The Walking Dead

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Oct 31, 2010
Season #: 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
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  1. Daniel_N
    Feb 24, 2023
    8
    The Walking Dead starts out bloody and horrifying, and establishes a firm tone for the rest of the series. This season has you routing for all the character’s survival, even the minor cast — with the addition of top-notch performances from Andrew Lincoln, Laurie Holden, Jon Bernthal, and Jeffery DeMunn.
  2. jacobp1
    Feb 12, 2023
    8
    An action-packed and brutally bloody first series, oozing with memorable and emotional moments. The Walking Dead's first season eclectically mixes spine-chilling horror and a very gripping storyline that follows the lives of many intriguing, three-dimensional characters in a post-apocalyptic world.
  3. Bruterake
    Mar 20, 2022
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Eu lembro de quando tomo mundo tava no ensino fundamental e começou a ver essa série, nossa que estouro vei a cena dele no cavalo na avenida sozinho e os esquema de zumbis com o Morgan começou muito bem e deixou todo mundo querendo ver mais.… Expand
  4. All_ButTrU4
    Jan 3, 2022
    10
    Bloody intense. The pilot is groundbreaking. Bloody brilliant. Amazingly paced, extremely well-acted, and wholly consuming. "The Walking Dead" will have me nailed to my couch for the next five episodes. Hands-down the best show or movie to feature zombies in a long, long time.
  5. Onlyclassicvg1
    Oct 11, 2021
    10
    Basado en una serie de cómics del mismo nombre de Robert Kirkman, un pequeño grupo de supervivientes, liderado por el oficial Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), debe luchar contra un mundo lleno de zombis.
    Creador: Frank Darabont y Robert Kirkman
  6. Misterdiony
    May 17, 2021
    8
    The kick off of The Walking Dead which made me a fan instantly. A well executed series start in the zombie horror genre with a great mix of good, bad and annoying characters.
  7. AWESOM-0
    Jan 1, 2020
    8
    Very cool show, it’s well acted and written. I’m looking forward to enjoying the ride.
  8. HackFraud
    Mar 23, 2019
    8
    This is rating for 1st season, but review for whole series.

    Production and practical effects in this series is fantastic and worth of praise, some great gore scenes and kills, great acting, but after FRANK DARABONT WAS FIRED and these all HACKS of writers took over, it became hit or miss for me in terms of plot, too dragged out, seasons 2-4 could easily be fused in 2 seasons, ect. That    This is rating for 1st season, but review for whole series.

    Production and practical effects in this series is fantastic and worth of praise, some great gore scenes and kills, great acting, but after FRANK DARABONT WAS FIRED and these all HACKS of writers took over, it became hit or miss for me in terms of plot, too dragged out, seasons 2-4 could easily be fused in 2 seasons, ect. That was my main problem, but still not a bad show.    … Expand
  9. ndfalkatiri
    Feb 25, 2019
    7
    I remembered just randomly watch this series in the office with my friend like everyday during our internship. It was briliant, we watched till season 7 or 8 and YES. It went downhill, but still this is the first zombie related movie that i watch.
  10. N0rdicPT
    Feb 15, 2019
    9
    Despite having a couple of really slow moving seasons with some shark jumps and controversial cliffhangers, The Walking Dead remains a standing titan of TV shows. The most recent season has revived the show for me and made it very enjoyable to watch once again. Great characters, great drama.
  11. Al_Is_Xa
    Nov 4, 2018
    9
    Warning: It is addictive! I have watched many horror movies and apocalyptic movies in my day, but they always use excessive violence and unneeded language promising the same ending with the main characters triumphing a victory. After awhile, you can almost predict what will happen. However, I didn't run into that same problem with The Walking Dead series. In fact, they go above andWarning: It is addictive! I have watched many horror movies and apocalyptic movies in my day, but they always use excessive violence and unneeded language promising the same ending with the main characters triumphing a victory. After awhile, you can almost predict what will happen. However, I didn't run into that same problem with The Walking Dead series. In fact, they go above and beyond to rotate the main characters and move the story line. I am especially pleased that they manage the foul language and don't create gory scenes that haunt you in the evenings. That isn't to say that this series is not gory. Trust me, it has plenty of that to entertain any viewer. My favorite part about TWD is the fact that I never get bored. I can watch multiple episodes and still crave the next.

