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Scott Gimple is an American television writer who serves as a writer and producer of AMC's The Walking Dead. He was the Showrunner from Season 4 to Season 8. He is currently the Chief Content Officer of the franchise. He also serves as a writer and the co-creator of World Beyond.
Biography[]
Gimple grew up in Berkeley Heights, New Jersey, and graduated from Governor Livingston High School. He graduated from the University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. Following his graduation, he began working for Disney as a writer for shows like Fillmore, Timon & Pumbaa, and American Dragon: Jake Long.
He later became a writer on NBC's Life, Fox TV's Drive, and ABC's FlashForward. He also co-wrote the script of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance alongside Seth Hoffman and David S. Goyer.
In January 2013, following the departure of Glen Mazzara as showrunner, he became the showrunner from Season 4 to Season 8.
In January 2018, it was announced that Angela Kang would succeed him as showrunner for Season 9 while he would serve as Chief Content Officer for the whole franchise.
Episodes Written[]
The Walking Dead[]
Season 2[]
Season 3[]
- "Hounded"
- "Clear"
- "This Sorrowful Life"
Season 4[]
- "30 Days Without An Accident"
- "The Grove"
- "A" (with Angela Kang)
Season 5[]
- "No Sanctuary"
- "What Happened and What's Going On"
- "Conquer" (with Seth Hoffman)
Season 6[]
- "First Time Again" (with Matt Negrete)
- "Here's Not Here"
- "East"
- Story (with Channing Powell)
- "Last Day on Earth" (with Matt Negrete)
Season 7[]
- "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"
- "Bury Me Here"
- "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life" (with Angela Kang & Matt Negrete)
Season 8[]
- "Mercy"
- "The Big Scary U"
- Story (with David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Angela Kang)
- "Wrath" (with Angela Kang & Matt Negrete)
Season 9[]
- "What Comes After"
- Story (with Matt Negrete)
Fear the Walking Dead[]
Season 4[]
- "What's Your Story?" (with Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg)
World Beyond[]
Season 1[]
- "Brave" (with Matt Negrete)
The Ones Who Live[]
Season 1[]
- "Years"
- Story (with Danai Gurira & Andrew Lincoln)
- Teleplay
- "The Last Time" (with Channing Powell)
External Links[]
- Scott Gimple on Wikipedia
- Scott M. Gimple Scott Gimple at the Internet Movie Database
- Follow Scott Gimple (@ScottMGimple) on X
- Follow Scott Gimple on Instagram
Trivia[]
- He makes a "cameo" as one of the portraits made by Benjiro in "Bye".
- Scott Gimple collaborated with Robert Kirkman in 2018 for comic series Die!Die!Die!.
Crew (World Beyond)
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Showrunners | Matt Negrete (1-2) |
Directors | Aisha Tyler (2) • Dan Liu (1) • Heather Cappiello (2) • Jordan Vogt-Roberts (1) • Lily Mariye (2) • Loren Yaconelli (1-2) • Magnus Martens (1) • Michael Cudlitz (1) • Rachel Leiterman (1) • Sharat Raju (1) • Sydney Freeland (1) |
Writers | Ben Sokolowski (1-2) • Carson Moore (2) • Eddie Guzelian (1-2) • Elizabeth Padden (1) • Erin Martin (2) • Matt Negrete (1-2) • Maya Goldsmith (1-2) • Rayna McClendon (2) • Rohit Kumar (1-2) • Sam Reynolds (2) • Scott Gimple (1) • Siavash Farahani (1) • Sinead Daly (1-2) |
Producers | Brian Bockrath (1-2) • David Alpert (1-2) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-2) • Matt Negrete (1-2) • Robert Kirkman (1-2) • Scott Gimple (1-2) |
Composers | Andy Grush (1-2) • Taylor Newton Stewart (1-2) |
Crew (Tales)
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Showrunners | Channing Powell (1) |
Directors | Deborah Kampmeier (1) • Haifaa al-Mansour (1) • Michael Satrazemis (1) • Ron Underwood (1) |
Writers | Ahmadu Garba (1) • Ben Sokolowski (1) • Channing Powell (1) • Kari Drake (1) • Lindsey Villarreal (1) • Maya Goldsmith (1) |
Producers | Brian Bockrath (1) • Channing Powell (1) • David Alpert (1) • Gale Anne Hurd (1) • Michael Satrazemis (1) • Robert Kirkman (1) • Scott Gimple (1) |
Composers | Daniel Wohl (1) • Morgan Kibby (1) |
Crew (Dead City)
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Showrunners | Eli Jorné (1) |
Directors | Gandja Monteiro (1) • Kevin Dowling (1) • Lauren Cohan (2) • Loren Yaconelli (1) • Michael Satrazemis (2) |
Writers | Brenna Kouf (1) • Eli Jorné (1) • Keith Staskiewicz (1) |
Producers | Brian Bockrath (1-2) • David Alpert (1-2) • Eli Jorné (1-2) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-2) • Jeffrey Dean Morgan (1-2) • Lauren Cohan (1-2) • Robert Kirkman (1-2) • Scott Gimple (1-2) |
Composers | Ian Hultquist (1) |
Crew (Daryl Series)
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Showrunners | David Zabel (1-2) |
Directors | Daniel Percival (1-2) • Gregory Nicotero (2) • Tim Southam (1) |
Writers | Coline Abert (1) • David Zabel (1-2) • Jason Richman (1-2) • Keith Staskiewicz (2) • Laura Snow (1-2) • Lisa Zwerling (2) • Shannon Goss (1-2) |
Producers | Angela Kang (1-2) • Brian Bockrath (1-2) • Coline Abert (1) • Daniel Percival (1-2) • David Alpert (1-2) • David Zabel (1-2) • Gale Anne Hurd (1-2) • Gregory Nicotero (1-2) • Jason Richman (1-2) • Melissa McBride (2) • Norman Reedus (1-2) • Robert Kirkman (1-2) • Scott Gimple (1-2) • Shannon Goss (1-2) • Steven Squillante (2) |
Composers | David Sardy (1-2) |
Crew (The Ones Who Live)
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Showrunner | Scott Gimple (1) |
Directors | Amber Templemore-Finlayson (1) • Katie Ellwood (1) • Michael Satrazemis (1) • Michael Slovis (1) |
Writers | Andrew Lincoln (1) • Channing Powell (1) • Danai Gurira (1) • Gabriel Llanas (1) • Matt Negrete (1) • Nana Nkweti (1) • Scott Gimple (1) |
Producers | Andrew Lincoln (1) • Brian Bockrath (1) • Danai Gurira (1) • David Alpert (1) • Denise Huth (1) • Gale Anne Hurd (1) • Gregory Nicotero (1) • Robert Kirkman (1) • Scott Gimple (1) |
Composers | Sam Ewing (1) |