18 Things You Didn't Know About 'The Walking Dead'

Producers and casting loved Norman so much; they built Daryl's character from scratch to use him full time.Use him full time..

The actor playing Carl (Chandler Riggs) is a teenaged boy; his stand-in is a 35-year-old woman.Named Emily Brobst..

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Dudley, the dog's real name, lost its eye while saving its owner from a carjacking, even though it looks perfect for an apocalypse.

In the first scene introducing Michonne, she stays in the shadows and wears a dark cape. This happens because the actress who plays Michonne later (Danai Gurira) had not yet been cast.He had yet to be cast..

Over five seasons, the walkers have worsened. They appear paler, grayer, and more decomposed as time passes.

The actors playing Rick (Andrew Lincoln), Maggie (Lauren Cohan), and The Governor (David Morrissey) are all British. They hid those accents well!

In season one, Merle shoots off his gun on a rooftop. Nearby citizens did not know it was a TV show filming and called the police, thinking a real sniper—not actor Michael Rooker—was on the roof. The SWAT team arrived soon after.

Rick kept the bullet that killed his wife, Lori, inside his pants pocket the whole time.

Back in the 1830s, the settlement at the end of the Western and Atlantic Railroad was called Terminus.It was called Terminus.. Today, people know it as Atlanta.

The firstepisode ofThe Walking Dead.,"Days Gone By," originally premieredon Halloween night, 2010.

Since season 1 ended, internet rumors spread that The Walking Dead was actually meant to be a mini-series where all main characters died in the CDC explosion.The Walking Dead.was actually meant to be a mini-series, where all the main characters died in the CDC explosion. But the show succeeded too much, so here we are.

Inside the world of The Walking Dead,walkers outnumber the living by 5000 to 1., "walkers" outnumber the living by a staggering count of 5000 to 1.

Show creators avoid using the word zombies. They use walkers, herds, biters, and the undead, but never zombies. Creators skip the word to keep characters unprepared for that situation.

During season 3, 17 humans died. Fourteen living beings killed them; only three walker attacks caused deaths.

Walkers move like they are leaving a bar at 2 AM and must be silent. Post-production adds all the walker noises.

Originally, the meat was covered in BBQ sauce for the actors. But the sauce ruined the walkers' makeup, so now the meat is soaked in vinegar.The flesh the walkers eat is ham..

In season 2, episode 13, "Beside the Dying Fire," was shot at night. It was so cold outside that show editors had to digitally remove vapor.Digitally remove vapor.leaving the actors' mouths.