“The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman has confirmed that Season 9 will be leading man Andrew Lincoln’s last, which TheWrap reported in May.
In an interview taped ahead of San Diego Comic-Con with IMDb’s Kevin Smith and released Wednesday, Kirkman said that Lincoln’s departure “does make the differences between the comic and the show more pronounced.”
“But at the end of the day, it’s all about Andrew Lincoln. This is a human being. This is someone I have known for almost a decade, somebody that I love. He’s been sweating in Georgia, away from his family, for so long,” Kirkman continued, adding that Lincoln still “cares about the fans.”