The Walking Dead
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Imagine a man who wakes up one morning to find nothing familiar left around him. The hospital corridors are deserted, the streets are silent, and the way the world operates has completely fallen apart. The Walking Dead begins right at this dark threshold and never lets go of the audience for eleven seasons. This production, adapted by Frank Darabont from the famous comic book by Robert Kirkman, was perceived only as a zombie story when it hit the screens in 2010. However, he was actually pursuing something much deeper: he was asking what a person becomes when they lose everything. Zombies are not the symbol of the real threat in this universe; they are merely the backdrop. The real tension arises from the survivors confronting each other, their own consciences, and the increasingly blurred moral boundaries. Daryl Dixon, played by Norman Reedus, and Melissa McBride's character Carol, whose size expands almost every season, form the backbone of the series. These two characters expertly represent human fragility and at the same time, unbearable strength. Jeffrey Dean Morgan's Negan, on the other hand, is one of the most controversial villains in television history, because no matter how much you hate him, he doesn't pass by without making you think. The series explores a different survival philosophy in each season. Community or individuality? Compassion or power? Is it enough to look to the future with hope, or to just get through the day? Searching for answers to these questions through the characters' experiences pulls the viewer out of a passive position and into the heart of the story. The visual language is extremely successful in creating an atmosphere with the desolate towns and abandoned places of South America. The violence here is not decorative; every harsh scene exists to remind us of the cost of something. From the music to the editing, from the costumes to the acting, every element serves the credibility of this world of collapse. This production, which remained on the screen with 177 episodes for more than a decade, still continues to be talked about today with its traces etched into popular culture. Perhaps the reason for this is that when describing the zombie apocalypse, it actually describes something much more familiar: humans.
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tmdb38541732
February 28, 2017
6/10
Not bad for a horror/drama. If you're obsessed with zombie lore and the idea of watching the long-term effects spanning years at a time on an entire cast of characters, then this show is for you. There are a lot of scary parts with zombies eating and the gore and visual effects are award winning, but the show is mostly how people get along with each other during an apocalyptic setting and how they rebuild civilization or just live moment to moment.
lukan87
November 01, 2017
10/10
Zombie stories and fighting zombies always meant something.Suspans,thriller,horror scenes are exactly what these movies needs.So enjoy watching this!😀
John Smith
October 13, 2018
1/10
Seasons 1 to 4 were great. It's all downhil from there on - because - you guessed it - diversity and political corectness. In a zombie movie! HAH! Don't watch this.
Matt
March 30, 2019
10/10
_The Walking Dead_ is one of those shows you just can't help but love! A terrifying story of human survival in an apocalyptic world. The show deals with love, loss, zombies (called 'walkers' on the show), death, destruction and zombies! Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride and Lauren Cohan are amongst the star studded cast who deliver **OUTSTANDING** performances in every episode. _The Walking Dead_ is consistently thrilling and emotionally resonant, with solid character devel...
MovieGuys
April 02, 2019
/10
The walking Dead is in once sense a metaphor for whats happened to this once great show. The originality of the first few seasons has gradually given way to a repetitiousness that tells me the show might still be shuffling along but its long since dead. The departure of Andrew Lincoln was a sign that things had come full circle and I had thought they would wind it up which, in my view, would have been the sensible thing to do. Still watching but only because I want to see where it ends...
lynalouisa
July 05, 2019
10/10
unique! perfect show, and more if you focus on the psycologie and sociologie side! in constant evoluion... even if after season 4 or 6 we can see deterioration with the quality and building storyline; we can enjoy a clear amelioration for the best in the 8th season opening our mind to a new vision of the series ! it"s a free adaptation from a popular american comic! and it"s a pleasure to see this worl in black mirors ;)
Dean
August 26, 2019
9/10
Best TV show about zombies.
r96sk
October 12, 2020
10/10
**SEASON TEN REVIEW:** <br />Season rating: 8/10 <br />Overall show rating: 10/10 Still my favourite show, even ten seasons in. This feels like a very long season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which meant a near twelve-month run from episode one to sixteen. That isn't the show's fault of course. Due to that, I had to refresh my mind as to what happened between E1/16 and a lot does occur in S10. I enjoyed all of it, I particularly love how gory the show is at times while the look of the w...
Folio Swami
July 30, 2022
10/10
Paul Cantor has spoken well of this series. So at a moment I started binging on this series. The first season was okay. Not so good, but far better than the crap losers tell people ”you have to watch the first five seasons till the action starts”. Watchable. The second season got more interesting. One has to get past the unlimited ammo, and the unlimited gas available. After all these are the stupid kids who wanted to make momma proud: I got a college diploma, it's Creative Writing. The in...
SilkyChrissy
November 22, 2022
/10
I love this show so much I'm so addicted to what I can watch it read over and over and over and over again this is the best movie I've ever watched in my whole entire life I enjoyed every bit of it I hate to see how this show has to end I hope they still continue to keep going on I loved every character in this movie.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Walking Dead has a total of 11 seasons.
The Walking Dead first aired in 2010.
The Walking Dead belongs to the following genres: Action & Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy.
The Walking Dead has a rating of 8.1/10 from 17,882 votes on TMDB.
No, The Walking Dead has ended.
In the United States, The Walking Dead is available to watch on: Netflix, AMC Plus Apple TV Channel , AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, YouTube TV.