The Walking Dead’s Jim Barnes Signs with AMC Studios

AMC Studios has entered into an exclusive, multiyear overall deal with Jim Barnes (The Walking Dead, Timeless) to develop and produce new series for the company’s networks and streaming platforms and third-party buyers.

The deal builds on AMC Networks’ previous creative partnership with Barnes, who serves as co-executive producer and writer on AMC’s The Walking Dead. Under this overall pact, Barnes will continue to serve as co-executive producer on the upcoming 11th and final season of The Walking Dead and, additionally, will develop and supervise projects for AMC Studios.

“We’re excited to expand our creative relationship with Jim, who has been an invaluable partner on The Walking Dead,” said Ben Davis, executive VP of scripted programming for AMC Studios and AMC Networks Entertainment Group. “Jim is an imaginative and engaging storyteller with a mastery of building vivid, epic worlds and we look forward to building more of these worlds together.”

“In 2019, I was beyond thrilled to be invited by the amazing Angela Kang into The Walking Dead Universe,” said Barnes. “It’s a dream job, based on a comic series that I’ve been devouring since issue number one. To now be invited to the table by the company responsible for The Walking Dead, Breaking Bad and Mad Men is incredible. I cannot wait to see what this partnership brings, and am excited to be working with an amazing studio that continues to break the mold and inspire with landmark, elevating storytelling.”