The Walking Dead: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The Walking Dead tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse. It follows a group of survivors, led by former police officer Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. As the world overrun by the dead takes its toll on the survivors, their interpersonal conflicts present a greater danger to their continuing survival than the walkers that roam the country. Over time, the characters are changed by the constant exposure to death and some grow willing to do anything to survive.

Based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard.

Series details

• Title: The Walking Dead
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Horror
• Premiere date: 2010-10-31
• Final broadcast date listed: 2022-11-20
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: AMC+
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 62 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.9/10
• TVMaze ID: 73

Cast and credited roles

• Norman Reedus — Daryl Dixon
• Melissa McBride — Carol Peletier
• Andrew Lincoln — Rick Grimes
• Lauren Cohan — Maggie Greene
• Christian Serratos — Rosita Espinosa
• Danai Gurira — Michonne Hawthorne
• Josh McDermitt — Eugene Porter
• Chandler Riggs — Carl Grimes
• Seth Gilliam — Father Gabriel Stokes
• Ross Marquand — Aaron
• Steven Yeun — Glenn Rhee
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan — Negan

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-10-31; final listed air date 2010-12-05; episode order: 6.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-10-16; final listed air date 2012-03-18; episode order: 13.
• Season 3: premiered 2012-10-14; final listed air date 2013-03-31; episode order: 16.
• Season 4: premiered 2013-10-13; final listed air date 2014-03-30; episode order: 16.
• Season 5: premiered 2014-10-12; final listed air date 2015-03-29; episode order: 16.
• Season 6: premiered 2015-10-11; final listed air date 2016-04-03; episode order: 16.
• Season 7: premiered 2016-10-23; final listed air date 2017-04-02; episode order: 16.
• Season 8: premiered 2017-10-22; final listed air date 2018-04-15; episode order: 16.
• Season 9: premiered 2018-10-07; final listed air date 2019-03-31; episode order: 16.
• Season 10: premiered 2019-10-06; final listed air date 2021-04-04; episode order: 22.
• Season 11: premiered 2021-08-15; final listed air date 2022-11-20; episode order: 24.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Walking Dead on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.