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 All Critics | Top Critics TOMATOMETER 88% Average Rating: 7.53/10 Season Reviews: 28 Fresh: 25 Rotten: 3 Critics Consensus: Blood-spattered, emotionally resonant, and white-knuckle intense, The Walking Dead puts an intelligent spin on the overcrowded zombie subgenre. 100% Average Rating: 7.2/10 Season Reviews: 14 Fresh: 14 Rotten: 0 Critics Consensus: No consensus yet. Critic Consensus: Blood-spattered, emotionally resonant, and white-knuckle intense, The Walking Dead puts an intelligent spin on the overcrowded zombie subgenre. AUDIENCE SCORE 92% Average Rating: 4.3/5 User Ratings: 3067 ADD YOUR RATING Share on Facebook Post Want to See Add Rating My Rating × Want to See Post Share on Facebook 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: Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont 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 Andrew Rothenberg IronE Singleton as T-Dog Jeryl Prescott as Jacqui Melissa McBride as Carol Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon Lennie James Madison Lintz as Sophia Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon Juan Gabriel Pareja as Morales Juan Pareja Jim R. Coleman as Lam Kendal Ross Marquand as Aaron Alexandra Breckenridge as Jessie Anderson Austin Nichols as Spencer Monroe Linds Edwards as Leon Basser Keisha Tillis as Morgan's Wife Adrian Kali Turner as Duane Noah Emmerich as Dr. Jenner Kali Turner as Duane 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 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 Danai Gurira as Michonne Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene Emily Kinney as Beth Greene Chad L. Coleman as Tyreese Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha Larry Gilliard Jr. as Bob Stookey Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter Andrew J. West as Gareth Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Walking Dead: Season 1 The Scariest TV Episodes Ever 15 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October 11 Comic Book–TV Supporting Characters We Can’t Get Enough Of 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 (28) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (25) | Rotten (3) 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 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 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 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 [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 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 View All Critic Reviews (28) Audience Reviews for The Walking Dead: Season 1 The season that started it all. I loved the characters, or loved to hate the characters. It put a fresh spin on the zombie genre. It was bloody-scary good and it kept me on the edge of my seat. It's also so nostalgic which makes it ten times more enjoyable. Remembering the simpler times and remembering those we lost and are not with us right now. Luke B Awesome opening season! Best season yet! Judd B The Walking Dead Vibes Daniel B Goes down as an all time favourite. I am immersed into TWD universe every time I rewatch this series and wouldn't change a thing about the production of this season. Amy J I totally love this programme, when i first saw it, i thought wow great characters, then slowly started getting annoyed with Ricks character, he just didn't fit in at all as a leader, and should of stood down from his role and stayed stood down, i thoroughly love Daryl's character, he's mellow and usually sticks to himself, sad that some main characters had to leave after being on here for so long. All and All - Great programme, and hope it stays on. Amazingly great characters, lively looking Zombies and overall love the whole series. Stormy G The complications of the characters and complete genius that went into this season set this higher than most other zombie apocalypse movies and tv shows at this time. Caleb W The walking dead represents a milestone in the zombie genre. It is sure to appeal to a wide audience around the world. Muhammad A After a strong start, it moved straight to the "stretch it, pad it while it still prints money" model of TV like Lost. Jordan H Definetely One of my favorite. It brings me a thrill, and fun what actually i want from a apocalypse and psychodrama. I'll admit that this show is addictive. But it's like every other zombie movie ever made...lacks intelligence. The characters repeatedly make the same stupid mistakes and never seem to learn from them. What started out as a promising series quickly became more and more frustrating to watch (as opposed to scary). Is it too much to ask for a zombie flick that understands the importance of character development and common sense in survival situations? There are frequently nonsensical plot holes...such as the vehicles couldn't leave the CDC in one episode because they were out of gas and magically were able to drive off into the sunset in the next episode. Side note: Rick sucks as a leader - his decisions constantly get people killed - so why do the sheeple keep following him?? Also, the script writers love killing animals in the plot and are particularly cruel when it comes to showing such scenes. Perhaps that's because their audience is becoming increasingly desensitized to the violence (a bit like zombies themselves) so they thought massacrering innocent beings would wake people up? I couldn't watch anymore after the rat and piglet scenes in season 4 episode 2. Just way too explicit in their cruelty. I felt like needed a spiritual bath after turning it off. Just YUCK!!! In conclusion...if you are a sociopath...or if all you are looking for is show filled with gore and action...you'll probably enjoy this show. If you actually value thinking and human decency, probably not as much. 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