List of The Walking Dead episodes

For the episodic video game, see The Walking Dead (video game).

The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic television series based on the comic book of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, and developed for television by Frank Darabont. It premiered on the cable network AMC on October 31, 2010. The series focuses on Rick Grimes, a sheriff's deputy who slips into a coma after being shot. He awakens to find himself in a dangerous new world that has been overrun by "walkers". He joins a group of survivors (including his wife and son) as they try to survive in a world among the undead.

In October 2019, the series was renewed for an eleventh season. In September 2020, AMC confirmed that the eleventh season would be the series' last and would consist of 24 episodes broadcast from 2021 to 2022. The eleventh season premiered on August 22, 2021. During the course of the series, 177 episodes of The Walking Dead aired over 11 seasons, between October 31, 2010, and November 20, 2022.

Episodes

Season 1 (2010)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Days Gone Bye"	Frank Darabont	Teleplay by: Frank Darabont	October 31, 2010 (2010-10-31)	5.35
Sheriff's Deputy Rick Grimes is shot on duty and enters a coma, awakening to a post-apocalyptic world. He meets survivor Morgan Jones and his son Duane, who explain the pandemic that changed people into undead flesh-eating creatures they call "walkers." Morgan's wife, Jenny, was bitten and resurrected but Morgan let her go. Rick departs for Atlanta with a gun bag to find his wife Lori and son Carl, unaware that they are safe with his partner and best friend Shane. Rick encourages Morgan to put down Jenny, but he can't gather the strength. Rick finds Atlanta filled with walkers and gets trapped inside a tank. Alone and losing hope, Rick hears a voice on the radio.
2	2	"Guts"	Michelle MacLaren	Frank Darabont	November 7, 2010 (2010-11-07)	4.71
Shane leads a camp outside Atlanta and, believing Rick to be dead, fills the role of Lori's partner and Carl's father figure. Meanwhile, Rick is rescued by Glenn, the man on the radio. Rick meets Glenn's entrapped group, including Merle, a volatile racist who jeopardizes the group's safety. After Merle provokes and then assaults black group member T-Dog, Rick restrains him and masterminds an escape, surmising that walker guts can camouflage their scent from walkers. He and Glenn smear themselves in walker guts, safely wade through the horde in the street, and return to rescue the group. In the chaos, Merle and the gun bag are abandoned.
3	3	"Tell It to the Frogs"	Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Story by: Charles H. Eglee & Jack LoGiudice Teleplay by: Charles H. Eglee & Jack LoGiudice and Frank Darabont	November 14, 2010 (2010-11-14)	5.07
Trapped in Atlanta, Merle begins losing sanity. Glenn leads Rick back to Shane's camp, where he reunites with Lori and Carl and meets survivors Dale, Jim, and Carol. Lori warns Shane to avoid her and Carl, believing that Shane lied about Rick's death to take his place. Angry, Shane brutally beats Carol's abusive husband Ed. Rick feels guilty and leads Glenn and Merle's younger brother Daryl on a rescue mission back to Atlanta, where they discover a bloody saw and Merle's severed hand.
4	4	"Vatos"	Johan Renck	Robert Kirkman	November 21, 2010 (2010-11-21)	4.75
Inspired by a forgotten dream, Jim digs dozens of graves. In Atlanta, Daryl finds evidence that Merle cauterized his wound and fled. Meanwhile, Glenn is captured by a Latino gang. After a shootout nearly ensues, Rick learns that the gang is protecting seniors in a nursing home and gifts them several weapons. Jim reveals that walkers ate his family. That night, walkers attack the camp. Rick, Daryl, and Glenn return and kill them, but are too late to prevent losses, including Andrea's sister Amy. Jim remembers his dream.
5	5	"Wildfire"	Ernest Dickerson	Glen Mazzara	November 28, 2010 (2010-11-28)	5.56
After burying their dead, Shane blames Rick for leaving the camp vulnerable to attack. Jim reveals that he was bitten, spreading panic within the group. Rick proposes moving to the CDC, hopeful of a cure, but Shane is opposed. While they debate privately in the woods, Shane considers shooting Rick, but thinks better of it and conforms to Rick's plan. They leave Jim, who wants to join his family as a walker, and arrive at the CDC. Rick pleads for their lives and the door opens.
6	6	"TS-19"	Guy Ferland	Adam Fierro and Frank Darabont	December 5, 2010 (2010-12-05)	5.97
In a flashback, Shane attempts to rescue Rick from the hospital but mistakenly presumes him dead. The group enters the CDC in search of answers but find only one scientist left. Dr. Edwin Jenner reveals the brain scan of an infected patient, showing the disease to be incurable. Jenner locks the group inside and reveals that the building will self-detonate. After losing his wife, the subject of the brain scan, Jenner nihilistically believes that suicide is best. Rick learns a secret from Jenner and persuades him to let them escape. Andrea and Jacqui stay behind but Dale convinces Andrea to leave with him. Jenner and Jacqui await a painless death while Rick leads the group on.

Season 2 (2011–12)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
7	1	"What Lies Ahead"	Ernest Dickerson Gwyneth Horder-Payton	Ardeth Bey and Robert Kirkman	October 16, 2011 (2011-10-16)	7.26
Rick leads the group out of Atlanta towards Fort Benning. They hide from a herd of walkers, but Carol's daughter Sophia is chased away and goes missing. Meanwhile, Andrea blames Dale for taking her suicide opportunity at the CDC. Dale withholds her gun from her. Shane resents Rick for usurping his leadership over the group and his intimacy with Lori and Carl and plans to leave. Rick and Daryl lead a mass search effort for Sophia. Rick prays for a sign that he is leading the group on the right path. Minutes later, Carl is shot.
8	2	"Bloodletting"	Ernest Dickerson	Glen Mazzara	October 23, 2011 (2011-10-23)	6.70
Otis, the accidental shooter, directs Rick to a farmstead owned by veterinarian Hershel Greene. Hershel stabilizes Carl but requires further medical supplies to operate. Rick searches for hope while Hershel tries to persuade him that mankind will cure and survive the disease. Shane supports Rick and vows to save Carl. Otis leads Shane to a local FEMA shelter to retrieve the supplies for Carl, but they become trapped inside by a walker horde.
9	3	"Save the Last One"	Phil Abraham	Scott M. Gimple	October 30, 2011 (2011-10-30)	6.10
In a flashforward, Shane shaves his head. While searching for Sophia, Andrea finds a hanged walker and again ponders suicide. Glenn leads the others to the farm and probes his own faith with Hershel's daughter Maggie. Lori doubts whether Carl should live in this world, but Rick convinces her to maintain hope. Shane returns alone with the medical supplies, claiming that Otis sacrificed himself. Hershel saves Carl. In a flashback, Shane sacrifices Otis and leaves him as bait so that he can escape. Otis rips out a clump of Shane's hair in a failed last-ditch effort. Shane shaves his head.
10	4	"Cherokee Rose"	Billy Gierhart	Evan Reilly	November 6, 2011 (2011-11-06)	6.29
The group mourns Otis. Shane wrestles with his decision while training Andrea to shoot. Glenn accompanies Maggie to a local pharmacy, where they impulsively have sex. After searching for Sophia, Daryl gives Carol a gift: a Rose flower that gave hope to the grieving Cherokee mothers on the trail of tears. Lori learns that she is pregnant.
11	5	"Chupacabra"	Guy Ferland	David Leslie Johnson	November 13, 2011 (2011-11-13)	6.12
Shane pushes Rick to abandon the search for Sophia but Rick refuses, feeling personally responsible. While searching for Sophia, Daryl falls down a steep cliff and becomes severely injured. After stomaching abuse from Merle in various hallucinations, Daryl pulls himself up the slope and returns to the farm. Hershel grows unnerved with the group's presence and bids them to leave soon. Glenn discovers that Hershel is hiding walkers in the barn.
12	6	"Secrets"	David Boyd	Angela Kang	November 20, 2011 (2011-11-20)	6.08
Glenn sits nervously on the secrets of Lori's pregnancy and the barn walkers. He eventually spills them to Dale, who learns that some of the barn walkers are Hershel's family. Glenn and Maggie return to the pharmacy to retrieve supplies for Lori but Maggie is attacked by a walker. Shane threatens Dale when he probes the story of Otis' death. Lori grapples alone with her pregnancy but Rick finds out and confronts her. She reveals the affair with Shane and Rick accepts it.
13	7	"Pretty Much Dead Already"	Michelle MacLaren	Scott M. Gimple	November 27, 2011 (2011-11-27)	6.62
Glenn reveals the barn to the group. Shane is furious, urging the group to kill the walkers or abandon the farm. Rick confronts Hershel, who believes the walkers to be curable. After her encounter at the pharmacy, Maggie opposes this view. In love with Glenn, she discourages Hershel from exiling Rick's group. Rick reveals Lori's pregnancy to Shane, who becomes unhinged and overprotective. Dale foresees Shane's actions and tries to hide the gun bag in the swamp, but Shane follows and steals it back. Hershel takes Rick to capture walkers for the barn, but Shane shoots them and proves that they are incurable. Shane opens the barn and massacres the walkers inside. The final walker is Sophia. While the others are frozen, Rick steps forward and puts her down.
14	8	"Nebraska"	Clark Johnson	Evan Reilly	February 12, 2012 (2012-02-12)	8.10
The group mourns their losses. Beth collapses into a catatonic shock at the loss of her mother, who was in the barn. Meanwhile, Hershel flees to the local bar in town, relapsing into old drinking habits to mask his guilt and hopelessness. Lori learns that Shane sacrificed Otis. She tries to rescue Rick and Hershel herself but crashes her car. Rick and Glenn find Hershel and convince him to return to the farm but two strangers, Dave and Tony, enter the bar and aggressively question them. Rick is forced to kill them.
15	9	"Triggerfinger"	Billy Gierhart	David Leslie Johnson	February 19, 2012 (2012-02-19)	6.89
Shane rescues Lori and, in love with her, argues that they should be together. At the bar, Dave and Tony's friends investigate the gunfire. Rick attempts to negotiate but a shootout ensues. The enemy group leaves, abandoning an injured teenager named Randall. Rick saves him and brings him back to the farm, where the group debates whether Randall poses a threat. Shane predicts a violent conflict with Randall's group. Lori fears Shane and urges Rick to confront him.
16	10	"18 Miles Out"	Ernest Dickerson	Scott M. Gimple & Glen Mazzara	February 26, 2012 (2012-02-26)	7.04
Rick confronts Shane for killing Otis and for advancing on Lori. Shane apologizes and seemingly submits. They move to exile Randall, but he reveals that he knows Maggie and Hershel. As they dispute Randall's fate, Shane contends that Rick can't protect the group and they fight. The brawl unleashes a pack of walkers. Rick is tempted to abandon Shane but rescues him and offers him a second chance. Meanwhile, Lori and Maggie try to inspire a suicidal Beth. Andrea lets Beth make her attempt and she changes her mind.
17	11	"Judge, Jury, Executioner"	Greg Nicotero	Angela Kang	March 4, 2012 (2012-03-04)	6.77
Daryl tortures Randall and learns that he is from a large group of unruly men. In a rare occasion, Rick and Shane agree that he must be executed. Dale tries to convince them to spare Randall, probing the group's humanity, but he and Daryl see that the group is broken. Meanwhile, Carl steals a gun and aims to shoot a walker in the swamps but gets scared and flees. The group votes to execute Randall, but Rick refuses when Carl encourages it. Dale is gutted by the walker from the swamps. Daryl mercifully puts him down.
18	12	"Better Angels"	Guy Ferland	Evan Reilly & Glen Mazzara	March 11, 2012 (2012-03-11)	6.89
Rick vows to honor Dale by "unbreaking" the group. Carl avoids his gun and regrets Dale's fate, but Rick encourages him to protect himself. Lori thanks Shane for saving her and Carl during Rick's coma. Rick and Daryl plan to abandon Randall, but Shane, moved by Lori's speech, kills him and frames it as an escape attempt. Daryl and Glenn find Randall as a walker despite having no bites. Meanwhile, Shane leads Rick deep into the woods to kill him, but Rick stabs Shane and blames him for forcing this upon them. Carl finds Rick mourning at Shane's body. To Rick's surprise, Shane reanimates, and Carl puts him down. The gunshot draws a local horde of walkers towards the farm.
19	13	"Beside the Dying Fire"	Ernest Dickerson	Robert Kirkman & Glen Mazzara	March 18, 2012 (2012-03-18)	8.99
Rick and Carl escape the walker horde. Hershel leads an effort to defend the farm but is forced to evacuate. Andrea becomes separated from the group and meets a mysterious hooded woman. The group reunites on the highway, where Daryl reveals Randall's fate. The group poses questions. Rick reveals that everyone is infected and will reanimate after death, as was reported by Jenner at the CDC. The group is shaken by Rick's secrecy and question his leadership. Rick reveals that he killed Shane, upsetting Lori and Carl, and invites everyone to leave. When they stay, he declares himself dictator. In the distance, the prison looms.

