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The Walking Dead returns with the highly anticipated final eight episodes of the show's fourth season beginning Sunday, February 9th at 9/8c. Following the devastating events of the mid-season finale, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and the group are still reeling from the loss of their home, family and friends. With the destruction of the prison, the group of survivors is broken apart and sent on divergent paths, unsure of everyone elses fate. What was a challenging life behind fences and walls grows that much more perilous and precious as they are exposed to new dangers, new enemies and heartbreaking choices. They will have their faith thoroughly tested a faith that breaks some of them and redeems others.
AMC said:About the Show
The Walking Dead tells the story of the weeks and months that follow after the apocalypse. Based on Robert Kirkman's hugely successful and popular comic book series, AMC's The Walking Dead is an epic, edge-of-your-seat drama where personal struggles are magnified against a backdrop of moment-to-moment survival. A survivalist story at its core, the series explores how the living are changed by the overwhelming realization that those who survive can be far more dangerous than the mindless walkers roaming the earth. They themselves have become the walking dead.
In this highly anticipated new season, we see Rick and the group of survivors fostering a thriving community in the safe haven of the prison. Sadly, in this brutal world, happiness is short-lived and walkers and outside threats are no match for danger brewing inside the fences. The group's home and new way of life will be thoroughly tested, and their struggle to survive has never been so perilous. Season 4 also introduces several new characters including Bob Stookey (Lawrence Gilliard Jr., The Wire).
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, The Walking Dead stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs, Scott Wilson, Melissa McBride, David Morrissey, Emily Kinney, Danai Gurira, Chad Coleman and Sonequa Martin-Green. The series is executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Tom Luse and Greg Nicotero.
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Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon
Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes
Danai Gurira as Michonne
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier
Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene
David Morrissey as The Governor
Emily Kinney as Beth Greene
Chad L. Coleman as Tyreese
Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha
- TV Line - Michael Cudlitz Cast in The Walking Dead Season 4 [Comic Spoilers]
TV Line said:Southlands Officer John Cooper has been promoted. Thats the good news. The bad news is hes been reassigned to the zombie apocalypse!
The Walking Dead has tapped Michael Cudlitz to join the Season 4 cast in the comic book role ofSgt. Abraham Ford
Cudlitz has been shooting on location in Georgia for weeks, but, remarkably, his casting has remained under wraps part of an elaborate covert mission to preserve the announcement for The Walking Dead panel at New York Comic-Con.
I was laying low because [my character has] a very iconic look, explains Cudlitz, who was approached by the AMC smash last spring (shortly after he wrapped work on what would turn out to be Southlands series finale). It would be very easy for somebody to put the pieces together if they saw me strolling around [near the show's set.] So I was staying very close to the hotel. And I didnt hang out with any of the other castmembers.
There still isnt much Cudlitz can reveal about the gig, except that he will turn up at some point in Season 4 and, much like his comic counterpart,Abraham is someone who comes with a lot of emotional baggage. And hes on a mission.
And although hes coming in as a series regular, Cudlitz knows the drill: There is little to no job security on The Walking Dead, unless your name is Andrew Lincoln.
Theres no guarantee of how long or how short it will be, which is one of the things I actually find pretty exciting about the job after being locked into Southland for so many years, he admits.
- The Hollywood Reporter - Josh McDermitt Cast in The Walking Dead Season 4 [Comic Spoilers]
The Hollywood Reporter said:Retired at 35 alum Josh McDermitt has joined the zombie drama in the series regular role ofDr. Eugene Porter
"We're going to tell a version of theEugene, Abraham and Rosita
Eugene for his part, disguises the fact that he's a smart guy by altering his appearance in order to further protect himself.
