For those of you who thought that the AMC remake of The Walking Dead was just a pipe dream, you may rest easy–the pilot has a start date and that start date is May 15th.

Frank Darabont wrote up the adaptation of The Walking Dead, which features a group of survivors of the Zombie Apocalypse as they search for a safe place to call home.

Anyone who’s into horror comics is likely already familiar with The Walking Dead, but just in case you’re not, let me fill you in.  This is possibly the most brutal comic series ever released.  No one is safe.  They kill off characters like no tomorrow and you’ll never know in advance what will happen next.  If you haven’t read The Walking Dead, I advise you do so, and if you already have, then you’ll know full well how good a series this could be.

And we’ll likely find out just how good it can be soon enough…possibly by the end of the year.