Season 3 (2012–13)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
20	1	"Seed"	Ernest Dickerson	Glen Mazzara	October 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)	10.87
After enduring the winter on the road, the group has hardened and united firmly under Rick's leadership. He and Carl have withdrawn from Lori after her unjust response to Shane's death. When they discover a prison, Rick and Daryl lead the group inside to clear it of walkers. Hershel is bitten on the ankle. As Rick amputates his leg to try save him, they discover five convicts surviving inside. Meanwhile, an ailing Andrea is cared for Michonne, the hooded woman.
21	2	"Sick"	Billy Gierhart	Nichole Beattie	October 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)	9.55
Rick lays claim to the prison and tries to strike a deal with the convicts, but their leader Tomas proves too aggressive. Rick kills him and leaves his friend Andrew to be eaten by walkers. Rick spares Oscar and Axel, the remaining convicts, and lets them occupy a separate cell block. After being treated by Carol and Lori, Hershel wakes, proving that Rick's amputation saved him from the bite.
22	3	"Walk with Me"	Guy Ferland	Evan Reilly	October 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)	10.51
Andrea and Michonne are drawn to a helicopter crash, where they are captured by Merle. He provides them shelter and medicine at Woodbury, a safe and well-organized town of survivors helmed by the Governor. Andrea is impressed and wants to stay while Michonne distrusts them. The Governor tracks the helicopter to a remaining group of soldiers and ambushes them, stealing their weaponry and claiming their heads as trophies.
23	4	"Killer Within"	Guy Ferland	Sang Kyu Kim	November 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)	9.27
Michonne tries to convince Andrea to leave Woodbury while Merle presses her for information on Daryl. At the prison, walkers are unleashed upon the group. T-Dog is bit and sacrifices himself so that Carol can escape, but she presumably dies too. Oscar and Axel help Rick, Daryl, and Glenn search for the others. They find Andrew, who survived and sought revenge upon them, but Oscar kills him. Meanwhile, Lori goes into labor and becomes trapped within the tombs. Maggie is forced to perform a fatal C-section to save the baby. Carl shoots Lori to prevent reanimation. As the survivors regroup, Rick is devastated.
24	5	"Say the Word"	Greg Nicotero	Angela Kang	November 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)	10.37
Woodbury throws a party to celebrate their success, culminating in a caged fight between Merle and Martinez. The Governor locks his daughter Penny, a walker, inside his room. Michonne rebels, forcing the Governor to exile her from Woodbury. Andrea decides to stay. At the prison, the survivors mourn their losses. Daryl and Maggie find powdered formula to feed Lori's baby. Rick grows unhinged and goes on a walker killing rampage. He hears a telephone ring and answers.
25	6	"Hounded"	Dan Attias	Scott M. Gimple	November 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)	9.21
Rick entertains imaginary phone calls with other survivors, wrestling with his failure to provide a safe shelter for the group. This culminates in a cathartic discussion with Lori, prompting Rick to finally adopt responsibility for the baby. Daryl finds Carol alive in the tombs. The Governor enters a relationship with Andrea. Meanwhile, he sends Merle to assassinate Michonne, but she escapes. The two later converge with Glenn and Maggie, who are gathering baby formula. Merle captures Glenn and Maggie and returns to Woodbury, where he lies to the Governor about Michonne's fate. Michonne arrives at the prison with the baby formula.
26	7	"When the Dead Come Knocking"	Dan Sackheim	Frank Renzulli	November 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)	10.43
Merle and the Governor torture Glenn and Maggie to learn the location of the prison, where Michonne informs them of Glenn and Maggie's capture. As the Governor realizes that Rick's group poses a sizeable threat, Michonne leads them to Woodbury's gate.
27	8	"Made to Suffer"	Billy Gierhart	Robert Kirkman	December 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)	10.48
Tyreese, a burly survivor, leads his group into the backside of the prison, where Carl rescues them. Michonne guides Rick's party into Woodbury, where they trigger a shootout to rescue Glenn and Maggie. Unbeknownst to both sides, the conflict pits Merle and Andrea against Rick, Daryl and Michonne. Oscar is killed and Daryl is captured. Michonne ditches Rick and confronts the Governor in a violent brawl. She wounds his eye, kills Penny, and exposes his psychopathy to Andrea. As revenge for sparing Michonne, the Governor contends Merle against Daryl in a cage fight.
28	9	"The Suicide King"	Lesli Linka Glatter	Evan Reilly	February 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)	12.26
Rick and Maggie rescue Daryl and Merle, but Glenn forbids Merle from returning to the prison. Unable to abandon his brother again, Daryl leaves with him. Rick promises to exile Michonne for abandoning them in Woodbury. Glenn presumes that the Governor raped Maggie and blames Rick for not targeting him. Woodbury is in a panic after the shootout. While the Governor has seemingly abandoned his post, Andrea restores order. Hershel tries to persuade Rick to let Tyreese's group join them, but Rick hallucinates a vision of Lori and becomes unhinged.
29	10	"Home"	Seith Mann	Nichole Beattie	February 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)	11.05
Rick wanders the woods outside the prison while Daryl attempts to survive with Merle. With no clear leader, Glenn takes charge but wrestles angrily with his failure to protect Maggie. Hershel asks Rick to return, but he is driven mad by visions of Lori. Daryl helps a family with a newborn, which prompts an argument with his brother. Merle is shaken to learn that Daryl was similarly abused by their father yet did not become poisoned with resentment and self-interest. Daryl leaves Merle and returns to the prison. The Governor attacks the prison, killing Axel and flooding the field with walkers.
30	11	"I Ain't a Judas"	Greg Nicotero	Angela Kang	February 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)	11.01
In the wake of the Governor's attack, the survivors begin to crumble. Hershel scolds Rick into resuming leadership. Merle struggles to fit in. Andrea travels to the prison to negotiate peace, but they refuse. Carol persuades Andrea to kill the Governor, but she decides against it. Tyreese leads his group to Woodbury.
31	12	"Clear"	Tricia Brock	Scott M. Gimple	March 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)	11.30
Rick leads Carl and Michonne on a run to his home county to search for firearms. They encounter Morgan, who has become disturbed after seeing his undead wife kill his son Duane. Carl bonds with Michonne as she helps him retrieve a picture of Lori for baby Judith. Rick tries to persuade Morgan to return to the prison, but he refuses.
32	13	"Arrow on the Doorpost"	David Boyd	Ryan C. Coleman	March 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)	11.46
Andrea arranges a meeting between Rick and the Governor. Daryl and Hershel bond with Martinez and Milton. Glenn reconciles with Maggie. The Governor offers peace if Rick gives him Michonne but prepares to kill Rick's group regardless.
33	14	"Prey"	Stefan Schwartz	Glen Mazzara & Evan Reilly	March 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)	10.84
The Governor prepares a torture chamber for Michonne while Martinez gathers walkers to unleash against the prison. Milton exposes these plans to Andrea. She travels to the prison to warn them, but the Governor hunts her down and captures her in the torture chamber.
34	15	"This Sorrowful Life"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple	March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)	10.99
Rick decides to give Michonne to the Governor against Hershel and Daryl's judgement. After enlisting Merle's help, Rick changes his mind, but Merle has already taken Michonne to fulfill the deal. Rick comes clean to the group and resigns leadership, delegating the major decisions to a vote. Merle decides to release Michonne and sabotages the Governor's men. The Governor kills Merle and leaves him to reanimate. Daryl discovers him and puts him down.
35	16	"Welcome to the Tombs"	Ernest Dickerson	Glen Mazzara	March 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)	12.42
The Governor kills Milton in Andrea's cell, where he turns and bites her. Woodbury's army attacks the prison but flees in fear as Rick leads an ambush. Carl kills a surrendering soldier, terrifying Rick. Furious at their retreat, The Governor massacres his army and leaves with Martinez. Karen survives and leads Rick back to Woodbury, where Michonne consoles Andrea before her suicide. Rick welcomes the Woodbury citizens to the prison, healing his guilt from Lori's death.

Season 4 (2013–14)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
36	1	"30 Days Without an Accident"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple	October 13, 2013 (2013-10-13)	16.11
Rick's group has brought the survivors from Woodbury into the prison, and Rick has renounced leadership of the group. The prison has proven a haven for many months, while Michonne continues to search for The Governor, fearing his retribution. Patrick, one of new survivors comes down with a fatal illness, dies, and reanimates as a walker.
37	2	"Infected"	Guy Ferland	Angela Kang	October 20, 2013 (2013-10-20)	13.95
The reanimated Patrick manages to attack other survivors in a cell block, and the group is forced to kill off those bitten and relocate the others to a different block. They discover a deadly flu strain, brought by pigs that Rick tried to raise, affecting some of the survivors and which killed Patrick. Those infected are isolated, fearing they will reanimate when they die. Tyreese discovers his girlfriend Karen and her friend David, both considered infected, were killed and burnt by someone unknown.
38	3	"Isolation"	Dan Sackheim	Robert Kirkman	October 27, 2013 (2013-10-27)	12.92
The illness continues to spread and Hershel takes responsibility to stay with the infected to tend to them. Daryl leads a group to a nearby veterinary college to recover medicine to cure the illness, though en route, overhear a radio broadcast directing people to "sanctuary". Rick discovers Carol killed Karen and David, acting on her own but for the good of the survivors.
39	4	"Indifference"	Tricia Brock	Matthew Negrete	November 3, 2013 (2013-11-03)	13.31
Daryl's group completes their run to the hospital, while Rick and Carol go scavenging for supplies at a local residential area. After trying to help a couple return to the prison, only to have the wife die and the husband disappear. Rick tells Carol that she cannot come back to the prison and the two depart on separate ways.
40	5	"Internment"	David Boyd	Channing Powell	November 10, 2013 (2013-11-10)	12.20
The infected survivors begin to succumb to the illness and reanimate as walkers, forcing the survivors to start to kill their friends. Daryl's group returns in time for Hershel and Bob to help administer the medicine and cure the remaining infected. Carol's absence from the group is noticed but Rick only confides in his choice to a select few. As the survivors recover and try to return to a regular routine, they are unaware they are being watched from afar by The Governor.
41	6	"Live Bait"	Michael Uppendahl	Nichole Beattie	November 17, 2013 (2013-11-17)	12.00
In a flashback episode, The Governor is abandoned by Martinez and Shumpert following his attack on the prison. He sets Woodbury ablaze and later encounters the Chamblers, Lilly, Tara, Lilly's daughter Meghan and their dying father. He hides his identity while helping them to deal with their father and the three opt to leave with him when he moves on. They come across another group of survivors - this being led by Martinez.
42	7	"Dead Weight"	Jeremy Podeswa	Curtis Gwinn	November 24, 2013 (2013-11-24)	11.29
While still in flashback, Martinez recognizes The Governor has taken a new identity and privately explains how he found this new group and their arsenal of weapons. The Governor senses the group is weak and with the power of their arsenal, believes he can secure the prison for a haven for the Chamblers. He kills Martinez and his right-hand man, taking charge of the group and organizes the group to head to the prison. The Governor, observing the prison, sees Michonne and Hershel outside its fence, burning the corpses of the infected.
43	8	"Too Far Gone"	Ernest Dickerson	Seth Hoffman	December 1, 2013 (2013-12-01)	12.05
The Governor captures Michonne and Hershel and challenges Rick and the others to abandon the prison. Though Rick offers co-existence, The Governor refuses, decapitates Hershel and gunfire breaks out. In the midst of battle, Lilly rushes up to The Governor with the body of Meghan, who was bitten by a walker while playing. The Governor shoots Meghan to prevent her from reanimating and then orders a full-out assault of the prison, tearing through its fences and allowing a horde of walkers in. The survivors in the prison are forced to scatter when they no longer can hold their defenses. At the same time, Rick and The Governor engage in a one-on-one brawl in which the latter gains the upper hand, only to be mortally stabbed by Michonne just before he can kill Rick. Rick escapes with Carl, while the near-death Governor is approached and executed by Lilly.
44	9	"After"	Greg Nicotero	Robert Kirkman	February 9, 2014 (2014-02-09)	15.76
Carl helps his injured father Rick as they flee the prison and fearful they have lost Lori's child. They take shelter in a suburban home and Rick collapses from exhaustion. Carl scavenges nearby homes for supplies. Michonne, finding the prison overrun and no sign of the survivors, sets off on her own but comes to an epiphany about her purpose and follows Carl and Rick's trail, rejoining them at the home where they are sheltering.
45	10	"Inmates"	Tricia Brock	Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell	February 16, 2014 (2014-02-16)	13.34
Daryl helps to protect Beth as they flee and search for survivors. Tyreese, having saved Lori's child Judith, escorts young sisters Lizzie and Mika and is soon joined by Carol. Maggie, Sasha and Bob find the bus from the prison, the survivors inside dead and reanimated as walkers, though Maggie is relieved that Glenn is not among them. Glenn, having been knocked unconscious at the prison, finds a frightened Tara and helps to lead her to safety, coming across Abraham, Eugene and Rosita in their travels.
46	11	"Claimed"	Seith Mann	Nichole Beattie & Seth Hoffman	February 23, 2014 (2014-02-23)	13.12
As Rick, Carl and Michonne rest, their home is discovered by a group of men called Claimers and they are forced to abandon it, later finding signs towards "Terminus" along railroad tracks. Glenn and Tara learn that Abraham and Rosita are escorting Eugene to Washington, D.C. as he knows how to stop the walker outbreak once there.
47	12	"Still"	Julius Ramsay	Angela Kang	March 2, 2014 (2014-03-02)	12.61
Beth continues to travel with Daryl and becomes distraught she might die before having a drink of alcohol, something Hershel prevented. After scavenging through a country club and only finding peach schnapps, Daryl takes her to a cabin he had found earlier that was used to make moonshine and tells her that is a proper drink. As they get inebriated, Daryl sadly discusses his past and what Merle meant to him. They decide to burn down the cabin as a way of putting their past behind them.
48	13	"Alone"	Ernest Dickerson	Curtis Gwinn	March 9, 2014 (2014-03-09)	12.65
While following signs to Terminus, Maggie, Sasha and Bob disagree on what they should do. Maggie, still anxious about Glenn's fate, leaves on her own. Bob leaves to follow her trail, while Sasha decides to remain in a small town and ultimately saves Maggie from a horde of walkers and agrees to continue with her. Daryl and Beth come across a church where they take refuge but when the church is invaded by walkers, Daryl covers for Beth's escape, during which she is captured by someone in a car with a white cross on its back windshield. Daryl is suddenly captured by another group of men.
49	14	"The Grove"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Scott M. Gimple	March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)	12.87
Tyreese, Carol, Lizzie, Mika and Judith follow signs to Terminus and come across a cabin where they plan to take a few days of rest. Tyreese and Carol find Lizzie has an unhealthy fascination with walkers. Later, after coming back with supplies, they find Lizzie has killed Mika and is about to kill Judith, hoping they will come back as walkers. Carol and Tyreese agree Lizzie is too dangerous to keep around and Carol kills her. Carol opens up about having killed Tyreese's friend Karen, which he forgives her for. They leave the cabin and continue to Terminus.
50	15	"Us"	Greg Nicotero	Nichole Beattie & Seth Hoffman	March 23, 2014 (2014-03-23)	13.47
Glenn, Tara, Abraham, Eugene and Rosita continue towards Terminus and they find a sign by a tunnel written by Maggie to Glenn. Abraham fears the tunnel too dangerous but Glenn and Tara proceed. They are surrounded by walkers but saved by Maggie, Sasha, and Bob; the combined group continue to Terminus as a waypoint towards Washington, D.C. They find Terminus and are welcomed with open arms. Daryl is forced to travel with the men that captured him, the same Claimers that Rick encountered and learns that they are on Rick's trail for having killed one of their own.
51	16	"A"	Michelle MacLaren	Scott M. Gimple & Angela Kang	March 30, 2014 (2014-03-30)	15.68
The Claimers catch up to Rick, Carl and Michonne but when they threaten to rape Michonne and Carl, they are slaughtered by Rick and Daryl. The four continue towards Terminus but Rick is wary and leaves their weapons hidden before they enter. Inside they are guided by Gareth, who welcomes them. Rick spots gear belonging to the other survivors and demands to know what is going on. Rick's group is forced into a boxcar at gunpoint where they join up with Glenn, Maggie, Sasha, Bob, Tara, Abraham, Eugene and Rosita, all also captives of the Terminus residents. Rick asserts that they have picked the wrong people to mess with.

