The Walking Dead (TV Series)

The Walking Dead (TV Series)

The Walking Dead is an American horror television drama series developed by Frank Darabont. It is based on the Comic Series of the same name byRobert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard.

The series stars Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, who gets shot in the line of duty and awakens from a coma to find the world dominated by the walking dead. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way. The title of the series refers to the survivors, and not the zombies^[2], though it could equally be taken to mean both the survivors and the zombies.

In September 2013, a spin-off series was announced by AMC.^[3] Dave Erickson, writer and producer of AMC's Low Winter Sun, is confirmed to be the showrunner. In March 2014, Robert Kirkman has noted that the new series is not technically a spin-off, because none of the characters from the TV Series will be involved.^[4] Kirkman also said that the new series will be unrelated to the comics, different characters, different location.^[5]

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Development

Many networks were approached by producers Gale Anne Hurd, Frank Darabont and Robert Kirkman, among them well-know ones like NBC and HBO, though all of them refused to accept the show due its extremely violent and gory story. Some even going as far as proposing a "story without zombies".^[6]

Eventually, AMC took the show. On March 2010, it was announced that it ordered 6 episodes to be filmed. The filming began on the fifteenth of May, 2010. The episodes debuted on AMC on October 31, 2010.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Executive Producer Frank Darabont said that the TV Series was not intended to be a miniseries. AMC ordered 13 episodes for the second season.^[12] The second season debuted on October 16, 2011 at 9 p.m. with a 90 minute premiere episode "What Lies Ahead".

Frank Darabont was released from being the showrunner and replaced by Glen Mazzara (writer of the episode "Wildfire" in the first season). Darabont's departure has been surrounded in controversy, with magazine articles claiming that it was due to either a strained relationship with AMC, his failure to conform to the schedule of a TV series, or most likely due to the show's budget reduction despite commercial success.

Glen Mazzara, the Season 3 showrunner, was replaced by executive producer, Scott Gimple. Mazzara had cited creative differences with the drama and departed the series in late December 2012 after season 3 had wrapped production. Gimple took over as showrunner for Season 4.^[13]

In response to a question:

"says that the show will be deliberately pushed into a storyline that is nothing like the comics. Can you confirm or deny this?"

Kirkman - "BIG denial. We will never completely abandon the comic as source material on the TV show. There's already another 4 seasons of material at least, in the comics always doing new material."^[14]

Episodes

Season 1

	Title	Writer(s)	Air Dates	U.S. Viewers
1.	"Days Gone Bye"	Frank Darabont	October 31, 2010 (US) November 5, 2010 (UK)	5.35 million
2.	"Guts"	Frank Darabont	November 7, 2010 (US) November 12, 2010 (UK)	4.71 million
3.	"Tell It to the Frogs"	Frank Darabont Charles H. Eglee Jack LoGiudice	November 14, 2010 (US) November 19, 2010 (UK)	5.07 million
4.	"Vatos"	Robert Kirkman	November 21, 2010 (US) November 26, 2010 (UK)	4.75 million
5.	"Wildfire"	Glen Mazzara	November 28, 2010 (US) December 3, 2010 (UK)	5.56 million
6.	"TS-19"	Adam Fierro Frank Darabont	December 5, 2010 (US) December 10, 2010 (UK)	5.97 million

Season 2

	Title	Writer(s)	Air Dates	U.S. Viewers
1.	"What Lies Ahead"	Frank Darabont Robert Kirkman	October 16, 2011 (US) October 21, 2011 (UK)	7.26 million
2.	"Bloodletting"	Glen Mazzara	October 23, 2011 (US) October 28, 2011 (UK)	6.70 million
3.	"Save the Last One"	Scott Gimple	October 30, 2011 (US) November 4, 2011 (UK)	6.10 million
4.	"Cherokee Rose"	Evan T. Reilly	November 6, 2011 (US) November 11, 2011 (UK)	6.29 million
5.	"Chupacabra"	David Leslie Johnson	November 13, 2011 (US) November 18, 2011 (UK)	6.12 million
6.	"Secrets"	Angela Kang	November 20, 2011 (US) November 25, 2011 (UK)	6.08 million
7.	"Pretty Much Dead Already"	Scott Gimple	November 27, 2011 (US) December 2, 2011 (UK)	6.62 million
8.	"Nebraska"	Evan T. Reilly	February 12, 2012 (US) February 17, 2012 (UK)	8.10 million
9.	"Triggerfinger"	David Leslie Johnson	February 19, 2012 (US) February 24, 2012 (UK)	6.89 million
10.	"18 Miles Out"	Scott Gimple Glen Mazzara	February 26, 2012 (US) March 2, 2012 (UK)	7.04 million
11.	"Judge, Jury, Executioner"	Angela Kang	March 4, 2012 (US) March 9, 2012 (UK)	6.77 million
12.	"Better Angels"	Evan T. Reilly Glen Mazzara	March 11, 2012 (US) March 16, 2012 (UK)	6.89 million
13.	"Beside the Dying Fire"	Robert Kirkman Glen Mazzara	March 18, 2012 (US) March 23, 2012 (UK)	8.99 million

