‘The Walking Dead’ renewed for season 7 by AMC; ‘Talking Dead’ also returning

Well, we have a feeling that everyone out there saw this coming: “The Walking Dead” is officially coming back for more.

In a statement today AMC confirmed that the Robert Kirkman adaptation will have a seventh season, with the same going for companion series “Talking Dead.” There has not been any news just yet regarding whether or not it will remain 16 episodes, which is of great intrigue to us since AMC is ordering so many more episodes of “Fear the Walking Dead” next year. If they do give the flagship as many episodes as they have in the past, it means that starting in the summer of next year 31 of the 52 weeks of the year could have some sort of zombie-related programming.

Charlie Collier, the AMC head responsible for helping to make this show a great success, said the following in a rather-hilarious statement:

“Thank goodness someone had a Magic 8-Ball with them in our many long internal meetings about these renewals. When, on the third shake, ‘without a doubt’ filled the murky blue screen, we knew we had to proceed with new seasons of The Walking Dead and Talking Dead.

“All joking aside, we are so proud to share these shows with fans who have been so passionate, communicative and engaged. We are grateful for and continually impressed by the talent, effort and excellence on continuous display by Robert Kirkman, Scott Gimple, Chris Hardwick and the many people with whom we partner to make these unique shows possible. The result: More Walking and Talking. Hooray.”

Now that this “mystery” has been completely resolved, it is time that we get a chance to focus on another: Whether or not we are going to see Glenn make it all the way to next season given his present state.

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