That legal process has heated up recently, and some NSFW e-mails that Darabont sent to Walking Dead producers Gale Ann Hurd and others have become public.
Given the wild success and popularity of AMC’s The Walking Dead, it can sometimes be easy to forget the behind the scenes drama that plagued the series in the first few seasons.
The show’s creator and original showrunner Frank Darabont was fired after Season 1, and he has since attempted to sue for loss of income due to the show’s massive success.