Season 3

	Title	Writer(s)	Air Dates	U.S. Viewers
1.	"Seed"	Glen Mazzara	October 14, 2012 (US) October 19, 2012 (UK)	10.90 million
2.	"Sick"	Nichole Beattie	October 21, 2012 (US) October 26, 2012 (UK)	9.55 million
3.	"Walk With Me"	Evan T. Reilly	October 28, 2012 (US) November 2, 2012 (UK)	10.51 million
4.	"Killer Within"	Sang Kyu Kim	November 4, 2012 (US) November 9, 2012 (UK)	9.27 million
5.	"Say the Word"	Angela Kang	November 11, 2012 (US) November 16, 2012 (UK)	10.37 million
6.	"Hounded"	Scott Gimple	November 18, 2012 (US) November 23, 2012 (UK)	9.21 million
7.	"When the Dead Come Knocking"	Frank Renzulli	November 25, 2012 (US) November 30, 2012 (UK)	10.42 million
8.	"Made to Suffer"	Robert Kirkman	December 2, 2012 (US) December 7, 2012 (UK)	10.50 million
9.	"The Suicide King"	Evan T. Reilly	February 10, 2013 (US) February 15, 2013 (UK)	12.26 million
10.	"Home"	Nichole Beattie	February 17, 2013 (US) February 22, 2013 (UK)	11.05 million
11.	"I Ain't a Judas"	Angela Kang	February 24, 2013 (US) March 1, 2013 (UK)	11.01 million
12.	"Clear"	Scott Gimple	March 3, 2013 (US) March 8, 2013 (UK)	11.30 million
13.	"Arrow on the Doorpost"	Ryan C. Coleman	March 10, 2013 (US) March 15, 2013 (UK)	11.46 million
14.	"Prey"	Evan T. Reilly Glen Mazzara	March 17, 2013 (US) March 22, 2013 (UK)	10.84 million
15.	"This Sorrowful Life"	Scott Gimple	March 24, 2013 (US) March 29, 2013 (UK)	10.99 million
16.	"Welcome to the Tombs"	Glen Mazzara	March 31, 2013 (US) April 5, 2013 (UK)	12.40 million

Season 4

	Title	Writer(s)	Air Dates	U.S. Viewers
1.	"30 Days Without An Accident"	Scott Gimple	October 13, 2013 (US) October 18, 2013 (UK)	16.11 million
2.	"Infected"	Angela Kang	October 20, 2013 (US) October 25, 2013 (UK)	13.94 million
3.	"Isolation"	Robert Kirkman	October 27, 2013 (US) November 1, 2013 (UK)	12.92 million
4.	"Indifference"	Matt Negrete	November 3, 2013 (US) November 8, 2013 (UK)	13.31 million
5.	"Internment"	Channing Powell	November 10, 2013 (US) November 15, 2013 (UK)	12.20 million
6.	"Live Bait"	Nichole Beattie	November 17, 2013 (US) November 22, 2013 (UK)	12.00 million
7.	"Dead Weight"	Curtis Gwinn	November 24, 2013 (US) November 29, 2013 (UK)	11.29 million
8.	"Too Far Gone"	Seth Hoffman	December 1, 2013 (US) December 6, 2013 (UK)	12.05 million
9.	"After"	Robert Kirkman	February 9, 2014 (US) February 10, 2014 (UK)	15.76 million
10.	"Inmates"	Matt Negrete Channing Powell	February 16, 2014 (US) February 17, 2014 (UK)	13.33 million
11.	"Claimed"	Nichole Beattie Seth Hoffman	February 23, 2014 (US) February 24, 2014 (UK)	13.12 million
12.	"Still"	Angela Kang	March 2, 2014 (US) March 3, 2014 (UK)	12.60 million
13.	"Alone"	Curtis Gwinn	March 9, 2014 (US) March 10, 2014 (UK)	12.65 million
14.	"The Grove"	Scott Gimple	March 16, 2014 (US) March 17, 2014 (UK)	12.86 million
15.	"Us"	Nichole Beattie Seth Hoffman	March 23, 2014 (US) March 24, 2014 (UK)	13.46 million
16.	"A"	Scott Gimple Angela Kang	March 30, 2014 (US) March 31, 2014 (UK)	15.67 million

