-
(#11) The Show's Producers And The Creator Of The Comic Have Sued AMC
Frank Darabont isn't the only person in litigation with AMC. Producers Glen Mazzara, David Alpert, and Gale Anne Hurd have also filed lawsuits against the network saying they were cut out of the show's profits. Walking Dead comic creator Robert Kirkman filed a lawsuit too, as alleges he was cheated out of money by AMC.
Kirkman, Hurd, and AMC have been hit by another lawsuit over the companion series to The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead. Writer Mel Smith alleges his graphic novel, Dead Ahead - in which survivors fight zombies at sea - was ripped off for Season 2. The two parties settled out of court in March 2019.
-
(#2) A Stuntman Died During The Filming Of Season 8
In July 2017, stuntman John Bernecker fell to his death while performing a stunt with actor Austin Amelio during the filming of Season 8. In one scene, Amelio’s character was to push Bernecker from the balcony. The scene had not been rehearsed and Bernecker fell short of the padding below during the stunt. He later expired from his injuries.
Bernecker’s family sued the production, blaming AMC's budget cuts for his death. Their filing says, “The production of Season 8 of The Walking Dead, like seasons before it, had an emphasis on keeping production budgets low and profits high… the AMC Defendants are each independently responsible for the failure of The Walking Dead production to take reasonable safety precautions to protect its performer, John Bernecker."
-
(#1) Chandler Riggs's Father Says ‘Walking Dead’ Producers Lied To His Son Before Firing Him
William Riggs, father of Chandler (who played Carl), concurs with the fans’ allegations against showrunner Scott Gimple, as he also believes Chandler was unfairly fired. He posted to Facebook about the incident, saying his son was slated to be on the show for three years according to what Gimple had told him during an April 2018 phone call.
By June of the same year, Chandler and his parents were called into the Walking Dead production offices only to find out he was being let go by Gimple. William said, "Chandler was absolutely devastated. I was disappointed Scott had been dishonest with a 17-year-old making life decisions and waited to tell us.”
-
(#7) The Cast Hated Filming The Season 7 Finale As Much As Audiences Hated Watching It
Season 7 was as rough for the cast as it was for fans. After the deaths of much-loved characters Abraham (Michael Cudlitz) and Glenn (Steven Yeun) and a regime change under the show's new villain Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), ratings declined for the first time in four years. Norman Reedus (who plays Daryl Dixon) agreed with fans’ Season 7 discomfort, saying:
I was saying that about the first half... You can’t make everybody happy about everything. But we try, and you have to keep the story moving forward at all times or you just tell the same story over and over again. But I know new actors that came onto this show that were like, 'Man, I miss the old group,' and they were playing new roles this season. So I know that everybody felt it.
-
(#9) A Petition Was Created To Fire Showrunner Scott Gimple After Carl Grimes's Death
Fans were so upset by Carl's death they circulated an online petition to oust showrunner Scott Gimple. The Change.org petition received over 88,000 signatures from irate viewers and claims Chandler Riggs, the actor who played Carl, postponed going to college to work on the show.
It also alleges fans "have taken to social media to express their dissagreement [sic] with Gimples [sic] decision... (and have) also expressed their feelings toward his decision calling for his immediate resignation... Gimple gave no explanation as to why Chandler was killed off, other than that it was because of 'the story.’"
-
(#12) Lauren Cohan Left The Show After An Alleged Salary Dispute
Lauren Cohan, who had played Maggie since Season 2, allegedly left The Walking Dead when her contract ended after an impasse with AMC over her salary. She was said to be frustrated with AMC's persistent low-balling. After some back and forth between her and the network, she appeared in only a handful of Season 9 episodes and signed up as the lead in an ABC sitcom, Whiskey Cavalier.
But don't count Cohan out of The Walking Dead universe just yet! According to showrunner Angela Kang, producers have been "talking to Lauren and hopefully, we’ll get to tell more story for her... We definitely have some things up our sleeve that we’d love to do. A lot of that is just a scheduling conversation, so hopefully, that will all work out, because I think mutually we would like to continue with Maggie’s story."
New Random Displays Display All By Ranking
About This Tool
Any successful TV series is completely inseparable from the efforts of the filming team behind the scenes. What are the interesting behind-the-scenes stories of The Walking Dead? Even the extras in The Walking Dead take every little thing very seriously. The walking dead can eat humans, and The Walking Dead has plenty of bloody and violent scenes, all of which depend on the scene arrangement and makeup artists.
The heroine Sarah Wayne Callis has often had nightmares at night since she starring this TV series, which is enough to show that behind the scenes may be as horrible as on the screen. The random tool shares 15 horror behind scenes stories of The Walking Dead.
Our data comes from Ranker, If you want to participate in the ranking of items displayed on this page, please click here.