Fight the Dead. Fear the Living.
The Walking Dead is an American television horror-drama series, adapted from the comic book of the same name. The series stars Andrew Lincoln as sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes, who awakens from a coma to find the world dominated by flesh-eating "walkers", resembling the zombies of George A. Romero's horror movies. He sets out to find his family and encounters other survivors along the way.
The Walking Dead premiered on October 31, 2010 on the cable television channel AMC in the United States. Based on its reception, AMC renewed the series for a second season of 13 episodes, which premiered on October 16, 2011. Two episodes into the second season, AMC announced that the show would return for a third season, airing on October 14, 2012.
The series has been well received and has received many award nominations, including a Writers Guild of America Award nomination and a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Television Series Drama. The series has also attained strong Nielsen ratings, beating various records for a cable series, including receiving 10.9 million viewers for its season three premiere to become the most-watched basic cable drama telecast in history.
CAST
The current cast is...
Main
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes (Seasons 1–)
Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes (Seasons 1–3)
Laurie Holden as Andrea (Seasons 1–)
Steven Yeun as Glenn (Seasons 1–)
Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes (Seasons 1–)
Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon (recurring Season 1; regular Seasons 2–)
Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh (Seasons 1–2)
Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale Horvath (Seasons 1–2)
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene (recurring Season 2; regular Seasons 3–)
Danai Gurira as Michonne (Seasons 3–)
Recurring
Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier (Seasons 1–)
IronE Singleton as Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas (Seasons 1–3)
Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene (Seasons 2–)
Emily Kinney as Beth Greene (Seasons 2–)
Jane McNeill as Patricia (Season 2)
James McCune as Jimmy (Season 2)
Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier (Seasons 1–2)
Emma Bell as Amy (Season 1)
Jeryl Prescott as Jacqui (Season 1)
Michael Zegen as Randall (Season 2)
Adam Minarovich as Ed Peletier (Seasons 1–2)
Andrew Rothenberg as Jim (Season 1)
Juan Gabriel Pareja as Morales (Season 1)
Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon (Seasons 1–3)
