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"AMC CEO Josh Sapan has insisted that Glen Mazzara&amp;#039;s exit from The Walking Dead was a mutual decision. The zombie drama was picked up for a fourth season in December without showrunner Mazzara, with reports later emerging that he had been fired following a series of creative disagreements. &amp;quot;We love the show, and we admire and cherish the work of everybody involved who made it an extraordinarily well-crafted TV series,&amp;quot; Sapan told The Hollywood Reporter. &amp;quot;In the case of Glen, we decided mutually to part ways.&amp;quot; Sapan claimed that, despite Mazzara&amp;#039;s departure, his network continues to hold &amp;quot;people who make great TV shows... in extraordinarily high regard&amp;quot;. &amp;quot;Certainly it would be preferable to have as much continuity as possible,&amp;quot; he conceded. &amp;quot;[But] we&amp;#039;ll forge ahead and hope to make great shows and be the best place to work.&amp;quot;  Scott Gimple (FlashForward, Life) will assume the role of showrunner on The Walking Dead at the beginning of the show&amp;#039;s fourth season. The second half of season three - Mazzara&amp;#039;s final episodes - will air in the US from Sunday, February 10 and on FOX in the UK from Friday, February 15. &amp;gt; Kurt Sutter slams AMC for Glen Mazzara &amp;#039;Walking Dead&amp;#039; exit Watch a promo for The Walking Dead below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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