Days Gone Bye

The Walking Dead: Season 1: Episode 1

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The Walking Dead
Days Gone Bye

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AMC | Air Date: October 31, 2010
Starring: Scott Wilson, Laurie Holden, Daniel Roebuck, Jeffrey DeMunn, Jeffrey DeMunn, Josh Stewart, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James, Cerina Vincent, David Morrissey, Chad L. Coleman, Sarah Wayne Callies, Michael Rooker, Lauren Cohan, Norman Reedus, Andrew Lincoln, Jon Bernthal, Rick Otto, Sonequa Martin-Green, Chandler Riggs, Steven Yeun, Melissa McBride, Emily Kinney, Lilli Birdsell, Madison Leisle, Griffin Barrett Cleveland, Danielle Burgio, Danai Jekesai Gurira, Chris Nelson (VI)
Summary: Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes wakes up in the hospital after having been shot while on duty and discovers that while he was in the hospital, something has happened which causes the bodies of the dead to reanimate and attack the living. The town he lived in is mostly abandoned, with many dead roaming the streets at night. Believing that hisSheriff's deputy Rick Grimes wakes up in the hospital after having been shot while on duty and discovers that while he was in the hospital, something has happened which causes the bodies of the dead to reanimate and attack the living. The town he lived in is mostly abandoned, with many dead roaming the streets at night. Believing that his wife, Lori, and son, Carl, have most likely fled to safety in nearby Atlanta, he grabs a stock of weapons from the locker of his police station, and sets out to find them.… Expand
Creator: Frank Darabont and Robert Kirkman
Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
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