Check out the official TV poster and trailer for the highly anticipated season 2 of the AMC hit series "The Walking Dead."

The second season of AMC’s television series “The Walking Dead” is scheduled to premiere on October 16, 2011 on AMC. The series is based on the graphic novels of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard; it was developed for television by Frank Darabont, who will serve as executive producer for the second season along with Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara.

Reprising their roles are Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Sarah Wayne, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn, Steven Yeun, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Norman Reedus, IronE Singleton, and Madison Lintz.

The Walking Dead’s special 90-minute season premiere airs on Sunday night, Oct. 16 at 9PM on AMC.

Watch season 2’s first episode trailer here: