'Fear the Walking Dead' Renewed for Fourth Season With New Showrunners 

'Fear the Walking Dead' Renewed for Fourth Season With New Showrunners

Flagship showrunner Scott M. Gimple has also joined the prequel spinoff as an exec producer.

prequel series. Additionally, Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg (

) have boarded the series as co-showrunners — replacing Dave Erickson. Flagship showrunner Scott M . Gimple has also boarded the prequel spinoff as an executive producer. The renewal is an early sign of confidence in the series and comes well ahead of its June 4 season three return.

, and truly look forward to working with the talented team of Andrew Chambliss, Ian Goldberg, and Scott Gimple,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV.

Renewal comes weeks after showrunner Erickson — who developed and co-wrote the pilot with

creator Robert Kirkman — announced that he would

exit the zombie drama after season three. Erickson will instead develop new projects for AMC via an overall deal. 

, while not a breakout hit like the flagship, still performs well for AMC. The drama is one of the top series on cable with an average of 5.3 million total viewers and 3 million among adults 18049 with three days of delayed viewing. 

 and couldn't be more excited to work alongside the wonderful team at AMC on this show,” Chambliss and Goldberg said in a joint statement. “We love this universe and are truly honored to have the chance to contribute to it.”

showrunners Adam Horowitz and Eddy Kitsis on their short-lived Freeform drama

. Both series were canceled after one season. Chambliss, meanwhile, counts

. He becomes the latest exec producer from the flagship to board

, joining Kirkman and Greg Nicotero, among others, as the spinoff strengthens its creative team in a bid to recapture some of

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