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==Cast members==
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==Main Cast==
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Announced cast members include:
 
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'''Starring'''
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*[[Rick Grimes]] - Andrew Lincoln
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*[[Shane Walsh]] - Jon Bernthal
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*[[Lori Grimes]] - Sarah Wayne Callies
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*[[Andrea]] - Laurie Holden
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*[[Dale Horvath]] - Jeffrey DeMunn
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*[[Glenn]] - Steven Yeun
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*[[Carl Grimes]] - Chandler Riggs
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!style="background: #ddddff;" width=150px| [[wikipedia:Andrew Lincoln|Andrew Lincoln]]
 
|[[Rick Grimes]]
 
<ref>[http://www.filmcritic.com/features/2010/04/andrew-lincoln-cast-in-walking-dead/ AMC Casts Andrew Lincoln as Lead on New Series The Walking Dead]. ''AMC Film Critic.'' (April 6 2010).</ref>
 
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|align=center|[[Image:Jon bernthal.jpg|50px]]
 
!style="background: #ddddff;"| [[wikipedia:Jon Bernthal|Jon Bernthal]]
 
|[[Shane Walsh]]
 
<ref>Fowler, Matt. [http://tv.ign.com/articles/108/1082120p1.html Walking Dead Finds Leading Man]. ''IGN''. (April 6, 2010).</ref>
 
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|align=center|[[Image:Sarah Wayne Callies.jpeg|50px]]
 
!style="background: #ddddff;"| [[wikipedia:Sarah Wayne Callies|Sarah Wayne Callies]]
 
|[[Lori Grimes]]
 
<ref>Patrick, Andy. [http://ausiellofiles.ew.com/2010/04/30/sarah-wayne-callies-lands-walking-dead-lead/ Exclusive: Sarah Wayne Callies Joins 'Walking Dead']. ''Entertainment Weekly''. (April 30, 2010).</ref>
 
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! style="background: #ccccff;"|Actor
 
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|align=center|[[Image:Laurie Holden.jpeg|50px]]
 
!style="background: #ddddff;" width=150px| [[wikipedia:Laurie Holden|Laurie Holden]]
 
|[[Andrea]]
 
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|align=center|[[Image:Steven Yeun.jpeg|50px]]
 
!style="background: #ddddff;"| [[wikipedia:Steven Yeun|Steven Yeun]]
 
|[[Glenn]]
 
<ref>Hibberd, James. [http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6440HG20100505 "Shield" actress joins "Walking Dead"] ''Reuters''. (May 5, 2010).</ref>
 
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|align=center|[[Image:Jeffrey DeMunn.jpeg|50px]]
 
!style="background: #ddddff;"| [[wikipedia:Jeffrey De Munn|Jeffrey DeMunn]]
 
| [[Dale]]
 
<ref>Marnell, Blair. [http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/04/19/jeffrey-demunn-the-walking-dead-tv-series-cast/ Jeffrey DeMunn Joins 'The Walking Dead' Cast]. ''MTV''. (April 19, 2010).</ref><ref name="updates">Wigler, Josh. [http://splashpage.mtv.com/2010/05/27/walking-dead-updates-plenty-of-gore-no-black-and-white-jeffrey-demunn-is-dale/ 'Walking Dead' Updates: Plenty Of Gore, No Black-And-White, Jeffrey DeMunn Is Dale] ''MTV''. (May 28, 2010).<br>Quint. [http://www.aintitcool.com/node/45261 Robert Kirkman tells Quint about the Frank Darabont WALKING DEAD TV series!!!] ''Ain't it Cool News''. (May 26, 2010).</ref>
 
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|align=center|[[Image:Linds Edwards.jpeg|50px]]
 
!style="background: #ddddff;"| [[wikipedia:Linds Edwards|Linds Edwards]]
 
|[[Leon Basset]]
 
<ref name="i">[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1520211/ "The Walking Dead" (2010), Cast]. ''IMDB''.</ref>
 
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==Development==
 
==Development==

Revision as of 14:36, 6 December 2010

Template:Infobox television On August 12, 2009, it was announced that the cable station AMC had picked up the rights to produce a television series based on the comic The Walking Dead.[1][2] Frank Darabont will write, direct and serve as an executive producer.

