History Series / TheWalkingDead

''The Walking Dead'' is a {{live action|Adaptation}} ZombieApocalypse television series based on [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead the comic of the same name]]. Like the comic, its story focuses on a group of survivors struggling to stay alive in a world overrun by undead humans. Rick Grimes, the leader of the group, awakens in the hospital from a coma to find everything has gone downhill. He sets out to find his family, and the rest of the show focuses on him and the rest of the characters as they adapt and relate to each other in a terrible new world. Though the survivors face great hardship--not just from the walkers, but also from people who are far worse than the undead--they find that their most vital resources are [[TrueCompanions each other]], and the will to survive day by day. The group takes casualties, finds new members, suffers brutal defeats, but they push on, with the hope that things get better, no matter how briefly, beyond the horizon.

A spinoff, ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'', premiered in August 2015, and takes place on the west coast of the United States, primarily in Los Angeles in the early days of the ZombieApocalypse. ''Walking Dead'' characters begin crossing over to ''Fear'' in the latter's fourth season. Additionally, a ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' special titled ''[[Recap/RobotChickenTheWalkingDeadSpecialLookWhosWalking Look Who's Walking]]'' aired in late 2017, with many of the show's actors reprising their roles.

A second spinoff was announced in 2019, this one following a group of teenagers who grew up in the apocalypse as they leave their sheltered community and head out into an unprotected world of walkers; the series has been compared to ''Film/StandByMe'' in tone. ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond'' made its debut in October 2020.

As noted above, ''The Walking Dead'' will conclude in late 2022 with its eleventh season; however, a spin-off focusing on main protagonists Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier, played by Creator/NormanReedus and Creator/MelissaMcBride, has been greenlit for 2023. Additionally, a spin-off tentatively titled ''Tales of the Walking Dead'' has been announced as an episodic anthology series revolving around exploits of characters new and existing.

The show's writers are knowingly taking ([[ApprovalofGod Creator Approved]]) liberties with its source material, so comic readers, don't expect to come into this knowing everything beforehand. WordOfGod says that the intention from the start has been to approach the series as an AlternateContinuity of its own, in which certain events play out differently- [[NotHisSled sometimes radically so]]- due to the ButterflyEffect ripples of the [[AdaptationExpansion additions]] and [[AdaptedOut subtractions]] of [[SchrodingersCast various characters]] and events major and minor.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has completed its tenth season, which concluded on April 4th, 2021. ''The Walking Dead'' will conclude with an eleventh and final season, nearly twice the length of a usual season, that is slated to begin airing August 21st, 2021.

As noted above, ''The Walking Dead'' will conclude in late 2022 with its' eleventh season; however, a spin-off focusing on main protagonists Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier, played by Creator/NormanReedus and Creator/MelissaMcBride, has been greenlit for 2023. Additionally, a spin-off tentatively titled ''Tales of the Walking Dead'' has been announced as an episodic anthology series revolving around exploits of characters new and existing.

As noted above, ''The Walking Dead'' will conclude in late 2022 with its' eleventh season; however, a spin-off focusing on main protagonists Daryl Dixon and Carol Peletier, played by Creator/NormanReedus and Melissa [=McBride=], has been greenlit for 2023. Additionally, a spin-off tentatively titled ''Tales of the Walking Dead'' has been announced as an episodic anthology series revolving around exploits of characters new and existing.

[[caption-width-right:350:''[[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech "But no matter what we find in DC, I know we’ll be okay, because this is how we survive.]] [[TitleDrop We tell ourselves that we are the walking dead."]]'']]

[[caption-width-right:300:''[[NoMoreHoldingBackSpeech "But no matter what we find in DC, I know we’ll be okay, because this is how we survive.]] [[TitleDrop We tell ourselves that we are the walking dead."]]'']]

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has completed its tenth season, which concluded on April 4, 2021. ''The Walking Dead'' will conclude with an eleventh and final season, nearly twice the length of a usual season, that is slated to begin airing August 21, 2021.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show is running in its tenth season[[note]]the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic halting production on the finale forced the 15th episode to become the quasi-season finale, while the true finale airedOctober 4, 2020; as the pandemic has prevented large scale production needed for a proper season, six extra episodes filmed with precautions are being produced to air in spring 2021 to fill the gap between Season 10 and 11[[/note]] that has been extended by six episodes. ''The Walking Dead'' will conclude with an eleventh and final season, nearly twice the length of a usual season, that is slated to air from 2021 until fall 2022.

A spinoff, ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'', premiered in August 2015, and takes place on the west coast of the United States, primarily in Los Angeles in the early days of the ZombieApocalypse. A ''Walking Dead'' character crosses over to ''Fear'' in the latter's fourth season [[note]]and a few other regulars cameo in the season premiere[[/note]]. Additionally, a ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' special titled ''[[Recap/RobotChickenTheWalkingDeadSpecialLookWhosWalking Look Who's Walking]]'' aired in late 2017, with many of the show's actors reprising their roles.