    I am the type of viewer that enjoys a challenge and TWD fulfills that need. I often think about how I would handle end of world situations and this series does a great job of showing how it might look and what you might run into after a catastrophic event.

    Yes, some of the characters are annoying and you would love see a zombie attack them, but that is the best part about this series. Eventually those characters will meet their demise and a new character will step in to win over the crowd. All in all, an entertaining series to watch!    … Expand
  12. Matthew2000
    Oct 12, 2018
    9
    Had to a review for class so I thought I might as well upload it here too

    Review: on the 9th season premiere of the still number 1 drama series in the world 'The Walking Dead'. Last Sunday the television series premiered at 9:00 AM PST. The first episode drew an audience of 10 million people around the world. The series new season is also being called ''Rick Grimes final episodes''.    Had to a review for class so I thought I might as well upload it here too

    Review: on the 9th season premiere of the still number 1 drama series in the world 'The Walking Dead'.
    Last Sunday the television series premiered at 9:00 AM PST. The first episode drew an audience of 10 million people around the world. The series new season is also being called ''Rick Grimes final episodes''. The leading actor Andrew Lincoln announced his departure at San Diego's Comicon this summer. After a massive drop in ratings The Walking Dead is off to a new start, the first episode's title sequence being ''A new beginning''.

    The first episode really set off the new tone for this season. In this week's episode we see how communities like Alexandria and the Hilltop have evolved since the 18 month time jump between the season 8 finale and this season's premiere. We get a first look on how Maggie is dealing with Rick's choice on saving Negan's life. While characters like Daryl and Enid seem to be siding with Maggie, Michonne and Rick have stuck to what Carl had planned for the communities. This sets up an interesting arc for the coming season.

    After season 7 and 8 The Walking Dead needed a fresh start and certainly delivers on that. It gives you some of those old vibes from the first season.

    Rating 8.8/10

    For more information on The Walking Dead stay tuned for more articles coming soon!    … Expand
  13. SrPepe
    Jul 5, 2018
    8
    Un sólido y entretenido comienzo para la que va a ser más adelante una excelente serie.
  14. Dragonfly44
    May 6, 2018
    9
    The first season of this show is amazing. The first episode is one of the best episodes of all time. This season builds characters nearly perfectly and was never not entertaining. That combined with some gore make this show amazing. Despite some choppy CGI, the show never seizes to amaze.

