S9, Ep4. Rick's vision of a civilized future is threatened by a sudden reckoning with past sins that remain unavenged and unforgiven.
S9, Ep5. Rick is forced to face the past as he struggles to maintain the safety of the communities and protect the future he and Carl envisioned. S9, Ep6. The Survivors encounter unfamiliar faces outside the safety of their community's walls and must decide whether or not this new group can be trusted. S9, Ep7. Carol seeks out an old friend living alone in a wilderness teeming with walkers; survivors make the perilous trek to a new home.
S9, Ep8. A small rescue mission braves a dangerous herd in their hunt for a missing comrade, only to discover a surprising threat that could doom them all. S9, Ep9. The group unmasks a disturbing and dangerous new threat. An escaped captive revisits his past. S9, Ep Another arrival at the Hilltop Colony reveals information about the leader of a hostile new group of savages. A party searches for Alden and Luke.
The Whisperers, led by Alpha, confront the Hilltop in a harrowing attempt to retrieve her daughter; a supply run for the Kingdom turns into a dangerous quest.
While one community struggles to ease tensions that threaten to divide from within, the true nature of another group comes into focus; a mission to rescue a friend has potentially deadly consequences.
Daryl's daring rescue mission forces Alpha to unleash a group of her own to retrieve what belongs to her, even if the price is paid in blood; the Kingdom's plans to reunite the communities are put in jeopardy. An outsider's arrival forces Alexandria to rehash devastating old wounds; eye-opening secrets from the past are revealed.
The four communities come together in celebration at the Kingdom's fair, but while some pacts are renewed, others come at a much steeper price. In the aftermath of an overwhelming loss, the communities must brave a ferocious blizzard; as one group deals with an enemy from within, another is forced to make a life or death decision. See also TV Schedule. Getting Started Contributor Zone ».
On January 20, , AMC officially announced that it had ordered a pilot for a possible series adapted from The Walking Dead comic book series, with Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd acting as executive producers and Darabont writing and directing.
On November 8, , AMC confirmed that there would be a second season consisting of 13 episodes. Eglee, executive producer and creator of the comic book Robert Kirkman, co-executive producer Jack LoGiudice, consulting producer Adam Fierro and Glen Mazzara, all of whom contributed to one episode each. On December 1, , Deadline Hollywood reported that Darabont had fired his writing staff, including executive producer Charles 'Chic' Eglee, and planned to use freelance writers for the second season.
On December 3, , in an interview with Entertainment Weekly , executive producer Gale Anne Hurd commented: 'It's completely inaccurate. I think [Eglee] just decided that he wants to run his own show. She also confirmed that, 'every one of the principal cast is signed up for multiple seasons. Executive producer Glen Mazzara was appointed the new showrunner in Darabont's place.
New writers in the third season included producers Nichole Beattie and Sang Kyu Kim, with Frank Renzulli contributing a freelance script. After the conclusion of the third season, Glen Mazzara stepped down from his position as showrunner and executive producer for the series, per a mutual agreement between Mazzara and AMC. The press release read, 'Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward, and conclude that it is best to part ways.
Gimple succeeded Mazzara as showrunner for the fourth season, [41] with new writers joining the writing staff, such as Curtis Gwinn, Channing Powell, and Matt Negrete. The television series generally tends to follow Kirkman's comic series across major characters and plots; for instance, events of the premiere episode of the seventh season correlate to events in issue of the comics.
In particular, the series' writers, along with Kirkman, often 'transfer' how a character has died in the comics to a different character in the series.
For example, in the fourth season, where Hershel Greene is beheaded by the Governor in the standoff with Rick's group at the prison; in the comic, Tyreese is the one who suffers this fate. The Walking Dead has featured a large rotating ensemble cast.
In most cases, because of the nature of the show, departure of actors from the show are determined by the writing, with characters either killed off or written off the show as necessary to develop the story. Cast members are generally told ahead of time if they have been written off the show, but otherwise kept to secrecy. For example, Steven Yeun, who played Glenn Rhee since the pilot through the season seven premiere, knew of his character's death for a year but had to keep quiet, [48] while Chandler Riggs, playing Carl Grimes through the eighth season, was told of his character's departure during the filming in the weeks leading into his final episodes.
A few actors have left the show under their own terms due to other commitments or changes, with the writings adopting the plot around these changes:. Casting salaries for the principle actors have grown significantly over the course of the show, up through the seventh season. Overall, the salaries had been lower compared to other similar dramas, including AMC's own Mad Men , but this was justified due to the volatility of any character being potentially written off the show. Both of these were intended to secure the pair as central figures for the show going forward in Lincoln's absence.
