“The Walking Dead” creator Robert Kirkman has signed an overall deal with Amazon Studios, the company announced on Friday.
Kirkman’s production company Skybound Entertainment, which he co-founded with longtime collaborator David Alpert, has also closed a first-look deal with the streaming company. Continuing Amazon’s push into genre programming, Kirkman and Skybound will develop new television projects for the streaming platform.
Skybound Entertainment co-presidents Bryan and Sean Furst, will oversee the Amazon projects alongside Kirkman and Alpert.
“At Skybound Entertainment we strive to tell the best stories in the most unique and creative ways in an effort to always break new ground,” Kirkman said in a statment.