on April 7, 2010. UPI /Laura Cavanaugh | License Photo

NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (UPI) -- AMC says it is developing a companion series to its Georgia-set zombie apocalypse drama "The Walking Dead."

Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert are on board as executive producers, with AMC Studios set to produce the as-yet-untitled companion series, which has a target on-air date of 2015.

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"Building on the success of the most popular show on television for adults 18-49 is literally a no-brainer," Charlie Collier, AMC's president and general manager, said in a statement Monday.

"We look forward to working with Robert, Gale and Dave again as we develop an entirely new story and cast of characters. It's a big world and we can't wait to give fans another unforgettable view of the zombie apocalypse."

"After 10 years of writing the comic-book series and being so close to the debut of our fourth, and in my opinion, best season of the TV series, I couldn't be more thrilled about getting the chance to create a new corner of 'The Walking Dead' universe," said Kirkman. "The opportunity to make a show that isn't tethered by the events of the comic book, and is truly a blank page, has set my creativity racing."

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Co-starring Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus and David Morrissey, Season 4 of "The Walking Dead" is to begin on AMC Oct. 13.

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