Season 5 (2014–15)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
52	1	"No Sanctuary"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple	October 12, 2014 (2014-10-12)	17.29
53	2	"Strangers"	David Boyd	Robert Kirkman	October 19, 2014 (2014-10-19)	15.14
54	3	"Four Walls and a Roof"	Jeffrey F. January	Angela Kang & Corey Reed	October 26, 2014 (2014-10-26)	13.80
55	4	"Slabtown"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell	November 2, 2014 (2014-11-02)	14.52
56	5	"Self Help"	Ernest Dickerson	Heather Bellson & Seth Hoffman	November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)	13.53
57	6	"Consumed"	Seith Mann	Matthew Negrete & Corey Reed	November 16, 2014 (2014-11-16)	14.07
58	7	"Crossed"	Billy Gierhart	Seth Hoffman	November 23, 2014 (2014-11-23)	13.33
59	8	"Coda"	Ernest Dickerson	Angela Kang	November 30, 2014 (2014-11-30)	14.81
60	9	"What Happened and What's Going On"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple	February 8, 2015 (2015-02-08)	15.64
61	10	"Them"	Julius Ramsay	Heather Bellson	February 15, 2015 (2015-02-15)	12.27
62	11	"The Distance"	Larysa Kondracki	Seth Hoffman	February 22, 2015 (2015-02-22)	13.44
63	12	"Remember"	Greg Nicotero	Channing Powell	March 1, 2015 (2015-03-01)	14.43
64	13	"Forget"	David Boyd	Corey Reed	March 8, 2015 (2015-03-08)	14.53
65	14	"Spend"	Jennifer Lynch	Matthew Negrete	March 15, 2015 (2015-03-15)	13.78
66	15	"Try"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Angela Kang	March 22, 2015 (2015-03-22)	13.76
67	16	"Conquer"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple & Seth Hoffman	March 29, 2015 (2015-03-29)	15.78

Season 6 (2015–16)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 6

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
68	1	"First Time Again"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple & Matthew Negrete	October 11, 2015 (2015-10-11)	14.63
69	2	"JSS"	Jennifer Lynch	Seth Hoffman	October 18, 2015 (2015-10-18)	12.18
70	3	"Thank You"	Michael Slovis	Angela Kang	October 25, 2015 (2015-10-25)	13.14
71	4	"Here's Not Here"	Stephen Williams	Scott M. Gimple	November 1, 2015 (2015-11-01)	13.34
72	5	"Now"	Avi Youabian	Corey Reed	November 8, 2015 (2015-11-08)	12.44
73	6	"Always Accountable"	Jeffrey F. January	Heather Bellson	November 15, 2015 (2015-11-15)	12.87
74	7	"Heads Up"	David Boyd	Channing Powell	November 22, 2015 (2015-11-22)	13.22
75	8	"Start to Finish"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Matthew Negrete	November 29, 2015 (2015-11-29)	13.98
76	9	"No Way Out"	Greg Nicotero	Seth Hoffman	February 14, 2016 (2016-02-14)	13.74
77	10	"The Next World"	Kari Skogland	Angela Kang & Corey Reed	February 21, 2016 (2016-02-21)	13.48
78	11	"Knots Untie"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell	February 28, 2016 (2016-02-28)	12.79
79	12	"Not Tomorrow Yet"	Greg Nicotero	Seth Hoffman	March 6, 2016 (2016-03-06)	12.82
80	13	"The Same Boat"	Billy Gierhart	Angela Kang	March 13, 2016 (2016-03-13)	12.53
81	14	"Twice as Far"	Alrick Riley	Matthew Negrete	March 20, 2016 (2016-03-20)	12.69
82	15	"East"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Story by: Scott M. Gimple & Channing Powell Teleplay by: Channing Powell	March 27, 2016 (2016-03-27)	12.38
83	16	"Last Day on Earth"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple & Matthew Negrete	April 3, 2016 (2016-04-03)	14.19

Season 7 (2016–17)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 7

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
84	1	"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple	October 23, 2016 (2016-10-23)	17.03
Negan's victim is revealed to be Abraham, who is beaten to death in front of Rick's group. Daryl punches Negan out of anger, prompting Negan to also murder Glenn. After several tests, Negan ultimately breaks Rick's resolve by nearly forcing him to hack off Carl's arm. Negan and his crew then leave with Daryl as hostage, while Sasha volunteers to take Maggie to Hilltop to recover, along with the bodies of Glenn and Abraham.
85	2	"The Well"	Greg Nicotero	Matthew Negrete	October 30, 2016 (2016-10-30)	12.46
Carol and Morgan arrive at the Kingdom, a well-established community run by flamboyant former zookeeper "King" Ezekiel. The Kingdom, like Hilltop, has been producing for the Saviors under the threat of violence, although Ezekiel has kept this arrangement secret from most residents of the Kingdom. Carol recuperates and eagerly prepares to abandon the community, but opts to stay in an isolated house nearby after bonding with Ezekiel.
86	3	"The Cell"	Alrick Riley	Angela Kang	November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)	11.72
Daryl is locked in a cell at the Sanctuary, where Negan and Dwight constantly torture him in an effort to break him down to obedience. Negan sends Dwight on a mission to retrieve an escaped Savior, who says he would rather die than return to the Sanctuary. Dwight, therefore, ultimately mercy-kills the man. Daryl is given the opportunity to become a Savior but adamantly refuses.
87	4	"Service"	David Boyd	Corey Reed	November 13, 2016 (2016-11-13)	11.40
As the grieving survivors struggle to come to terms with life under Negan's rule, Negan and the Saviors arrive at Alexandria days ahead of schedule for their first offering and take most of Alexandria's furniture and medicine, and all their firearms. Feeling powerless, Rick informs the survivors that he is no longer in charge and they must learn to live by Negan's terms. Rosita finds an empty cartridge case and brings it to Eugene, tasking him to craft a live, usable cartridge for a gun she found in the woods.
88	5	"Go Getters"	Darnell Martin	Channing Powell	November 20, 2016 (2016-11-20)	11.00
Carl accompanies Enid to Hilltop to visit Maggie, who is recovering there with Sasha. Gregory is furious with Maggie and Sasha for not fulfilling their deal to kill the Saviors, and demands they leave. However, after they help defend Hilltop from a walker attack, Jesus convinces Gregory to let them stay. While the Saviors raid Hilltop's supplies, Sasha asks Jesus if he can find where Negan lives, which he agrees to do. Jesus then sneaks onto one of the Saviors' trucks, where he finds Carl hiding.
89	6	"Swear"	Michael E. Satrazemis	David Leslie Johnson	November 27, 2016 (2016-11-27)	10.40
Two weeks after the attack at the Saviors' satellite station outpost, Tara is separated from Heath when she falls off a bridge during a walker attack. She washes up on a beach, where she is revived by a girl named Cyndie. Tara follows Cyndie to her community, Oceanside, a secluded group consisting of heavily-armed women and children; any men in the group had been slaughtered by the Saviors. Cyndie helps Tara find her way back to Alexandria and makes her swear to never mention Oceanside to anyone.
90	7	"Sing Me a Song"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Angela Kang & Corey Reed	December 4, 2016 (2016-12-04)	10.48
Upon nearing the Sanctuary, Jesus jumps off the Saviors' truck to recon the area, but Carl stays behind to kill Negan on his own. Dwight subdues Carl, but Negan is impressed by Carl's bravery and tours him around Sanctuary. Rosita and Eugene manage to craft a live cartridge, while Spencer scavenges for supplies in the woods. Upon returning to Alexandria, the trio finds Negan and the Saviors are there.
91	8	"Hearts Still Beating"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell	December 11, 2016 (2016-12-11)	10.58
With help from Jesus and an anonymous source, Daryl finally escapes from the Sanctuary. During a discussion about Rick's leadership, Negan guts and kills Spencer, enraging Rosita, who shoots at Negan but hits Lucille instead. As punishment, Arat kills Olivia. Negan and the Saviors then leave with Eugene as hostage. After a talk with Michonne, Rick is finally motivated to fight the Saviors. Rick's group travels to Hilltop to reunite with Maggie, Sasha, and Enid; Daryl and Jesus emerge, and the group embraces.
92	9	"Rock in the Road"	Greg Nicotero	Angela Kang	February 12, 2017 (2017-02-12)	12.00
After Hilltop rallies behind Rick's group in the fight against the Saviors, Jesus introduces the group to the Kingdom, where they meet "King" Ezekiel and reunite with Morgan. Although Ezekiel hesitates to join the proposed alliance, he offers Daryl asylum at the Kingdom. In Alexandria, a group of Saviors raids the community in search of Daryl but leaves after they are unable to find him. Rick's group pursues Father Gabriel, who had taken the group's supplies and left clues leading to a dilapidated yard. Upon their arrival, the group is surrounded by the Scavengers.
93	10	"New Best Friends"	Jeffrey F. January	Channing Powell	February 19, 2017 (2017-02-19)	11.08
Rick manages to convince the Scavengers to join Alexandria in the fight against the Saviors, but their leader, Jadis, demands Rick's group deliver them guns in exchange for their assistance. Richard plans to have Carol killed by the Saviors, believing that her death would motivate Ezekiel to fight. When Daryl learns of Richard's plans, he threatens to kill him should Carol be harmed in any way. After reuniting with Carol and lying to her about Glenn and Abraham's fates, Daryl travels to Hilltop to prepare for battle against the Saviors.
94	11	"Hostiles and Calamities"	Kari Skogland	David Leslie Johnson	February 26, 2017 (2017-02-26)	10.42
Eugene settles in quickly at the Sanctuary, as he's rewarded for his intelligence and willingness to submit to Negan's demands. Eugene bonds with two of Negan's wives. At their request, he makes poison capsules; however, he refuses to give them the capsules after learning of their intentions to kill Negan. Dwight discovers a note from Sherry that reveals she helped Daryl escape from the Sanctuary and then fled to parts unknown. Dwight frames Dr. Emmett Carson for Daryl and Sherry's disappearances, leading Negan to murder Carson by hurling him into a furnace.
95	12	"Say Yes"	Greg Nicotero	Matthew Negrete	March 5, 2017 (2017-03-05)	10.16
Rick and Michonne embark on a hunt for guns to bring to the Scavengers and find an abandoned school carnival, where they acquire dozens of guns. They bring the guns back to the Scavengers, but Jadis is unsatisfied and demands more. Tara contemplates whether or not to tell Rick about Oceanside, knowing Rick's group's need for weapons and reinforcements. Frustrated with the delay, Rosita travels to Hilltop and meets with Sasha; they make a pact to kill Negan together.
96	13	"Bury Me Here"	Alrick Riley	Scott M. Gimple	March 12, 2017 (2017-03-12)	10.68
Ezekiel and his group meet the Saviors for the Kingdom's weekly tribute. After the Saviors notice a single cantaloupe is missing, Jared shoots Benjamin, who bleeds to death. Morgan, who finds the missing cantaloupe hidden in the street and learns that Richard sabotaged the drop-off in an effort to get himself killed and become a martyr for war, Morgan strangles Richard to death for causing Benjamin's murder. Morgan reveals the truth about Glenn, Abraham, Spencer, and Olivia to Carol, leading her to return to the Kingdom prepared to fight the Saviors alongside Ezekiel.
97	14	"The Other Side"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Angela Kang	March 19, 2017 (2017-03-19)	10.32
The Saviors raid Hilltop unexpectedly, forcing Daryl and Maggie into hiding; the Saviors leave with Dr. Harlan Carson in tow to replace his now-deceased brother as their doctor. While sneaking into the Sanctuary on a secret mission, Sasha and Rosita encounter Eugene and urge him to escape, but he refuses. Sasha then locks Rosita out, telling her to go back to Alexandria because the group needs her. As Sasha breaks into the Sanctuary to kill Negan herself, Rosita flees and notices someone watching her.
98	15	"Something They Need"	Michael Slovis	Corey Reed	March 26, 2017 (2017-03-26)	10.54
Tara leads the group to Oceanside in hopes of convincing that community to join the fight against the Saviors. Natania refuses to have her people fight but ultimately capitulates to Rick's group's demands to take their guns. After imprisoning Sasha, Negan reveals he is aware of Rick's plans to fight him and encourages Sasha to join him. She confides in Eugene and asks him for a weapon, then a way to kill herself; in response, he gives her one of the poison capsules he had made. Upon their return to Alexandria, Rick's group is greeted by Rosita, who after running into Dwight while fleeing the Sanctuary, reveals Dwight's intentions of helping take down Negan.
99	16	"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple & Angela Kang & Matthew Negrete	April 2, 2017 (2017-04-02)	11.31
Negan and the Saviors travel to Alexandria with Sasha in a coffin as a gimmick to confront Rick. On the way, Sasha commits suicide with the poison capsule Eugene had given her. At Alexandria, the Scavengers double-cross Rick's group, revealing they've been dealing with Negan all along. After a standoff, a gun fight ensues, but with the unexpected arrival of Kingdom and Hilltop fighters Negan, the Saviors and the Scavengers are forced to retreat. Alexandria, the Kingdom, and Hilltop are hit badly. Later the undead Sasha is put down by Maggie and Jesus.

