The new AMC Series has already been renewed for a second season, only after airing 2 episodes so far of this first season. The already hit series managed to have some 5.3 million viewers for the airing of its pilot on Halloween night. AMC officials announced that the upcoming season will have 13 new episodes for the audience. “The Walking Dead” is based on a comic book series written by Robert Kirkman. Kirkman also acts as the executive producer of the series. Andrew Lincoln plays the main character role, Rick Grimes, who wakes up from a coma to find a world invaded by zombies.