Walking Dead News

Greg Nicotero directing Scott Ian from Anthrax for AMC's The Walking Dead Webisodes.

Leading up to the highly anticipated Season 2 premiere of AMC's hit series The Walking Dead, the network is launching a special six-episode web series on AMCtv.com.

The webisodes will give fans the opportunity to explore the back story of Hannah (Lilli Birdsell), better known as "Bicycle Girl," the infamous zombie from Season 1, who was shot by Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the pilot episode and who is one of the most celebrated "walkers" from last season. Fans will learn about Hannah's life before the apocalypse, her struggle to survive and protect her family as the world begins to fall apart, and her ultimate demise into zombie-hood.

The web series is produced by Generate, conceived and directed by The Walking Dead Co-Executive Producer Greg Nicotero with teleplay by John Esposito.

All six webisodes debut on Mon., Oct. 3 at 2 PM | 1C on AMCtv.com
The second season of The Walking Dead premiere with a special 90-minute episode on Sun., Oct. 16 at 9/8c with six one-hour episodes in the weeks following. The final six episodes of the season will begin on Sun., Feb. 12 at 9/8c.