Bear McCreary was hired to compose the score for the series. McCreary stated that the main theme was based on his viewing of production designs for the opening title sequence. Instead of doing a full theme song as with his earlier works, McCreary chose to use a simple, repeating motif from the strings section. It repeats over and over, and in fact in the pilot episode, you start hearing it before the main title begins, and this is something that continues episode to episode.
You hear the main title music before the main title begins, so you know it's coming. That, to me, was the little hook — that little thing that, whenever you hear it, it takes you to the series. Four soundtracks for The Walking Dead have been released to date. Greg Nicotero is an executive producer and the key special effectsmakeup artist on the series.
Each walker is put through 'zombie school' and is taught how to move like zombies. There are three levels of zombie makeup: Hero, Midground, and Deep Background.
Hero zombies are featured walkers and are completely made over from head to toe. Midground zombies get highlights and shadows on the face, but do not get close enough to the camera to require full makeup. Deep background zombies often wear masks and are only meant to be used as a backdrop. The Walking Dead is mostly filmed in Georgia. The first season was filmed primarily in Atlanta, though required a great deal of coordination with the city to shut down streets and parks for film.
Some existing buildings were used here, such as a subdivision that is used by several families that serves as the Alexandria Safe-Zone, while other buildings are constructed as sets, such as the exterior shots of the main Hilltop mansion, the trash heaps used by the Scavengers, or Father Gabriel's church. Sets are torn down when no longer needed; the church, after its use in the fifth season, was removed and its spot used for the iconic setting for the first meeting between Rick's group and Negan in the seventh season.
The property includes sound stages constructed for interior shots, which then may be reused; the interior sets for the prison during the third season were reused to serve as the buildings and sets for the Savior's Sanctuary in the seventh season.
Some scenes are shot outside of the studio. Woodbury, during the third season, was filmed in downtown Senoia. Other exceptions include the Kingdom, which is filmed at the former military base Fort McPherson, now converted to studios for Tyler Perry. The series is completely shot on 16 mm film. Production design is done by Greg Melton and Alex Hajdu. The effects team includes veteran special effects makeup designers Greg Nicotero and Toby Sells, [71] special effects coordinator Darrell Pritchett, and visual effects supervisors Sam Nicholson and Jason Sperling.
The Walking Dead debuted during the same week in countries. As part of an expansive campaign to advertise and heighten anticipation for the premiere, AMC and Fox International Channels coordinated a worldwide zombie invasion event on October 26, The stunt involved invading 26 major cities within a hour period, starting with Taipei and Hong Kong, and ending in Los Angeles for the U.
The series' official website released, just prior to the San Diego Comic-Con in , a motion comic based on Issue No. In the documentary, comic series creator and television series executive producer Robert Kirkman, as well as artist Charlie Adlard, say they are pleased with how faithful the series is to the comic and remark on the similarities between the actors and the comic's original character drawings. Action figures of characters from the series were created for release in November and have continued throughout the years with eight line-ups.
The figures, which are manufactured by McFarlane Toys, are designed to resemble the actors on the series. Figures created to resemble the characters as drawn in the comic book were released in September With a primary objective of reducing the environmental impacts of film and television productions, including The Walking Dead , producer Gale Anne Hurd has directed the cast, crew, production team, suppliers, and bloggers about her series to adopt the Doddle app to make the production almost paper-free; this works by digitally transmitting interactive call sheets and other intra-team and team-supplier communications such as directions, images, menus, and updates to people's cell phones and tablets.
Hurd said of using Doddle: in addition to conserving paper, 'It's also easier, and it's better for security.
People are less likely to leave their smartphone or tablet lying around for someone else to pick up. Hurd describes additional steps taken to increase efficiency and cut production costs: 'If you use vehicles that get better gas mileage, that are electric or hybrids, you're going to pay a lot less in fuel. If you use compact fluorescent bulbs, you're going to save a lot of money in utilities. If you recycle even your own sets, and use them again, that's going to save money.
You don't have to buy new lumber. So there are cost savings, absolutely. Hurd also cuts down on plastic waste by personally using a refillable, stainless steel EcoUsable water bottle and promoting its use among her colleagues. She shared: 'on a lot of my projects I give them as crew gifts before we start production, and have water stations available, but you can't force people to use them. Talking Dead features host Chris Hardwick discussing the latest episode with fans, actors, and producers of The Walking Dead.