Season 5

	Title	Writer(s)	Air Dates	U.S. Viewers
1.	"No Sanctuary"	Scott Gimple	October 12, 2014 (US) October 13, 2014 (UK)	17.28 million
2.	"Strangers"	Robert Kirkman	October 19, 2014 (US) October 20, 2014 (UK)	15.14 million
3.	"Four Walls and a Roof"	Angela Kang Corey Reed	October 26, 2014 (US) October 27, 2014 (UK)	13.80 million
4.	"Slabtown"	Matt Negrete Channing Powell	November 2, 2014 (US) November 3, 2014 (UK)	14.51 million
5.	"Self Help"	Heather Bellson Seth Hoffman	November 9, 2014 (US) November 10, 2014 (UK)	13.53 million
6.	"Consumed"	Matt Negrete Corey Reed	November 16, 2014 (US) November 17, 2014 (UK)	14.06 million
7.	"Crossed"	Seth Hoffman	November 23, 2014 (US) November 24, 2014 (UK)	13.32 million
8.	"Coda"	Angela Kang	November 30, 2014 (US) December 1, 2014 (UK)	14.80 million
9.	"What Happened and What's Going On"	Scott Gimple	February 8, 2015 (US) February 9, 2015 (UK)	15.64 million
10.	"Them"	Heather Bellson	February 15, 2015 (US) February 16, 2015 (UK)	12.26 million
11.	"The Distance"	Seth Hoffman	February 22, 2015 (US) February 23, 2015 (UK)	TBA
12.	"Remember"	TBA	March 1, 2015 (US) March 2, 2015 (UK)	TBA
13.	TBA	TBA	March 8, 2015 (US) March 9, 2015 (UK)	TBA
14.	TBA	TBA	March 15, 2015 (US) March 16, 2015 (UK)	TBA
15.	TBA	TBA	March 22, 2015 (US) March 23, 2015 (UK)	TBA
16.	TBA	TBA	March 29, 2015 (US) March 30, 2015 (UK)	TBA

Season 6

Season 6 was announced on October 7, 2014 by AMC.^[1]

Webisodes

Torn Apart

	Title	Writer(s)	Posted Date
1.	"A New Day"	John Esposito	October 3, 2011
2.	"Family Matters"	John Esposito	October 3, 2011
3.	"Domestic Violence"	John Esposito	October 3, 2011
4.	"Neighborly Advice"	John Esposito	October 3, 2011
5.	"Step Mother"	John Esposito	October 3, 2011
6.	"Everything Dies"	John Esposito	October 3, 2011

Cold Storage

	Title	Writer(s)	Posted Date
1.	"Hide and Seek"	John Esposito	October 1, 2012
2.	"Keys to the Kingdom"	John Esposito	October 1, 2012
3.	"The Chosen Ones"	John Esposito	October 1, 2012
4.	"Parting Shots"	John Esposito	October 1, 2012

The Oath

	Title	Writer(s)	Posted Date
1.	"Alone"	Luke Passmore	October 1, 2013
2.	"Choice"	Luke Passmore	October 1, 2013
3.	"Bond"	Luke Passmore	October 1, 2013

DVD Releases

Season	Episodes	DVD and Blu-ray™ release
		United States	United Kingdom	Australia
1	6	March 8, 2011	May 16, 2011	March 15, 2012
2	13	August 28, 2012	August 27, 2012	June 20, 2012
3	16	August 27, 2013	September 30, 2013	September 25, 2013
4	16	August 26, 2014	September 29, 2014	September 10, 2014

Cast and Characters

• Main Cast
• Co-Stars
• Uncredited

This is a list of the main characters in The Walking Dead, in order of living status.

