Cable network AMC have acquired the rights to develop Robert Kirkman’s The Waking Dead into a series.  The Hollywood Reporter notes The Shawshank Redemption’s Oscar nominated writer Frank Darabont is onboard to write, produce and direct the series which will focus on the minutiae of a group of survivors getting by in a zombie-ridden world.

AMC are confident that, despite the genre element of the project, it will be a perfect fit on their schedule, which already includes Breaking Bad and Mad Men.