When the news broke that Frank Darabont had left AMC’s show ‘The Walking Dead’ fans worldwide were stunned. AMC had remained silent on his departure but have finally confirmed Frank’s deputy, Glen Mazarra will head the show from now on.

The network’s bosses say they ‘expected no changes’ to the second season under Glen’s leadership, who is best known for his work on ‘The Shield’ but they remained tight-lipped on why Frank left the show.

“I wanted to give a very heartfelt thank you to Frank Darabont, who is a visionary writer and director,” Joel Stillerman, AMC’s Senior-VP of Original Programming told reporters at a preview of the forthcoming period drama ‘Hell On Wheels,’ which opens on November 6th. “He created a brilliant pilot, and we’re grateful for his contributions. We’re excited to move on with Glen. That’s about all I’ll say on that.”

But Joel refused to elaborate on the cause of the change. “We continue to discuss his ongoing role with the series,” is all their press statement says about Frank’s exit.

The suits did confirm that ‘Dead’s author, Robert Kirkman and producer Gale Anne Hurd still have their jobs and the series is still on course to (Read more...)

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