AMC’s announced its newest series, the highly anticipated zombie thriller, The Walking Dead, based on Robert Kirkman’s comic book series of the same name, will be premiering Halloween night with a special 90-minute episode, and released the show’s trailer today.
You can’t get much cooler than that. Written, executive produced, and directed by Frank Darabont, who knocked The Green Mile out of the park and whose The Mist adaptation wasn’t half bad (he also directed The Shawshank Redemption, which I’m embarassed to say I haven’t seen), the show looks to be the snazziest genre series premiering this season.
The first season will only consist of six episodes, and although nothing in Hollywood is guaranteed, based on the positive vibes from everyone involved in the production to the excitement exhibited by the journalists covering the series will at least guarantee a second season if the show even has middling ratings.
Defeating Boredom 