Dave Erickson, creator of the Walking Dead spinoff, is suing AMC, alleging he hasn't received backend profits despite the show's success. AMC disputes the claim, citing contracts and previous similar lawsuits.
for the show, and, this week, a seventh joined the list. Dave Erickson, who helped create the show’s first spinoff,, is now suing the network, claiming he hasn’t seen any backend profit from his work on the show at all.
. He ran the show for three years, during which it got the best ratings of its entire run. And yet, according to, Erickson’s most recent statement on the show claims it has a $185 million deficit, so it lost money. But also, at least $49 million has been paid to other people, according to the complaint.Universe and cementing AMC as the zombie network,” his lawyers, Aaron Liskin and Nick Soltman, lawyers for the showrunner, told the trade. They said that even though the show was an “extraordinary success, Mr. Erickson has not received a single dollar in profits from AMC and, absent this action, he never will.” A lawyer representing AMC disputes the claim. “This lawsuit, like Kirkman’s years ago, has no merit,” AMC’s attorney Orin Snyder told. “We are confident it will fail, just like the last one. The contracts here were negotiated by the most experienced and sophisticated legal talent in Hollywood, and AMC has fully paid what is owed. This is simply another crass money grab.” But those “money grabs” have worked in the past. Don’t forget that Frank Darabont followed a similar lawsuit back in 2013, whichalmost a decade later. A subsequent lawsuit filed by Kirkman and several others was first rejected but then refiled based on Darabont’s settlement. That’s still pending. We’ll see how this all plays out, and for more details, feel free to visit those links above. But for now, let’s just marvel at the fact that arguably the most interesting thing about4:55 pmHere’s Your Chance to Own Lucille, the Most Gruesome Prop From ‘The Walking Dead’ Negan's bat is going up for auction along with tons of other props, costumes, set pieces, and memorabilia from AMC's 'Walking Dead' shows.It was also confirmed at the show's San Diego Comic-Con panel that 'Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' will end with a fourth and final season.Even Andrew Lincoln Thinks The Walking Dead Overdid Killing Glenn Killing a fan favorite character is always a calculated risk, and in AMC's case, it may have been bad at math.
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