Rick searches for his family after emerging from a coma into a world terrorized by the walking dead. Morgan and Duane, whom he meets along the way, help teach Rick the new rules for survival.

Rick unknowingly causes a group of survivors to be trapped by walkers. The group dynamic devolves from accusations to violence, as Rick must confront an enemy far more dangerous than the undead.

After returning to the camp with the department store survivors and an emotional reunion with his wife and son, Rick decides to go against Shane's advice and go back to Atlanta for Merle Dixon and his dropped bag of guns accompanied by Merle's younger brother, Darryl Dixon, as well as Glenn and T-Dog.

Rick, Glenn, T-Dog, and Daryl move on after their grisly discovery to retrieve the guns when they encounter a group of scavengers who narrowly beat them to the catch. However, Glenn is kidnapped in the scuffle, which leads to a tense stand-off and a surprising discovery. Meanwhile, back at camp, the group has to handle a serious situation when Jim begins acting unhinged.

Everyone deals with the fallout of the walker attack. Andrea has to come to grips with the fate of her sister, while Jim is found out to have been bitten. With the camp clearly no longer safe, a decision must made about the direction they are to take.

Rick and the group are allowed into the CDC by a strange doctor, but all is not what it seems in their newfound haven.

Rick and the group leave Atlanta and encounter a threat on the highway the likes of which they've never seen. Elsewhere, the group search for a missing person.

Rick discovers a possible safe haven. Shane must go on a dangerous mission to get needed medical supplies.

The group desperately awaits Shane's return. Shane finds himself trapped in a school, surrounded by the undead. Daryl and Andrea search for someone in the woods.

Shane makes a deadly sacrifice which leads to unusual behavior and self-distancing. The rest of the group tries to hang on somewhere between living to die and dying to live.

Concerned for their safety, the group makes a plan – one that Hershel disagrees with adamantly. He makes it clear the group is fine to stay for now, but not indefinitely.

Secrets are told and secrets are revealed. Hershel refuses to acknowledge the world’s new reality. Andrea comes out of her shell. Everyone is becoming more and more aware that “everything is food for something.”

Hershel sets a deadline. All secrets are out in the open. Glenn stands up for himself and Shane takes charge.

Rick and the others try to restore order in the aftermath of a terrible discovery. Hershel takes up an old habit and disappears, Rick and Glenn must follow him into town.

Rick, Hershel and Glen are trapped and fight to survive; Shane finds Lori in danger.

Rick and Shane are in conflict over the fate of an outsider; Andrea helps Hershel's daughter face a crucial decision.

Rick sides with Shane causing Dale to worry that the group is losing its humanity; Carl's actions have unintended consequences.

Someone dangerous may be loose near the farm; Rick, Shane, Daryl and Glenn keep the group safe.

Rick and Carl find the farm in jeopardy; the group is split up in the chaos; Rick's leadership is questioned.

With the world growing increasingly more dangerous and Lori’s pregnancy advancing, Rick discovers a potentially safe haven. But first he must secure the premises, pushing his group to its limit.

After a traumatic event, a life hangs in the balance. Complicating matters, the group must also deal with a potential threat to their new surroundings.

Andrea and Michonne find a new community of survivors; a decision must be made.

The group is severed, placing lives in jeopardy; Merle has a request for the Governor.

Rick struggles after another loss; Michonne is suspicious of the Governor.

As Andrea grows closer to the Governor, Michonne makes a decision about Woodbury. Glenn and Maggie go on a run. Rick struggles.

The governor seeks information; a new guest at the prison forces Rick's hand.

Andrea steps up when the people of Woodbury are thrown into uncharted territory; a new threat arises at the prison.

After the invasion of Woodbury by Rick’s group, Daryl and Merle are captured by The Governor. Rick decides the fate of Tyreese’s group.

The group is preparing their next step. Rick goes in search of his lost friend and meanwhile, Daryl and Merle are wondering if they themselves made the right decisions. The governor of Woodbury tries to restore order in the town and is planning to punish the people responsible for the chaos.

Rick and the group are forced to make a decision now that their safety is no longer guaranteed. Andrea feels uncomfortable now that Woodbury has become a police state.

Since they are outgunned against the Governor's forces, Rick undertakes a mission to get more weapons.

Rick and the Governor contemplate a peace treaty.

The Governor chases a fleeing dissenter; while the Governor is gone, a traitor tries to sabotage his plans.

Rick and the group are faced with a serious problem. If they want a truce with the Governor, they will have to make a huge sacrifice.

The Governor and Rick Grimes prepare for the oncoming war. Meanwhile, Andrea struggles to escape The Governor's own torture chamber.

