'' The Walking Dead'' is an American

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television series based on the comic book of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and

Charlie Adlard Charles Adlard is a British comic book artist known for his work on books such as '' The Walking Dead'' and '' Savage''. Career Adlard began his work in the UK on ''White Death'' with Robbie Morrison and '' 2000 AD'' series including ''Judge Dr ...

, and developed for television by

Frank Darabont Frank Árpád Darabont (born Ferenc Árpád Darabont, January 28, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. In his early career, he was primarily a s ...

. It premiered on the cable network

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on October 31, 2010. The series focuses on

Rick Grimes Rick Grimes is a fictional character and the main protagonist in the post-apocalyptic comic book series '' The Walking Dead'' and the first nine seasons of the television series of the same name, in which he is portrayed by Andrew Lincoln. Creat ...

, a sheriff's deputy who slips into a coma after being shot. He awakens to find himself in a dangerous new world that has been overrun by " walkers". He joins a group of survivors (including his

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and

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) as they try to survive in a world among the undead. In October 2019, the series was renewed for an eleventh season. In September 2020, AMC confirmed that the eleventh season would be the series' last and would consist of 24 episodes broadcast from 2021 to 2022. The eleventh season premiered on August 22, 2021.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

Season 2 (2011–12)

Season 3 (2012–13)

Season 4 (2013–14)

Season 5 (2014–15)

Season 6 (2015–16)

Season 7 (2016–17)

Season 8 (2017–18)

Season 9 (2018–19)

Season 10 (2019–21)

Season 11 (2021–22)

Specials

A special titled "The Journey So Far" aired on October 16, 2016, as a recap of the first six seasons of ''The Walking Dead'', featuring interviews with the cast and producers. It was watched by 2.18 million viewers.

Webisodes

''Torn Apart'' (2011)

Prior to the start of season 2, a six-episode

web series A web series (also known as a web show) is a series of scripted or non-scripted online videos, generally in episodic form, released on the Internet, which first emerged in the late 1990s and became more prominent in the early 2000s. A single in ...

called ''Torn Apart'' premiered on October 3, 2011, on AMC's official website. The web series is directed by special effects makeup artist and co-executive producer

Greg Nicotero Gregory Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, television producer, and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film ''Day of the Dead'' (1985), under the tutel ...

and tells the origin story of Hannah, also known as "Bicycle Girl", the walker that

killed out of mercy and whose bicycle he took in the first episode of the TV series.

''Cold Storage'' (2012)

A four-episode web series entitled ''Cold Storage'' was released on October 1, 2012. Set during the zombie apocalypse, ''Cold Storage'' follows the story of Chase as he seeks shelter in a storage facility under the command of B.J., a malicious former employee who hides a very dark secret. The storage unit Chase is given was owned by

''The Oath'' (2013)

A three-part webisode series, entitled ''The Oath'', was released on October 1, 2013. This series tells the origin of the "Don't Open, Dead Inside" paint on the cafeteria doors of the hospital

awakes in, post-apocalypse. It follows Paul and Karina as they escape their zombie-overrun camp in search of a medical station. The central theme of the series examines the will to persevere in the face of inevitable death.

''Red Machete'' (2017–18)

A six-part webisode series entitled ''Red Machete'' first premiered on October 22, 2017. The web series tells the origin story of

's red machete. The series starred actors Jose Rosete, Anais Lilit, Sofia Esmaili, and

Jeff Kober Jeff Kober (born December 18, 1953) is an American actor, known for his television roles as Dodger in ''China Beach'', Jacob Hale Jr. in ''Sons of Anarchy'', and Joe in the fourth season of '' The Walking Dead''. He is also known his movie rol ...

, reprising his role as Joe, the leader of the Claimers from the fourth season of ''The Walking Dead''.

Ratings

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Walking Dead episodes, List of, The Lists of American drama television series episodes Lists of horror television series episodes