Season 8 (2017–18)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 8

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
100	1	"Mercy"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple	October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)	11.44
Rick, Maggie, and Ezekiel rally their communities together to take down Negan. Gregory attempts to have the Hilltop residents side with Negan, but they all firmly stand behind Maggie. The group attacks the Sanctuary, taking down its fences and flooding the compound with walkers. With the Sanctuary overrun, everyone leaves except Gabriel, who reluctantly stays to save Gregory, but is left behind when Gregory abandons him. Surrounded by walkers, Gabriel hides in a trailer, where he is trapped inside with Negan.
101	2	"The Damned"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell	October 29, 2017 (2017-10-29)	8.92
Rick's forces split into separate parties to attack several of the Saviors' outposts, during which many members of the group are killed; Eric is critically injured and rushed away by Aaron. Jesus stops Tara and Morgan from executing a group of surrendered Saviors. While clearing an outpost with Daryl, Rick is confronted and held at gunpoint by Morales, a survivor he met in the initial Atlanta camp, who is now with the Saviors.
102	3	"Monsters"	Greg Nicotero	Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell	November 5, 2017 (2017-11-05)	8.52
Daryl finds Morales threatening Rick and kills him; the duo then pursue a group of Saviors who are transporting weapons to another outpost. Gregory returns to Hilltop, and after a heated argument, Maggie ultimately allows him back in the community. Eric dies from his injuries, leaving Aaron distraught. Despite Tara and Morgan's objections, Jesus leads the group of surrendered Saviors to Hilltop. Ezekiel's group attacks another Savior compound, during which Kingdom fighters are annihilated while protecting Ezekiel.
103	4	"Some Guy"	Dan Liu	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	November 12, 2017 (2017-11-12)	8.69
Ezekiel's group is overwhelmed by the Saviors, who kill all of them except for Ezekiel himself and Jerry. Carol clears the inside of the compound, killing all but two Saviors, who almost escape but are eventually caught by Rick and Daryl. En route to the Kingdom, Ezekiel, Jerry, and Carol are surrounded by walkers, but Shiva sacrifices herself to save them. The trio returns to the Kingdom, where Ezekiel's confidence in himself as a leader has diminished.
104	5	"The Big Scary U"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Story by: Scott M. Gimple & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Angela Kang Teleplay by: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Angela Kang	November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)	7.85
After confessing their sins to each other, Gabriel and Negan manage to escape from the trailer. Simon and the other lieutenants grow suspicious of each other, knowing that Rick’s forces must have inside information. The workers in the Sanctuary become increasingly frustrated with their living conditions, and a riot nearly ensues, until Negan returns and restores order. Gabriel is locked in a cell, where Eugene discovers him sick and suffering. Meanwhile, Rick and Daryl argue over how to take out the Saviors.
105	6	"The King, the Widow, and Rick"	John Polson	Angela Kang & Corey Reed	November 26, 2017 (2017-11-26)	8.28
Rick visits Jadis in hopes of convincing her to turn against Negan; Jadis refuses, and locks Rick in a shipping container. Carl encounters Siddiq in the woods and recruits him to Alexandria. Daryl and Tara plot to deviate from Rick’s plans by destroying the Sanctuary. Ezekiel isolates himself at the Kingdom, where Carol tries to encourage him to be the leader his people need. Maggie has the group of captured Saviors placed in a holding area and forces Gregory to join them as punishment for betraying Hilltop.
106	7	"Time for After"	Larry Teng	Matthew Negrete & Corey Reed	December 3, 2017 (2017-12-03)	7.47
After learning of Dwight's association with Rick's group, Eugene affirms his loyalty to Negan and outlines a plan to get rid of the walkers surrounding the Sanctuary. With help from Morgan and Tara, Daryl drives a truck through the Sanctuary’s walls, flooding its interior with walkers, killing many Saviors. Rick finally convinces Jadis and the Scavengers to align with him, and they plan to force the Saviors to surrender. However, when they arrive at the Sanctuary, Rick is horrified to see the breached walls and no sign of the walker herd.
107	8	"How It's Gotta Be"	Michael E. Satrazemis	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Angela Kang	December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)	7.89
Eugene's plan allows the Saviors to escape the Sanctuary, and separately, the Saviors waylay the Alexandria, Hilltop, and Kingdom forces. The Scavengers abandon Rick, after which he returns to Alexandria. Aaron and Enid are ambushed by Oceanside soldiers, and Enid inadvertently kills Natania. Ezekiel ensures that the Kingdom residents are able to escape before locking himself in the community with the Saviors. Eugene aids Gabriel and Doctor Carson in escaping the Sanctuary in order to ease his conscience. Negan attacks Alexandria, but Carl devises a plan to allow the Alexandria residents to escape into the sewers. Carl reveals he was bitten by a walker while escorting Siddiq to Alexandria.
108	9	"Honor"	Greg Nicotero	Matthew Negrete & Channing Powell	February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	8.28
Realizing his time alive is limited, Carl writes several letters to his loved ones. After the Saviors leave Alexandria, the survivors make for the Hilltop while Rick and Michonne stay behind to say their final goodbyes to a dying Carl, who pleads with Rick to build a better future alongside the Saviors. Morgan and Carol launch a rescue mission for Ezekiel and successfully retake the Kingdom from the invading Saviors; their lieutenant, Gavin, is killed by Benjamin's vengeful younger brother, Henry.
109	10	"The Lost and the Plunderers"	David Boyd	Angela Kang & Channing Powell & Corey Reed	March 4, 2018 (2018-03-04)	6.82
Aaron and Enid try to convince Oceanside to join the fight against the Saviors, but they refuse; Enid returns to Hilltop while Aaron opts to stay at Oceanside until he can convince them to join. Upon learning of the Scavenger’s siding with Rick, Negan orders Simon to kill only one of Jadis’ people. Rick and Michonne travel to the junkyard to try to regain help from the Scavengers, but they are too late; Simon had ordered the Saviors to slaughter the entire group; Jadis, who managed to escape lures her reanimated comrades into a waste shredder to protect herself.
110	11	"Dead or Alive Or"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Eddie Guzelian	March 11, 2018 (2018-03-11)	6.60
The Saviors hunt the surviving Alexandrians as they make their way to the Hilltop; Dwight affirms his loyalty to Rick's group as he distracts the Saviors and helps lead the group to safety. Eugene leads a crew of Saviors in crafting bullets at a new outpost while Negan plans to taint the Saviors' weapons with walker blood, in order to make the others "turn" instead of killing them. Doctor Carson tries to help a feverish and nearly blind Gabriel to safety, but the Saviors eventually catch up, killing Carson and recapturing Gabriel.
111	12	"The Key"	Greg Nicotero	Corey Reed & Channing Powell	March 18, 2018 (2018-03-18)	6.66
Maggie, Enid, Michonne and Rosita encounter a seemingly benevolent woman named Georgie, who gives them food and documents in exchange for phonograph records; Georgie claims the documents to be "a key to the future". Negan leads the Saviors towards the Hilltop to send a warning via their newly tainted weapons; Rick pursues the Saviors and chases Negan into a building. Negan eventually escapes, only to be captured at gunpoint by Jadis. Unable to find Negan, Simon instructs the Saviors to attack the Hilltop and "expunge" the community for good.
112	13	"Do Not Send Us Astray"	Jeffrey F. January	Angela Kang & Matthew Negrete	March 25, 2018 (2018-03-25)	6.77
The Saviors attack the Hilltop with their tainted weapons, leading to a battle in which both sides suffer heavy casualties. Tara is injured by Dwight in an effort to prevent Simon from killing her. Overnight, the injured die from their tainted wounds and attack the sleeping survivors after reanimating. Henry tries to take revenge for the murder of his brother, leading to the breakout of Jared and other Savior prisoners and the disappearance of Henry. Having seen the Saviors' callous attitude for themselves, Alden and several other Saviors choose to remain at the Hilltop rather than return to the Saviors.
113	14	"Still Gotta Mean Something"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Eddie Guzelian	April 1, 2018 (2018-04-01)	6.30
Carol and Morgan search for Henry while Rick hunts the escaped Savior prisoners; Morgan abandons Carol and joins Rick. The prisoners help them fight off an attacking horde of walkers, but Rick and Morgan massacre them anyway. Jadis tortures Negan until he informs her that he had nothing to do with Simon massacring her people; a helicopter flies nearby, but Jadis fails to catch its attention. Daryl and Rosita plot to stop Eugene from crafting ammunition for the Saviors. Carol finds Henry alive in the woods and they return to Hilltop. Upon Rick and Morgan's return, Michonne encourages Rick to read Carl's letter to him.
114	15	"Worth"	Michael Slovis	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick & Corey Reed	April 8, 2018 (2018-04-08)	6.67
Negan returns to the Sanctuary and regains control of the Saviors. Dwight secretly prepares notes to Rick about Negan's plans, and later sends Gregory to deliver the notes. Daryl and Rosita capture Eugene from his outpost, but he manages to escape and continues pushing his workers to craft bullets. Dwight lures Simon into a meeting where Negan accosts him for going against his orders with the Scavengers, and kills him in a fist fight. Negan then reveals that Laura informed him of Dwight's siding with Rick, and that his planning was a ruse upon knowing of Dwight's disloyalty. Negan is contacted by Michonne - who reads Carl's letter to him at the request of making peace; Negan remains intent on killing Rick and his allies once and for all.
115	16	"Wrath"	Greg Nicotero	Scott M. Gimple & Angela Kang & Matthew Negrete	April 15, 2018 (2018-04-15)	7.92
Rick's group follows the false plans given to them by Gregory, leading them into a trap. As the Saviors fire, their weapons backfire due to their ammo being sabotaged by Eugene. The surviving Saviors surrender, while Rick chases down Negan; the two brawl and Rick manages to slice Negan's neck, but immediately has Siddiq tend to the wound, knowing that Carl wanted Negan to survive. Meanwhile, an attack at the Hilltop is stopped with help from Aaron and the Oceanside soldiers. The survivors regroup and rebuild their communities, but Rick's decision to spare Negan angers Maggie and she vows to take action against Rick in the future.

