The Walking Lost (season 4)

The fourth season of AMC's television series The Walking Lost premiered on October 13, 2013, to consist of 16 episodes. It was developed for television by Frank Darabont, and is executive produced by Kirkman, Scott M. Gimple, Greg Nicotero, and Gale Anne Hurd, Gimple assumed the role of showrunner after Glen Mazzara's departure at the conclusion of the previous season.

The season continues the story of former sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes, who relinquished his leadership in order to live a quiet life in contrast to his cold-hearted nature in the previous season. Rick's fellow survivors struggle to maintain their idealistic lifestyle in the prison in the face of threats, including the proliferation of walkers near the prison gates, the outbreak of an infectious and potentially deadly flu-like infection within the prison population, and the unknown whereabouts of The Governor, who is still at large.