Home > The Walking Dead > Season 1 « TV Series Page The Walking Dead: Season 1 (2010) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Want to see Episode List Season 1 The Walking Dead Critics Consensus Blood-spattered, emotionally resonant, and white-knuckle intense, The Walking Dead puts an intelligent spin on the overcrowded zombie subgenre. 87% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 29 92% Audience Score User Ratings: 3197 See score details Submit review Want to see Submit review Super Reviewer Super Reviewer Tap to review this movie Review this tv season Edit Review Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you get your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1 100% Days Gone Bye Air date: Oct 31, 2010 The survivors of a world overrun with zombies are followed in this horror series. In the first episode, a sheriff's deputy emerges from a coma to find few people but far too many flesh-eating "walkers" who have died and come back to life. The lawman encounters another member of the human race, who tells him there's a refugee center in Atlanta, so he heads there with hopes of finding his missing wife and son. More 2 75% Guts Air date: Nov 7, 2010 Rick receives some surprise help escaping from a tank surrounded by walkers, and hooks up with a resourceful survivor who leads him to other humans holed up in a downtown department store. The group is none-too-pleased with Rick, whose gunshots have attracted a rapacious rabble of zombies, and he is forced to come up with a gutsy plan to get them out of the city. More 3 92% Tell It to the Frogs Air date: Nov 14, 2010 Against his better judgment, Rick heads back to Atlanta to recover his cache of guns and ammo and hopefully retrieve the redneck bully originally left behind. Meanwhile, Lori and Shane are shocked by the return of someone they feared was dead. More 4 91% Vatos Air date: Nov 21, 2010 Rick's mission to return to Atlanta may need to be aborted when he runs into some unforeseen problems. Meanwhile back at camp, Jim appears to be going off the deep end. More 5 91% Wildfire Air date: Nov 28, 2010 After a zombie attack, Rick and the group set off for the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, and Jim must face a life-or-death decision. More 6 82% TS-19 Air date: Dec 5, 2010 In the Season 1 finale, a strange doctor allows Rick and the group access to the CDC, but things are not truly as they seem there. More The Walking Dead: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (38) Tv Season Info Adapted from a comic-book series, this horror drama follows the survivors of an apocalyptic holocaust who are searching for a safe haven while being tracked and menaced by zombies. In the first season, sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) emerges from a coma to find few people but far too many flesh-eating "walkers" who have died and come back to life. A fellow survivor tells him there's a refugee center in Atlanta, so he heads there with hopes of finding his missing wife and son, eventually joining with others to fight off the walkers. Genre: Horror Network: AMC Premiere Date: Oct 31, 2010 Creators: Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman Exec. Producers: Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Charles H. Eglee, Glen Mazzara, Gregory Nicotero Cast Jon Bernthal as Shane Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Laurie Holden as Andrea Steven Yeun as Glenn Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale Emma Bell Lennie James Ross Marquand as Aaron IronE Singleton as T-Dog Alexandra Breckenridge as Jessie Anderson Andrew Rothenberg Austin Nichols as Spencer Monroe Jeryl Prescott as Jacqui Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon Melissa McBride as Carol Madison Lintz as Sophia Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon Juan Gabriel Pareja as Morales Jim R. Coleman as Lam Kendal Linds Edwards as Leon Basser Juan Pareja Keisha Tillis as Morgan's Wife Kali Turner as Duane Adrian Kali Turner as Duane Noah Emmerich as Dr. Jenner Noel Gugliemi as Felipe Adam Minarovich as Ed Neil Brown, Jr. as Guillermo James Gonzaba as Jorge Anthony Gujardo as Miguel Gina Morelli as Abuela Maddie Lomax as Eliza Danai Gurira as Michonne Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan Austin Amelio as Dwight Steven Ogg as Simon Katelyn Nacon as Enid Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Xander Berkeley as Gregory Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Walking Dead: Season 1 13 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October The Scariest TV Episodes Ever 15 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October View All The Walking Dead: Season 1 News Episodes 1 100% Days Gone Bye Air date: Oct 31, 2010 The survivors of a world overrun with zombies are followed in this horror series. In the first episode, a sheriff's deputy emerges from a coma to find few people but far too many flesh-eating "walkers" who have died and come back to life. The lawman encounters another member of the human race, who tells him there's a refugee center in Atlanta, so he heads there with hopes of finding his missing wife and son. More 2 75% Guts Air date: Nov 7, 2010 Rick receives some surprise help escaping from a tank surrounded by walkers, and hooks up with a resourceful survivor who leads him to other humans holed up in a downtown department store. The group is none-too-pleased with Rick, whose gunshots have attracted a rapacious rabble of zombies, and he is