    Rating - 95%
  15. MarvelJoe
    Mar 13, 2018
    8
    What a great way to start off the show! I love how they know what you're in for and know along the way they'll try harder to survive
  16. Jarody
    Feb 11, 2018
    10
    This is the absolute peak of television, and it proves that the shorter the season the better it is. The Walking Dead season 1 is filled with incredible action, special effects, interesting characters and a brilliantly written story, the first show in a long time that had me hooked from episode 1.
  17. 100tifiko
    Dec 30, 2017
    10
    Simplemente asombroso, ninguna otra serie de tv me habia hecho sentir lo que esta me ha hecho sentir con esta temporada, no podria existir un mejor comienzo.
  18. ATiM2
    Dec 27, 2017
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The glory days of the show. Characters could be killed in any episode, not just season/midseason finales. Before they fired Frank Darabont. Truly one of the greatest seasons of television, and it's too bad the show couldn't keep this kind of quality.… Expand
  19. wiiy71
    Dec 23, 2017
    9
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  20. BooshAC
    Nov 23, 2017
    8
    A really well directed, acted and paced first season of TV, with an amazing pilot episode. It's a real shame AMC messed with the budget and fired Frank Darabont, resulting in the later seasons not reaching this level of quality.
  21. Alzz
    Nov 13, 2017
    8
    The Walking Dead is one of the best TV shows out there. It has a perfect mix of the zombies and the survivors. You follow Rick and his group as they encounter many problems. The show is what horror should be, with chilling scenes that don't involve jumpscares. Sometimes the writing feels a bit wacky, and the plot armour on some characters is very thick, but The Walking Dead always offersThe Walking Dead is one of the best TV shows out there. It has a perfect mix of the zombies and the survivors. You follow Rick and his group as they encounter many problems. The show is what horror should be, with chilling scenes that don't involve jumpscares. Sometimes the writing feels a bit wacky, and the plot armour on some characters is very thick, but The Walking Dead always offers something new and exciting to bring to the tables. Although this show has its moments, it is a great show which is continuing to run strong, and is definitely worth watching.… Expand
  22. Aginagala
    Nov 5, 2017
    7
    I remember starting to watch this and the first time I saw Rick ride his horse into that giant hoard of walkers... man I fell in love with the show. The acting and character development are all brilliant. I remember simply just choosing this show to watch as I was with my dad and we wanted some horror with good acting for once, this show more than provides that and to this day we are stillI remember starting to watch this and the first time I saw Rick ride his horse into that giant hoard of walkers... man I fell in love with the show. The acting and character development are all brilliant. I remember simply just choosing this show to watch as I was with my dad and we wanted some horror with good acting for once, this show more than provides that and to this day we are still watching it.… Expand
  23. AnisBigBoss
    Oct 20, 2017
    10
    this is GOLD its that perfect mix between zombies and survivors i love everything about this series including the characters and zombies places and man many more things ...
  24. Raekz
    Oct 15, 2017
    8
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. With Officer Rick Grimes awaking from coma he knows as much about the zombie apocalypse as the viewer and together with him they will get to know the world of 'The Walking Dead'.
    The first season is a great introduction to this series. You have great-looking zombies, a group of people trying to survive although they barely have the same opinion about what to do next and enough drama that it's much different to other zombie-films but nevertheless very bloody.
    As a viewer you're constantly asking yourself what you would've done in that situation and you can't even decide who's right and who's wrong and what's good and what's bad.
    For me a weakness of 'The Walking Dead' is that in some moments it felt like they had very much luck and only survived 'cause of this luck; and of course this vatos-story was really bad, but it's not that long and important so you could ignore that.    … Expand
  25. GreedySarameya
    Jul 27, 2017
    7
    This show's performance is like a high school boy trying to sprint a full mile in front of the whole school. In the very beginning he starts off strong and fast, everyone is cheering for him. After 200 meters, he starts to feel the lactic acid build up between his muscles and the soreness makes him slow down a bit, but he is still fast enough to make girls give a second glance. AfterThis show's performance is like a high school boy trying to sprint a full mile in front of the whole school. In the very beginning he starts off strong and fast, everyone is cheering for him. After 200 meters, he starts to feel the lactic acid build up between his muscles and the soreness makes him slow down a bit, but he is still fast enough to make girls give a second glance. After another 200, meters he feels really really tired, and the people watching can tell that he's tired. However, in order to sustain the attention on him, he starts to do some unnecessary things such as silly faces and stunts. To some of the audience, this was entertaining; but to most others it was just some unneeded action that costs his body more energy. After another 200 meters, he is completely exhausted and starts to have the thought of giving up. However, he cannot give up, because he is sprinting a mother****ing mile in front of the whole mother****ing school, and he knows what people would say about him if he gives up. All he can do is forcefully power his legs to swing at their maximum speed, which by now isn't too fast, and stand back up trips after trips and keep on sprinting, even when the audience is probably all laughing their asses off and some may have even given up on him. That is where season 7 ends.