In March 2010 it was announced that AMC ordered six episodes for the first season, the pilot will begin filming on 15 May 2010. It is scheduled to debut on AMC in October 31 2010.[3][4][5][6][7]

Executive Producer Frank Darabont has said that the TV Series is not intended to be just a miniseries. AMC greenlit a 12 episode season for season 2.[8]

Episodes

Season 1

  1. "Days Gone Bye"
  2. "Guts"
  3. "Tell It to the Frogs"
  4. "Vatos"
  5. "Wildfire"
  6. "TS-19"

Main Cast

Starring

  • Rick Grimes - Andrew Lincoln
  • Shane Walsh - Jon Bernthal
  • Lori Grimes - Sarah Wayne Callies
  • Andrea - Laurie Holden
  • Dale Horvath - Jeffrey DeMunn
  • Glenn - Steven Yeun
  • Carl Grimes - Chandler Riggs

Development

Creator Robert Kirkman is writing the fourth episode in the six episode first season.[9]

Calls went out for zombie extras for the Fairlie-Poplar District, Atlanta, for at least two weekends: June 11-13 and July 2-4 2010. All extras must be trained in "zombie school." Classes include "How To Speak Without Vowels" and "Shambling 101."[10]

Reception

The show currently scores 85 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 25 reviews, indicating Universal acclaim.[11] In a cover article Entertainment Weekly called The Walking Dead "The Best New Show on TV".[12] Nancy deWolf Smith from The Wall Street Journal said that the "pilot episode [is] so good that it has hooked even a zombie hater like me." She said that what made the show so good was that it feels real and looks cinematic.[13] Heather Havrilesky of Salon.com included the show on their list of 9 new TV shows to not miss, giving it a grade of "A", with the author saying "A film-quality drama series about zombies? Somebody pinch me!"[14]

The pilot received 5.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched premiere episode of any AMC television series.[15]

References

  1. Dustin. The Walking Dead Comes to Television. Geekadelphia. (August 12, 2009).
  2. Wigler, Josh. Kirkman Talks "Walking Dead". Comic Book Resources. (September 4, 2009).
  3. AMC Orders Up Six Episodes of The Walking Dead! Dread Central. (March 29, 2010).
  4. Zalben, Alex. Zombies Invade AMC as The Walking Dead Moves to Pilot. AMC. (January 21, 2010).
  5. Start Date Set for The Walking Dead Pilot. Dread Central. (February 10, 2010).
  6. Wigler, Josh. 'The Walking Dead' Gets Six-Episode Order From AMC. MTV. (March 29, 2010).
  7. TV: AMC Already Picks Up Six Episodes of 'The Walking Dead'!. Bloody Disgusting. (March 29, 2010).
  8. AMC's Zombie Thriller THE WALKING DEAD Is No Miniseries!!. Ain't It Cool News. (March 30, 2010).
  9. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named updates
  10. (Goldman, Tom) Zombie Go To School, Get On AMC's The Walking Dead Escapist Magazine (31 May 2010).
  11. "The Walking Dead: Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved on October 30, 2010.
  12. 'The Walking Dead': This week's EW cover story goes behind the scenes on TV's best new show, (November 29, 2010).
  13. deWolf Smith, Nancy (October 22, 2010). "Everything Old Is New Again". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved on October 24, 2010.
  14. Havrilesky, Heather. "Don't miss these 9 new TV shows". Salon.com. Retrieved on October 24, 2010.
  15. AMC (November 1, 2010). "AMC Original Series "The Walking Dead" Garners Highest 18-49 Delivery for Any Cable Series Premiere for 2010". Press release. http://www.thefutoncritic.com/ratings/2010/11/01/amc-original-series-the-walking-dead-garners-highest-18-49-delivery-for-any-cable-series-premiere-for-2010-424510/20101101amc01/. Retrieved November 1, 2010. 

External links

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