In an interview with Blastr, renowned horror writer/director George A. Romero spoke about the upcoming TV series “Empire Of The Dead“, which is being adapted from the Marvel comic series of the same name, saying that he plans on writing most of the first season.
Specifically, Romero stated:
I think I’ll hopefully be directing a couple of [the episodes]. First of all, it has to get made. All we have is a deal to write it and pre-produce it. We don’t have a production deal yet, but our fingers are crossed and it looks good. So we’ll see. But I hope to direct a couple, and I’m writing the pilot, and probably at least most of the first season if it flies.
He also explains his absence from the film world and his entry into television, stating that Brad Pitt’s World War Z convinced Hollywood that, “…you can’t make any money on a zombie film unless you spend $200 million to shoot it.”
Also in the interview, Romero apologized for the character of Barbra, stating:
…when we were creating Night of the Living Dead, that was the Perils of Pauline [damsel in distress, serial queen melodrama]. She was running around, her heel snaps off, she falls down. She is completely ineffective, then she goes catatonic, and that’s about it for her. So I apologize for that. When I wrote the remake Tom Savini directed, I made Barbra strong.
You can read the full interview at the above link.