    I remember watching the first two seasons, how it was so attractive and exciting that I had to tell my dad to hide the tv remote so I don't uncontrollably spend 24 hours every day watching. When I got to season 3, the introduction of the governor made the show somewhat different. Rick's people went from surviving from zombies to facing another, possibly more devastating, danger, the human savagery. This new theme was actually quite intriguing, and the episodes were no less awesome. On to season 4, the first season that I could't immediately recall what it was about. If you spend a week watching a season and end up not being able to recall what it was about, then that's when you should know the show's going a little bit south. This is the part where that mile-sprinter was doing some unnecessary stunts: entertaining to some, but really unnecessarily a waste of time and energy. Fortunately, after receiving some hints on wikipedia, I was able to remember some awesome moments in that episode, and I realized it wasn't too bad after all (p.s. Rick's final words of season 4 was awesome). Season 5 and 6 was similar to season 4, probably slightly worse. I remember at least 5 episodes in which the characters sorta just walked half of the screen time , reminds me a bit of how that sprinter was thinking about giving up but, for reputation reasons, couldn't. As for season 7, for those who hasn't seen it yet, (you were probably spoiled anyways) you can basically watch the first half of the first episode and the whole final episode, you really won't miss anything.

    Fortunately, that high school sprinter has saved a little bit of energy during his previous 200 meters. He wasn't running as fast as he could have, on top of that the audience doesn't have that high of a standard for him anymore. For these causes, there is much reason to hope that he will start running surprisingly fast again in the next 200 meters. Personally, if he is still going to run like a little **** I would completely give up on him and leave the gym. Forever.    … Expand
  26. shod3030
    Jun 5, 2017
    7
    Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes gets shot and falls into a coma. When awoken he finds himself in a Zombie Apocalypse. Not knowing what to do he sets out to find his family, after he's done that he gets connected to a group to become the leader. He takes charge and tries to help this group of people survive, find a place to live, and get them food. This show is all about survival, the risks, andSheriff Deputy Rick Grimes gets shot and falls into a coma. When awoken he finds himself in a Zombie Apocalypse. Not knowing what to do he sets out to find his family, after he's done that he gets connected to a group to become the leader. He takes charge and tries to help this group of people survive, find a place to live, and get them food. This show is all about survival, the risks, and the things you'll have to do to survive.… Expand
  27. liam11042000
    Jan 11, 2017
    10
    The walking dead is a TV series based on the zombie apocalypse written by Robert kirkman it follows the character Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the first season rick wakes up in a hospital as rick wakes up in the new world which is filled of the living dead.
    Rick goes home to find his wife(Lori) and his son(Carl) and they am not there rick soon meets a man and his son Morgan and Duane    The walking dead is a TV series based on the zombie apocalypse written by Robert kirkman it follows the character Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) in the first season rick wakes up in a hospital as rick wakes up in the new world which is filled of the living dead.
    Rick goes home to find his wife(Lori) and his son(Carl) and they am not there rick soon meets a man and his son Morgan and Duane and Morgan tells rick what is happening about the dead coming back and trying to eat the living.
    Morgan tells rick about Atlanta where it is supposed to be safe ricks goes to Atlanta on a horse with bags of guns to find his wife and son but when he gets there Atlanta is not what he thought it was there are herds of the undead rick soon gets trapped in a tank wondering what to do to get out of this mess.
    Then hears a voice on the walky-talky this man’s name is Glenn, Glenn helps rick get out the tank and get the roof when some other survivors are there but they am trapped rick helps the survivors get out then they head back to camp rick finds his wife and his son at the camp and also ricks best friend Shane.
    Later on the camp gets over run by walkers and they have to leave the camp and head to the CDC (Centres for Disease Control) they reach the CDC and there is nothing left and are forced to leave because the CDC is about to blow up and this is all in season 1.

