26 Cities “Infected,” Including New York, Washington D.C., Chicago, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, London, Munich, Madrid, Rome, Athens, Johannesburg, Sao Paolo and Buenos Aires

AMC and Fox International Channels (FIC) Unveil Plan to Stage Global Invasions on Tuesday, October 26

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New York, NY/Los Angeles, CA – October 25, 2010 –   In anticipation of the premiere of AMC’s new drama series, “The Walking Dead,” on Sunday October 31 at 10 p.m., AMC and FOX international networks plan to stage a worldwide zombie invasion stunt. “The Walking Dead’s” international rights owner, Fox International Channels (FIC), kicks-off the stunts with overseas invasions beginning at daybreak in Taipei and Hong Kong on Tuesday, October 26, and moves across the globe where the stunt culminates at the show’s Los Angeles premiere.

A week prior to the unprecedented global premiere of the show, AMC and FIC have planned to target one day multi-city events that occur during morning commute peak hours. Taking direction from “The Walking Dead’s” legendary make-up artist Greg Nicotero, hundreds of zombies consecutively take over major cities worldwide during a 24-hour period. The planned global outbreaks center in and around the world’s major landmarks, including the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C., Big Ben in London, The Prado Museum in Madrid, the Bosphorus Bridge in Istanbul, the Acropolis in Athens and more. They begin at daybreak in Taipei and Hong Kong, followed by Istanbul, Madrid, Munich, London, Sao Paolo, Buenos Aires, New York City and Los Angeles, among others. Attacking a total of 26 cities, each outbreak is documented and is shared with fans the world over as it happens.

“The Walking Dead” Global Zombie Invasion Attacks
New York City, USA - Washington DC, USA - Boston, USA - Chicago, USA - San Francisco, USA - Los Angeles, USA - Taipei, Taiwan - Hong Kong - Istanbul, Turkey - Athens, Greece - Sofia, Bulgaria - Estonia, Tallinn - Belgrade, Serbia - Munich, Germany - Madrid, Spain - Rome, Italy - Johannesburg, S. Africa - London, UK – Westminster - Lisbon, Portugal - Sao Paolo, Brazil - Buenos Aires, Argentina - Santiago, Chile - Caracas, Venezuela - Bogota, Colombia  - Mexico City, Mexico - Guatemala City, Guatemala

“The Walking Dead” premieres on AMC on Halloween, Sunday, October 31 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. For the first time ever, the series begins to premiere globally a few hours after AMC’s U.S. launch. Similar to a theatrical film release, all FIC markets launch the first episode during the same week, before the release of the second episode in the US. “The Walking Dead” debuts in 120 countries, airs in 33 languages and can be viewed in 250 million households when it premieres.

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