The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead is AMC’s completed post-apocalyptic drama about people trying to build a life after civilization collapses. It begins with sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes waking from a coma to discover that the dead have risen and his family has disappeared. His search leads to a shifting community of survivors whose safety depends as much on trust, leadership and scarce resources as on fighting walkers. Across the series, camps become settlements, alliances fracture, and competing ideas of justice shape conflicts with human rivals. The ensemble changes substantially over eleven seasons, but the central question remains whether people can preserve compassion while adapting to prolonged catastrophe. Andrew Lincoln anchors the early story as Rick, with Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Danai Gurira and Jeffrey Dean Morgan among the major long-running performers. This page covers the original 2010–2022 flagship series, not its later spin-offs.

Where to watch (checked October 7, 2026): AMC’s official page lists current viewing routes, while the original series is licensed to Netflix in the United States and selected territories. AMC has announced further country-by-country licensing and later AMC+ on-demand access. Catalogs and launch dates vary, so check the local licensed service.

Key facts

• The series premiered on AMC on October 31, 2010.
• The completed flagship contains 11 seasons and 177 episodes.
• Its expanded 24-episode final season concluded the original series in 2022.
• AMC Studios produced the television adaptation of Robert Kirkman’s comic-book story.

Official sources: AMC series page; AMC final-season announcement.