Worldwide Zombie Invasion – AMC & Fox Infect 26 Cities

press release

AMC’s DRAMA SERIES “THE WALKING DEAD” STRIKES
MAJOR CITIES WORLDWIDE WITH ZOMBIE INVASION

26 Cities “Infected,” Including New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los
Angeles, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Madrid, Rome, Athens, Johannesburg, Sao
Paolo and Buenos Aires, AMC and Fox International Channels (FIC)  Unveil Plan
to Stage Global Invasions  on Tuesday, October 26.

New York, NY/Los Angeles, CA – October 25, 2010 –   In anticipation of the
premiere of AMC’s new drama series, “The Walking Dead,” on Sunday October 31
at 10 p.m., AMC and FOX international networks plan to stage a worldwide
zombie invasion stunt.  “The Walking Dead’s” international broadcaster, Fox
International Channels (FIC), will kick-off the stunts with overseas
invasions beginning at daybreak in Taipei and Hong Kong on Tuesday, October
26, and moving across the globe where the stunt culminates at the show’s Los
Angeles premiere.

A week prior to the unprecedented global premiere of the show, AMC and FIC
have planned to target one day multi-city events that will occur during
morning commute peak hours.  Taking direction from “The Walking Dead’s”
legendary make-up artist Greg Nicotero, hundreds of zombies will
consecutively take over major cities worldwide during a 24-hour period.  The
planned global outbreaks will center in and around the world’s major
landmarks, including the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, the Lincoln
Memorial in Washington D.C., Big Ben in London, the Prado Museum in Madrid,
the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, the Acropolis in Athens and more.  They
will begin at daybreak in Taipei and Hong Kong, followed by Istanbul,
Madrid, Munich, London, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires, New York City and Los
Angeles, among others. Attacking a total of 26 cities, each outbreak will be
documented and shared with fans the world over as it happens.

“The Walking Dead” Global Zombie Invasion Attacks

New York City, USA
Washington DC, USA
Boston, USA
Chicago, USA
San Francisco, USA
Los Angeles, USA
Taipei, Taiwan
Hong Kong
Istanbul, Turkey
Athens, Greece
Sofia, Bulgaria
Estonia, Tallinn
Belgrade, Serbia
Munich, Germany
Madrid, Spain
Rome, Italy
Johannesburg, S. Africa
London, UK – Westminster
Lisbon, Portugal
Sao Paolo, Brazil
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Santiago, Chile
Caracas, Venezuela
Bogota, Colombia
Mexico City, Mexico
Guatemala City, Guatemala

Video and photo assets documenting the stunt will be delivered as released
on the day of the stunt, and will also be available for download from:
<http://www.beam.tv/workspace/viewFolder/sNxScWQjbV>
http://www.beam.tv/workspace/viewFolder/sNxScWQjbV

“The Walking Dead” premieres on AMC on Halloween, Sunday, October 31 at 10
p.m. ET/9 p.m.  For the first time ever, the series will begin to premiere
globally a few hours after AMC’s U.S. launch.  Similar to a theatrical film
release, all FIC markets will launch the first episode during the same week,
before the release of the second episode in the U.S. “The Walking Dead” will
debut in 120 countries, air in 33 languages and be viewed in 250 million
households when it premieres.

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 serves as Executive Producer. Charles “Chic”
Eglee (Dexter, The Shield, Dark Angel) serves as Executive Producer.

“The Walking Dead”, AMC’s original series, 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) 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 serves
as Executive Producer. Charles “Chic” Eglee (Dexter, The Shield, Dark Angel)
serves as Executive Producer.

FIC owns all international rights for “The Walking Dead” outside of North
America and recently hired Entertainment One to handle third party Broadcast
TV, Digital and Home Video sales for the show.

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