To think we still have a couple more months until The Walking Dead season premiere is painful, but AMC has been doing a great job of making the wait easier.

The latest release – following the big new trailer at Comic-Con – is this interview with show executive producer Gale Anne Hurd!

Here’s a sample of the interview:

Q: What other changes have you noticed now that The Walking Dead is on everyone’s radar?

A: The number of people who want to be zombie extras has blown up. And when we say that we’re working on The Walking Dead, as opposed to the blank stares that we got last year, now we hear “Oh, it’s a great show,” or “My boyfriend is a fan,” and “Hopefully, you’ll have more episodes this year.” So we’re happy to be able to tell them we’ve got a full 13-episode season.

Q: What challenges do those additional episodes present?

A: The challenge, of course, is surviving the heat and the humidity for more than double our shooting schedule. We were essentially on the same schedule starting the beginning of June as we were on last year. And Atlanta has had unseasonably hot weather. I think we’ve broken a few records already with over 90 degree temperatures. But, we were prepared this season. We had all the right clothing. We have a lot of our zombie extras back from last year — they were totally prepared. We really were able to start back up without missing a beat.

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