Season 2 (2011-2012)
Production for a second season began in February 2011. Midway through production, Glen Mazzara, who was second command on the show, replaced Frank Darabont as the showrunner.
The Walking Dead: Season 2 premiered on AMC on October 16th, 2011, with 7 episodes airing before a mid-season break. The second half of the season debuted on February 12th, 2012.
Most of the action in Season Two is centered around Hershel's Farm with the first half of the season focusing on a search for one of the missing group members, and the second half focusing on a power struggle over what to do with a prisoner, and the aftermath of that struggle.
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