One other ‘Strolling Lifeless’ Lawsuit Has Risen From the Grave

Lawsuits and The Strolling Lifeless have become as synonymous because the hit TV present and zombies. Over the previous decade-plus, six writers, directors, and producers have sued AMC over money they are owed for the present, and, this week, a seventh joined the checklist. Dave Erickson, who helped create the present’s first spinoff, Concern the Strolling Lifeless, is now suing the community, claiming he hasn’t seen any backend revenue from his work on the present in any respect.

Which appears unimaginable, proper? Erickson created Concern the Strolling Lifeless alongside Robert Kirkman, and it instantly became a huge hit. He ran the present for 3 years, throughout which it obtained one of the best scores of its total run. And but, in accordance with the Hollywood Reporter, Erickson’s most up-to-date assertion on the present claims it has a $185 million deficit, so it misplaced cash. But additionally, no less than $49 million has been paid to different folks, in accordance with the criticism.

“Dave Erickson created an enormous hit for AMC in Concern the Strolling Lifeless, increasing The Strolling Lifeless Universe and cementing AMC because the zombie community,” his attorneys, Aaron Liskin and Nick Soltman, attorneys for the showrunner, informed the commerce. They mentioned that though the present was an “extraordinary success, Mr. Erickson has not acquired a single greenback in income from AMC and, absent this motion, he by no means will.”

A lawyer representing AMC disputes the declare. “This lawsuit, like [Robert] Kirkman’s years in the past, has no benefit,” AMC’s legal professional Orin Snyder informed Variety. “We’re assured it should fail, similar to the final one. The contracts right here had been negotiated by essentially the most skilled and complex authorized expertise in Hollywood, and AMC has totally paid what’s owed. That is merely one other crass cash seize.”

However these “cash grabs” have labored previously. Don’t overlook that Frank Darabont adopted the same lawsuit again in 2013, which resulted in a $200 million settlement nearly a decade later. A subsequent lawsuit filed by Kirkman and a number of other others was first rejected however then refiled based mostly on Darabont’s settlement. That’s nonetheless pending.

We’ll see how this all performs out, and for extra particulars, be happy to go to these hyperlinks above. However for now, let’s simply marvel at the truth that arguably essentially the most fascinating factor about The Strolling Lifeless as of late is how a lot cash folks suppose they’re owed from it.

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