The showrunner for Walking Dead has now moved her deal from AMC to Amazon as well as signing on to oversee Silk: Spider Society. Silk: Spider Society, is the first of expected series for Marvel TV that are based on Sony Pictures universe of over 900 characters. The series is executive produced by Phil Lord and Chris Miller and will air on MGM+ before airing globally on Amazon’s Prime Video.
Jennifer Salke the head of Amazon Studios stated, “Amy Pascal, Phil Lord, Chris Miller and Sony’s recent live-action and animated reimagining of the Spider-Man franchise has represented some of the most dynamic superhero storytelling in film, Together with Angela Kang’s creative vision, we couldn’t be more pleased to bring Silk: Spider Society to our MGM+ and Prime Video customers.”
Angela Kang joined The Walking Dead during season two and was promoted to showrunner in season nine through its final 11th season. Kang stepped down from showrunner after the exit of star Melissa McBride. Kang’s Amazon deal has been in the works for some time now which explains her sudden departure for a Daryl Dixon spinoff series.
Kang stated that, “I’m beyond thrilled to be joining the Amazon Studios family for this next chapter of my career, I look forward to working with the executive team on diverse, character-forward, watercooler shows for a global audience and am so excited to dive in to my first challenge — bringing Korean-American superhero Silk to life on screen.”
Silk is a story following characters created by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos. Its is inspired by the Marvel comics and follows Cindy Moon, a Korean-American woman bitten by the same spider that bit Peter Parker, as she escapes being imprisoned and searches for her missing family while becoming the superhero Silk. Pope stated that, “We can’t wait to bring the adventures of Cindy Moon to life, thanks to the creative dream team of Chris and Phil, Angela and Amy, along with our partners at Marvel and Amazon, We know this exciting series with new and never-before-seen characters and storylines will wow audiences watching first on linear MGM+ and then around the world on Prime Video.”
Information still has not been given as far as when Silk will release.
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