The Walking Dead

On October 13 the much awaited premier of season four of the popular show the Walking Dead came out. The Walking Dead is an American horror drama television series developed by Frank Darabont. The series stars Andrew Lincoln as sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes, who awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. 





The fourth season is meant to consist of a total of sixteen episodes each being an hour long. The series is based on the series of comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard; it was developed for television by Frank Darabont, and is executive produced by Kirkman, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, and Gale Anne Hurd. The season is meant to introduce several new characters including Abraham Ford, Eugene Porter, Rosita Espinosa, and Bob Stookey. 

A fourth season of the show, consisting of 16 episodes, was confirmed in December 2012. Production began in Senoia, Georgia on May 6, 2013. David S. Goyer is set to direct the penultimate episode of the season. Greg Nicotero, Tricia Brock, and Ernest Dickerson will direct multiple episodes, while Michelle MacLaren will return this season to direct the season finale, after previously directing episodes in season one and two. Comic book co-creator Robert Kirkman is also set to write at least two episodes of the season.