The Walking Dead

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.

The Walking Dead (2010-2022) is an American cable horror drama series created by Frank Darabont for AMC. Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) wakes from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic America overrun by flesh-eating walkers, and he sets out to find his wife and son. Along the way he gathers a band of survivors that includes Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) and Michonne (Danai Gurira), each navigating scarcity, grief and mounting threats. The engine of the show is simple and relentless: every season pits the group against new dangers, whether roaming herds, rival settlements or human predators, while they try to build a home that can last. Its episodes are built around scavenging runs, tense standoffs and brutal confrontations, and its eleven seasons form one continuing serialized saga. Set in a rural Georgia and then across a ruined landscape, the series moves through grim, gore-soaked horror and quieter stretches of communal drama. Its tone is bleak yet strangely humane, with dread, paranoia and moments of hard-won hope. Fans of Fear the Walking Dead, Snowpiercer and Z Nation will find similar survival stakes and zombie horror.

Viewers broadly rate the series positively for its gore, zombie world-building and long-form survival drama, though later seasons are judged weaker than the early ones.

• Fear the Walking Deadserialized post apocalyptic survival drama with graphic zombie horror
• Snowpiercerpost apocalyptic survival with graphic violence and group dynamics under collapse
• Helixserialized survival drama of a community rebuilding under threat
• Z Nationzombie horror with a survivor-centred serialized long arc

Created by

Frank Darabont

Release Date

2010-10-31

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

8.1 / 10 (18277)

What is The Walking Dead about?

A sheriff's deputy wakes from a coma into a zombie-ravaged America and fights to reunite with his family and build a community among other survivors.

What is The Walking Dead like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of The Walking Dead as measured, its intensity as strong and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is The Walking Dead violent?

Yes. Ember rates the violence in The Walking Dead as graphic.

What did critics think of The Walking Dead?

Viewers broadly rate the series positively for its gore, zombie world-building and long-form survival drama, though later seasons are judged weaker than the early ones.

Which shows are like The Walking Dead?

Shows with a similar feel include Fear the Walking Dead, Snowpiercer, Helix, and Z Nation.

How long is The Walking Dead?

The Walking Dead: 11 seasons, 177 episodes.

Is The Walking Dead still running?

No, The Walking Dead has ended.

Where can I watch The Walking Dead?

In United States, The Walking Dead streams on Netflix, Philo, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, YouTube TV, Netflix Standard with Ads.