Actor	Character	Appeared Seasons	Status	Background
Andrew Lincoln	Rick Grimes	1, 2, 3, 4,5	Alive	Rick is the husband of Lori Grimes and the father of Carl Grimes. An honest, kind, and lawful person, Rick worked in King County, Georgia as a sheriff's deputy who after awaking from a coma finds the world ravaged by an undead apocalypse. He has since become the leader of a group of survivors from Atlanta, Georgia. Rick became more ruthless after being forced to kill his best friend, Shane, but also became mentally unstable after the death of Lori. After a while, he finally became more stable and is trying to live a peaceful life with his son and his newborn daughter, Judith.
Chandler Riggs	Carl Grimes	1, 2, 3, 4,5	Alive	Carl is the son of Rick and Lori. He fled with Lori and Shane after the apocalypse, thinking his father was dead. Once naive and childish, he began changing dramatically after accidentally getting shot and having his close friend, Sophia, died as a walker. As the apocalypse goes on, he slowly becomes colder and harsher and he and his father is trying to live a good life after facing many horror and sorrows. Pessimistic at times, he would often scold people he thinks are not living in the real world.
Steven Yeun	Glenn Rhee	1, 2, 3, 4,5	Alive	Glenn is a pizza delivery boy who knows every shortcut in Atlanta. He saved Rick when he was trapped inside a tank surrounded by walkers, and brought Rick back to the Atlantacamp, where he is reunited with his wife and son. He is frequently used as a "runner" for supplies when the Atlanta survivors are running low, due to his extensive knowledge and talent. He is quick on his feet and is a fast tinker with tools and weapons and also frequently got into dangerous situations, which he always proved himself capable of dealing with them. He develops a relationship with Maggie, and after surviving for months with her and her family, finally marries her.
Norman Reedus	Daryl Dixon	1, 2, 3, 4,5	Alive	Daryl is the younger brother of Merle and is the survivor camp's expert hunter and tracker whose signature weapon is a crossbow. A violent and short-tempered man at first, he slowly become Rick's most trusted right-hand man and a reliable protector for the group. Once decided to leave the group for Merle, but returns to the group with him and since then, had grown wiser, stronger and more mature. He keeps the prison going by bringing back food and new people from his supply run.
Melissa Suzanne McBride	Carol Peletier	1, 2, 3, 4,5	Alive	Carol was a wife and mother before and during the apocalypse. Her abusive husband, Ed, was poetically slain by a female zombie during a raid of the undead upon the original Atlanta camp. Her daughter Sophia became a walker and was taken to a barn on the Greene Farm (which housed zombies; the owner of the farm, Hershel Greene, believed the undead to be sick people in need of a cure). Carol is the sole surviving member of her immediate family and with the death of Andrea at the close of the Third season finale, the last surviving female of the original Atlanta group.
Lauren Cohan	Maggie Greene	2, 3, 4, 5	Alive	Maggie is the daughter of Hershel Greene and older half-sister of Beth Greene. Maggie is strong, caring, brave, a tomboy, and is one of the main asset for the group. She stayed at a farmhouse with her family and neighbors when the survivors encountered them in Season 2. She has gone on to become seriously involved with Glenn over the course of his stay on the farm and eventually, marry him after spending months surviving together with him and his group.
Emily Kinney	Beth Greene	2, 3, 4, 5	Deceased	Beth is a shy, soft-spoken teenage girl and is Hershel's youngest daughter, Maggie's younger half-sister, and was dating a boy named Jimmy. After attempting suicide, she has come to accept the world in a more tragic view than the rest of her family. Becomes the main caretaker of Judith after the death of Lori. She eventually dated another boy named Zach, who died shortly after. She became emotionally distant after witnessing many of her friends and family dying. However, over the seasons, she becomes both emotionally and physically stronger. Her death came in "Coda" when she stabs Dawn Lerner, consequently, Dawn reflexively shots Beth in the head, leaving a devastated Maggie behind.
Danai Gurira	Michonne	2, 3, 4, 5	Alive	Michonne is a mysterious survivor who saved Andrea in "Beside the Dying Fire". She wield a katana and is stealthy, quiet, and doesn't like being in a crowd. She was a close friend of Andrea before they went to Woodbury. She also despised the Governor from the moment she met him, putting herself and Andrea in trouble and resulting into joining Rick's group. After Andrea died, she began getting closer to the group and had grown a lot more talkative and developed a sense of humor. She had been hunting for the Governor after his disappearance and finally get her revenge when the Governor attacked the prison. She is forced to escape the prison and is beginning to go back to her old self.
