AMC RELEASES FIRST FOUR MINUTES OF HIGHLY ANTICIPATED "THE WALKING DEAD" MID-SEASON PREMIERE EPISODE

SEASON SIX RETURNS THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 9PM ET/PT

Today, AMC released the first four minutes of the highly anticipated mid-season premiere episode of "The Walking Dead" on the AMC app and via social media. View the advance clip here: http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead/video-extras/season-06/episode-09/the-first-4-minutes-of-the-mid-season-premiere-the-walking-dead-season-6

In addition, Hallmark eCards has partnered with "The Walking Dead" to create unique, original Valentine's Day eCards inspired by the show. In celebration of the show's Season 6 midseason premiere on February 14th, Valentine's Day, fans of the hit series will be able to send the eCards free of charge, through February 21 by visiting www.HallmarkeCards.com/thewalkingdead. The collection of eCards, feature The Walking Dead signature walkers combined with funny, offbeat, but sincere sentiments.

In the mid-season premiere "No Way Out"- written by Seth Hoffman and directed by Greg Nicotero - with walkers inside the gates of Alexandria, Rick and the group are scared, outnumbered, and things are only getting worse.

Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, "The Walking Dead" reigns as the #1 television show for Adults 18-49 for three consecutive years. In the second half of season six, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of survivors discover a larger world beyond what they understood it to be. In this new reality, there are new dangers, new opportunities, and new complexities to face. To claim their place in this newfound landscape, the group must become the threat themselves, as terrifying as any of the adversaries they've encountered.

The season six mid-season premiere airs this Valentine's Day, Sunday, February 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.