Season 4 (TV Series)

On December 21st, 2012, it was confirmed that AMC had renewed The Walking Dead for Season 4. It is confirmed the prison will be involved in the Season 4 storyline.

Production of the season started on May 6, 2013 and will consist of 16 episodes. New showrunner Scott Gimple will be taking over for Glen Mazzara. David Morrissey is set to reprise his role as The Governor, despite an initial one-season contract. A new character was announced for casting, who was later revealed to be Bob Stookey from the comic series. Bob is going to be portrayed by Lawrence Gilliard Jr. He will be a series regular.

"30 Days Without An Accident"
Rick walks outside to the scene of a sunny, calm day. He splashes water on his face, and the shot pans out to a vegetable garden towards which he is headed. Lining the gates of the garden lie a dozen walkers that have accumulated overnight. While listening to music and digging in the garden, Rick finds a handgun, which he examines for a moment and then tosses into his wheelbarrow.

Carl walks towards Rick, complaining that his father had not awakened him. Rick says he had not done so due to the knowledge that Carl was up late reading comic books, and the two share a chuckle. Carl speaks of a pig that he calls Violet, laying in the corner of a pen, mentioning it looks ill; Rick tells Carl he should not name the pigs as they are food, yet answers that he does not know the reason of the pig's illness.

In the outdoor confines of the prison, Carol cooks breakfast for the residents. Daryl joins her, while numerous survivors thank him for his hunting including a young man named Patrick. A group of survivors, along with Karen are clearing walkers that have built up along the gate perimeter. Tyreese approaches Karen (whom he calls "Beautiful"), telling her of his discomfort with killing walkers along the gate due to the face-to-face combat. Karen questions why he volunteers to help along the gates, to which he responds he wanted to get to know her better. Tyreese tells her he's going on the supply run; Karen gives him a good luck kiss, and tells him to be careful. Meanwhile Hershel is telling Rick about planting more crops when Michonne arrives from a scouting run. She volunteers to check the traps for any animals before the walkers get them but Rick decides to go himself. As he leaves, Hershel tells Rick that their council (himself,Glenn, Carol, Daryl and Sasha) preferred that Rick take his gun along when he goes outside the gates for protection.

As the supply group gets ready to leave, Zach meets up with Beth and the pair kiss each other goodbye. Bob volunteers to go along to earn his keep; after some hesitation, Sasha allows him to come. As they reach an abandoned army camp around a shopping mall, Daryl asks them to listen to the music booming in the distance and notes that he had been part of a group that hooked it up to car batteries to draw the walkers away. The group approaches the front of the store and Zach starts a conversation with Daryl, trying to guess what Daryl's pre-apocalypse employment was. They mention this had been going on daily for the the past six weeks. Zach guesses a homicide cop and Daryl affirms the guess. An incredulous Zach apparently doesn't believe it and states he will keep on trying to guess. In the store, Bob approaches a wine/beer aisle in the store and is tempted to take a bottle. He decides to put it back, causing the entire shelf to tip over and fall on him, pinning his legs. This also attracts the attention of walkers on the roof who begin to fall through the worn and decaying ceiling. Daryl and Zach are able to free Bob, but Zach is bitten in the process. The rest escape as a wrecked helicopter falls through, landing on Zach and destroying the mall and any remaining walkers.

Meanwhile, Rick is checking the traps when he encounters Clara. Initially mistaking her for a walker, he is startled when she calls out to him pleading for help. She asks if he is with a group and begs him to take her and her husband Eddie with him. Rick tells her that if they answer three questions to his satisfaction, he will and she leads him to her camp. As they approach the campsite, she states "It is just a head." As she crouches over a small suspicious bundle, Clara suddenly attacks Rick and after he sidesteps her, she stabs herself in the stomach. Clara tells Rick that she could not stand living without Eddie and so she took him with her. Clara, in a state of delirium, pleads with Rick not to kill her so she can remain with Eddie in a zombfied state. They do not show Eddie's body or what is in the bundle, although as Rick walks away, the camera closes in on the bundle, which is moving about and grunts come from it. The bundle is no bigger than a human head.

After arriving back at the prison, Daryl tells Beth what happened to Zach. She says that she doesn't cry anymore but hugs Daryl. She then resets the tally she was keeping of days without accidents. Patrick, who wasn't feeling well earlier, is seen coughing heavily as he goes to the showers. After a few seconds, he then collapses on the floor and reanimates soon after.

