Scott Gimple

Writer and producer who ran The Walking Dead from season 4 to season 8.

Scott M. Gimple is an American comics and television writer. He joined AMC's The Walking Dead as a writer and producer in its second season, was named showrunner in January 2013 in place of Glen Mazzara, and led the series from the fourth season through the eighth.

Quick Facts

Birth name: Scott Michael Gimple
Born: 29 March 1971
Birthplace: Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation: Writer, producer
Years active: 1997–present
Spouse: Julia Wackenheim (2009)
Children: 1

Lore & Background

Before The Walking Dead he wrote for shows including Life and FlashForward. For the second season of The Walking Dead he wrote "Save the Last One" and "Pretty Much Dead Already", and co-wrote "18 Miles Out" with Glen Mazzara. While showrunner he also became an executive producer of Fear the Walking Dead, and in 2018 he stepped down from the main show to become chief content officer of the franchise. He later ran the spin-off The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.