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The Walking Dead (season 4)
Season 4
Promotional poster
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkAMC
Original releaseOctober 13, 2013 (2013-10-13) –
present
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The fourth season of AMC's television series The Walking Dead premiered on October 13, 2013, to consist of 16 episodes.[1] The series is based on the series of comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard; it was developed for television by Frank Darabont and is executive produced by Kirkman, David Alpert, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, and Gale Anne Hurd. Gimple assumed the role of showrunner after Glen Mazzara's departure at the conclusion of the previous season.[2] The season introduces the notable comic characters Abraham Ford, Eugene Porter, Rosita Espinosa, Bob Stookey, and Lilly, as well as a modified version of the Chalmers family from The Walking Dead: Rise of the Governor tie-in novel.

The season continues the story of former sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes, who relinquished his leadership in order to live a quiet life in contrast to his cold-hearted nature in the previous season. Rick's fellow survivors struggle to maintain their idealistic lifestyle in the prison in the face of threats, including the proliferation of walkers near the prison gates, the outbreak of a contagious and deadly flu-like infection within the prison population, and the whereabouts of The Governor, who, unbeknownst to the prison community, has survived and is now planning his revenge upon meeting a new family and rallying his new army.

Cast

Main article: List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters

Main cast

The fourth season features thirteen series regulars, with nine actors featured in the opening credits, while four others are credited as "also starring". Melissa McBride and Scott Wilson, who portray Carol Peletier and Hershel Greene, are added in the opening sequence after previously being credited as "also starring". David Morrissey, who plays The Governor, is not credited among the main cast until his reappearance in the episode "Internment". Credited as "also starring" are Emily Kinney (Beth Greene), Chad Coleman (Tyreese), and Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha), who are promoted from recurring status,[3] and Lawrence Gilliard, Jr., who joins the main cast as Bob Stookey.[4]

  • Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes the series' protagonist, the father of Carl Grimes and Judith Grimes, and a former deputy sheriff, who recently relinquished his leadership over the survivor group. (9 episodes)
  • Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon, an anti-hero-like Southern redneck who is also the group's primary hunter. (8 episodes)
  • Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee, a former pizza delivery man engaged and then married to Maggie Greene. (7 episodes)
  • Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene, Hershel's elder daughter, Beth's half-sister, and Glenn's fiancée and later wife. (6 episodes)
  • Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes, Rick's adolescent son. Brave to a fault, Carl begins to develop a callous mentality in response to the lethal landscape of a savage, new world. (8 episodes)
  • Danai Gurira as Michonne, a quiet and meticulous, yet fierce woman who has recently joined Rick's group. (9 episodes)
  • Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier, a former victim of domestic abuse who has empowered herself. She is the last surviving member of her immediate family and the last surviving female of the original Atlanta group. (5 episodes)
  • Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene, a religious former veterinarian and farmer, who is protective of his daughters. He maintains his faith despite many tragic events and acts as the group's moral compass. (7 episodes)
  • David Morrissey as The Governor, former leader of the now-abandoned Woodbury and a primary threat to the prison community, who is now calling himself Brian Heriot. (5 episodes)
  • Emily Kinney as Beth Greene, a soft-spoken teenage girl, Hershel's younger daughter, and Maggie's younger half-sister. (6 episodes)
  • Chad Coleman as Tyreese, Sasha's peace-keeping older brother and one of the few survivors of their Jacksonville-based group. (7 episodes)
  • Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha, Tyreese's younger sister; a fiery but compassionate young woman. (6 episodes)
  • Lawrence Gilliard, Jr. as Bob Stookey, a former army medic who struggles to recover from alcoholism. (7 episodes)

Supporting cast

Lennie James was initially reported to return as Morgan Jones, Rick's first human encounter in the apocalypse,[5] however showrunner Scott M. Gimple confirmed that he will not appear in the fourth season, saying that he was misquoted. Despite this, Gimple stated that Morgan will return in later seasons.[6]

Production

A fourth season of the show, consisting of 16 episodes, was confirmed in December 2012.[7] Production began in Senoia, Georgia on May 6, 2013.[8] David S. Goyer directed the penultimate episode of the season.[9][10] Greg Nicotero, Tricia Brock, and Ernest Dickerson directed two episodes each, while Michelle MacLaren returned this season to direct the season finale, after previously directing episodes in seasons one and two.[10] Comic book co-creator Robert Kirkman wrote at least two episodes of the season.[10] Filming was completed on November 23, 2013.[11]

Webisodes

Following the two previous web series in 2011 and 2012, another set of webisodes titled The Oath was released on October 1, 2013.[12]

Talking Dead

Main article: Talking Dead

A third season of the live talk show airs alongside the fourth season of The Walking Dead.[13]

Episodes

See also: List of The Walking Dead episodes
No. in
series 		No. in
season 		Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(millions)
361"30 Days Without an Accident"Greg NicoteroScott M. GimpleOctober 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)16.11[14]
372"Infected"Guy FerlandAngela KangOctober 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)13.95[15]
383"Isolation"Dan SackheimRobert KirkmanOctober 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)12.92[16]
394"Indifference"Tricia BrockMatthew NegreteNovember 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)13.31[17]
405"Internment"David BoydChanning PowellNovember 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)12.20[18]
416"Live Bait"Michael UppendahlNichole BeattieNovember 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)12.00[19]
427"Dead Weight"Jeremy PodeswaCurtis GwinnNovember 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)11.29[20]
438"Too Far Gone"Ernest DickersonSeth HoffmanDecember 1, 2013 (2013-12-01)12.05[21]
449"After"Greg NicoteroRobert KirkmanFebruary 9, 2014 (2014-02-09)15.76[22]
4510"Inmates"Tricia BrockMatthew Negrete & Channing PowellFebruary 16, 2014 (2014-02-16)13.34[23]
4611"Claimed"Seith MannNichole Beattie & Seth HoffmanFebruary 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)13.12[24]
4712"Still"Julius RamsayAngela KangMarch 2, 2014 (2014-03-02)12.60[25]
4813"Alone"[26]Ernest DickersonCurtis GwinnMarch 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)N/A
4914"The Grove"[27]Michael Satrazemis[10]UnknownMarch 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)N/A
5015"Us"[28]David S. Goyer[10]UnknownMarch 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)N/A
5116"A"[29]Michelle MacLaren[10]UnknownMarch 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)N/A

Reception

The fourth season has been well received by critics. Based on 33 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, season 4 received an average 88% overall "Certified Fresh" approval rating; the website's consensus states, "Consistently thrilling, with solid character development and enough gore to please grindhouse fans, this season of The Walking Dead continues to demonstrate why it's one of the best horror shows on television".[30] Metacritic gave the fourth season a score of 75 out of 100 based on 16 reviews.[31]

For the 20th Screen Actors Guild Awards, the series was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series.[32]

References

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  2. ^ Rice, Lynette (February 27, 2013). "'The Walking Dead' names new showrunner". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
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