"Walking Dead comics, chairman of the AMC network

Says NEW YORK - AMC network, it brings the popular "Walking Dead" comic strip to television as a live-action series set in October premiere. Created by Robert Kirkman The Walking Dead "are the consequences of a world overrun by zombies. It follows a group of human survivors, led by the police officer Rick Grimes, who travels in search of a safe house. CMA announced Monday that The series started filming in Atlanta in June, it is was originally scheduled for six episodes. Only Jon Bernthal has been announced for distribution. Among those who are behind the camera, the executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, whose credits include feature "The Terminator" "Aliens" and "Armageddon." ___ On the Net: http://www.amctv.com