AMC has seriously stepped up their game over the last couple years, becoming direct competition with TV heavyweights HBO and Showtime, with their critically-acclaimed, edgy dramas that push the envelope. Mad Men and Breaking Bad have been winning Emmys left and right, and the new spy thriller Rubicon has gotten some very good buzz during its infancy. Now, AMC is bringing us the very first (I think) post-apocalyptic zombie television series, The Walking Dead. The series is created by The Shawshank Redemption and Green Mile director Frank Darabont, and is based on the comic series of the same title. Check out the trailer after the jump.

The show features the traditional formula of a post-apocalyptic zombie premise: Officer Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln, wakes up in a hospital days after getting injured (ala 28 Days Later) to find his town, and most likely the world, succumbed to the viral outbreak of the undead. He then strives to find his wife and daughter and presumably meets the rest of the cast on the way as he attempts to survive. I love zombie movies, so I’m all in on this. And I actually think a TV series about zombies could actually prove more successful, becuase the writers now have the time to focus on character development and explore the many desperate scenarios that would ensure while trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic setting, instead of having to shove it all into a two-hour film.

The trailer for The Walking Dead premiered at Comic-Con last month and is now available online for your viewing pleasure. Check it out.

The Walking Dead premieres on Halloween, October 31st, on AMC.

[Source: EW]

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