The fourth season of
The Walking Dead, an American horror–drama television series on
AMC, premiered on October 13, 2013, and concluded on March 30, 2014, consisting of 16 episodes. Developed for television by
Frank Darabont, the series is based on the
eponymous series of comic books by
Robert Kirkman,
Tony Moore, and
Charlie Adlard. It was executive produced by Kirkman, David Alpert,
Scott M. Gimple,
Greg Nicotero, Tom Luse, and
Gale Anne Hurd. Gimple assumed the role of
showrunner after
Glen Mazzara's departure from the series.