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'Walking Dead's' Gale Anne Hurd: A Zombie Apocalypse 'Was Less Scary' Than Financial Meltdown

During NATPE, the producer explained the series' success in the U.S. and abroad: "And zombies can be fun."

Producer Gale Anne Hurd, who is billed here at NATPE as the queen of sci-fi, thinks zombies are just what's needed to offset today's real-life anxieties.