The Walking Dead: Cold Storage

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The Walking Dead: Cold Storage
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Genre Post-apocalyptic
Zombie apocalypse
Horror
Drama
Based on
The Walking Dead
by
Written byJohn Esposito
Directed by Greg Nicotero
Starring
Composer Kevin Blumenfeld
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producersMichael Petok
Chris Pollack
Jared Hoffman
ProducerSarah J. Donahue
Production locationsLos Angeles, California
Cinematography Michael Fimognari
EditorsJulius Ramsay
Dan Liu
Running time24:08 minutes (Total)
Original release
Network AMC.com
ReleaseOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)

The Walking Dead: Cold Storage is a four-part web series based on the television series The Walking Dead . It aired in its entirety on October 1, 2012, on AMC's official website, two weeks before the premiere of the third season of the show. The web series follows the story of a young man named Chase as he seeks shelter in a storage facility commanded by a malicious employee named B.J. [1] [2] This web series marks a second installment, following The Walking Dead: Torn Apart , which aired a year earlier. [3]

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Synopsis

Chase (Josh Stewart) is portrayed as a survivor seeking refuge on a rooftop near Atlanta, Georgia. Despite his intention to reunite with his sister (who is referenced to be in a separate caravan), Chase and companion Harris (Chris Nelson) decide to investigate a nearby storage facility. The two are quickly swarmed by walkers and Harris is killed in the attack, but Chase manages to escape, unharmed, to one of the storage units. It is revealed that the storage units are under the sole command of a former employee named B.J., who is initially hostile to Chase. B.J. changes his mind after Chase offers to restore a damaged basement generator in exchange for one of B.J's box trucks. Chase takes some clothes from a storage unit which also contains family photo albums indicating it belonged to Rick Grimes.

After a nonchalant B.J. fails to mention the presence of walkers in the basement, Chase's suspicions are raised. Chase's suspicions are confirmed when B.J. shows Chase a pile of dead bodies and mercilessly fires a shot at Chase, who collapses into the pile of bodies, apparently dead.

Chase survives the shooting with only a graze to his temple and returns to the compound to take revenge. He inadvertently finds Kelly (a female employee B.J. claimed had called in sick the day "shit hit the fan"), who explains that B.J. murdered the other employees and forced her into sexual slavery. B.J., realizing the situation, confronts Kelly and her liberator, refusing to let Chase leave with her. The events of this standoff culminate in B.J.'s decapitation (presumably by Kelly) while the two survivors escape the compound in a box truck (implied to be low on gas). B.J.'s zombified head is shown on a table watching the surveillance monitors as the compound is overrun by walkers.

Cast

Crew

Webisodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateRunning time
1"Hide and Seek" Greg Nicotero John EspositoOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)4:29
2"Keys to the Kingdom"Greg NicoteroJohn EspositoOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)4:57
3"The Chosen Ones"Greg NicoteroJohn EspositoOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)5:38
4"Parting Shots"Greg NicoteroJohn EspositoOctober 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)9:04

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