AMC Runs With "The Walking Dead"

Sneak Peek the first vile images of resurrected zombie 'Walkers" from the Atlanta set of AMC's Image Comics TV series adaptation, "The Walking Dead".

The six-episode first season, written, produced and directed by 3-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Darabont ("The Green Mile") is executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd ("The Incredible Hulk") for her production company Valhalla.

"...'The Walking Dead' tells the story of life following a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by police officer 'Rick Grimes' (Andrew Lincoln) , traveling in search of a safe and secure home..."

The production company is still looking for more extras to appear as 'walkers' in the series, with all background performers expected to attend production's 'Zombie School' to maintain 'authenticity' in their shambling and shuffling.

Interested performers living in the Atlanta area, wanting to play 'zombies', available from June to September are encouraged to e-mail twdextras@gmail.com

AMC, noted for "Mad Men" and "Breaking Bad" has resurrected the Image Comics graphic novels by Robert Kirkman and illustrators Tony Moore/Charlie Adlard, marking AMC's first foray into full ownership of one of its TV series.

The other executive producers of "The Walking Dead" are Darabont, creator Kirkman and David Alpert for Circle of Confusion.

Funding will be provided in its entirety through AMC parent Rainbow Media.

"The Walking Dead" is scheduled for an October TV premiere.

Since its debut October 2003, Image Comics has published 69 issues of "TheWalking Dead", with steadily increasing sales on single issues, trade paperbacks and hardcover collections.

Premise of the comic books follow 'Rick Grimes', a small-town cop from 'Cynthiana', Kentucky, his family and a number of hangers-on who band together to survive a land overrun with living-dead zombies.

Darabont promises, that as the "The Walking Dead" TV series progresses, personalities will visibly shift under the stress of the impending 'zombie apocalypse'.

Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Walking Dead"...