TV SERIES · 2010–2022 · USA
The Walking Dead
- Created by
- Frank Darabont
- Network
- AMC
- Seasons
- 11
- Episodes
- 177
- Studio
- AMC Studios, Circle of Confusion, Valhalla Motion Pictures
31 archived facts 4 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
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The Walking Dead: 8 Facts About the Characters and Cast
- #009
Gale Anne Hurd confirmed in a December 3, 2010 Entertainment Weekly interview that every one of the principal cast of The Walking Dead was signed up for multiple seasons.
- #020
Some television characters, such as Carol, have far outlived their comic counterparts, while others already killed off in the series, such as Sophia and Andrea, remained alive for some time in the ongoing comic series.
- #021
The Walking Dead has featured a large rotating ensemble cast, and in most cases actors' departures were determined by the writing, with characters killed off or written off as needed to develop the story.
- #023
Several actors departed The Walking Dead on their own terms, driven by other commitments or changes, and the show's writing adjusted its plot around those exits.
- #024
Andrew Lincoln portrayed Rick Grimes, the protagonist of The Walking Dead, from the series's pilot.
- #028
Lauren Cohan has portrayed Maggie Greene on The Walking Dead since the show's second season.
- #030
Lauren Cohan appeared as Maggie in the first five episodes of The Walking Dead's ninth season.
- #031
In October 2019, it was confirmed that Lauren Cohan would come back as a series regular for the eleventh season of The Walking Dead.
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