With five episodes left to air in Season 3 of "The Walking Dead," AMC has announced that production on Season 4 is set to begin May 6 and officially confirmed Scott M. Gimple as the new showrunner.
离《行尸走肉》第三季大结局只有5集了，该剧的新运作人Scott M.Gimple宣布，AMC已经确认续订该剧第四季。该剧第四季的制作将会在5月6号开始。

Gimple was widely known to be the choice to replace departing showrunner Glen Mazzara, but the network had not officially confirmed his role until today.
Gimple代替Glen Mazzara成为《行尸走肉》新运作人的消息已经广为流传，不过这个消息到今天才被正式确认。

Just like Season 3, Season 4 has received a 16 episode order and is expected to premiere in October 2013.
和第三季一样，《行尸走肉》第四季仍然是16集，并预计将会在2013年的10月开播。

"The Walking Dead" continues to set ratings records, recently topping all other scripted programs for the week in the adults 18-49 demo despite airing opposite the Oscars.
《行尸走肉》仍然在继续创造收视记录，最近顶着奥斯卡颁奖的压力，力压其他各大电视台电视剧拿下了18-49岁观众群收视人数最多的好成绩。