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The Walking Dead

  • TV Series
  • 2010–20222010–2022
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 44m
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
947K
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POPULARITY
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Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Lauren Cohan, and Michael James Shaw in The Walking Dead (2010)
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.
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  • Drama
  • Horror
  • Thriller
Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma to learn the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
947K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
30
2
  • Creator
    • Frank Darabont
  • Stars
    • Andrew Lincoln
    • Norman Reedus
    • Melissa McBride
Top credits
  • Creator
    • Frank Darabont
  • Stars
    • Andrew Lincoln
    • Norman Reedus
    • Melissa McBride
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 2.3KUser reviews
    • 339Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
      • 79 wins & 229 nominations total

    Episodes177

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    Lauren Ridloff Receives the IMDb "Fan Favorite" STARmeter Award
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    Season 10 Finale: Extended Opening Minutes
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    Photos7796

    Norman Reedus and Lauren Cohan in Home Sweet Home (2021)
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Okea Eme-Akwari in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan in Here's Negan (2021)
    Seth Gilliam and Ross Marquand in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Norman Reedus in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan in Home Sweet Home (2021)
    Paola Lázaro in Splinter (2021)
    Lauren Cohan in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride in The Walking Dead (2010)
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton in Here's Negan (2021)
    The Walking Dead (2010)
    Josh McDermitt in The Walking Dead (2010)

    Top cast

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    Andrew Lincoln
    Andrew Lincoln
    • Rick Grimesas Rick Grimes…
    122 episodes122 eps • 2010–2021
    Norman Reedus
    Norman Reedus
    • Daryl Dixonas Daryl Dixon
    175 episodes175 eps • 2010–2022
    Melissa McBride
    Melissa McBride
    • Carol Peletieras Carol Peletier…
    174 episodes174 eps • 2010–2022
    Lauren Cohan
    Lauren Cohan
    • Maggie Rheeas Maggie Rhee…
    144 episodes144 eps • 2011–2022
    Josh McDermitt
    Josh McDermitt
    • Eugene Porteras Eugene Porter
    130 episodes130 eps • 2014–2022
    Christian Serratos
    Christian Serratos
    • Rosita Espinosaas Rosita Espinosa
    129 episodes129 eps • 2014–2022
    Danai Gurira
    Danai Gurira
    • Michonneas Michonne
    125 episodes125 eps • 2012–2020
    Seth Gilliam
    Seth Gilliam
    • Gabriel Stokesas Gabriel Stokes
    125 episodes125 eps • 2014–2022
    Ross Marquand
    Ross Marquand
    • Aaronas Aaron
    116 episodes116 eps • 2015–2022
    Chandler Riggs
    Chandler Riggs
    • Carl Grimesas Carl Grimes
    110 episodes110 eps • 2010–2020
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    Jeffrey Dean Morgan
    • Neganas Negan
    95 episodes95 eps • 2016–2022
    Alanna Masterson
    Alanna Masterson
    • Tara Chambleras Tara Chambler
    87 episodes87 eps • 2013–2019
    Khary Payton
    Khary Payton
    • Ezekielas Ezekiel
    82 episodes82 eps • 2016–2022
    Steven Yeun
    Steven Yeun
    • Glenn Rheeas Glenn Rhee
    82 episodes82 eps • 2010–2020
    Cooper Andrews
    Cooper Andrews
    • Jerryas Jerry
    75 episodes75 eps • 2016–2022
    Sonequa Martin-Green
    Sonequa Martin-Green
    • Sasha Williamsas Sasha Williams
    70 episodes70 eps • 2012–2018
    Eleanor Matsuura
    Eleanor Matsuura
    • Yumikoas Yumiko…
    58 episodes58 eps • 2018–2022
    Callan McAuliffe
    Callan McAuliffe
    • Aldenas Alden
    55 episodes55 eps • 2017–2022
    • Creator
      • Frank Darabont
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      All of the principal actors have a "Last Supper" the day they film their death scenes. This "unorthodox idea" came to Frank Darabont's mind when he was watching Season 1 of Sem Saída (2009), a comedy show starring actor/singer Gustavo Goulart.
    • Goofs
      A lot of the time characters kill walkers by pushing a knife up through their bottom jaw. Most of the knifes they use are not long enough to reach the brain and so walkers are essentially just being stabbed in the mouth, yet this seems to be an effective method.
    • Quotes

      Negan: [to Rick] Sucks, don't it? The moment you realize you don't know shit.

