Melissa McBride is very fond of the new The Walking Dead showrunner, showering her with praises.
The Walking Dead has had its fair share of showrunners over the years and season nine will see Angela Kang take over from Scott Gimple, with the move coming at a time where the show is seeing big changes on screen.
Kang is shepherding in the post-Rick era and star Melissa McBride couldn’t be happier with her new boss. Speaking to ComicBook.com, the actress joked: “She has surprised me a lot because this whole season has taken on a very different feel from the very first episode, a lot more cinematic feel. The way she is using the landscapes, the way she’s using props, the way all the partners are really taking hold of what it is they do, or they’ve created for instance.
“She’s got good leadership and she also communicates well with the departments. She will say, ‘This is what I want, do what you do.’ I am enjoying it. Ya know, Scott has this way, you can’t compare. This is just apples to oranges but the show has gone through different showrunners and they all have their very unique point of view. They all have their way that they approach the work. And it’s totally felt through the lives on the production.”
Well, that’s certainly a ringing endorsement. Hopefully, Kang’s talents and positive work behind the scenes translates to the screen. Are you excited about next season of The Walking Dead?
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“Last season brought the culmination of “All Out War,” which pitted Rick Grimes and his group of survivors against the Saviors and their cunning leader, Negan. With Negan’s life in his hands, Rick had a character-defining choice in front of him. By making the unilateral decision to spare Negan, Rick upheld the values his late son, Carl, championed in order to build for the future, but created conflict within his group. Now, we see our survivors a year and a half after the end of the war, rebuilding civilization under Rick’s steadfast leadership. It is a time of relative peace among the communities as they work together, looking to the past to forge the future, but the world they knew is rapidly changing as man-made structures continue to degrade, and nature takes over, changing the landscape and creating new challenges for our survivors. As time passes, the communities confront unexpected obstacles, danger, and of course, walkers, but nothing quite prepares them for the formidable force they are about to encounter, which threatens the very idea of civilization that our survivors have worked so hard to build.”
The Walking Dead season 9 premieres on October 7th on AMC.
Originally published October 3, 2018. Updated October 4, 2018.