forced to come up with a gutsy plan to get them out of the city. More 3 92% Tell It to the Frogs Air date: Nov 14, 2010 Against his better judgment, Rick heads back to Atlanta to recover his cache of guns and ammo and hopefully retrieve the redneck bully originally left behind. Meanwhile, Lori and Shane are shocked by the return of someone they feared was dead. More 4 91% Vatos Air date: Nov 21, 2010 Rick's mission to return to Atlanta may need to be aborted when he runs into some unforeseen problems. Meanwhile back at camp, Jim appears to be going off the deep end. More 5 91% Wildfire Air date: Nov 28, 2010 After a zombie attack, Rick and the group set off for the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, and Jim must face a life-or-death decision. More 6 82% TS-19 Air date: Dec 5, 2010 In the Season 1 finale, a strange doctor allows Rick and the group access to the CDC, but things are not truly as they seem there. More Critic Reviews for The Walking Dead Season 1 All Critics (29) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (4) This first season is full of Darabontian glimpses shining briefly through an otherwise unforgivably dull patchwork quilt of ideas. Mar 28, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… Andrew Williams Quickflix Top Critic This adaptation of Robert Kirkman's comics scored monster ratings. It's easy to see why Oct 31, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… William Thomas Empire Magazine Top Critic The Walking Dead is a good, old-fashioned horror-genre flick/series, without pretension or - for that matter - much of a message, either. Oct 31, 2010 | Rating: B | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic The show takes full advantage of serial TV's ability to intimately explore interpersonal character dramas. Oct 31, 2010 | Full Review… Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe Top Critic Old-fashioned lurchers, lots and lots of 'em, are the ticket on AMC's much-ballyhooed The Walking Dead, based on the long-running comic book of the same name. Oct 31, 2010 | Full Review… Jonathan Storm Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic Fans of the comic book and first-rate psycho-horror may form a large enough audience to make this a hit. Those not in those groups may want to start by taking a deep breath. Oct 31, 2010 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Overall, The Walking Dead's first season is a collection of weak storylines... and action pieces, surrounded by poorly written expositions and reveals. Feb 13, 2020 | Rating: D+ | Full Review… Randy Dankievitch Processed Media [Frank] Darabont... has brought a sense of Hollywood scale and polish to the series, with locations, design and camerawork all distinguished by a quality and detail Jul 18, 2018 | Full Review… Adam Sweeting The Arts Desk A lot of what makes The Walking Dead so striking a series is how visual it is. It's beautiful and foreboding all at once, with lots of scares too potent to spoil. May 15, 2018 | Full Review… David Bianculli NPR's Fresh Air Since the first episode focuses mostly on Rick, you will get chills following him on his adventure through this new world, especially if you don't know what's coming up. Nov 4, 2013 | Full Review… Sandrine Sahakians TV Equals An ongoing nightmare requires ongoing viewers, and therefore a show that stays strong as it goes along, if not one that gets better and better over time, and I'm not sold that The Walking Dead is that kind of show. Oct 31, 2010 | Full Review… Alan Sepinwall HitFix It's a rotten show. Like zombie flesh, it reeks and festers, but not in a good way. Oct 31, 2018 | Full Review… Eileen Jones The eXile View All Critic Reviews (29) Audience Reviews for The Walking Dead: Season 1 4d ago Second best season of the show Jayden C 6d ago one of the best 1st seasons in TV Owen E Jan 27, 2020 Its a pretty good, short season. Its not the strongest, but by far not the weakest. It was nice and simple, but offers complexity. I felt some scenes weren't really needed, and some of the characters are unlikable. However, most of the characters are pretty likable. Overall, its average, and nothing too special. Brodie H Jan 17, 2020 The Walking Dead's 90-minute pilot episode could be considered one of the best zombie movies ever made. The rest of its first season builds off that with its exceptionally high production values and compelling cast. Michael C Jan 08, 2020 The Walking Dead: Season 1 is good except... for some stupid characters. I'll explain that later. There is no real villain which really sucks but whatever. Some characters I don't like are Andrea, Shane, Lori, Merle, and Dale. All these characters are complete douchebags. Things I hate about season 1 of The Walking Dead is side characters a bunch of people die in episode 4 and more than half the people that died we didn't even know existed. Characters I liked are Daryl, Rick, Carl, Morales, and Glenn. The thing I didn't was the stupid characters some are douchebags, crazy, and complete idiots. To sum this up make some character better because they suck I give this The Walking Dead: Season 1 a 4.5 out 5 Richard R Jan 07, 2020 Great season ....... dada d Jan 07, 2020 zombie zombie zombie only g Jan 07, 2020 Wow this show is Amazing, I cant wait for more Anubis a Jan 06, 2020 The best show ever 10/10 chris r Jan 05, 2020 This Show is Amazing. I love this, awesome job filipoo c See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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