(CNN) Yet more proof that AMC will not let its "Walking Dead" franchise die any time soon: the zombie series is getting another spin-off.

On Monday AMC announced a forthcoming new series in the zombie-infested universe, set to debut in 2020.

The still untitled series will begin production on a ten-episode season this summer in Virginia, the network said.

"We're thrilled that the Dead will keep walking into a new corner of the post-apocalyptic world, a corner that will present stories and characters unlike any that The Walking Dead has dramatized thus far, and that is bound to excite one of the most passionate fanbases in television," said David Madden, president of programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios.

"The Walking Dead" also spurred a spin-off called "Fear the Walking Dead," which begins airing its fifth season on June 2.

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