Overview
- Erickson filed a breach-of-contract complaint in California state court alleging he was denied profit participation on the spinoff series.
- His latest profit statement shows a roughly $185 million deficit while at least $49 million was paid to other participants, and TheWrap reports he seeks $10 million in damages.
- The suit asks the court to modify his backend formula and brings claims for breach of contract, fraudulent misrepresentation, and breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.
- Erickson cites 2016 emails with AMC executive Scott Stein promising the “best possible” backend definition and alleges self-dealing through an imputed license fee plus delayed MAGR terms tied to affiliated exploitation.
- AMC attorney Orin Snyder called the case meritless and said the company has fully paid what is owed, as the dispute joins a long-running line of Walking Dead profit suits that includes Frank Darabont’s $200 million settlement.