The first season of
The Walking Dead, an American horror–drama television series on
AMC, premiered on October 31, 2010, and concluded on December 5, 2010, consisting of six episodes. Developed for television by
Frank Darabont, who wrote or co-wrote four of the season's six episodes and directed the pilot, the series is based on the
comic book series of the same name by
Robert Kirkman,
Tony Moore, and
Charlie Adlard. It was executive produced by Darabont, Kirkman, David Alpert,
Charles H. Eglee, and
Gale Anne Hurd, with Darabont assuming the role of
showrunner.