Frank Darabont is suing AMC over profit sharing for The Walking Dead, the smash hit series he created for the network, reveals The Hollywood Reporter. The suit, filed today in New York State Supreme Court, alleges breach of contract on the part of AMC to the tune of tens of millions of dollars in unpaid fees. The complaint offers an in-depth look at Darabont’s side of the dispute, which has been brewing since at least 2011.
Fans of the series –- now the highest rated scripted drama on television –- have known of the battle between Darabont and AMC since AMC replaced Darabont as producer and showrunner for unspecified reasons in 2011. It has long been theorized that Darabont was let go due to a dispute over the show’s budget. According to the law suit, however, Darabont believes his firing was a direct result of a scheme to avoid paying him his contractual percentage of the show’s profits.
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