bloody-disgusting.com has learned that the pilot episode of AMC’s live-action adaptation of The Walking Dead will begin shooting in Atlanta, GA, on May 15^th, 2010. The episode is set to be written and directed by Frank Darabont.

Based on the Image Comics series of the same name, created by Robert Kirkman, The Walking Dead is a post-apocalyptic tale, chronicling the travels of a group of people trying to survive in a world infested by zombies. The protagonist of the series is Rick Grimes, a small-town police officer from Cynthiana, Kentucky.

For more on this adaptation, see AMC’s press release, here.

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