Fear the Walking Dead Showrunner Shakeup: Dave Erickson Leaving After Season 3

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“Fear the Walking Dead” returns this summer with a third season of 16 all-new episodes, and while it’s a little premature to say whether or not it will be renewed for a fourth, if it is, it will have a new showrunner at the helm. As reported by TV Guide, Dave Erickson, the current showrunner who developed the series with Robert Kirkman, will leave at the end of its upcoming Season 3 to develop new projects at AMC.

“We’re beyond grateful for Dave’s amazing work on the first three seasons of ‘Fear the Walking Dead,'” said Joel Stillerman, AMC and Sundance TV president of original programming. “With Dave as showrunner, the series fulfilled its creative promise to expand the ‘Walking Dead’ universe in a way that was totally unique from the original series and has gone on to become the No. 2 drama series in ad-supported cable, behind only ‘The Walking Dead.’ We are also incredibly excited that Dave has chosen to stay in the AMC family to pursue his next passion project. We look forward to many more successful collaborations.”

Erickson previously worked on FX’s “Sons of Anarchy,” AMC’s “Low Winter Sun,” and Netflix’s “Marco Polo” so only time will time if his next effort falls in the horror genre – stay tuned!

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“Fear the Walking Dead” Season 3 Synopsis:
As “Fear the Walking Dead” returns for Season 3, our families will be brought together in the vibrant and violent ecotone of the U.S.-Mexico Border. International lines done away with following the world’s end, our characters must attempt to rebuild not only society, but family as well.

Madison (Kim Dickens) has reconnected with Travis (Cliff Curtis), her apocalyptic partner, but Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) has been fractured by her murder of Andres. Madison’s son mere miles from his mother, Nick’s (Frank Dillane) first action as a leader saw Luciana (Danay Garcia) ambushed by an American militia group — the couple escaped death, but Nick no longer feels immortal. Recovering both emotionally and physically, Strand (Colman Domingo) has his sights set on harnessing the new world’s currency, and Ofelia’s (Mercedes Mason) captivity will test her ability to survive and see if she can muster the savagery of her father.

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