"Infected"
The group faces a new enemy; Rick Grimes and the others fight to protect their hard-won livelihood.

"Isolation"
A group leaves the prison to search for supplies; the remaining members of the group deal with recent losses.

"Indifference"
The supply mission faces hurdles; the situation at the prison worsens.

Cast
-Subject to Change-

Starring

 * Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes.
 * Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon.
 * Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee.
 * Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene.
 * Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes.
 * Danai Gurira as Michonne.
 * Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier.
 * Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene.
 * David Morrissey as The Governor.

Also Starring

 * Emily Kinney as Beth Greene
 * Chad Coleman as Tyreese
 * Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha
 * Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Bob Stookey.
 * Melissa Ponzio as Karen.
 * Kerry Condon as Clara
 * Kyle Gallner as Zach
 * Vincent Martella as Patrick
 * Sunkrish Bala as Dr. Subramanian.
 * Brighton Sharbino as Lizzie Samuels
 * Kyla Kennedy as Mika Samuels
 * Jose Pablo Cantillo as Caesar Martinez
 * Alanna Masterson as Tara
 * Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa
 * Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford
 * Lennie James as Morgan Jones
 * Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter

Co-Stars

 * Brandon Carroll as David.
 * Luke Donaldson as Luke.
 * Victor McCay as Ryan Samuels.
 * Travis Love as Shumpert.
 * Danny Vinson as Don.
 * Davi Jay as Tony.
 * Santiago Cirilo as Julio.
 * Audrey Marie Anderson as Melody.
 * Sherry Richards as Jeanette.

Uncredited

 * Adelaide and Eliza Cornwell as Judith Grimes.
 * Lucie O'Ferrall as Ms. McLeod.
 * Jilian McLendon as Prison Survivor.
 * Lauren Henneberg as Walker.
 * Cayla Ridley as Walker

Deaths

 * Zach
 * Clara
 * Violet
 * Patrick
 * Charlie
 * Ryan Samuels
 * David
 * Karen

Trivia

 * The season premiere, "30 Days Without An Accident", is currently the most-watched episode of the entire series to date. Receiving a total of 16.1 million viewers, becoming the most-watched drama series telecast in basic cable television history.
 * In December 2012, Mike Riley, of Stalwart Films, stated about the city of Senoia, the stage set for Woodbury, that “It hasn't been announced yet, but we'll be back here next year for season four.”
 * The writing of the fourth season started in February 2013, as stated by Glen Mazzara in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
 * Much like Season 3, the premiere of this season is only 60 minutes long, as opposed to the 90 minute premieres in Seasons 1 and 2.
 * Greg Nicotero stated that Season 4 would focus more on character development and less on "the run and gun": "The walkers and the gore and the action and stuff, that’s fun, that’s the popcorn part of it. But if you don’t have characters that people are invested in, you lose your audience."
 * It has been announced that David Morrissey, who portrays The Governor, will return as a series regular for Season 4.
 * It has been confirmed that the "war" between Rick and his group and The Governor will carry on into Season 4.
 * It is announced that Chad Coleman (Tyreese), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha) and Emily Kinney (Beth) were promoted to Series Regulars in Season 4, along with Melissa Ponzio (Karen) set as a recurring guest star.
 * It has been confirmed that the relationship between Rick and Carl will be a central focus of the season.
 * It has been said that a plane crash was shot on the set.
 * It has been confirmed that the zombies will return as a larger threat in Season 4. Norman Reedus has stated the directors and producers have introduced a way to make the zombies "scary" again and that they will pose a new threat to the survivors unlike in Season 3 where the zombies became less formidable and a more managable threat.
 * It has been reported that the cast and crew are filming in the Yates Power Plant in Georgia.
 * On July 19th, 2013, showrunner, Scott Gimple, confirmed that Morgan would appear in Season 4.
 * It has been confirmed that it has been 6-7 months since the events of Season 3.
 * Christian Serratos has been confirmed to appear as Rosita Espinosa in the second half of Season 4.
 * The song "Serpents" by Sharon Van Etten was used in the trailer.
 * It was confirmed on October 12, 2013, that Michael Cudlitz would portray Abraham Ford, and that Josh McDermitt would portray Dr. Eugene Porter in season four.