Season 9 (2018–19)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 9

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
116	1	"A New Beginning"	Greg Nicotero	Angela Kang	October 7, 2018 (2018-10-07)	6.08
Eighteen months after Negan's defeat, the communities are working on rebuilding society. The Sanctuary suffers from infertile ground and underlying support for Negan. Rick leads a trek to a Washington, D.C. museum to recover pioneering supplies; on the way back, they find the main bridge to Hilltop has been broken by a storm, forcing them to detour. A young man, Ken, is killed while protecting the group's horses from walkers. Gregory, ousted as Hilltop's leader, convinces Ken's father, Earl, to try to assassinate Maggie but he fails. Rick and Michonne ask Maggie for Hilltop's help in providing for the Sanctuary but she refuses. That evening, Maggie has Gregory publicly executed for his actions.
117	2	"The Bridge"	Daisy von Scherler Mayer	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	October 14, 2018 (2018-10-14)	4.95
A month after Gregory's death, the communities work together to repair the bridge; several Saviors have gone missing since construction began. After some persuasion, Maggie decides to deliver food to a starving Sanctuary. A herd approaches the repair crew after Justin fails to sound an alarm and Aaron's arm is crushed under a log. Daryl rescues Aaron and Enid is forced to amputate Aaron's arm to keep him alive. Anne and Gabriel pursue a romantic relationship but Anne takes note of a nearby helicopter. Rick updates an incarcerated Negan on the bridge's progress, and Negan warns him that his vision will fail. Justin is banished and on his way back to the Sanctuary, he is abducted.
118	3	"Warning Signs"	Dan Liu	Corey Reed	October 21, 2018 (2018-10-21)	5.04
After Justin is discovered dead, Arat goes missing as well, angering the Saviors and postponing the construction on the bridge. Rick asks Gabriel to follow Anne, who is revealed to have been trading people to a mysterious ally in exchange for supplies. Gabriel confronts her, forcing her to incapacitate him. Daryl and Maggie learn that Oceanside has been capturing and killing the Saviors, including Arat, as revenge for killing Oceanside's men. They walk away as Cyndie kills Arat and they decide to ignore "Rick's way" and confront Negan.
119	4	"The Obliged"	Rosemary Rodriguez	Geraldine Inoa	October 28, 2018 (2018-10-28)	5.10
Jesus tells Rick about Maggie's intention to assassinate Negan, and Rick tries to delay her entry into Alexandria. Anne plans to send Gabriel away to her mysterious ally but changes her mind and abandons him instead. The Saviors steal guns and confront Carol over Oceanside's actions; a riot ensues and the gunfire leads a walker herd to the work camp. Rick takes a horse to lead the herd away from the camp but the horse gets spooked and throws him off onto a concrete slab, impaling his torso with rebar and knocking him unconscious.
120	5	"What Comes After"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: Scott M. Gimple & Matthew Negrete Teleplay by: Matthew Negrete	November 4, 2018 (2018-11-04)	5.41
Critically wounded and weak, Rick attempts to draw the herd away on horseback. Maggie goes to execute Negan, but after realizing that he is worse than dead already, she abandons the attempt. Rick leads the walkers onto the bridge and apparently sacrifices himself by blowing it up, stopping the herd. Unknown to everyone, Rick is found alive and rescued by Anne, who contacts her allies in the helicopter. They gather the duo and fly to parts unknown. Six years later, Judith rescues a new group of survivors from walkers.
121	6	"Who Are You Now?"	Larry Teng	Eddie Guzelian	November 11, 2018 (2018-11-11)	5.40
After much resistance, Judith convinces Michonne to help Magna's group by escorting them to Hilltop. While setting up radio transmitting equipment, Rosita and Eugene are followed by a strangely-acting herd of walkers. Carol takes the teenage Henry to Hilltop to apprentice as a blacksmith; they are ambushed by Jed, Regina and several former Saviors who steal their supplies. Carol later burns the group alive and takes Henry to visit Daryl, who is living alone in the wilderness. Negan remains a prisoner in Alexandria but has apparently adopted a less antagonistic attitude.
122	7	"Stradivarius"	Michael Cudlitz	Vivian Tse	November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)	4.79
Michonne leads Magna's group towards the Hilltop but refuses to travel all the way, fearing a confrontation with Maggie. She learns from Siddiq that Maggie recently left the Hilltop to help Georgie build another community, leaving Jesus and Tara in charge. Michonne brings Magna's group to their former camp, allowing Luke to recover some of the musical instruments he had been scavenging. While Jesus and Aaron are discussing how to bring Hilltop and Alexandria closer together, they see a flare shot by an injured Rosita, who informs them of Eugene's whereabouts. Daryl escorts Carol and Henry to Hilltop for Henry to apprentice as a blacksmith. Later, Jesus, Aaron and Daryl leave search for Eugene.
123	8	"Evolution"	Michael E. Satrazemis	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	November 25, 2018 (2018-11-25)	5.09
After Gabriel accidentally leaves his cell unlocked, Negan escapes from confinement. Henry begins his apprenticeship with Earl but sneaks outside Hilltop and gets drunk, leading to his being temporarily imprisoned. Magna's group is accepted into Hilltop but are told by Tara that they must "earn their keep". Daryl, Jesus and Aaron find Eugene, who reveals that he heard walkers whispering to each other, suggesting that they are evolving. The whispering herd pursues the group and corners them in a cemetery. Michonne, Magna and Yumiko arrive to help but Jesus is killed after a "walker" stabs him through the chest. After fending off the herd, the group discovers that the whispering walkers are indeed people wearing walker skins. The Whisperers suddenly surround the group.
124	9	"Adaptation"	Greg Nicotero	Corey Reed	February 10, 2019 (2019-02-10)	5.16
Michonne's group manages to escape the cemetery and they capture a young Whisperer, Lydia, on their way back to Hilltop. Michonne and Daryl attempt to get answers from the girl without much luck, though she admits that her mother is still alive and that her people live among the walkers. Rosita tells Siddiq that she is pregnant with his baby. Tara agrees to let Magna's group stay at Hilltop, while Michonne plans to return to Alexandria to warn her people of the new threat. After escaping Alexandria, Negan returns to the Sanctuary only to find it abandoned, and he thus returns to the comfort of his cell in Alexandria willingly. Luke and Alden are lured into a trap and captured by the Whisperers.
125	10	"Omega"	David Boyd	Channing Powell	February 17, 2019 (2019-02-17)	4.54
As Henry and Lydia grow closer, she reveals events of her past following the onset of the outbreak. Henry is released from his cell by Daryl when he feels the boy is revealing too much to Lydia. After aggressively interrogating Lydia, Daryl takes a softer approach with her after realizing she is the victim of abuse at the hands of her mother. Despite the risks, Magna's group searches for Luke against Tara's orders; they abandon the search after realizing it is no longer safe. The next day, a group of Whisperers arrive at the Hilltop led by Lydia's mother, Alpha, who demands her daughter be returned.
126	11	"Bounty"	Meera Menon	Matthew Negrete	February 24, 2019 (2019-02-24)	4.39
In a flashback, Tara and Jesus give Ezekiel the community charter. In the present, Alpha successfully negotiates with Daryl for an exchange of hostages: Alden and Luke for Lydia. Daryl watches with indignation at how Alpha treats her daughter. Ezekiel, Carol, Jerry, and others enter a movie theater in order to obtain a film projector bulb for a cinema they want to set up for the community fair. Later, Henry leaves the Hilltop, suggesting he is going out to look for Lydia; Daryl sets off with Connie in pursuit.
127	12	"Guardians"	Michael E. Satrazemis	LaToya Morgan	March 3, 2019 (2019-03-03)	4.71
Henry manages to find Lydia but is captured by Beta, Alpha's right-hand Whisperer. In Alexandria, Michonne discusses with the council the possible union of the communities at the fair. Michonne talks with Negan about his escape; he tries to convince her he has changed, but she distrusts him, something that puts her at odds with Judith. Alpha and Beta try to convince Lydia to kill Henry, but she does not want to do so. Daryl and Connie appear, disguised as Whisperers, and they escape with Henry and Lydia.
128	13	"Chokepoint"	Liesl Tommy	Eddie Guzelian & David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	March 10, 2019 (2019-03-10)	4.83
Daryl, Connie, Henry, and Lydia take shelter in a building from Beta's pursuit, using the structure to lay ambush to the Whisperers; Daryl pushes Beta down an elevator shaft, though the fall does not kill him. After entering their territory to retrieve the projector bulb, The Kingdom encounters a group called the Highwaymen that have stolen their gear; Ezekiel and Carol negotiate with the group to help patrol the roads prior to the Kingdom's fair. As the Hilltop group arrives at the Kingdom for the fair with the Highwaymen escort, Daryl vows to bring Lydia, Henry, and Connie away from Hilltop to hide from Alpha.
129	14	"Scars"	Millicent Shelton	Corey Reed & Vivian Tse	March 17, 2019 (2019-03-17)	4.57
In a flashback, an old friend of Michonne, Jocelyn, is rescued by Alexandria, along with several children she watches over. The next morning, they find Jocelyn and her group gone, along with the children of Alexandria. Michonne and Daryl track them down, but are lured into a trap; Michonne is forced to kill Jocelyn and her children, and once back at Alexandria, declares that the community will no longer take in strangers. In the present, Daryl's group seeks a short respite at Alexandria before continuing on to Kingdom. Judith reveals she remembers what happened with Jocelyn, and that she does not understand why Michonne does not want to help her friends. Michonne finally has a change of heart, and sets off with Judith to give Daryl's group an escort to Kingdom. Later, the Whisperers discover the Kingdom.
130	15	"The Calm Before"	Laura Belsey	Geraldine Inoa & Channing Powell	March 24, 2019 (2019-03-24)	4.15
The communities gather at the Kingdom for the trade fair; together, the leaders sign the charter and vow to band together against the Whisperers. Alpha infiltrates the fair disguised as a murdered Hilltop resident; after an encounter with Lydia, she disowns her daughter. Alpha later shows Daryl a massive horde of walkers that she threatens to unleash upon the communities if they cross into Whisperer territory again. At the border, the decapitated heads of Ozzy, Alek, DJ, Frankie, Tammy-Rose, Rodney, Adeline, Enid, Tara, and Henry are found. As Daryl and Lydia visit the border, snow begins to fall.
131	16	"The Storm"	Greg Nicotero	Angela Kang & Matthew Negrete	March 31, 2019 (2019-03-31)	5.02
Sometime after their devastating loss, the Kingdom finally falls and has to be abandoned in favor of the Hilltop. The communities come together to help perform the move as a massive and dangerous blizzard hits which forces the Kingdommers to trek through Whisperer territory despite the danger. Everyone makes it safely, but Carol and Ezekiel, having fallen apart since Henry's death, divorce and Carol moves back to Alexandria with Daryl and Lydia. At Alexandria, the residents struggle to survive the blizzard. After Judith runs off to rescue Daryl's dog, Negan risks his own life to save her, injuring his leg in the process. He earns the respect of Michonne due to this. Unbeknownst to anyone, a woman calls out over the radio and questions if anyone's out there.

