“The Walking Dead” stars Sarah Wayne Callies and Jon Bernthal pose at the Season 2 premiere of their AMC series at the LA Live Theaters on Oct. 3. Their Emmy-nominated series about survivors fleeing the zombie apocalypse returns Oct. 16. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Sarah Wayne Callies plays Lori Grimes. In the first season, she followed her husband Rick’s friend Shane to Atlanta when she believed her husband was dead. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Jon Bernthal plays Shane Walsh, who struggles with his best friend Rick’s wife when they flee the zombie apocalypse together. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Lauren Cohan plays Maggie Greene, who is part of a new crop of survivors introduced in the second season. She will serve as a love interest to Glenn (Steve Yeun). (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
IronE Singleton plays apocalypse survivor T-Dog. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Michael Rooker plays Merle Dixon. Left chained to a pipe and stranded on the rooftop of an Atlanta building, Merle resorted to self-amputation and managed to escape zombie mutilation. His whereabouts remain unknown. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Laurie Holden plays former attorney Andrea, who, while struggling with her sisters death, tries to commit suicide in the finale by opting to stay behind and endure the massive explosion at the Center for Disease Control, but Dale intervenes and forces her to leave. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“XIII: The Series” actress Aisha Tyler. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Comic book writer Stan Lee poses with Anthrax musician Scott Ian. Stan Lee was previously in talks to be turned into a zombie in the series. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Elisabeth Moss, star of AMC’s series “Mad Men,” arrives for the premiere. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“Dexter” actress Brea Grant. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Caity Lotz stars in MTV’s paranormal zombie series “Death Valley.” (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
Grace Phipps of the ABC Family series “The Nine Lives of Chloe King” and the film “Fright Night.” (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“The Thing” actress Kim Bubbs (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“Parenthood” actor Jason Ritter. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“The Vampire Diaries” actress Dawn Olivieri. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
“Alphas” star Azita Ghanizada. (Frazer Harrison / Getty Images)
