‘The Walking Dead’ Spinoff In Discussions At AMC

The rumor is true! Robert Kirkman is indeed in discussions with AMC to create a spinoff of The Walking Dead.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Kirkman states “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. 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.”

AMC hopes to get the show going in 2015 and will involve The Walking Dead alum Gale Anne Hurd and Dave Alpert.

So what do we know so far? That it will be completely broken off from the characters we already know and love, and will not involve story lines from the comics. Whether characters will show up from one to the other isn’t clear, but either way, an extra hour of The Walking Dead won’t hurt anyone. Right?

What do you think? Will the show be just as good, or will Kirkman and others involved in the show be spreading themselves out too thin?