The Walking Dead, one of the best Zombie Graphic Novels of ALL time, is being transformed into a TV Mini-Series that will be aired on AMC in October.  The mini-series will be 6 episodes long, and run during AMC’s FearFest (formerly MonsterFest).

The Walking dead chronicles the travels of a group of people trying to survive in a world stricken by a zombie apocalypse.  However, this is not your standard zombie story.  The plot is vast, the characters are well developed over time, and the story has some plot twist that put the hair on the back of your neck at full alert.

Now for the major updates:

The mini-series has had some really great announcements recently.  Originally, it was reported that Frank Darabont, the director of the Shawshank Redemption and more recently the Mist, was only directing a pilot.  When I first heard about the pilot, there was a concern that some silly cable channel like Syfy or Creep would pick it up.  Those worries are over since the series has been expanded to include the entire six series direct for AMC.  AMC has done some pretty amazing series like Mad Men, so I have little fear that it will be under produced.

Recently, they have also begun casting for the major roles in Walking Dead.  The first to be cast was Jon Bernthal (“Eastwick”, the Pacific, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian) who has been tapped to play Grimes’ partner and friend Shane.

As reported by Fangoria, the second to be cast was the main character.  English actor Andrew Lincoln will be playing Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer who leads the group of survivors including his best friend Shane, his wife and son.  Grimes has been in a number of TV movies, as well as some notable Movie roles including a significant role in Love Actually – which is a far cry from the type of role he’ll be challenged to do in Walking Dead.

One thing is for sure, this series has the potential to be one of the best of all-time.  If you’re interested in getting started with the graphic novel series – which is on-going, you can check out the hard-cover of the whole beginning of the story (much of which I suspect will be what is covered in the TV series). The best place I’ve found is on amazon.  To take a look, you can click here: The Walking Dead Compendium Volume 1

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