'The Walking Dead' Showrunner Partners With FOX

With the wild success of AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” it’s really no wonder that the departing showrunner, Glen Mazzara, has already lined up another gig.

Mazzara, who is leaving “Walking Dead” due to creative differences with AMC regarding the show’s future, will be heading over to Fox Television Studios to help develop cable television projects.

Mazzara already has a good relationship with the network, having written for and worked as an executive producer on the FX hit “The Shield.”

 Studio president David Madden was eager to welcome Mazzara back.

“We are proud to bring Glen back home. Like all television studios, we’re writer-oriented, but since we’re leaner than most, the people we’re in business with need to possess a profound level of fierceness and obsession, and Glen eminently qualifies. Closing this deal is a testament to our admiration for Glen, who is already brewing a concoction of ideas and stories that we are eager to serve to the world,” Madden said in a statement.

“I’ve had a long history with Fox Television Studios, and it feels good to set up shop at a studio that I respect and trust, especially with David leading the charge," Mazzara said. "FTVS is giving me the opportunity to develop my own projects and to shepherd other writers on their own shows. This is where I want to be, and I couldn’t ask for a better partner as I take the next step in my career," adds Mazzara.

Mazzara left “The Walking Dead” in December. He helped the show to become (in its current third season) the highest-rated drama on television for key demographic 18-49. He is replaced by Scott Gimple for season four, hitting next October.