Series synopsis
The Walking Dead is an American action & adventure drama sci-fi & fantasy television series that premiered on AMC on October 31, 2010. It ended on November 20, 2022. It was created by Frank Darabont. It stars Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, David Morrissey and Lauren Cohan.
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Premise
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
Premise: Fight the dead. Fear the living.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes
- Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh
- David Morrissey as Philip Blake
- Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene
- Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon
- Laurie Holden as Andrea Harrison
- Danai Gurira as Michonne Hawthorne
- Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee
Supporting cast
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan Smith
- Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier
- Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale Horvath
- Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes
- Samantha Morton as Alpha
- Ryan Hurst as Beta
- Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon
- Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa
- Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes
- Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes
- Ross Marquand as Aaron
- Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter
Guest cast
- Austin Amelio as Dwight
- Juan Javier Cardenas as Dante
- Lew Temple as Axel
- Irone Singleton as T-Dog
- Avi Nash as Siddiq
- Nadine Marissa as Nabila
- Thora Birch as Mary
- Jeryl Prescott as Jacqui
- Noah Emmerich as Edwin Jenner
- Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier
- Noel Gugliemi as Felipe
- Andrew Rothenberg as Jim
Episodes
This series spans 12 seasons with 265 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 88 | October 11, 2010 | November 13, 2022 |
| Season 1 | 6 | October 31, 2010 | December 5, 2010 |
| Season 2 | 13 | October 16, 2011 | March 18, 2012 |
| Season 3 | 16 | October 14, 2012 | March 31, 2013 |
| Season 4 | 16 | October 13, 2013 | March 30, 2014 |
| Season 5 | 16 | October 12, 2014 | March 29, 2015 |
| Season 6 | 16 | October 11, 2015 | April 3, 2016 |
| Season 7 | 16 | October 22, 2016 | April 2, 2017 |
| Season 8 | 16 | October 21, 2017 | April 15, 2018 |
| Season 9 | 16 | October 7, 2018 | March 31, 2019 |
| Season 10 | 22 | October 6, 2019 | April 4, 2021 |
| Season 11 | 24 | August 22, 2021 | November 20, 2022 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Season 1 Sneak Peek A preview of the upcoming series. |
October 11, 2010 |
| 2 |
Pilot Episode: The B&W Version A black & white version of the pilot episode, "Days Gone Bye," released as part of the 3-Disc Special Edition Blu-ray set of the first season. |
October 4, 2011 |
| 3 |
Torn Apart: A New Day Hannah awakens to find her kids missing after a violent car accident. |
October 3, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Days Gone Bye Rick searches for his family after emerging from a coma into a world terrorized by the walking dead. Morgan and Duane, whom he meets along the way, help teach Rick the new rules for survival. |
October 31, 2010 |
| 2 |
Guts Rick unknowingly causes a group of survivors to be trapped by walkers. The group dynamic devolves from accusations to violence, as Rick must confront an enemy far more dangerous than the undead. |
November 7, 2010 |
| 3 |
Tell It to the Frogs Rick makes a decision to go back to Atlanta to retrieve the bag of guns and save a man's life. Lori and Shane must deal with the surprising return of someone they thought was dead. |
November 14, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
What Lies Ahead Rick leads the group out of Atlanta. On the highway, they are stopped by a threat unlike anything they have seen before. The group searches for someone who has gone missing. |
October 16, 2011 |
| 2 |
Bloodletting Coming to the aid of another, Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get badly-needed medical supplies. |
October 23, 2011 |
| 3 |
Save the Last One The group desperately awaits Shane's return. Shane finds himself trapped in a school, surrounded by the undead. Daryl and Andrea search for someone in the woods. |
October 30, 2011 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Seed With the world growing increasingly more dangerous and Lori’s pregnancy advancing, Rick discovers a potentially safe haven. But first he must secure the premises, pushing his group to its limit. |
October 14, 2012 |
| 2 |
Sick After a traumatic event, a life hangs in the balance. Complicating matters, the group must also deal with a potential threat to their new surroundings. |
October 21, 2012 |
| 3 |
Walk with Me After witnessing an accident, Andrea and Michonne are introduced to a new community of survivors. As conflicts arise with their new acquaintances, a decision must be made. |