    Season 2 returns and the group end up on a high way trying to find a safe place to be where there are no walkers but on the high way a herd shows up and ricks group are forced to hide Sophia a younger girl gets chased by two walkers and then goes missing all threw the first half of season two they are looking for Sophia the group end up on farm and meet the Greene family Hershel, Maggie and Beth.
    Shane later tries to kill rick because Shane loves Lori and then the farm gets over run by walkers so they have to leave at the end of season 2.

    Season 3 they end up at a prison all season they meet a man who is called the governor who tries to kill ricks group the governor runs a town called Woodbury when the season comes to an end the governor goes to the prison with all of his people to kill ricks group and let the dead have the prison rick forces the governors people out and then the governor goes crazy and shoots all of his people ricks goes to Woodbury after the attack looking for a group member that the governor took and tortured when ricks group get there she had got bitten and dies so rick takes all the old and young back to the prison.

    Season 4 they have a tank ricks group has to then leave and am all split up they all end up at a place called terminus which is run by Gareth and the cannibals the group is forced to go into a train kart and then the season ends.

    Season 5 returns and the group break out of terminus and end up at a church and meet a man called farther Gabriel later on in that season the group end up at a community called Alexandria which is run by a women called Diana Monroe the people at the community are worried rick and his people will try and take over.

    Season 6 is started with rick and everyone by a quarry filled with walkers thousands of the dead they try to lead the horde away but half splits of and heads towards Alexandria because of a horn going of which is made because of the group called the wolves who kill loads of the people at Alexandria but then the wolves are killed and the herd ends up at the gates of Alexandria.
    Then the church falls crushing the walls and then the horde comes flooding threw the walls and filling Alexandria rick and some people are trapped in a house and are trying to get to the armoury to clear out Alexandria from the undead rick and the people with him cover themselves with walker blood and head towards the armoury.
    3 people get killed trying to get there and Carl gets shot in his eye then everyone in Alexandria go and kill all the walkers in there hand to hand.    … Expand
  28. reviewfrom19842
    Dec 22, 2016
    7
    The Walking Dead is well-acted, action paced, and well written. Some of the characters are unlikable but the walking dead is still a enjoyable TV show.

    Days Gone Bye 7/10
    Guts 7/10
    Tell It to the Frogs 6/10
    Vatos 8/10
    Wildfire 6/10
    TS-19 8/10
  29. poodleputh153
    Dec 4, 2016
    10
    If you don't like the walking dead then you are dead to me. This is the best show ever, hands down. No exceptions! -Neegan
    Just had to add that pun in there.
    But eye guess you already saw that coming.
  30. ouiph879g7w8gd6
    Nov 28, 2016
    10
    good This first taste is damn near perfect.Bloody brilliant. Amazingly paced, extremely well-acted, and wholly consuming. "The Walking Dead" will have me nailed to my couch for the next five episodes. Hands-down the best show or movie to feature zombies in a long, long time.
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#17 Best TV Season of 2010
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#1 Most Discussed TV Season of 2010
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#1 Most Shared TV Season of 2010

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 25 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 25
  3. Negative: 0 out of 25
  1. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Tim Goodman
    Dec 7, 2010
    80
    Darabont uses the TV-series format to break convention not only by defying the predictabilities of the horror genre (boo!) but also by infusing the recipe with more storytelling elan.
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  2. Hitfix
    Reviewed by: Alan Sepinwall
    Dec 7, 2010
    70
    I was encouraged that the character-driven third episode was stronger than the zombie action-heavy second, and perhaps the producers will be proven right--that the longer this saga goes on past these initial six episodes, the more it will set itself apart from the zombie canon.
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  3. Los Angeles Times
    Reviewed by: Mary McNamara
    Dec 7, 2010
    80
    The Walking Dead, like any good horror tale, still believes in the importance of monsters, perfectly balancing the struggle of basic human decency with those palsied four-in-the-morning moments when we are convinced that everyone around us is trying to eat us alive
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