Season 4 (TV Series)

On December 21st, 2012, it was confirmed that AMC had renewed The Walking Dead for Season 4. According to Glen Mazzara, the prison is going to be involved in the storyline of the fourth season. It has been confirmed that the production of this season will start on May 6, 2013 and that the season will consist of 16 episodes. New showrunner Scott M. 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 code named Roy Stark   who was revealed to be Bob Stookey from the comic series is going to be portrayed by Lawrence Gilliard Jr. He will be a series regular.

Cast
-Subject to Change-

Main Cast

 * Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes.
 * Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes.
 * Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon.
 * Danai Gurira as Michonne.
 * Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee.
 * Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene.
 * Chad Coleman as Tyreese.
 * Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha.
 * Emily Kinney as Beth Greene.
 * Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Bob Stookey.
 * David Morrissey as The Governor.

Recurring Cast

 * Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier.
 * Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene.
 * Jose Pablo Cantillo as Caesar Martinez.
 * Melissa Ponzio as Karen.

Co-Stars

 * Travis Love as Shumpert.

Uncredited

 * Adelaide and Eliza Cornwell as Judith Grimes.

Trivia

 * In October 2012, AMC announced a contest on the network’s website that gives a fan the chance to appear on set for season 4, without having officially approved a fourth season yet. This led many fans and news organizations to speculate that there will be a season 4. AMC released this statement in response: “The Walking Dead has not been renewed for a fourth season. There was no inadvertent pick-up of the series...Promotional sweepstakes give-aways which involve prospective future season visits or opportunities are common practice in television. The sweepstakes rules clearly state AMC may award a substitute prize if the future season opportunity is not available.”
 * 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.
 * 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.
 * Melissa McBride also tweeted that she was promoted to Series Regular in Season 4.
 * It has been confirmed that a time skip will occur between Seasons 3 and 4 of unknown length.