Season 10 (2019–21)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 10

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
132	1	"Lines We Cross"	Greg Nicotero	Angela Kang	October 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)	4.00
Months after the winter storm, the communities thrive without any signs of the Whisperers, though Michonne insists they respect Alpha's border to avoid conflict. After a Whisperer mask washes ashore at Oceanside and a skin is found in the woods nearby, the groups go on the alert. They observe an old Soviet Union satellite crash to the earth within the Whisperers' boundary; Michonne agrees to send fire-extinguish crews to prevent the fire's spread. Daryl and Carol wander off on their own, where Carol spots Alpha, who is watching her.
133	2	"We Are the End of the World"	Greg Nicotero	Nicole Mirante-Matthews	October 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)	3.47
A Whisperer holds resentment towards Alpha for forcing her to abandon her child; she attacks Alpha in the midst of a walker herd but her sister, Gamma, kills her, earning Alpha's respect. Beta discovers a shrine that Alpha has dedicated to Lydia, where Alpha reveals that she lied to the Whisperers about killing Lydia; Alpha destroys the shrine to prove that Lydia is "dead" to her. Beta informs Alpha of the satellite crash, leading Alpha to return to the border to investigate; she spots Carol from a distance. Flashbacks detail how Alpha met Beta and formed the basis for the Whisperers.
134	3	"Ghosts"	David Boyd	Jim Barnes	October 20, 2019 (2019-10-20)	3.48
The group in Alexandria defends the community against waves of walkers, leading the survivors to suspect that Alpha is sending them. Negan earns Aaron's trust after saving him from walkers riddled with hogweed. Gamma arrives in Alexandria and tells the group to meet Alpha at the border, where Alpha demands more land as punishment for crossing into her territory; Carol tries to kill Alpha after she boasts about Henry's death but Michonne and Daryl stop her.
135	4	"Silence the Whisperers"	Michael Cudlitz	Geraldine Inoa	October 27, 2019 (2019-10-27)	3.31
At Hilltop, a tree collapses and knocks down the wall; the survivors defend the community from an invasion of walkers. Because it is believed that the tree was knocked over by the Whisperers, Lydia is attacked by a group of Alexandrians; Negan saves her, accidentally killing one of the attackers in the process. The council is conflicted on what to do with Negan but he goes missing, alarming the community. A depressed Ezekiel nearly attempts suicide but Michonne intervenes. Michonne, Judith, Luke and others travel to Oceanside to help the community with walkers.
136	5	"What It Always Is"	Laura Belsey	Eli Jorné	November 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)	3.09
Kelly becomes disorientated due to her hearing loss and gets lost in the woods but is found by Daryl, Connie and Magna. Aaron encounters Gamma and offers her bandages after she cuts her hand; Gamma flees and informs Alpha of their interaction. Negan is found and joined by Brandon who murders a mother and her son to impress Negan, leading Negan to kill him. At Hilltop, the community works to rebuild the wall, while Ezekiel reveals to Siddiq that he has thyroid cancer. Magna reveals to Yumiko that she killed a man who attacked her young cousin, causing a rift between the two. Negan crosses into the Whisperers' territory and is attacked by Beta.
137	6	"Bonds"	Dan Liu	Kevin Deiboldt	November 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)	3.21
Carol and Daryl set out to destroy Alpha's walker horde; after Carol captures a Whisperer, Daryl becomes skeptical of Carol's intentions. At Alexandria, Rosita and several other survivors become ill after Gamma contaminates Alexandria's water supply with walker blood. Eugene talks to a stranger from an unknown community over the radio but insists that he will keep their communication a secret for the safety of both parties. Negan is tested by Beta to prove his worth; he later vows his loyalty to Alpha and is seemingly accepted into the group.
138	7	"Open Your Eyes"	Michael Cudlitz	Corey Reed	November 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)	3.31
Carol interrogates the captured Whisperer, during which the Whisperer praises Alpha for claiming to have killed Lydia; he is later poisoned to death by Dante. Carol plans to turn the Whisperers against Alpha for lying about Lydia's death. Gamma meets Aaron at the border, where she holds him at knifepoint; Carol and Lydia arrive, leading Gamma to flee in shock over Lydia's survival. Lydia flees into the woods after realizing that Carol used her. Siddiq suddenly recognizes Dante as a Whisperer present during the pike beheadings, leading Dante to strangle Siddiq to death to protect his identity.
139	8	"The World Before"	John Dahl	Julia Ruchman	November 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)	3.21
Dante's identity as a Whisperer spy is exposed after he attacks Rosita; he is revealed to be responsible for many recent incidents within the community. Dante is imprisoned but Gabriel murders him in his cell. Oceanside encounters a man named Virgil, whom they initially suspect to be a Whisperer; Virgil eventually offers to lead Michonne to a naval base containing valuable weapons. While searching for Alpha's horde with Daryl, Aaron, Magna, Connie, Kelly and Jerry, Carol spots and chases after Alpha; the group follows behind, where they are lured into a cave, surrounded by Alpha's horde.
140	9	"Squeeze"	Michael E. Satrazemis	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	February 23, 2020 (2020-02-23)	3.52
The group navigates through the cave, fending off walkers and Whisperers as they search for an exit; Kelly finds a crate full of faulty dynamite, which Carol recklessly detonates in hopes of destroying the horde. Daryl, Carol, Aaron, Jerry and Kelly eventually escape but Connie and Magna are trapped inside the cave after the exit collapses from the dynamite blast. Alpha becomes skeptical of Gamma's loyalty after Negan suggests that she might be a spy for Alexandria, leading Alpha to send Beta to track her down; Alpha "rewards" Negan for his intel by having sex with him.
141	10	"Stalker"	Bronwen Hughes	Jim Barnes	March 1, 2020 (2020-03-01)	3.16
Gamma arrives at Alexandria to inform the group of what happened in the cave; despite her honesty, Gabriel and Rosita are skeptical and lock her in the cell. While searching for another entrance to the cave, Daryl spots Alpha and attacks her; the two brawl and both wind up critically wounded. Daryl is rescued by Lydia but Alpha is left behind. Beta invades Alexandria through a secret tunnel created by Dante, killing several Alexandrians in the process. Upon finding Gamma, Beta is attacked by Rosita but he overpowers her; Gamma offers to leave with Beta to save Rosita's life but Beta flees after being outnumbered. Alpha recovers and declares that she is now stronger than ever.
142	11	"Morning Star"	Michael E. Satrazemis	Julia Ruchman & Vivian Tse	March 8, 2020 (2020-03-08)	2.93
Over the radio, the stranger, Stephanie, finally reveals her name and location to Eugene; they plan to meet in one week. Alpha and the Whisperers plan to attack Hilltop with the horde, forcing the community to start planning for battle; before the battle, Daryl reconciles with Carol. That night, Negan works with the Whisperers to lead the horde to Hilltop; the group fights back but the Whisperers begin to burn the community using flammable tree sap.
143	12	"Walk with Us"	Greg Nicotero	Eli Jorné & Nicole Mirante-Matthews	March 15, 2020 (2020-03-15)	3.49
As Hilltop burns to the ground, the survivors scatter into groups in search of safety. While fighting walkers that broke in, Judith becomes shocked after accidentally killing a Whisperer, only snapping out of it when Earl takes her away. Magna escapes from the cave by blending in with the horde but Connie's fate remains unknown. While luring walkers away from Alden and Kelly, Gamma is found and killed by Beta. After getting the children to safety, Earl succumbs to a walker bite and is put down by Judith. Negan lures Alpha to a cabin after falsely claiming that Lydia is inside; he kills Alpha by slitting her throat and severing her head. Negan is then approached by Carol, revealing that the two were working together to kill Alpha.
144	13	"What We Become"	Sharat Raju	Vivian Tse	March 22, 2020 (2020-03-22)	3.66
Michonne arrives at the naval base with Virgil but finds no weapons, soon realizing it is a trap. Virgil locks her up and she finds out that there are other captives on the island. Virgil drugs her and she experiences hallucinogenic visions of Andrea, Siddiq and of what her life would have been like if she had sided with Negan and the Saviors. As she comes to, she stabs Virgil, escapes and frees the others. She chases Virgil to the armory where she finds evidence that Rick Grimes may be alive. Allowing Virgil to live, she takes leave of the others and contacts Judith via walkie-talkie to tell of her intent to find Rick; she later comes across stragglers who need help catching up to a large group of organized troops marching ahead of them.
145	14	"Look at the Flowers"	Daisy von Scherler Mayer	Channing Powell	March 29, 2020 (2020-03-29)	3.26
Flashbacks show Carol freeing Negan from his cell after he agrees to kill Alpha; in the present day, Carol hallucinates Alpha, who taunts her about her morality and her past. Negan struggles to convince Daryl that he killed Alpha; a group of Whisperers ambush the duo and appoint Negan as the new Alpha but Negan kills them to prove his loyalty to Daryl. Beta's past identity as a famous country singer is revealed; he plays his own records at high volume, luring walkers to his location. Eugene, Yumiko, and Ezekiel travel to meet Stephanie; on the road, they encounter a quirky and flamboyant survivor. Beta skins Alpha's face and attaches it to his mask before leading the horde of walkers to parts unknown.
146	15	"The Tower"	Laura Belsey	Kevin Deiboldt & Julia Ruchman	April 5, 2020 (2020-04-05)	3.49
After introducing herself to Eugene, Ezekiel, and Yumiko, Princess accidentally scares away their horses and offers to lead them to transport. She takes them on a roundabout path as she wants to endear herself to them, having been alone for numerous years. Beta, hearing voices in his head, leads the horde of walkers he has gathered to Alexandria to find it empty. Alden and Aaron, hiding in the windmill, report on the movements to the rest of Alexandrians who have sheltered in a nearby hospital. Beta and the horde head towards the hospital.
147	16	"A Certain Doom"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: Jim Barnes & Eli Jorné & Corey Reed Teleplay by: Corey Reed	October 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)	2.73
With the hospital surrounded, Daryl and other survivors sneak through the horde and lead it away using a wagon and loud music; Beatrice is killed on the way. Several Whisperers make it into the hospital where Gabriel remains behind to allow the others to escape. Maggie and a masked survivor rescue Gabriel, having received Carol's letters and then saving Alden and Aaron. The Whisperers destroy the makeshift sound system, forcing Daryl's group to infiltrate the horde and kill the Whisperers one by one. After a fight with Negan, Beta is wounded by Daryl and consumed by the walkers. Lydia and Carol lead the horde over a cliff. Eugene's group is captured by armed soldiers while trying to make his rendezvous and Virgil finds an exhausted Connie near Oceanside.
148	17	"Home Sweet Home"	David Boyd	Kevin Deiboldt & Corey Reed	February 28, 2021 (2021-02-28)	2.89
Maggie discovers that Negan has been released and Carol explains she released him and that Negan killed Alpha. Maggie learns that Hilltop had been burned and destroyed by the Whisperers. Maggie, Daryl and the others seek refuge for the night and later return to Maggie's group's haven to find two of their members dead and Maggie's son Hershel missing. Cole, a member of Maggie's group, explains who the Reapers are and that they destroyed their home. While searching for Hershel, Maggie and the others are attacked by a Reaper who ends up killing three members of Maggie's group. Maggie and Daryl manage to find the attacker and subdue him but he commits suicide with a grenade before they can interrogate him. Soon after, Maggie finds Hershel is safe. The group then returns to Alexandria, where the walls are being repaired.
149	18	"Find Me"	David Boyd	Nicole Mirante-Matthews	March 7, 2021 (2021-03-07)	2.26
Daryl prepares to go hunting for food in the woods and reluctantly allows Carol to tag along. While hunting, Daryl's dog locates an abandoned cabin. In the cabin, Carol finds a note which Daryl remembers. In flashbacks to five years ago, two years after Rick's supposed death, Daryl wanders alone in the woods to find him. Daryl meets his dog's owner who at first takes Daryl hostage and interrogates him. The owner sets him free and the two have occasional run-ins. Eventually, the owner introduces herself as Leah and the two begin a relationship. Ten months later, Daryl returns to find Leah gone after an argument. In hopes that they would run into each other again, Daryl writes a note requesting Leah to find him. In the present day, Daryl blames Carol for what happened to Connie and the pair have a fight that ends with them going their separate ways.
150	19	"One More"	Laura Belsey	Erik Mountain & Jim Barnes	March 14, 2021 (2021-03-14)	2.17
While on a supply run, Aaron and Gabriel find an apparently abandoned warehouse and spend the night. The next day, Aaron is missing and a gunman named Mays approaches Gabriel who tells him that this is his safehouse and that Gabriel and Aaron have taken his supplies. Mays reveals a tied-up Aaron and forces him and Gabriel to play Russian roulette. Gabriel and Aaron try to convince him that not all people are bad but he refuses and confesses what he did to his family. When Aaron is about to pull the trigger on himself, Mays tells him to stop. When Mays unties them, Gabriel kills him with the mace from Aaron's prosthetic arm. They then discover Mays' captive brother, along with the corpses of his family, in the attic. Aaron and Gabriel try to free him but he kills himself.
151	20	"Splinter"	Laura Belsey	Julia Ruchman & Vivian Tse	March 21, 2021 (2021-03-21)	2.11
Eugene, Princess, Yumiko and Ezekiel are imprisoned in separate boxcars by a group of masked soldiers. While imprisoned, Princess is able to make contact with Yumiko before the latter is taken by soldiers. When Princess gets a splinter, she begins to suffer from PTSD. The following day, she discovers a way out to Eugene's boxcar. Eugene informs Princess to go back to her boxcar and follow the community's protocols. Princess is then interrogated by one of the soldiers, although she refuses to answer the questions; they force her back to her boxcar. Princess attempts to see Eugene again, only to find him gone. Ezekiel then enters her boxcar and the two have a brief argument. One of the soldiers then enters the boxcar. Princess and Ezekiel interrogate the soldier who reveals he is only following protocol. Ezekiel beats up the soldier only for Princess to realize she was hallucinating Ezekiel the whole time. Princess escapes and confronts another hallucination of Ezekiel who attempts to convince her to leave. Princess refuses in the end and returns to her boxcar. There, she frees the soldier and completes the interrogation, only for her and the group to be captured again.
152	21	"Diverged"	David Boyd	Heather Bellson	March 28, 2021 (2021-03-28)	1.94
Daryl and Carol go their separate ways; Carol returns to Alexandria with Dog and Daryl goes off into the woods. Carol, wanting to feel useful, tries to make soup for the community with the limited resources available. Carol also makes a mousetrap to catch a rat that had been in the grain and repairs the solar panels. In the woods, Daryl's motorbike breaks down and he scavenges a vehicle for parts to fix it. Daryl realizes he is unable to fix it without the knife that he had given to Carol. Daryl comes across a group of walkers wearing military gear and he is able to kill them and take supplies, including a knife needed to fix his bike. Daryl returns to Alexandria and they ask each other about their difficult day. Their friendship is still strained and they again go their separate ways.
153	22	"Here's Negan"	Laura Belsey	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	April 4, 2021 (2021-04-04)	2.12
With increasing tensions between Negan and Maggie, Carol decides to banish Negan to Leah's cabin for his safety. Negan reflects on his past, where he was a deadbeat and unfaithful husband to his wife Lucille, who tells him that she has cancer and asks him to stay until she dies. Negan refuses to give up on her and continues to treat her as the apocalypse begins but he is forced to search for medicine when their stash is spoiled. Six weeks later, he meets a doctor named Franklin and his daughter Laura who gives him medicine after hearing his story but he is captured by a biker gang on the way home. He is released with the medicine after giving up Franklin's location but returns home only to see that Lucille had killed herself in his absence. After burning their house and Lucille, he returns to the biker gang, kills them and rescues Franklin and Laura. In the present, he digs up his Lucille baseball bat which is destroyed after killing a walker in self-defense. Burning the rest of the bat and at peace with his past, he returns to Alexandria and accepts whatever fate befalls him.

