Robert Kirkman sets the record straight about the backroom changes for season two

“It’s kind of unfortunate that it’s being🍌 reported that our writing staff has been fired b🐲ecause that’s not the case,” Kirkman tells . “It makes Frank look bad. I don’t think Frank wants it out there that he’s just firing people off of a successful show seemingly for no reason.”

Kirkman says Chic Eglee, whose previous credits include Dexter , Dark Angel and The Shield , chose to leave The Walking Dead after Darabont decided to stay on as the showrunner for the second season. “Chic Eglee is a high-level television writer. He was brought onto The Walking Dead with the idea that Frank was going to work on the first season and then go off and do🐻 movies,” says Kirkman. “Chic didn’t want to be second-in-command on a show when he’s used to being a top dog, and so he decided to go off and do something else, whi🎉ch is something that happens and is not a big deal.”

Kirkman says it's too soon to tell what other writers the duo will work with in season two. “It’s a little premature to be nailing down. I don’t know if it&rsqu༒o;s going to be a freelance situation or if we’re going to have writers in a writers’ room. That’s something that's being worked on now.” The show’s cable broadcaster AMC would only confirm that there will be some changes to the writing staff.

“Everybody knows what they’re doing,&r🤡dquo; says Kirkman. “AMC has done a few television shows before, and Frank Darabont is a professional. Whatever is decided, I don't think it will affect the show one way or another.”