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This is the pilot episode of the AMC television series The Walking Dead,based off of the graphic novel of the same name by Robert Kirkman.The episode was aired during AMC's annuel fearfest on halloween night. The episode was directed and written by Frank Darabont. The premiere was the highest rated AMC original series premeire in the chaneel's history receiving 5.3 million viewers during it's original airing. The episode received overwhelming positive reviews from television critics and fans of the graphic novel.

The episode takes place in a post apocalyptic world inhabited that has been largely taken over by "zombies". Many of the series charecters are introduced in this episode including protagonist Sherrif Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), his former partner and best friend Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal), and his wife (Sarah Wayne Callies).