Season 11 (2021–22)

Main article: The Walking Dead season 11

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
154	1	"Acheron: Part I"	Kevin Dowling	Angela Kang & Jim Barnes	August 22, 2021 (2021-08-22)	2.22
With Alexandria's food supply dwindling, Maggie leads a team (among them Daryl, Gabriel, Alden and Negan) to scavenge Meridian, a place where she lived prior to returning to Alexandria. Elsewhere, Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko and Princess are interrogated by auditors of the Commonwealth. They are able to escape from the outpost, but Yumiko learns that her brother might be in the community so they decide to stay. Maggie's group descends into a subway station, but are ambushed by walkers. As the group climbs up a subway car ladder to safety, Daryl and Dog become separated from the others. Maggie is the last one to ascend the ladder but Negan abandons her as she struggles; she loses her grip and falls.
155	2	"Acheron: Part II"	Kevin Dowling	Angela Kang & Jim Barnes	August 29, 2021 (2021-08-29)	1.99
Maggie escapes from the walkers and reunites with the main group inside the subway car, revealing how Negan abandoned her. Gage, who had fled with the group's supplies along with Roy, returns but is followed by a horde of walkers; Maggie refuses to save him, causing Gage to stab himself before being devoured. Daryl and Dog find the wounded Roy, and Daryl makes his way back to the group, helping them escape the horde lured by Gage. The group leaves the subway station only to be attacked by the Reapers who kill Roy. Yumiko requests expedited processing from the Commonwealth auditors. When interrogated by Mercer, Eugene tells him about Stephanie and lies that he is not part of a larger settlement. Mercer is convinced and allows the group to complete their processing; a woman is brought forth, introducing herself as Stephanie.
156	3	"Hunted"	Frederick E.O. Toye	Vivian Tse	September 5, 2021 (2021-09-05)	1.87
The Reapers ambush Maggie's group in the woods, killing Cole and Duncan; the group scatters. The following day, Maggie continues to be hunted by the Reapers but later joins up with Negan and Alden, the latter of whom insists he is too injured to continue and wants to be left behind. Maggie and Negan continue without Alden, to retrieve supplies from a supply depot in Arbor Hills. At Alexandria, Carol, Rosita, Magna and Kelly retrieve some of the community's escaped horses. Carol has to slaughter one of them to provide food for the starving community.
157	4	"Rendition"	Frederick E.O. Toye	Nicole Mirante-Matthews	September 12, 2021 (2021-09-12)	1.88
Daryl is stalked by one of the Reapers and becomes separated from Dog. Soon after, he finds Dog sitting comfortably next to a masked female Reaper who reveals herself to be Daryl's former romantic partner, Leah. Daryl is subsequently imprisoned by the group and tortured for information at Meridian. Leah convinces Daryl to tell the group's leader, Pope, something to appease him; Daryl obliges with minimal information. As a test arranged by Pope, Daryl and Leah are locked inside a shed by Pope's men, who proceed to burn it to the ground; the two manage to escape. Pope ensures Daryl is welcomed into the group but Daryl appears uncomfortable with the arrangement, having witnessed Pope's unhinged treatment towards a member of his group.
158	5	"Out of the Ashes"	Greg Nicotero	LaToya Morgan	September 19, 2021 (2021-09-19)	1.91
Carol, Aaron, Jerry and Lydia go to the ruins of the Hilltop Colony to look for supplies and find a small group of Whisperers still alive. Demanding information, Aaron tortures the leader, who insists that they're no longer a threat; Carol stops Aaron before he does something he might regret. In exchange for his life being spared, the Whisperer informs the group about Connie's whereabouts; they decide to leave the next morning to look for her. Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko and Princess go through orientation at the Commonwealth; Yumiko reunites with her brother, Tomi. While Eugene tours the community with Stephanie, she offers to help him contact Alexandria on the radio. They are caught by soldiers of the community and placed under arrest, then released on the orders of Lance Hornsby, the deputy governor and director of operations. Maggie and Negan trudge through the woods and stop in an abandoned neighborhood house to wait for the others; they are eventually joined by Gabriel and Elijah. In Alexandria, Judith clashes with the local teenagers.
159	6	"On the Inside"	Greg Nicotero	Kevin Deiboldt	September 26, 2021 (2021-09-26)	1.78
Connie and Virgil have been surviving together and are chased into a mansion populated by a group of people driven insane who have resorted to feral cannibalism. The pair are able to defeat most of the cannibals and are rescued by a group consisting of Kelly, Magna, Carol and Rosita, with the sisters being reunited at last. Daryl is forced to torture Frost for the location of Maggie's hideout. While reconnoitring with a team of Reapers led by Leah, Daryl does his best to protect his friends from their search. Maggie's group escapes, despite the Reaper Carver's suspicions of Daryl. When they return to Meridian, Leah's group learns that Pope killed Frost after further interrogation.
160	7	"Promises Broken"	Sharat Raju	Julia Ruchman	October 3, 2021 (2021-10-03)	1.89
At the Commonwealth, Eugene, Ezekiel, Princess and Stephanie are sentenced to community service clearing walkers from buildings. Eugene and Stephanie save Sebastian Milton, the son of Governor Pamela Milton, from walkers but when Sebastian is ungrateful Eugene punches him, getting himself imprisoned. Lance offers Eugene freedom and help for his community if he gives up Alexandria's location. The Reapers are growing frustrated due to being unable to find Maggie's group. Daryl and Leah find a family in the woods and Leah refuses to kill them against Pope's orders. Negan forces Maggie to promise to stop plotting to kill him in exchange for his help against the Reapers and she reluctantly agrees. Negan fashions a Whisperer mask for Maggie and trains her to command walkers so they can gather a horde to attack Meridian. During preparation, Negan admits to Maggie he should have killed Rick's entire group during their initial confrontation to convince her of his honesty.
161	8	"For Blood"	Sharat Raju	Erik Mountain	October 10, 2021 (2021-10-10)	1.91
A storm hits Alexandria and the survivors struggle to keep walkers at bay when it brings down some of the walls. Maggie's group leads their horde to Meridian, where Leah grows disgusted with Pope's callous disregard for the lives of the Reapers, after one Reaper is killed by the disguised group among the horde. As night falls, the Reapers begin destroying the horde with land mines. Daryl helps Maggie and Gabriel infiltrate Meridian and allow walkers inside and finally confesses to Leah his allegiance to Maggie. Leah is aghast but when Pope prepares to fire a hwacha at walker and Reaper alike, she kills him. Despite Daryl inviting her to join his group, Leah refuses, remaining loyal to her family with the Reapers and taking leadership of them. Leah outs Daryl's true allegiance to the other Reapers and attacks the group with the hwacha.
162	9	"No Other Way"	Jon Amiel	Corey Reed	February 20, 2022 (2022-02-20)	1.76
The herd is destroyed by the Reapers's hwacha but Maggie's group escapes and enters into a dangerous cat and mouse game with the Reapers, killing several. The group captures Carver whom Daryl offers to trade for Leah and the others leaving peacefully. After Gabriel kills their sniper, Leah takes the deal. A vengeful Maggie kills all of the remaining Reapers in cold blood aside from Leah who Daryl allows to escape. Maggie returns for Alden, only to discover that he has died and reanimated. Recognizing that Maggie will never let go of her hatred for him, Negan departs on his own. The surviving members of Maggie's team return to Alexandria – which managed to survive the events of the storm – with the food where Daryl is finally reunited with Connie and Eugene arrives with Lance Hornsby and the Commonwealth. Six months later, Maggie is leading a community in the ruins of the Hilltop and has a stand-off with Commonwealth soldiers led by Daryl.
163	10	"New Haunts"	Jon Amiel	Magali Lozano	February 27, 2022 (2022-02-27)	1.60
Thirty days after the Alexandrians entered the Commonwealth, the community celebrates Halloween. Daryl and Rosita train to join the Commonwealth military and much of the group is still struggling to become a part of the large, well-off society. At a masquerade ball held by Governor Pamela Milton, a disgraced former soldier, Tyler Davis, takes "Max" hostage out of desperation to speak to Pamela but flees; Daryl gets him to surrender but allows Sebastian to take credit for his capture. Several group members also notice the vast class divide in the Commonwealth.
164	11	"Rogue Element"	Michael Cudlitz	David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick	March 6, 2022 (2022-03-06)	1.67
Eugene has entered a relationship with Stephanie and tells her he loves her; shortly after she says she loves him too, she mysteriously disappears. Eugene becomes obsessed with finding Stephanie and breaks into a man's house looking for evidence but fails and Princess insists that she must have broken up with and abandoned him. Eugene soon finds Stephanie again colluding with Lance for an unknown task and gets Lance to confess "Stephanie" was a plant named Shira who was used to get Eugene to confess the location of Alexandria due to too many inconsistencies during the group's auditing. Lance tells Eugene the group is better off now despite his heart being broken by Shira. Connie and Kelly investigate the Commonwealth military and their treatment of Tyler Davis; and Carol helps Lance deal with a neighboring community whose leader is extorting the Commonwealth for money. Eugene is later approached by "Max", who reveals herself to be the woman he was in contact with over the radio.
165	12	"The Lucky Ones"	Tawnia McKiernan	Vivian Tse	March 13, 2022 (2022-03-13)	1.58
The woman introduces herself to Eugene as Max Mercer, who was using her mother's name as a code name. Even though she wanted to meet Eugene, once her brother Mercer got wind of it, he covered it up when Lance also was alerted to her breach in communication protocol, and forced herself to remain quiet upon seeing Eugene with Shira. Eugene storms away due to being too hurt, but eventually goes to reconcile with Max and the pair express lingering interest in each other. Meanwhile, Pamela takes a tour of the Coalition's settlements and is unimpressed to hear Alexandria has fallen more than once. After meeting with Oceanside, Pamela goes to Hilltop where she debates Maggie over their different leadership styles and forms of government. Maggie is suspicious of the Commonwealth and refuses to accept aid from them, to the frustration of several Hilltop residents who decide to go join the Commonwealth. Lance is also frustrated by Maggie's decision but insists to Aaron he will persevere, seeking to build up his power to get out from under Pamela. Ezekiel is admitted for surgery to remove his tumor, having been moved up the line for treatment by Lance as a favor to Carol.
166	13	"Warlords"	Loren Yaconelli	Jim Barnes & Erik Mountain	March 20, 2022 (2022-03-20)	1.79
Aaron and Gabriel are recruited by Aaron's boss Toby Carlson to take point on an outreach mission with a community in an apartment complex to offer them membership with the Commonwealth. The group's leader, Ian, meets with Aaron, Gabriel, Carlson, and Jesse and believes them to be enemies. Though Aaron and Gabriel talk Ian into letting them leave with their lives, Carlson attacks and kills him and many of his people. Carlson has actually been assigned by Lance to wipe out the complex, believing them responsible for an attack on a Commonwealth caravan. Gabriel is reunited with Negan, who has joined the complex community, and the latter covertly sends a message to Hilltop with the fleeing Jesse. Maggie, Lydia and Elijah go to the complex to fight the Commonwealth troops after reuniting with Aaron.
167	14	"The Rotten Core"	Marcus Stokes	Erik Mountain & Jim Barnes	March 27, 2022 (2022-03-27)	1.55
Sebastian strong-arms Daryl and Rosita to go collect a cache of money from a walker-infested house for him due to his mother cutting off his credit line. The pair retrieve the money and try to help April, a woman who was previously forced by Sebastian to try to perform the task alongside many others, who had perished in the attempt; Mercer and Carol come to their aid but April is killed by walkers. Mercer kills two Commonwealth troopers who were loyal to Sebastian and has Daryl and Rosita deliver the money, fearing retribution if they don't. At the complex, the group joins forces with Negan, Annie and the complex survivors. They learn that Negan has married Annie and is expecting a child with her. Hershel, who had stowed away on Maggie's truck, is rescued by Negan and forces him to confess to Glenn's murder and nearly kills him before being talked down. The group corners and kills Carlson and it is revealed that Leah was the one who raided the Commonwealth caravan and weapons.
168	15	"Trust"	Lily Mariye	Kevin Deiboldt	April 3, 2022 (2022-04-03)	1.67
Lance questions Gabriel and Aaron, then leads a group of Commonwealth troopers to Hilltop to question Maggie. Lance intensely questions Hershel about Maggie's potential involvement, leading to a tense confrontation as Elijah and Maggie threaten Lance. After leaving Hilltop, Lance comes across Leah, who he recruits for a job. Mercer and Princess have developed a sexual relationship, as Mercer struggles with the decision to kill his own men. Rosita tells Eugene about what happened with Sebastian and he calls in Connie and Kelly to report on the matter; they realize that April was one of the names on the list that Connie received. Eugene convinces Max to continue to help him on the inside and they kiss for the first time. Inspired by Carol and his new lease on life, Ezekiel opens a secret clinic for those still far down the list, recruiting Tomi to help him with surgery.
169	16	"Acts of God"	Catriona McKenzie	Nicole Mirante-Matthews	April 10, 2022 (2022-04-10)	1.61
After realizing it is hopeless to negotiate with Maggie, Lance begins to plan an attack on the Hilltop. Maggie leaves Hershel in the care of Negan and Annie, telling Negan that she is starting to trust him. Leah lures Maggie away from the colony and kidnaps her. Elsewhere, Daryl, Aaron, and Gabriel are betrayed by the Commonwealth soldiers who are ordered by Lance to eliminate them. The trio narrowly escape death; Aaron is wounded in the process. Leah takes Maggie to her old cabin and threatens her. Maggie frees herself and fights Leah but the latter overpowers her. Daryl shows up and is forced to kill Leah. Maggie and Daryl escape from the cabin as Lance and his soldiers approach. Daryl, Maggie, Aaron and Gabriel rendezvous with Negan and prepare for war against the Commonwealth. Max investigates Pamela Milton and assembles some members of Alexandria to post an article in the newspaper about Pamela's lies. Lance and his troopers take control of Alexandria, Hilltop, and Oceanside; Lance flips a coin to decide the fate of Oceanside's residents.
170	17	"Lockdown"	Greg Nicotero	Julia Ruchman	October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)	1.19
Hiding from Lance's soldiers in an abandoned town and concerned for those in the group still at the Commonwealth, the group decides to send Negan in as a spy since no one knows him there. Together, Daryl and Negan ambush a group of soldiers with the help of Negan's old Whisperer mask and Negan steals a vehicle. Negan arrives at the Commonwealth where he is privately interrogated by Mercer and reveals his identity to him. Negan then is reunited with Carol. Meanwhile some of the citizens turn rogue and begin hunting Sebastian. Carol and Negan locate Sebastian and safely deliver him to Pamela. Desperate, Pamela strikes an uneasy deal with Carol. At the same time, the others engage in a cat and mouse game with Lance's soldiers, killing several before they end up in a standoff.
171	18	"A New Deal"	Jeffrey F. January	Story by: Corey Reed Teleplay by: Corey Reed & Kevin Deiboldt	October 9, 2022 (2022-10-09)	1.35
Underground, the standoff escalates when Daryl takes Lance hostage just as Carol, Negan, Pamela, and Mercer arrive. Although the three of them manage to convince Daryl to surrender, he brutally stabs Lance in the hand as revenge for his earlier actions. Sometime later as the Commonwealth prepares to celebrate their anniversary, Carol confronts Daryl about what he did to Lance and confesses that he was trying to be more like Rick. Meanwhile an imprisoned Lance has Shira and Calhoun murder some Commonwealth janitors, and Max has a talk with Sebastian during which he rants on how the Commonwealth citizens are too civilized and weak not realizing she was recording the conversation. The following day, during the celebration, Sebastian prepares to deliver a recorded speech to the people but Max and Eugene play Max's recording instead. During the commotion, the reanimated janitors wander into the crowd, a vengeful Sebastian attempts to murder Max by pushing her on top of one of the walkers but Eugene saves her by throwing the walker on Sebastian who is severely bitten. Judith puts down the walker, but Sebastian dies of his wounds as a horrified crowd looks on.
172	19	"Variant"	Karen Gaviola	Vivian Tse	October 16, 2022 (2022-10-16)	1.36
In the aftermath of the riot, Pamela orders Eugene's arrest for the murder of Sebastian, promising to pardon Max if Mercer cooperates. Concerned for his sister, Mercer mercilessly hunts for Eugene, but he is troubled by both Max and Princess' attempts to convince him that he is on the wrong side in the matter. After learning that Max has been arrested, Eugene turns himself in and takes sole responsibility for what happened, claiming that Max had nothing to do with the recording of Sebastian. Sebastian reanimates and a grieving Pamela has Roman executed and orders Lance to feed his corpse to Sebastian as a punishment. At the same time, Aaron, Jerry, Lydia and Elijah make their way towards Oceanside, but are forced to take cover at an old renaissance fair after spotting a herd with Jerry thinking that the fair might make a good location for a new Kingdom. At night, the herd attacks, led by what the group believes to be a surviving Whisperer, as it can climb, open doors and use weapons. However, Aaron discovers that it's actually just a walker. After putting it down, Aaron makes the troubling deduction that there must be other variants of walkers out there that are more dangerous than the usual roamers. Having developed feelings for Elijah, Lydia hesitates due to her love for Henry before taking Aaron's advice and starting a relationship with him.
173	20	"What's Been Lost"	Aisha Tyler	Erik Mountain	October 23, 2022 (2022-10-23)	1.36
Carol and Daryl manage to escape Pamela's goons and break Lance out, knowing that he's the only one that can lead them to their missing friends. Finding a zombified Sebastian in Lance's cell, Daryl puts him down. At the same time, Pamela blackmails Yumiko into being the prosecutor in Eugene's show trial, promising to take Yumiko to her friends if she does and threatening Tomi as well to ensure her compliance. Yumiko is torn about what to do, but Eugene, who has accepted his possible fate, encourages Yumiko to have faith in their friends. After learning of Daryl, Carol and Lance's escape, Yumiko reminds the Commonwealth of how invaluable Tomi is before making the stunning public announcement that Pamela is unjustly persecuting Eugene, and Yumiko will be acting as Eugene's defense attorney instead of his prosecutor. After evading a herd and soldiers, Lance reveals that the missing people are being used as slave labor on a project to extend the Commonwealth's reach across the continent and that there's a supply train that they can follow. Fed up with Lance's manipulations and no longer needing his help, Daryl and Carol give Lance the chance to go into exile, but he draws a gun on them, prompting Carol to kill Lance with an arrow.
174	21	"Outpost 22"	Tawnia McKiernan	Jim Barnes	October 30, 2022 (2022-10-30)	1.50
Maggie, Gabriel and Rosita manage to escape and eventually link up with Daryl and Carol as they track the Commonwealth's train to the mysterious Outpost 22. Daryl is haunted by the capture of Connie who has been separated out from the others as a Designation 2 while Maggie is haunted by losing Hershel, especially after fighting a child walker. At the Commonwealth's labor camp, Negan convinces a reluctant Ezekiel to set aside their differences and form a revolt against the sadistic Warden. At a junction, the others attack the train and rescue Connie. However, a dying trooper only knows that Designation 2's are taken far away and are never seen again while the engineer commits suicide rather than answer any questions. As the prisoners are delivered to Outpost 22, Rosita poses as a dead trooper over the train's radio and tricks a friendly trooper into revealing that Outpost 22 is actually Alexandria. Maggie declares that they will get their home and their people back and that Pamela will never know what hit her.
175	22	"Faith"	Rose Troche	Nicole Mirante-Matthews & Magali Lozano	November 6, 2022 (2022-11-06)	1.39
Aaron, Lydia, Elijah and Jerry encounter Luke and Jules who had managed to escape from the takeover of Oceanside. Hunted by the Commonwealth, the group cover themselves in walker guts to hide amongst a massive herd. However, Commonwealth soldiers begin leading the herd somewhere and it is shown to contain at least one variant walker who picks up Lydia's dropped knife. At the Commonwealth, Eugene stands trial for the murder of Sebastian with Yumiko using the trial to reach out to the working class, stirring unrest. Eugene is found guilty and sentenced to execution, but Mercer and several soldiers break him out, secretly defecting to the side of the revolution. In Alexandria, Ezekiel and Negan plot a rebellion against the sadistic Warden, trying without success to enlist Tyler Davis, now a fellow prisoner, to their cause. Using the sewers, Daryl, Connie, Carol and Maggie manage to sneak in and rescue Hershel, but Rosita's daughter remains missing. After the rebellion is discovered, Negan attempts to martyr himself before Ezekiel leads a number of prisoners in stepping to Negan and Annie's defense. Ezekiel is able to convince most of the soldiers to stand down and they turn on the Warden who is subdued by Daryl. With Alexandria retaken by its residents, the Warden defiantly refuses to tell Rosita where to find her daughter, so she feeds him to a walker in revenge.
176	23	"Family"	Sharat Raju	Magali Lozano & Erik Mountain & Kevin Deiboldt	November 13, 2022 (2022-11-13)	1.47
A number of Coalition forces and liberated prisoners use the Commonwealth's train to return to the city in order to overthrow Pamela; in honor of her family's vision of the future, Judith accompanies them. A remorseful Tyler makes amends for his past misdeeds with the others and suggests that the missing children have been taken to the Commonwealth's children's home while Negan and Ezekiel make peace with each other as well. Princess makes contact with Mercer who helps the group sneak in and plans to use the testimony of the liberated prisoners to legally remove Pamela from power. However, Pamela catches onto his deception and has Mercer arrested for treason. Pamela draws the Coalition into a trap, killing Tyler and several others before they manage to escape. While protecting Maggie, Judith is shot by Pamela. In an attempt to quell the rebellion, Pamela has a massive herd led to the city to trigger a lockdown, but the herd contains a number of variant walkers and is able to overrun the Commonwealth's defenses. While traveling with the herd, Aaron, Lydia and Jerry are separated from the others and Lydia is bitten, forcing an amputation. Jerry leaves to help the others as Luke and Jules manage to reunite with the others in the Commonwealth. Pamela orders her soldiers to protect the homes of the elite, abandoning the rest of the Commonwealth to their doom in order to save herself. As their friends struggle to hold back the herd, Daryl rushes Judith to the hospital for help.
177	24	"Rest in Peace"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: Angela Kang Teleplay by: Corey Reed & Jim Barnes	November 20, 2022 (2022-11-20)	2.27
Jules is devoured escaping from the horde while Luke is fatally bitten and dies shortly thereafter. Rosita, Gabriel and Eugene successfully rescue Coco, but Rosita is bitten on the left shoulder while escaping. After getting Judith to a safe house, she is treated by Tomi and reveals to Daryl and Carol that Michonne had left in search of a still-alive Rick. Princess and Max break Mercer out who leads his men and the Coalition forces in confronting Pamela as she barricades herself in the Estates. With the people outside about to be devoured, Daryl gives a rousing speech that causes Pamela's men to turn on her and allow everyone inside. Mercer arrests Pamela for her crimes, but she tries to feed herself to a zombified Lance instead. Recognizing that prison is a worse fate for Pamela, Maggie puts Lance down and saves her. United and joined by Aaron, Lydia, Jerry and Elijah, everyone lures the herd into the Estates and blows it up, destroying the herd and saving the Commonwealth. In the aftermath, Rosita peacefully succumbs to her bite while Negan apologizes to Maggie who is unable to forgive him, but decides to try moving past her anger. A year later, Ezekiel is the governor of the Commonwealth while the communities remain united in creating a better future. Now aware that Rick's alive, Daryl sets out on his own to find him. Elsewhere, Michonne continues her search for Rick. On Bloodsworth Island, where Michonne would eventually find his belongings, Rick writes a message for Michonne before being found by a CRM helicopter and forced to surrender.

