VIDEO: AMC Gives a First Look at THE WALKING DEAD Season 5!

Filming is well underway for the fifth season of AMC's THE WALKING DEAD. The new episodes are set to premiere this October.

Below, check out a First Look at the upcoming season in which Andrew Lincoln and the cast and crew of The Walking Dead welcome you back to the set of Season 5!

About The Walking Dead:

The Walking Dead is an American television drama series developed by Frank Darabont and is based on the comic book series by Robert Kirkman, one of the most successful and popular series of all time. AMC's The Walking Dead captures the ongoing human drama following a zombie apocalypse. The series follows a group of survivors led by police of?cer Rick Grimes, played by Andrew Lincoln (Love Actually, Teachers, Strike Back), who are travelling in search of a safe and secure home. The series has been very well received by both fans and critics, having been nominated for countless awards including a Writers Guild of America Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series Drama.

The series has also attained strong Nielsen ratings, beating various records for a cable series, including receiving 10.9 million viewers for its season three premiere to become the most watched basic cable telecast in history. Jon Bernthal (The Paci?c, Ghost Rider), Rick's sheriff's department partner before apocalypse and Sarah Wayne Callies (Prison Break) is Rick's wife Lori Grimes. Additional cast include: Lori Holden, Steven Yuen, Norman Reedus, Jeffrey DeMunn, Chandler Riggs, Iron E. Singleton and Melissa McBride. Guest stars include: Lauren Cohan, Scott Wilson and Pruitt Taylor Vince.