AMC Renews The Walking Dead For a Second Season

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AMC has wasted little time in announcing that The Walking Dead will return for a second season. After breaking cable television records with its Halloween debut, the series is also an international hit with its record-breaking premiere in 120 countries in Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. Plus, only two episodes into its six-episode season, it is already available for pre-order on DVD and Blu-ray.

After the kids were done trick-or-treating, parents put them to bed and treated themselves to some zombie goodness. With a stellar line-up that already includes Emmy winners Mad Men and Breaking Bad, AMC President, Charlie Collier couldn’t be happier. “No other cable series has ever attracted as many Adults 18-49 as The Walking Dead. This reaffirms viewers’ hunger for premium television on basic cable. We are so proud to be bringing back The Dead again, across the globe.”

AMC’s The Walking Dead is based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. Kirkman serves as an executive producer on the project and three-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile, The Mist) serves as writer, director and executive producer. Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk), chairman of Valhalla Motion Pictures, serves as Executive Producer. David Alpert from Circle of Confusion and Charles “Chic” Eglee (“Dexter,” “The Shield,” “Dark Angel”) serve as Executive Producers.

The Walking Dead tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The comic goes on to explore the challenges of life in a world overrun by zombies who take a toll on the survivors, and sometimes the interpersonal conflicts present a greater danger to their continuing survival than the zombies that roam the country. Over time, the characters are changed by the constant exposure to death and some grow willing to do anything to survive.

Shot on location in Atlanta, The Walking Dead is led by a cast that includes Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh, Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes, Laurie Holden as Andrea, Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale, Steven Yeun as Glen, Emma Bell as Amy and Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes.

Source: AMC

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