In late 2018, it was announced that series lead Creator/AndrewLincoln [[note]]who decided to leave the show to spend more time with his family; Lincoln lives in the UK whereas the series is filmed in Georgia for roughly six months a year, a schedule which has grown increasingly more difficult as Lincoln’s children have grown older[[/note]] would star in a trilogy of films set to begin production in 2020. This trilogy of films is set to be the first installments in a larger collection of films featuring both new and old characters in the show’s universe.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show is running in its tenth season[[note]]the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic halting production on the finale forced the 15th episode to become the quasi-season finale, with the true finale slated to air October 4, 2020[[/note]] that has been extended by six episodes. ''The Walking Dead'' will conclude with an eleventh and final season, nearly twice the length of a usual season, that is slated to air from 2021 until fall 2022.

A second spinoff was announced in 2019, this one following a group of teenagers who grew up in the apocalypse as they leave their sheltered community and head out into an unprotected world of walkers; the series has been compared to ''Film/StandByMe'' in tone. ''Series/TheWalkingDeadWorldBeyond'' will debut in late 2020.

A second spinoff was announced in 2019, this one following a group of teenagers who grew up in the apocalypse as they leave their sheltered community and head out into an unprotected world of walkers; the series has been compared to ''Film/StandByMe'' in tone. ''The Walking Dead: World Beyond'' will debut in late 2020.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has completed its tenth season[[note]]the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic halting production on the finale forced the 15th episode to become the quasi-season finale, with the true finale slated to air October 4, 2020[[/note]] that has been extended by six episodes, while an eleventh season is slated to arrive in late 2021.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has completed its tenth season[[note]]the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic halting production on the finale forced the 15th episode to become the season finale, with the true finale slated to air later in 2020[[/note]], and has been renewed for an eleventh season.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show is completed it’s tenth season[[note]]the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic halting production on the finale forced the 15th episode to become the season finale, with the true finale slated to air later in 2020[[/note]], and has been renewed for an eleventh season set to air in fall 2020.

In late 2018, series lead Creator/AndrewLincoln decided to leave the show to spend more time with his family[[note]]Lincoln lives in the UK whereas the series is filmed in Georgia for roughly six months a year, a schedule which has grown increasingly more difficult as Lincoln’s children have grown older[[/note]]. Rick Grimes’ story will thus continue in a trilogy of films set to begin production in 2020; the production schedule for these films has been reported to far better accommodate Lincoln than the show.

See also ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadSurvivalInstinct'', a first person shooter video game set in the TV series continuity. And ''VideoGame/TheWalkingDeadArcade'', an rail shooter arcade based off the TV show.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw seasons 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins starting with season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show is currently in its tenth season, which premiered October 6th, 2019, and has been renewed for an eleventh season set to air in fall 2020.

In late 2018, series lead Creator/AndrewLincoln decided to leave the show to spend more time with his family[[note]]Lincoln lives in the UK whereas the series is filmed in Georgia for roughly six months a year, a schedule which has grown increasingly more difficult as Lincoln’s children have grown older[[/note]]. Rick Grimes’ story will thus continue in a trilogy of films set to begin in 2020; the production schedule for these films has been reported to far better accommodate Lincoln than the show.

A second spinoff was announced in 2019, this one following a group of teenagers who grew up in the apocalypse as they leave their sheltered community and head out into an unprotected world of walkers; the series has been compared to ''Film/StandByMe'' in tone. ''The Walking Dead: World Beyond'' will debut in spring 2020.

A second spinoff was announced in 2019, this one following a group of teenagers who grew up in the apocalypse as they leave their sheltered community and head out into an unprotected world of walkers; the series has been compared to ''Film/StandByMe'' in tone. It will debut in 2020.

''The Walking Dead'' is a {{live action|Adaptation}} ZombieApocalypse television series based on [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead the comic of the same name]]. Like the comic, its story focuses on a group of survivors struggling to stay alive in a world overrun by undead humans. Rick Grimes, the leader of the group, awakens in the hospital from a coma to find everything has gone downhill. He sets out to find his family, and the rest of the show focuses on him and the rest of the characters as they adapt and relate to each other in a terrible new world. Though the survivors face great hardship--not just from the walkers, but also from people who are far worse than the undead--they find that their most vital resources are [[TrueCompanions each other]], and the will to survive day by day. The group takes casualties, finds new members, suffers brutal defeats, but led by Rick, they push on, with the hope that things get better, no matter how briefly, beyond the horizon.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw season 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reins for season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has completed its ninth season, with a tenth set to premiere in October 2019.

Has its own dedicated ShoutOut page [[ShoutOut/TheWalkingDeadTVShow here]]. Now also has an in-progress [[Recap/TheWalkingDead recap page]]. And see '''[[Characters/TheWalkingDeadTVShow here]]''' for characters page.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw season 4-8, with Angela Kang taking the reigns for season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has completed its ninth season, with a tenth set to premiere in October 2019.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw season 4-8, with Angela Kang set to take the reigns for season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has run for eight completed seasons and is currently in its ninth, which premiered on October 7th, 2018.

The series premiered on October 31st, 2010 on Creator/{{AMC}}, and was produced by Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd. Glen Mazzara took over as showrunner for seasons 2 and 3, followed by Scott M. Gimple, who oversaw season 4-8, with Angela Kang set to take the reigns for season 9. Comic creator Robert Kirkman is also heavily involved with the production, including being the writer for several episodes. The show has completed its eighth season, which premiered October 22nd, 2017. On January 13th, 2018 AMC confirmed that the series has been renewed for an ninth season, set to premiere in fall 2018.