AMC LAUNCHES NEWEST ORIGINAL DRAMA THE WALKING DEAD WITH A 90-MINUTE PREMIERE EPISODE ON HALLOWEEN NIGHT: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 31, 10PM
Series Stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne Callies, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, and others. Written, Directed, & Executive-Produced by Frank Darabont, Executive Produced by Gale Anne Hurd.
New York, NY – August 2010 – AMC’s newest original series, The Walking Dead, will premiere on Halloween night, Sunday, October 31 at 10 PM ET. The Sunday night series will debut with a 90-minute premiere episode, airing at 10 PM, October 31st. Subsequent episodes will be one-hour long presentations.
In conjunction with the announcement, today AMC released a four and a half-minute trailer, previewing the series, as was seen at this year’s Comicon. The trailer can be viewed on www.amctv.com.
The series will premiere during AMC’s Fearfest, the network’s annual blockbuster marathon of thriller and horror films. Fearfest is celebrating its 14th year by airing 14 consecutive days of themed programming with more than 50 films. The Walking Dead is AMC’s first wholly-owned original series.
The Walking Dead is based on the comic book written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. The six-episode series tells the story of life following a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Teachers, Strike Back), traveling in search of a safe and secure home. Jon Bernthal (The Pacific, The Ghost Writer) plays Rick’s sheriff’s department partner before the apocalypse, Shane Walsh, and Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break) is Rick’s wife, Lori. Supporting cast include Laurie Holden (The Shield), Jeffrey DeMunn, Chandler Riggs and Steven Yeun.
Three-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) serves as writer, director and executive producer. Chairwoman of Valhalla Motion Pictures Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk), creator of the original comic series Robert Kirkman, and David Alpert from Circle of Confusion serve as Executive Producer. Charles “Chic” Eglee (Dexter, The Shield, Dark Angel) and Jack LoGiudice (Sons of Anarchy, Resurrection Blvd) are Co-Executive Producers.
Related film reviews:
* Dance of the Dead (2008) – Wired Like a Crackhead Drinking Red Bull
* Dawn of the Dead (2004)
* Mini Review: Edges of Darkness (2009)
* Planet Terror (2007): Good Barbecue!
* Quarantine (2008)
* Resident Evil (2002)
* Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
* George A. Romero’s Survival of the Dead (2009)
* Zombieland (2009)
* Zombieland: Time to Nut Up or Shut Up (Movie Chicks on Horror Flicks)
Non-film zombie-riffic reviews:
* Book Review – Breathers: A Zombie’s Lament (2009)
* May Mega Mayhem: Plants vs. Zombies – There’s a zombie on my lawn!
* May Mega Mayhem: Left 4 Dead 2
Interviews
* Kim Poirier (Dawn of the Dead, Decoys, HypaSpace)
* Stuntwoman Luci Romberg Part 1 and Part 2
* Zombie Wranglers, Zombie Manor, and a Bit (a Bite?) on Zombieland
More zombie fun:
* Zombie Survival Guide for a Small Town
* Every Zombie Movie Ever Made
* Z-Day Preparation: ‘Must Watch’ Movie Marathon
* Zombies vs. Vampires – Round 1
* Zombie Week 2010? Zombies vs. Vampires – Round 2
* Zombieland Photos: Behind the Scenes with Luci Romberg (Set 1)
* Zombieland Photos: Behind the Scenes with Luci Romberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone, and a Scary *** Clown (Set 2)
This looks like it could be a pretty interesting series and I would kind of like to see where it goes. However, normally I try not to get involved in any new TV series. Good TV series usually either get completely run into the ground or they are canceled just when they start to get good. I might at least give this a shot though and see how it is.
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Love it! I really hope they manage to make the series as unforgiving and brutal as the comic. Because then it just might become the best soul-crusher since Threads. We need more depressing survival horror!