- The Hollywood Reporter - Andrew J. West Cast in The Walking Dead Season 4 [Spoilers]
The Hollywood Reporter said:AMC's The Walking Dead is adding another character to its ranks. Greek alum Andrew J. West has boarded the series based on Robert Kirkman's comics, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Character details are being kept under wraps, but West will appear in the second half of The Walking Dead's fourth season and playGareth, a character who does not appear in the long-running Image/Skybound series on which the AMC show is based. However, sources tell THR that while Gareth might not be playing someone from the comics, he is a remix of sorts of an unidentified character from the series. Gareth will have what sources say is a big presence and play an important character on the drama from showrunner Scott M. Gimple.
West will be credited as a guest star in season four with an option to be promoted to a series regular in the recently announced fifth season. The young actor, whose credits also include Suburgatory, Castle, Body of Proof, The Whole Truth and CSI, becomes the latest addition to the cast. This season, The Walking Dead added Larry Gilliard Jr. (Bob) and promoted Chad Coleman (Tyreese), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha) and Emily Kinney (Beth) to series regulars as the show repopulated its ranks following the bloodbath of season three.
Like the debuts for Cudlitz, McDermitt and Serratos' characters, the exact episode in which West will make his first appearance is being kept close to the vest. West is repped by ICM Partners and John Pierce at The Group.
For his part, Gimple -- a longtime fan of the comics -- has taken a "remix" approach to Kirkman's source material. "In some ways, the things that divert from the comic this year have actually served being closer to the comic in some ways," the new showrunner told THR ahead of the fourth season premiere. "There's going to be some looping around to the comic and remixing. That's how I essentially look at it: It's a remix of the comic."
- Entertainment Weekly - The Walking Dead: Creator Robert Kirkman on the killer midseason finale and whats next [Comic Spoilers]
- TV Guide - The Walking Deads Robert Kirkman Dissects Midseason Finale, Teases Whats Next [Comic Spoilers]
- Yahoo TV - Walking Dead Star Andrew Lincoln: The Most Controversial Episode Weve Ever Done Is Still to Come
- AccessHollywood - The Walking Dead: EP Gale Anne Hurd On Saying Goodbye To Beloved Characters & Whats Next [Comic Spoilers]
- Zap2it - The Walking Dead Season 4: Gale Anne Hurd reveals whats coming up [Comic Spoilers]
- Entertainment Weekly - The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman on when we might see
on the show[Comic Spoilers]
[*]Entertainment Weekly - The Walking Dead: Andrew Lincoln says Rick is 'in the worst place he's been'
[*]Entertainment Weekly - The Walking Dead: Danai Gurira previews Michonne's 'volatile' moment
[*]Entertainment Weekly - The Walking Dead: Norman Reedus promises 'our best eight episodes yet'
[*]Entertainment Weekly - The Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman gives intel on new characters [Spoilers]
[*]Zap2it - The Walking Dead Season 4 answers from Gale Anne Hurd [Spoilers]
[*]Entertainment Weekly - The Walking Dead: Showrunner Scott Gimple promises 'answers will come quickly' [Spoilers]
Trailers
- Season 4 Mid-Season Premiere Trailer AMC | Alternative
- Season 4 Don't Look Back Promo Trailer AMC | Alternative
- Season 4 Not Afraid Promo Trailer AMC | Alternative
- Sneak Peek of Episode 409, After AMC | Alternative
- The Journey of Hershel Greene AMC | Alternative
- Tribute to The Governor AMC | Alternative
- Cast and Crew: The Walking Dead Season 4 Returns AMC | Alternative
- Season 4 Webisodes: The Oath Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3
- Season 1 Recap (Brief) | Season 1 Recap (Extensive)
- Season 2 Recap (Brief) | Season 2 Recap Part 1 / Part 2 (Extensive)
- Season 3 Recap Part 1 / Part 2 (Brief) | Season 3 Recap (Extensive)
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- Episode 409: After
- Episode 410: Inmates
- Episode 411: Claimed
- Episode 412: Still
- Episode 413: Alone
- Episode 414: The Grove
- Episode 415: “Us
- Episode 416: A