Rick's group finds the prison has become a relatively safe base, but a close call with a stranger reminds them they can never let down their guard.

As the group faces a brand new enemy, Rick and the others must fight to protect the livelihood they worked so hard to create at the prison.

A group leaves the prison to search for supplies; the remaining members of the group deal with recent losses.

Bob's deception is revealed while the group tries to get medicine at the college; Rick and Carol discuss the consequences of Carol's confession.

Assorted enemies pressure Rick and the group. The survivors and the prison may reach a breaking point.

Following his defeat at Woodbury, the Governor wanders aimlessly until he encounters a family in need.

Something new unfolds at a camp outside the prison. The addition of new members may threaten peace.

After things begin to calm down at the prison, Rick and his group now face imminent danger and destruction. This time, they might not win.

As Rick deals with old wounds, members of the prison have to come to terms with their new environment and ask themselves if survival alone is enough.

Beth and Daryl search for survivors of the prison attack. Tyreese meets a father and son who tell him about a place of refuge called Terminus.

Michonne and Carl bond during a supply run, and Abraham pledges to get Eugene to Washington, D.C., to meet with government officials.

In the woods after fleeing the prison, Beth makes a request that sends her and Daryl on an enlightening mission.

Daryl and Beth find shelter while another group has a realization about their own protection; Sasha, Bob and Maggie clash over a search mission.

After establishing a new shelter, the group considers things returning to the way they used to be.

Glenn's group tries to catch up with Maggie and the others on the way to Terminus, and a squabble demonstrates the role of rules in this new reality.

As survivors cross paths on the way to Terminus, Rick comes face-to-face with sheer brutality and is pushed to the limit.

We learn the true motives of the Terminans as Rick and the group find themselves in a vulnerable situation.

Rick leads a risky mission for a possible small reward when the supplies run low.

Rick and the others find themselves pitted against a group of nasty people.

Things appear nice and safe, but there is a bit of a dark side for another group of survivors.

A new set of issues confront the group while on a mission.

Stakes are high when members of the group must go on a rescue mission in a familiar location.

Some members hold down the church while the others are on a rescue mission.

Rick wants to find a peaceful agreement, but the enemies seem to prefer a more violent resolution.

After all the recent trials the group has faced, a slight detour might prove to be the solution they've been looking for.

The group feels beaten after living life on the road, but must continue to trudge along in spite of the changes they have incurred.

After withstanding a spectacular storm, Rick and the others meet what appears to be a friendly person, but find themselves mistrustful.

The group has a difficult time molding to a new lifestyle, forcing them to consider whether they can be the people they once were.

As Rick and the others continue to acclimate to their new surroundings, they consider a return to normalcy.

While trying to secure a new home, Rick and his group face challenges, and question the utopia they find themselves in.

When life within the walls begins to mimic life outside, the group realizes that sheltered life may not be possible.

Daryl finds trouble while on a run; Rick and the group feel like outsiders in Alexandria, where trouble approaches the gates.

Rick and the group are still having trouble assimilating into Alexandria. Will a new threat bring them closer together or drive them further apart?

When it appears that things are starting to normalize in the settlement, a new problem arises for the Alexandrians.

A return home doesn't go as expected.

A new face and setting are introduced. With all that's gone on in the apocalypse, can people be trusted?

Following a number of setbacks, the mood in Alexandria grows grim for the sheltered citizens.

Daryl, Abraham and Sasha encounter many obstacles and a new threat while trying to return to Alexandria.

Alexandria is finally able to begin pulling itself back together; peace is embraced between the two groups.

After a few moments of peace, trouble finds its way to Alexandria again with a threat that may be too big to defeat.

While trying to escape Alexandria, Rick and his group meet trouble when sudden noise draws walkers towards them with what could be fatal consequences.

A simple scavenging run proves to be more tricky, when the survivors are not the only ones after a goldmine of supplies.

After Rick comes to the realization that Alexandria might not be as safe as he thought, decisions must be made about where to go from here.

Rick and the group realize the only way to maintain the peace of Alexandria is to fight a new enemy. This time, though, our group might be outmatched.

With no hope of safety in Alexandria, Rick and his band of survivors soon discover a larger world with new dangers and new opportunities.

Two separate groups leave Alexandria for supplies, and while both worry over the future of the community, they will face immediate danger.

When someone goes missing in Alexandria, the community goes on alert, and search parties venture out.

To save one of their own, Rick's group must venture outside the walls; their experience changes their lives forever.

Rick and his group kneel helplessly before Negan and the Saviors. What Negan does will haunt those who survive forever.