October 28, 2012 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
30 Days Without an Accident Rick and the group are as close to an ideal life as possible at the prison. Will they be able to hold on to humanity in the face of a new evil? |
October 13, 2013 |
| 2 |
Infected As the group faces a brand new enemy, Rick and the others must fight to protect the livelihood they worked so hard to create at the prison. |
October 20, 2013 |
| 3 |
Isolation As one group leaves the prison in search for supplies at a local college, those who stay must deal with recent losses while preserving what remains. |
October 27, 2013 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
No Sanctuary We learn the true motives of the Terminans as Rick and the group find themselves in a vulnerable situation. Will they be able to work together? |
October 12, 2014 |
| 2 |
Strangers With supplies running low and not knowing whether to trust the people around them, Rick leads a mission where the risk might not be worth the reward. |
October 19, 2014 |
| 3 |
Four Walls and a Roof Rick and the group find themselves pitted against some very nasty people, but our group might just have a plan to gain the upper hand. |
October 26, 2014 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
First Time Again Rick and the group are still having trouble assimilating into Alexandria. Will a new threat bring them closer together or drive them further apart? |
October 11, 2015 |
| 2 |
JSS Just when it looks like things can return to normal, or as normal as things can be in the apocalypse, a new problem arises for the Alexandrians. |
October 18, 2015 |
| 3 |
Thank You A return home doesn't go as expected. |
October 25, 2015 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Day Will Come When You Won't Be Rick and his group kneel helplessly before Negan and the Saviors. What Negan does will haunt those who survive forever. |
October 23, 2016 |
| 2 |
The Well For a number of familiar faces, a new, well-established community seems too good to be true. |
October 30, 2016 |
| 3 |
The Cell A new group of survivors seem to have it all in their impressive community, however, there is a price. |
November 6, 2016 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mercy Rick and his group, along with the Kingdom and Hilltop, have banded together to bring the fight to Negan and the Saviors. |
October 22, 2017 |
| 2 |
The Damned The plan involving Alexandrians, Kingdommers and Hilltoppers unfolds. As Rick continues to fight, he encounters a familiar face. |
October 29, 2017 |
| 3 |
Monsters Conflict with the Saviors leads to unintended consequences for the Hilltop, the Kingdom, and Alexandria; morality proves tricky in wartime. |
November 5, 2017 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
A New Beginning Rick and his group make a risky run into Washington, D.C. to search for artifacts they will need to build the civilization he and Carl envisioned. |
October 7, 2018 |
| 2 |
The Bridge The communities join forces to restore a bridge that will facilitate communication and trade. Someone is gravely injured at the construction site. |
October 14, 2018 |
| 3 |
Warning Signs Rick's vision for the future is threatened by a mysterious disappearance that divides the work camp where the communities are building a bridge. |
October 21, 2018 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Lines We Cross The group continue to train in Oceanside in case the Whisperers return. Tensions are high as our heroes struggle to hold onto their concept of civilization. |
October 6, 2019 |
| 2 |
We Are the End of the World The origins of Alpha and Beta are revealed. Alpha attempts to toughen up Lydia as they prepare to walk with the dead. Meanwhile, the Whisperers create their herds. |
October 13, 2019 |
| 3 |
Ghosts The threat of the Whisperers return leads to paranoia sweeping over Alexandria; in the meantime, Carol battles with the need for revenge. |
October 20, 2019 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Acheron (1) Daryl leads a mission team to scavenge the military base he discovered. Maggie tells her story, prompting a new mission for survival that only Negan can lead. Eugene and his group go through assessment by the Commonwealth's paramilitary police. |
August 22, 2021 |
| 2 |
Acheron (2) Maggie's mission takes the team through a subway tunnel, challenged by lurking walkers and a recalcitrant Negan. With Eugene's group, Yumiko seeks answers about her brother and demands expedited processing into the Commonwealth. |
August 29, 2021 |
| 3 |
Hunted Maggie's mission team gets separated and hunted by the Reapers. Carol, Rosita, Magna, and Kelly attempt to catch horses for Alexandria. Judith, R.J., Hershel, and Gracie cope with their parents going away. |
September 5, 2021 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | AMC |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 31, 2010 |
| Last aired | November 20, 2022 |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Sunday |