Danai Gurira says goodbye to her revolutionary character on 'The Walking Dead'
AMC invented non-premium prestige. Now it’s all ‘Walking Dead’ spin-offs and monster TV. How did that happen?I shared with [executive producer] Andrea Yang that I felt it was time for me to leave the show to pursue other creative endeavors sometime in 2018. So after last season, when [series lead Lincoln] left, they started to work on that. After that, she started to share with me the architecture of Michonne’s exit. Later on, I was able to contribute to aspects of it.
Michonne was definitely an iconic character, especially since she was a black woman who was truly a bold action hero. What do you feel about the impact you and this character had on popular culture? I can only be thankful that this character was created at all, that she was able to be this remarkable woman in the way she was scripted, arced and developed, and how I was able to collaborate with that. It was very beautiful to see her resonance. I write black female characters and I was like, “I wish I had come up with this.” I thought it was interesting and fascinating.
You’re also leaving the show at a time when we’re facing some of the difficulties and obstacles encountered by the survivors on “The Walking Dead.” All I can think of is the moment. It’s just an unbelievable and unreal moment for us as a global community, and I just hope and pray for everybody to figure out a way collectively to come together as a society in order to stay safe. That’s really where my mind is, really feeling concern for all of us and those of us struggling at this moment.
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