The Walking Dead Spin-off Will Share Only 6 Seconds With the Original

But expect a few Easter eggs, says exec producer David Alpert

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The upcoming Walking Dead spin-off on AMC will barely reference the original show. But fear not, zombie lovers. It will be a lot like the current show in one crucial way. As executive producer David Alpert puts it, it will be "really f—ked up."

Alpert—who helped bring the original show and the sequel to AMC—spoke here in Austin on Friday night at a dinner hosted by ad agency Mullen and The Daily Beast. In a conversation with Beast editor in chief John Avlon, Alpert said the producers didn't want the typical type of spin-off.

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