On December 21st, 2012, it was confirmed that
AMC had renewed
The Walking Dead for
Season 4.
[3] 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.
[4]
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.