AMC Renews THE WALKING DEAD for Season 4, Glen Mazzara Stepping Down as Showrunner

First the good news: AMC has renewed their hit, THE WALKING DEAD, for a fourth season.

The bad/weird news: showrunner Glen Mazzara (who has been running the series for the past couple of seasons) is out due to “difference of opinion about where the show should go.”

Take a look at the full statement from AMC…

“Today, AMC announces the season 4 pick-up of The Walking Dead.

AMC also jointly announces with Glen Mazzara today that for future seasons, the two parties have mutually decided to part ways. Glen guided the series creatively for seasons 2 and 3. AMC is grateful for his hard work. We are both proud of our shared success.

Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward, and conclude that it is best to part ways. This decision is amicable and Glen will remain on for post-production on season 3B as showrunner and executive producer.”

Mazzara took to his twitter page to address the split, saying, “I’ve had an amazing experience as showrunner for S3 @WalkingDead_AMC but it’s time to move on. Thank you to all the fans for their support.”

So…that’s certainly bittersweet.

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