Following the departure of Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes during the ninth season, chief content officer Scott Gimple stated that they plan to create three AMC Original Films to explore events related to Rick's character in the future, starring Lincoln, and with the first expected to begin production in Gimple stated that these will not simply be extended episodes, nor will attempt to adapt any of the comic stories, but will heavily involve Kirkman in their development.
AMC started development of the series around September and committed to a two-season broadcast by March Fear the Walking Dead features a different set of characters, developed by Kirkman. The series starts at the onset of the zombie apocalypse, and follows several people that escape Los Angeles as the military attempts to quarantine the city, and seek refuge along the west coast of the United States and Mexico. The series would focus on the first generation of children that have grown up during the zombie apocalypse, taking place within Virginia, and will feature two female leads.
International broadcast rights for the series were sold and announced on June 14, The fifth season debuted its first part on October 13, It was also released as a limited edition Blu-ray, packaged as a miniature zombie head designed by McFarlane Toys. Special features include audio commentaries, deleted scenes, webisodes, and several featurettes.
It was also released as a limited edition Blu-ray, packaged as a miniature version of the Governor's zombie head aquarium tank designed by Greg Nicotero and sculpted by McFarlane Toys.
Special features include audio commentaries, deleted scenes, and several featurettes. It was also released as a limited edition Blu-ray, packaged with a tree-walker designed by McFarlane Toys. Special features include audio commentaries, deleted scenes, and several featurettes, as well as extended episodes which are exclusive to the Blu-ray. The fifth season was released on August 25, , [] the sixth season on August 23, , [] the seventh season on August 22, , [] and the eighth season on August 21, Home video release for the first six seasons was distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment, and home video release for the seventh season onwards was distributed by Lionsgate Home Entertainment in the United States for the American home video releases.
The international home video release were distributed by Entertainment One. MyNetworkTV acquired the broadcast syndication rights to the series, premiering on October 1, The first six seasons and the ninth season of The Walking Dead have been well reviewed by recognized critics, while the seventh and eighth seasons received more mixed reviews.
That site's consensus states, 'Blood-spattered, emotionally resonant, and white-knuckle intense, The Walking Dead puts an intelligent spin on the overcrowded zombie subgenre. Somebody pinch me! The site's consensus states, 'The second season of The Walking Dead fleshes out the characters while maintaining the grueling tension and gore that made the show a hit. Ken Tucker of Entertainment Weekly , described the series as 'a nighttime soap', comparing it to 'a parody of a Samuel Beckett play' that had very little sense of direction and few appearances of walkers.
The site's consensus states, 'The palpable terror and visceral thrills continue in the third season of The Walking Dead , along with a deeper sense of the people who inhabit its apocalyptic landscape. The site's consensus states, 'Consistently thrilling, with solid character development and enough gore to please grindhouse fans, this season of The Walking Dead continues to demonstrate why it's one of the best horror shows on television'.
The site's consensus states, 'Thanks to a liberal dose of propulsive, bloody action and enough compelling character moments to reward longtime fans, The Walking Dead ' s fifth season continues to deliver top-notch entertainment. The site's consensus states, 'Six seasons in, The Walking Dead is still finding ways to top itself, despite slow patches that do little to advance the plot. The site's consensus is, 'Increased character depth and effective world-building helps The Walking Dead overcome a tiresome reliance on excessive, gratuitous violence.
The site's consensus states ' The Walking Dead ' s eighth season energizes its characters with some much-needed angst and action, though it's still occasionally choppy and lacking forward-moving plot progression. The site's consensus states, 'Nine seasons in, The Walking Dead feels more alive than ever, with heightened tension and a refreshed pace that rejuvenates this long-running franchise. The Walking Dead has the highest total viewership of any series in cable television history, including its third through sixth seasons, during which it averaged the most to year-old viewers of all cable or broadcast television series.
Darabont's departure as showrunner in July during the second season came as surprise to many, as it came shortly after the season's premiere and a few days after that year's Comic-Con, where Darabont helped to promote the series. There had been reported difficulties in the production of the second season, including disputes over planned budget cuts and executive meddling, and it was known that Darabont and AMC had several discussions relating to these factors. AMC wanted to produce the series in-house, and for the first season, Darabont's lawyers had been assured that Darabont would be protected from self-dealing fees by having AMC commit to imputed license fees equivalent to those of other independent studios, with Darabont earning profit from that.
Initial discovery phase hearings were held in
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