Scott Gimple Says Season 9 of The Walking Dead Will Tell Different Stories

Scott Gimple recently spoke to TV Line about season 9 of The Walking Dead. Gimple is stepping aside as showrunner, and longtime TWD writer/EP Angela Kang is taking over that role. Gimple will take a new role as the franchise’s chief content officer. Here is what Gimpel had to say about season 9…

“The conclusion of that conflict in some ways was the conclusion of a certain way of life they were following is a very ambitious dream to put together. It’s enormous, in fact. It requires cooperation, and the stakes are much, much higher. That leads to very different types of stories and different sorts of conflicts. Sort of a sophistication comes into play. It’s going to be a very, very different season with a very, very different drive.”