    • Crazy credits
      With each passing year (or season) the title of the show (seen when the theme song is playing) decays a little more. Executive producer Gale Anne Hurd confirmed this.
    • Connections
      Edited into CollegeHumor Originals: Breaking Bad/Walking Dead Mash-Up (2013)
    • Soundtracks
      Mr. Splitfoot
      (uncredited)

      Performed by Paris Motel

    User reviews2.3K

    Review
    Top review
    8/10
    Very much alive for Seasons 1-5, Season 7 dead
    Had heard nothing but great things about 'The Walking Dead' from friends and IMDb reviewers. It took a while to get round to walking, both from being busy and also not being sure whether it would be my cup of tea.

    Finally getting round to it a few years ago and slowly working my way through it, 'The Walking Dead' turned out to be very much my cup of tea and as good as the hype made it out to be. Seasons 1-5 of 'The Walking Dead' to me were absolutely brilliant, and it still shocks me at how an intelligent, well-made (so much so that it is easy to mistake it for a film) show about zombies could be made when so many films have tried and failed abysmally to do so. My only complaint about the early seasons actually is the slightly slow start to Season 2.

    'The Walking Dead' is incredibly well made in the production values, with gritty and audacious production design, photography of almost cinematic quality, effects that look good, have soul and are not overused or abused and pretty frightening make-up which helps make the already freaky zombies even freakier. The music is haunting and affecting, having presence but never being too intrusive.

    For five seasons, the writing was intelligent and thought-provoking, with lots of tension and emotional resonance and improving every time a story and character were expanded and given more complexity. Loved that the stories had multiple layers and felt satisfactorily resolved, while the action is both thrilling and terrifying, the blood-spattering gore uncompromising.

    Seasons 3 and 4 are especially good in this regard, and it is the latter where the complexities and nuance of the storytelling and characterisation particularly shine. The pace was a little slow to begin with in Season 2 but thrilling elsewhere while not rushing through important pieces of information. Direction is smart and atmospheric while the show throughout has been strongly acted especially from the two leads playing particularly well-crafted characters.

    Which is why it is so sad that Season 7 has been a dead mess on the whole, apart from the production values, some effective world-building and the actors did their best with what they had (an achievement somewhat, admiration is to be had for anybody able to do anything with such poor material). Season 6 did have some slow and pointless moments and the finale was a disappointment but had good things. Can say very little good about Season 7 though.

    A season where once interesting, complex characters are no more. Negan was a fascinating villain, now a cartoonish caricature that one wants done away with, don't blame Jeffrey Dean Morgan here, he's great in the role, it's the writing. Pacing has been all over the map, often brutally slow. The season has had too many characters and subplots that are mostly under-explored or completely superfluous. There was heavy reliance on over-convenience, lots of melodrama, very talky sections that add little and feel like padding, little character growth, frustratingly illogical decision making and some convolution. And there were very few thrills or scares thanks to lack of suspense and a sense that everything feels toned down.

    Overall, brilliant for about just over two-thirds but Season 7 was a serious disappointment and has left me dubious as to whether to stick with the show for the eighth season. With such a decline lately, there is a sense that a once addictive personal favourite show has run its course. 7.5/10 Bethany Cox
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    FAQ21

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    • Release date
      • October 31, 2010 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
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    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Walking Dead
    • Filming locations
      • Senoia, Georgia, USA
    • Production companies
      • American Movie Classics (AMC)
      • Circle of Confusion
      • Valhalla Motion Pictures
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    • Runtime
      44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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