--- description: AMC's hit zombie thriller will return to the small-screen for a sixth season, the network announced on Tuesday, before the fifth season had even hit the airwaves title: 'Walking Dead' Renewed for Sixth Season image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e81f25b78912b1b/69875f2406f2c140893312a0/184247791.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # _The Walking Dead_ Is Staying Alive for a Sixth Season  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 7, 2014 4:03 PM CUT  "The Walking Dead" Panel at New York Comic Con at Jacob Javits Center on Oct. 12, 2013 in New York City. "The Walking Dead" Panel at New York Comic Con at Jacob Javits Center on Oct. 12, 2013 in New York City.Laura Cavanaugh—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 7, 2014 4:03 PM CUT AMC’s hit zombie thriller _The Walking Dead_ will return to the small screen for a sixth season, the network announced Tuesday — before the fifth season had even hit the airwaves. “In advance of Sunday’s season five premiere, AMC proudly confirms a sixth season order of this extraordinary series,” reads a [statement](http://www.amcnetworks.com/press-releases/days-before-the-season-five-premiere-amc-renews-the-walking-dead-for-a-sixth-season "undefined") from AMC President Charlie Collier, who revealed that many of the show’s original creators, including executive producer Scott Gimple, would return to produce the sixth season. “There’s plenty more _Dead_ ahead thanks to their impressive, collective effort,” Collier said. AMC backed its enthusiasm with metrics of audience engagement on social media, where the show has accumulated 30 million Facebook fans and 2.7 million followers on Twitter. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3478484/walking-dead-season-six/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3478484/walking-dead-season-six/"},"headline":"The Walking Dead Is Staying Alive for a Sixth Season","datePublished":"2014-10-07T16:03:45.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:38:06.514Z","description":"Season 5 hasn't even premiered","url":"https://time.com/3478484/walking-dead-season-six/","keywords":["Television","AMC","Walking Dead"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e81f25b78912b1b/69875f2406f2c140893312a0/184247791.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3e81f25b78912b1b/69875f2406f2c140893312a0/184247791.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"\"The Walking Dead\" Panel At New York Comic Con","caption":"\"The Walking Dead\" Panel At New York Comic Con","creditText":"Laura Cavanaugh—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3478484/walking-dead-season-six/","name":"The Walking Dead Is Staying Alive for a Sixth Season"}}]}] ```