The Walking Dead (2010– )

Police officer Rick Grimes leads a group of survivors in a world overrun by zombies.

Creator:

Frank Darabont

Stars:

Andrew Lincoln, Steven Yeun, Sarah Wayne Callies

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 wins & 42 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Andrew Lincoln	...	Rick Grimes (36 episodes, 2010-2013)
Steven Yeun	...	Glenn Rhee (36 episodes, 2010-2013)
Chandler Riggs	...	Carl Grimes (36 episodes, 2010-2013)
Sarah Wayne Callies	...	Lori Grimes (35 episodes, 2010-2013)
Laurie Holden	...	Andrea (35 episodes, 2010-2013)
Norman Reedus	...	Daryl Dixon (34 episodes, 2010-2013)
Melissa McBride	...	Carol Peletier (33 episodes, 2010-2013)
Lauren Cohan	...	Maggie Greene (29 episodes, 2011-2013)
Scott Wilson	...	Hershel Greene (28 episodes, 2011-2013)
Emily Kinney	...	Beth Greene (25 episodes, 2011-2013)
Jon Bernthal	...	Shane Walsh (20 episodes, 2010-2012)
IronE Singleton	...	Theodore 'T-Dog' Douglas (20 episodes, 2010-2012)
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Dale Horvath (19 episodes, 2010-2012)
Danai Gurira	...	Michonne (17 episodes, 2012-2013)
Michael Rooker	...	Merle Dixon (17 episodes, 2010-2013)
David Morrissey	...	The Governor (15 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Rick Grimes is a former Sheriff's deputy who has been in a coma for several months after being shot whilst on duty. When he wakes, he discovers that the world has been taken over by Zombies, and that he seems to be the only person still alive. Having returned home to discover his wife and son missing, he heads for Atlanta to search for his family. Narrowly escaping death at the hands of the Zombies on arrival in Atlanta, he is aided by another survivor Glenn who takes Rick to a camp outside the town. There Rick finds his wife Lori and son Carl. Along with his partner and best friend Shane, he founds a small group of survivors who struggle to fend off the zombie hordes, as well as competing with other survivor groups who are prepared to do whatever it takes to survive.

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Plot Keywords:

zombie | zombie apocalypse | mother son relationship | title same as book | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

Stay In (Season 1 UK)

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Genres:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official iTunes Season 3

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

31 October 2010 (USA)

Also Known As:

Elavad Surnud

Filming Locations:

West Central Prison - 1070 County Farm Rd, Zebulon, Georgia, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

American Movie Classics (AMC), Circle of Confusion, Valhalla Motion Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Dixon brothers, T-Dog, Jacqui, as well as Morales and his family are not characters in the comic book, although they are each featured prominently in season 1 of the TV series.

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Connections

Referenced in New Girl: Fluffer (2012)

User Reviews

"The Walking Dead" rocks!

I first started hearing rumors of a t.v. series based on the comic book some time ago. By the end of summer, I was reading about an official series in virtually every horror magazine I subscribe to and names like Darabont, Gale Ann Hurd and Nicotero were attached along with comic book series creator Kirkman having an active hand. Well, episode one debuted on AMC on All Hallow's Eve and it's exceeded my every expectation. Admittedly, I hadn't read the comic book (though I'm sure gonna now) but I've been a huge zombie movie fan primarily thanks to George Romero. The show looks and sounds like a movie with top-notch production values and fabulous zombie FX. Lennie James steals the show so far in an exceptional cast. On top of it all, Darabont and Kirkman have humanized the unhuman in their touching teleplay adaption. No doubt, AMC have another runaway hit on their hands.