NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- "The Walking Dead," the Georgia-set zombie-apocalypse series starring Andrew Lincoln and Norman Reedus, has been renewed for a fifth season, AMC announced.
"We are very happy to make what has to be one of the most anti-climactic renewal announcements ever: 'The Walking Dead' is renewed for a fifth season," Charlie Collier, AMC's president, said in a statement Tuesday. "This is a show that has erased traditional distinctions between cable and broadcast. Its expanding base of passionate fans has grown every season, most recently -- and most notably -- with the Season 4 premiere earlier this month, which broke viewership records for the series and became the biggest non-sports telecast in cable history. On behalf of the incredible team on both sides of the camera, thank you to the fans and here's to more 'Dead.'"