Chad Coleman	Tyreese	3, 4, 5	Alive	Tyreese is a survivor encountered at the prison and brother ofSasha. Tyresse takes care of Judith with Carol after the attack on the prison.
Michael Cudlitz	Abraham Ford	4, 5	Alive	Abraham is a survivor first encountered by Tara Chambler andGlenn Rhee after post-prison attack and the leader of his own group, along with Rosita Espinosa and Eugene Porter.
Jon Bernthal	Shane Walsh	1, 2, 3	Deceased	Shane was Rick's partner in the King County Sheriff's Department and best friend since high school. When Rick got shot and was in a coma, Shane brought him to the hospital and when the apocalypse breaks out, he barricaded Rick's room to keep him safe. His downfall began with his obsessive love over Rick's wife Lori. After getting caught lying to Lori about Rick dying, his relationship started to fall apart starting with Lori, Rick and eventually, almost the whole group. He lead Rick into an empty open plain, where he planned to kill him but failed and was stabbed by a knife in the stomach by Rick. Reanimated and was put down by Carl.
Sarah Wayne Callies	Lori Grimes	1, 2, 3	Deceased	Lori was the wife of Rick and mother of Carl. Headstrong, caring, and brave but at times, indecisive. Believing Rick to be dead, she followed Shane to Atlanta. After knowing that Rick is alive, she immediately cut any ties of Shane from her family. Shane continued harboring feelings for her which caused friction between him and Rick. She became distant with Rick and Carl as time goes on, but still remained close to the rest of the group. She met her demise through the birth of her daughter Judith. Carl shot Lori before becoming a walker.
Jeffrey DeMunn	Dale Horvath	1, 2	Deceased	Dale was the owner of the Winnebago around which the others, particularly Andrea, had formed a community. His consciousness for humanity holds together what is left of the former society between the survivors. He died after getting his stomach ripped off by a walker while scouting around Hershel's farm in the night. His death affected the survivor's moral and encourage them to always take the best way to survive.
Laurie Holden	Andrea	1, 2, 3	Deceased	Andrea was an attorney who was on a road trip with her sisterAmy when the apocalypse occurred. A strong, independent woman, she became the most prominent dead-eye shooter next to Shane within the group. Separated from the rest of her group when walkers attacked the farm she and her group was staying at. Rescued by Michonne and leaves her after finding a town named Woodbury. Began a relationship with The Governor but tried to stop him after realizing he was bad. Committed suicide after being bitten by Walker Milton.
Michael Rooker	Merle Dixon	1, 2, 3	Deceased	Merle is Daryl's older racist brother, who Rick handcuffed to the roof of a department store and was forced to cut his hand off to escape. He was rescued by the Governor after escaping the rooftop he was trapped in. Since then, he became one of the Governor's most trusted right-hand man and lived in Woodbury. He began living at the prison with Rick's group after escaping Woodbury together with Daryl. After living in the prison, he began to have a change of heart and sacrificed himself for the prison group by attacking the Governor secretly. Killed by the Governor, left to turn. Walker Merle was put down by Daryl.
Scott Wilson	Hershel Greene	2, 3, 4	Deceased	Hershel is the recovering alcoholic father of Maggie and Beth. He owns a farm house that the survivors encounter in Season 2. Once against killing the walkers, Hershel has since become one of Rick's most devoted followers after seeing the truth in humanity amongst the apocalypse. Even after having his leg amputated because of a walker bite, he does not give up hope and is always there to lend his strength whenever the group needs his guidance. He tragically died at the hands of The Governor, being executed in front of his daughters by getting his head chopped off with Michonne's katana.
David Morrissey	The Governor	3, 4	Deceased	Philip is the antagonist leading Woodbury. He had a wife and a daughter named Penny, who he kept tied up when she became a walker, thinking that somehow she would remember him. He is manipulating and is full of malice and hatred. After Rick's group invade his town, he began having obsession to eliminate Rick's group and destroy the prison and does it relentlessly, without remorse. After being defeated by Rick's group, he gave up on living, but started getting hope when a chance arised to destroy the prison once and for all. He died by getting shot in the head after destroying the prison in which Rick and the others lived in.

