‘Walking Dead’ Producers Reach $120M Settlement After 9-Year Legal Battle Over Unpaid Profits

news.law September 10, 2026

Nine years after first suing AMC Networks over unpaid profits, five producers of “The Walking Dead” have scored a $120 million settlement.

The producers — Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Charles Eglee, and Glen Mazzara — reached a deal with the cable network on Friday, avoiding a federal trial that was set to begin in October.

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