“The Walking Dead” creative chief Scott M. Gimple executive produces the new show, as do Lincoln, Gurira, Brian Bockrath, and Denise Huth (per The Hollywood Reporter). The show’s co-stars (who are also its co-creators alongside Gimple) seem to be taking an active role in crafting their characters’ story, as Undead Walking says that Gimple, Gurira, and Lincoln are all credited as writers of the premiere episode’s story, with Gimple working on the script.
The show’s second episode will reportedly be written by author Nana Nkweti and screenwriter Channing Powell, the latter of whom wrote several key episodes of “The Walking Dead” and other spinoff series. Per Undead Walking, episode 3’s script will be penned by “Supergirl” and “Grey’s Anatomy” writer Gabriel Llanas and another veteran of the “Walking Dead” world, writer-producer Matthew W. Negrete. One cool tidbit here: the first three episodes are apparently titled “Years,” “Gone,” and “Bye,” a clear riff on the original series’ pilot episode, “Days Gone Bye.”