This is a list of the supporting cast in The Walking Dead, in order of living status.

Actor	Character	Appeared Seasons	Status	Background
Lennie James	Morgan Jones	1, 3, 5	Alive	Morgan is the first survivor Rick encounters along with his son Duane.
Sonequa Martin-Green	Sasha	3, 4, 5	Alive	Sasha is the sister of Tyreese and a member of his group.
Christian Serratos	Rosita Espinosa	4, 5	Alive	Rosita is a survivor first encountered by Tara Chambler andGlenn Rhee after post-prison attack and a member ofAbraham Ford's group, along with Eugene Porter.
Josh McDermitt	Eugene Porter	4, 5	Alive	Eugene is a survivor first encountered by Tara Chambler andGlenn Rhee after post-prison attack and a member ofAbraham Ford's group, along with Rosita Espinosa.
Alanna Masterson	Tara Chambler	4, 5	Alive	Tara is a member of Chambler's family, consisting of Lilly Chambler, Meghan Chambler and David Chambler. She, Lilly and Meghan later joins The Governer and The Governer joins Caesar Martinez's group.
Lawrence Gilliard Jr.	Bob Stookey	4, 5	Deceased	Stookey was a Army medic who joined the group in the prison. He died in Season 5, episode 3,Four Walls and a Roof. He was bitten by a zombie and put down by Tyreese
IronE Singleton	Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas	1, 2, 3	Deceased	T-Dog was a member of the Atlanta camp. He has proven himself useful on trips to Atlanta with the group. Died in the prison when he and Carol were attacked allowing Carol to escape.
Andrew Rothenberg	Jim	1, 3(Voice Only)	Undead	Jim was an Atlanta survivor. Jim was bitten or scratched during an attack, but not killed, the day before the group went to the CDC. On the way to the CDC, he was in pain and afraid he was going to turn, Jim requested to be left by the road, under a tree to die.
Madison Lintz	Sophia Peletier	1, 2	Deceased	Sophia was the daughter of Carol whose abusive dad, Ed, died in a zombie attack on the group at their former camp. After being found in the Greene barn, Walker Sophia was killed by Rick Grimes.
Emma Bell	Amy	1, 3(Voice Only)	Deceased	Amy was a college senior who was traveling with her older sister Andrea during the outbreak. Attacked at the Atlanta camp, Walker Amy was killed by her sister, Andrea.
Juan Gabriel Pareja	Morales	1	Unknown	Morales is a husband and father of two, who left the main group during "Wildfire". His status is currently unknown, along with the rest of his family.
Noel Gugliemi	Felipe	1	Unknown	Felipe is a nurse and part of the Vatos Gang. He is a friend of Guillermo, grandson of Abuela, and cousin of Miguel.
Donzaleigh Abernathy	Dr. Stevens	3	Deceased	Dr. Stevens is a doctor of Woodbury, Georgia.
Adrian Kali Turner	Duane Jones	1	Undead	Duane is the son of Morgan Jones and one of the first survivors that Rick encounters. Was zombified by his undead mother, Jenny.
Noah Emmerich	Dr. Edwin Jenner	1	Deceased	Dr. Jenner was a CDC doctor, who stayed behind in order to find a cure but he chose to commit suicide at the CDC as it exploded with Jacqui.
Michael Zegen	Randall	2	Deceased	Randall was a member of Dave and Tony's group, who was kept alive by Rick Grimes. His neck was broken by Shane and he was killed as a walker by Glenn.
Pruitt Taylor Vince	Otis	2	Deceased	Otis was the Greene family neighbor who stayed and helped at their farm. Patricia's husband. Shot in knee by Shane to aid his escape, killed by walkers.
Dallas Roberts	Milton Mamet	3	Deceased	Milton is a scientist living in Woodbury, Georgia. He is a confidant of The Governor. Stabbed by the Governor, left to turn in order to kill Andrea. Walker Milton killed by Andrea after she was bitten.
Lew Temple	Axel	3	Deceased	Axel was the last remaining prisoner discovered by Rick's group. Killed by The Governor when Woodbury attacked the prison (head shot, never turned).
Alexa Nikolas	Haley	3	Deceased	Haley was an athlete from Woodbury. She killed herzombified father and brother in order to survive. She was shot dead by Maggie whilst the Prison group invaded Woodbury.
Julio Cesar Cedillo	Lieutenant Welles	3	Undead	Lt. Welles was a U.S. Military pilot and member of the National Guard whose helicopter crashed. He was rescued by The Governor only to be killed later.
Jose Pablo Cantillo	Caesar Martinez	3, 4	Deceased	Martinez is The Governor's personal bodyguard.
Melissa Ponzio	Karen	3, 4	Deceased	Karen is a female survivor in Woodbury who joined the prison. Murdered by Carol in the prison.
Audrey Marie Anderson	Lilly Chambler	4	Deceased	Lilly is a member of Chambler's family, consisting of Tara Chambler, Meghan Chambler and David Chambler. She, Tara and Meghan later joins The Governer and The Governer joins Caesar Martinez's group.
Meyrick Murphy	Meghan Chambler	4	Deceased	Meghan is a member of Chambler's family, consisting ofTara Chambler, Lilly Chambler and David Chambler. She, Tara and Meghan later joins The Governer and The Governer joins Caesar Martinez's group.
Aldis Hodge	Mike	2, 3, 4	Undead	Mike is Michonne's boyfriend, and dies of a zombie bite after the zombie apocalypse begins. After Mike and Terry are zombified, Michonne keeps them as pets and for protection against other walkers.
Brandon Fobbs	Terry	2, 3, 4	Undead	Terry is Mike's friend, and dies of a zombie bite after the zombie apocalypse begins. After Terry and Mike are zombified, Michonne keeps them as pets and for protection against other walkers.

Reception

The show currently scores 85 out of 100 on Metacritic based on 25 reviews, indicating Universal acclaim.^[15] In a cover article Entertainment Weekly called The Walking Dead "The Best New Show on TV".^[16] Nancy deWolf Smith from The Wall Street Journal said that the "pilot episode [is] so good that it has hooked even a zombie hater like me." She said that what made the show so good was that it feels real and looks cinematic.^[17]Heather Havrilesky of Salon.com included the show on their list of 9 new TV shows to not miss, giving it a grade of "A", with the author saying "A film-quality drama series about zombies? Somebody pinch me!"^[18]

Based on 24 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the first season of The Walking Dead received an average 96% overall "Certified Fresh" approval rating; the website's consensus states, "Blood-spattered, emotionally resonant, and white-knuckle intense, The Walking Dead puts an intelligent spin on the overcrowded zombie sub genre".

