Angela Kang | |
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Born | Irvine, California, U.S. | March 23, 1976
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Television writer Showrunner |
Known for | Terriers The Walking Dead |
Angela Kang (born March 23, 1976) is an American television writer known for serving as showrunner on the AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead for the final three seasons.
Kang was born and raised in Irvine, California, the daughter of working-class Korean immigrants. [1] [2] She received a Bachelor of Arts in English and Theater from Occidental College in Los Angeles, California in 1998, after which she had several short stories and poems published, and also wrote a number of plays. She eventually returned to school where she received a Master of Fine Arts degree in screenwriting from the University of Southern California where she was the recipient of the Annenberg Graduation Fellowship. [3] [4]
Her first job in the television industry came when she worked as an intern for the ABC medical drama series Grey's Anatomy and Private Practice . [3] Her first job as a staff writer was for the unaired NBC post-apocalyptic series Day One , which she got coming out of graduate school. [3] Shortly thereafter, she was hired as a staff writer on the short-lived FX series Terriers , of which she wrote two episodes. She also wrote the short films Slow Pitch in Relief (2009) and Harlequin (2004). [5]
In 2011, she joined the writing staff of the acclaimed AMC horror drama series The Walking Dead as a story editor for season two. She was promoted to producer for season three (2012–2013), co-executive producer for season five (2014–2015), and showrunner for seasons nine through eleven (2018–2022). Kang also starred on the Talking Dead , a talk show talking about The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead . Following the conclusion of the 11th and final season of The Walking Dead, Kang was announced to serve as showrunner of the spin-off series The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, originally set to focus on the characters of Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus) as well as Carol Peletier (Melissa McBride). [6] In April 2022, she exited the project as showrunner, but remained as an executive producer. [7] In 2022, she signed an overall deal with Amazon and joined the Sony/Marvel series Silk: Spider-Society as showrunner.
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"Still" is the twelfth episode of the fourth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on March 2, 2014. The episode was written by Angela Kang and directed by Julius Ramsay.
"The Next World" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on February 21, 2016. The episode was written by Angela Kang and Corey Reed, and directed by Kari Skogland.
"A New Beginning" is the ninth season premiere episode of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead, which aired on AMC on October 7, 2018. The episode was written by showrunner Angela Kang and directed by executive producer Greg Nicotero.
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