Gale Anne Hurd is one of the industry’s most respected and innovative film and television producers. Over the course of her career, Hurd has developed and produced films that routinely garner Academy Award® nominations, and TV programs that win Emmys® and shatter ratings records. By continually selecting daring material, championing technological innovations, and remaining hands-on in her approach, Hurd has carved out a leading position in the previously male-dominated world of the blockbuster, and become a recognized creator of iconic cultural touchstones.

  Hurd is currently in production on the third season of AMC’s hit drama, The Walking Dead, which she developed and executive produced with filmmaker Frank Darabont. The series set new records as the highest rated basic cable drama series with the season finale drawing in 6.64 million viewers – 4.55 million in the coveted 18-49 demographic. Receiving a series average viewership of more than 3.5 million viewers, The Walking Dead has become the most watched drama series in basic cable history, and launched internationally in over 120 countries in 33 different languages. The series is based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book of the same name by Image Comics, and follows a small group of survivors searching for safety after a zombie apocalypse.

  The Walking Dead earned Golden Globe and Directors Guild of America nominations for Best Drama Series, a Writers Guild of America nomination for Best New Series and won the Emmy Award for Best Prosthetic Make-up as well as a Saturn Award for Best TV Presentation. The series was named one of AFI's Ten Best Programs of 2011. The Walking Dead returns for a third season of 16 new episodes in October 2012 at 9 pm on AMC.

  Hurd is developing the feature films The Nameless with writer Chris Bullett, and Hellfest with CBS Films. Bullett’s The Nameless will focus on a US Marshal defending a compromised witness protection facility. Hellfest, a horror film set in a theme park on Halloween night, is written by William Penick and Chris Sey.

  Hurd is also actively developing with GK-TV a new television series for FX and Fox International Television, Port Royal, about cutthroat pirates, set in the infamous late 17th century Jamaica town, known as ‘the richest and wickedest city on earth.’ Along with New Franchise Media, Hurd is adapting Lord Jeffrey Archer’s The Eleventh Commandment for television.

  
 



  Additionally, Hurd has created the comic book “The Scourge” for Aspen Comics, written by Scott Lobdell and drawn by Eric Battle.  The six issue mini-series follows a New York City police officer trying to save his son when the city becomes overrun by gargoyle creatures.  Valhalla is currently developing a multitude of comic book properties with various publishers, including “Dead Man’s Run,” created by Greg Pak, one of the world's leading creators, for Aspen Comics.

  After a successful rise from Roger Corman’s executive assistant to head of marketing, Hurd’s production career launched when she produced and co-wrote The Terminator. This success was quickly followed with Aliens, which received seven nominations and two Academy Awards®, and the Oscar®-winning films The Abyss and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.

  At the helm of her production entity, Valhalla Entertainment, Hurd continually develops and produces a broad range of projects, including Marvel’s smash hit The Incredible Hulk, starring Edward Norton.  Hurd’s other recent films include the futuristic sci-fi thriller Aeon Flux; The Punisher and The Punisher: War Zone based on the classic Marvel comic; and The Hulk, directed by Academy Award® winner Ang Lee. Hurd also served as executive producer of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines; the Academy Award® nominated Armageddon; Dante’s Peak; The Relic; the political comedy Dick; and the Academy Award® winning film The Ghost And The Darkness, amongst many others.