Based on 21 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the second season of The Walking Dead received an average 90% overall "Certified Fresh" approval rating; the website's consensus states, "The second season of The Walking Dead fleshes out the characters while maintaining the grueling tension and gore that made the show a hit."

Based on 28 reviews collected by Rotten Tomatoes, the third season of The Walking Dead received an average 96% overall "Certified Fresh" approval rating; the website's consensus states, "The palpable terror and visceral thrills continue in the third season of The Walking Dead, along with a deeper sense of the people who inhabit its apocalyptic landscape."

The pilot received 5.3 million viewers, making it the most-watched premiere episode of any AMC television series.

The season 2 premiere and encore received a total of 11 million viewers, the rest of the season continues to break records around the world.

The season 3 premiere garnered a record-breaking 10.9 million viewers, and together with its encore, the premiere was watched by 15.2 million viewers, making this the most-watched episode of The Walking Dead, to date.^[19]

The season 4 premiere garnered cable record-breaking numbers, averaging 16.11 million U.S. viewers. This beats out the season three finale, "Welcome to the Tombs," which was viewed by 12.42 million, for the most viewed episode of The Walking Dead.

Awards & Nominations

AFI Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2010	AFI TV Programme of the Year[20]	Frank Darabont, Denise Huth, Tom Luse	Winner
2012	AFI TV Programme of the Year[21]	The Walking Dead	Winner

Artios Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Outstanding Achievement in Casting - Television Pilot - Drama	Sharon Bialy, Lisa Mae Fincannon, Sherry Thomas, Craig Fincannon	Nominated

Bram Stoker Award

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Screenplay[22]	Scott Gimple (for the episode "Save the Last One")	Nominated
		Scott Gimple (for the episode "Pretty Much Dead Already")	Nominated

Cinema Audio Society Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2012	Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for Television Series	Gary D. Rogers, Bartek Swiatek, Dan Hiland (for the episode "What Lies Ahead")	Nominated

Critics' Choice Television Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Best Drama Series[23]	The Walking Dead	Nominated
2013	Best Actor in a Drama Series	Andrew Lincoln	Nominated
2014	Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Melissa McBride	Nominated

Directors Guild of America Award

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series[24]	Frank Darabont (for the episode "Days Gone Bye")	Nominated

Dorian Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	TV Drama of the Year [25]	The Walking Dead	Nominated

Eddie Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television[26]	Hunter M. Via (for the episode "Days Gone Bye")	Winner
2012	Best Edited One-Hour Series for Commercial Television[27]	Hunter M. Via (for the episode "Save the Last One")	Nominated

Emmy Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special [28]	Jake Garber, Howard Berger, Garrett Immel, Gregory Nicotero, Jaremy Aiello, Andy Schoneberg (for the episode "Days Gone Bye")	Winner
	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series	Darleen Stoker, Walter Newman, Michael Baber, Jerry Edemann, Kenneth Young, David Lee Fein, Hilda Hodges (for the episode "Days Gone Bye")	Nominated
	Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series[29]	Jason Sperling, Kristin Johnson, Sam Nicholson, Kent Johnson, Michael Enriquez, Christopher D. Martin, Anthony Ocampo, Michael Cook, Gregory Nicotero(for the episode "Days Gone Bye")	Nominated
2012	Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special [30]	Jake Garber, Andy Schoneberg, Kevin Wasner, Gino Crognale, Carey Jonse (for the episode "What Lies Ahead")	Winner
	Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series[30]	Jerry Ross, Lou Thomas, Tim Farrell, Phil Barrie, David Lee Fein, Hilda Hodges (for the episode "Beside the Dying Fire")	Nominated
	Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series[30]	Victor Scalise, Jason Sperling, Darrell Pritchett, Eddie Bonin, Valeri Pfahning, Spence Fuller, Martin Hilke (for the episode "Beside the Dying Fire")	Nominated

Golden Globes Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Best Television Series - Drama[31]	The Walking Dead	Nominated

