Contrary to Fangoria’s premature reports, the second season of AMC’s The Walking Dead has yet to be greenlit. Aint it Cool News reached out to the actual source, pilot director/executive producer Frank Darabont, who quickly debunked the story. “Shooting in February? As tired as I am right now getting season one through post, I’d rather shoot myself,” he tells the site. Watch for an OFFICIAL announcement when the deal is sealed. The six-episode debut season kicks off Halloween night with a special, hour and half pilot presentation. Read our four part set visit. The adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s Image comic is set among a group of zombie survivors of an apocalypse who are led by a police officer, Rick Grimes, in search of a safe place to live.