Specials

A special titled "The Journey So Far" aired on October 16, 2016, as a recap of the first six seasons of The Walking Dead, featuring interviews with the cast and producers. It was watched by 2.18 million viewers.

Webisodes

Torn Apart (2011)

Main article: The Walking Dead: Torn Apart

Prior to the start of season 2, a six-episode web series called Torn Apart premiered on October 3, 2011, on AMC's official website. The web series is directed by special effects makeup artist and co-executive producer Greg Nicotero and tells the origin story of Hannah, also known as "Bicycle Girl", the walker that Rick Grimes killed out of mercy and whose bicycle he took in the first episode of the TV series.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Running time
1	"A New Day"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: John Esposito & Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: John Esposito	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)	2:37
2	"Family Matters"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: John Esposito & Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: John Esposito	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)	2:20
3	"Domestic Violence"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: John Esposito & Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: John Esposito	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)	3:10
4	"Neighborly Advice"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: John Esposito & Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: John Esposito	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)	4:00
5	"Step-Mother"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: John Esposito & Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: John Esposito	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)	2:22
6	"Everything Dies"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: John Esposito & Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: John Esposito	October 3, 2011 (2011-10-03)	5:06

Cold Storage (2012)

Main article: The Walking Dead: Cold Storage

A four-episode web series entitled Cold Storage was released on October 1, 2012. Set during the zombie apocalypse, Cold Storage follows the story of Chase as he seeks shelter in a storage facility under the command of B.J., a malicious former employee who hides a very dark secret. The storage unit Chase is given was owned by Rick Grimes.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Running time
1	"Hide and Seek"	Greg Nicotero	John Esposito	October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)	4:29
2	"Keys to the Kingdom"	Greg Nicotero	John Esposito	October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)	4:57
3	"The Chosen Ones"	Greg Nicotero	John Esposito	October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)	5:38
4	"Parting Shots"	Greg Nicotero	John Esposito	October 1, 2012 (2012-10-01)	9:04

The Oath (2013)

A three-part webisode series, entitled The Oath, was released on October 1, 2013. This series tells the origin of the "Don't Open, Dead Inside" paint on the cafeteria doors of the hospital Rick Grimes awakes in, post-apocalypse. It follows Paul and Karina as they escape their zombie-overrun camp in search of a medical station. The central theme of the series examines the will to persevere in the face of inevitable death.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Running time
1	"Alone"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: Luke Passmore	October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)	8:14
2	"Choice"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: Luke Passmore	October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)	7:26
3	"Bond"	Greg Nicotero	Story by: Greg Nicotero Teleplay by: Luke Passmore	October 1, 2013 (2013-10-01)	10:38

Red Machete (2017–18)

A six-part webisode series entitled Red Machete first premiered on October 22, 2017. The web series tells the origin story of Rick Grimes's red machete. The series starred actors Jose Rosete, Anais Lilit, Sofia Esmaili, and Jeff Kober, reprising his role as Joe, the leader of the Claimers from the fourth season of The Walking Dead.

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Running time
1	"Behind Us"	Avi Youabian	Nick Bernardone	October 22, 2017 (2017-10-22)	2:23
2	"Sorrowful"	Avi Youabian	Nick Bernardone	November 19, 2017 (2017-11-19)	3:04
3	"Made to Suffer"	Avi Youabian	Nick Bernardone	December 10, 2017 (2017-12-10)	1:53
4	"What We Become"	Avi Youabian	Nick Bernardone	February 25, 2018 (2018-02-25)	3:33
5	"Gone"	Avi Youabian	Nick Bernardone	March 20, 2018 (2018-03-20)	2:01
6	"We Find Ourselves"	Avi Youabian	Nick Bernardone	April 9, 2018 (2018-04-09)	2:57

External links

• Official website
• The Walking Dead at IMDb