Golden Reel Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Best Sound Editing in Television Short Form - Dialogue and Automated Dialogue Replacement[32][33]	Kenneth Young, Bruce M. Honda, Darleen Stoker, Lou Thomas, Walter Newman (for the episode "Guts")	Winner
	Best Sound Editing: Long Form Sound Effects and Foley in Television[32]	Walter Newman, Kenneth Young, Jerry Edemann, David Lee Fein, Hilda Hodges, Darleen R. Stoker, Peter Reynolds (for the episode "Days Gone Bye")	Nominated
	Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television[32]	Walter Newman, Kenneth Young, Darleen R. Stoker, Lou Thomas, Bruce Honda, Skip Schoolnik (for the episode "Days Gone Bye")	Nominated
2012	Best Sound Editing in Television Long Form - Sound Effects & Foley[34]	Gary D. Rogers, Gregg Barbanell, Pamela Kahn, Stacey Michaels (for the episode "What Lies Ahead")	Winner
	Best Sound Editing: Long Form Dialogue and ADR in Television[34]	Jerry Ross, Lou Thomas, Steffan Falesitch, Karyn Foster (for the episode "What Lies Ahead")	Nominated
	Best Sound Editing: Short Form Dialogue and ADR in Television	Jerry Ross, Lou Thomas, Steffan Falesitch(for the episode "Save the Last One")	Nominated

International Cinematographers Guild

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Maxwell Weinberg Publicist Showmanship Awards for Television[35]	The Walking Dead	Nominated

People's Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show	The Walking Dead	Nominated
2013	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show	The Walking Dead	Nominated
	Favorite Cable TV Drama	The Walking Dead	Nominated
2014	Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show	The Walking Dead	Nominated
	Favorite Cable TV Drama	The Walking Dead	Winner
	Favorite TV Anti-Hero	Rick Grimes	Winner
	Favorite TV Hero	Norman Reedus	Winner
	Favorite TV Hero	Andrew Lincoln	Nominated

Satellite Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Best Television Series	The Walking Dead	Nominated
2012	Best Genre Series	The Walking Dead	Winner
	Best Television Cast	Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies,Laurie Holden, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs,Danai Gurira, Michael Rooker, and David Morrissey	Winner

Saturn Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2010	Best Television Presentation[36]	The Walking Dead	Winner
	Best Actor on Television[36]	Andrew Lincoln	Nominated
	Best Actress on Television[36]	Sarah Wayne Callies	Nominated
	Best Guest Starring Role on Television[36]	Noah Emmerich	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor on Television[36]	Steven Yeun	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress on Television[36]	Laurie Holden	Nominated
2011	Best Presentation on Television[37]	The Walking Dead	Winner
	Best Supporting Actor on Television[37]	Norman Reedus	Nominated
	The Innovator Award[38]	Robert Kirkman	Winner
2012	Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series[39]	The Walking Dead	Winner
	Best Actor on Television[39]	Andrew Lincoln	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actor on Television[39]	David Morrissey	Nominated
	Best Supporting Actress on Television[39]	Laurie Holden	Winner
2013	Best Syndicated/Cable Television Series[40]	The Walking Dead	Winner
	Best Supporting Actress on Television[40]	Melissa McBride	Winner
	Best Guest Starring Role on Television[40]	David Morrissey	Nominated
	Best Performance by a Younger Actor in a Television Series[40]	Chandler Riggs	Winner

Screen Actors Guild Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2013	Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Television Series	Ashley Rae Trisler, Russell Towery, Bob Fisher, Andrew Rusk, Taylor Towery,Philip Dido and W. Dante Ha	Nominated

Streamy Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2013	Best Derivative Series[41]	Cold Storage	Winner

Television Critics Association Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Outstanding New Program of the Year	The Walking Dead	Nominated
2013	Program of the Year	The Walking Dead	Nominated

Teen Choice Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Choice TV: Breakout Show	The Walking Dead	Nominated
2013	Choice TV: Action Horror Show	The Walking Dead	Winner

TP de Oro

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2012	Best Foreign Series	The Walking Dead	Nominated

TV Quick Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Best New Drama	Frank Darabont, Tom Luse, Denise M. Huth	Nominated

Visual Effects Society Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2011	Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program	Sam Nicholson, Kent Johnson, Christopher D. Martin, Jason Sperling	Nominated

Writers Guild of America Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2010	New Series [42]	Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, Glen Mazzara, Jack LoGiudice, Charles H. Eglee, Adam Fierro	Nominated
2011	Outstanding Achievement in Writing Derivative New Media [43]	John Esposito, Gregory Nicotero (The Walking Dead Webisodes: Torn Apart "A New Day", "Family Matters", "Neighborly Advice", "Step Mother" and "Everything Dies")	Nominated

Young Artist Awards

Year	Category	Nominee(s)	Result
2012	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor	Chandler Riggs	Nominated
	Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young Actress	Madison Leisle	Nominated
2013	Best Peformance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor	Chandler Riggs	Nominated
	Best Performance in a TV Series - Recurring Young  Actress	Madison Lintz	Nominated
2014	Best Performance in a TV Series - Leading Young Actor[44]	Chandler Riggs	Winner