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The Walking Dead
Days Gone Bye
Directed by
Frank Darabont
TV-MA
S1 • E1
Oct 30, 2010
68m
9.2
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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.
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Cast of Days Gone Bye
Andrew Lincoln
Rick Grimes
Jon Bernthal
Shane Walsh
Norman Reedus
Daryl Dixon
Laurie Holden
Andrea Harrison
Steven Yeun
Glenn Rhee
Melissa McBride
Carol Peletier
Jeffrey DeMunn
Dale Horvath
Sarah Wayne Callies
Lori Grimes
Chandler Riggs
Carl Grimes
Lennie James
Morgan Jones
Emma Bell
Amy Harrison
Linds Edwards
Leon Basset
Jim R. Coleman
Lam Kendal
Keisha Tillis
Jenny Jones
Adrian Kali Turner
Duane Jones
Greg Nicotero
Walker (uncredited)
Robert Kirkman
Walker (uncredited)
Charlie Adlard
Walker (uncredited)
Frank Darabont
(uncredited) / Director / Writer
Sam Witwer
Tank Soldier (uncredited)
Addy Miller
Summer the Teddy Bear Girl Walker (uncredited)
Denise M. Huth
Producer
Tom Luse
Producer
Days Gone Bye Ratings & Reviews
Edward Schofield
July 7, 2025
Don’t open. Dead inside.
TIME Magazine
James Poniewozik
I really liked Frank Darabont's pilot for The Walking Dead.
What Culture
Dan Owen
Hopefully The Walking Dead will surprise us... by embracing the one thing zombie movies rarely have enough time to do: develop multi-faceted characters you really care for, to feel genuine distress when some inevitably get bitten.
TV Equals
Ciara Monya
The visuals were amazing, especially the desolate Atlanta and, of course, the zombies themselves. There was no hint of the show getting bogged down with CGI.
What Culture
Simon Gallagher
So, there we have it: a near perfect debut to one of the most hotly anticipated TV shows to ever grace trans-Atlantic screens.
Digital Spy
Morgan Jeffery
How does this show about the world being overrun by zombies manage to be what so many other similar offering from the horror sub-genre cannot? By keeping a fine-tuned human drama at the center of all the monster madness.
We Got This Covered
Will Chadwick
The pilot opens doors for some more fascinating character drama and more hardcore zombie violence. It's very well written and Kirkman is very on-board with the project.
AV Club
Leonard Pierce
I'll tell you up front that the debut episode-written and directed by Darabont-definitely makes me think AMC, a network that's produced high-quality original shows almost without exception, is onto another winner.
Wall Street Journal
Michelle Kung
There's something about the combination of zombies and apocalyptic times that brings out the worst in human beings, which is where the true horror - and good drama - lies.
IGN Movies
Eric Goldman
What we're seeing here is truly sad to behold and promises that there is plenty of pathos to be found in The Walking Dead, among the more straight up (and satisfying) horror sequences that also go with this zombie story.
Entertainment Weekly
Jeff Jensen
Man alive, did [Darabont] direct the hell out of this pilot.
New York Magazine/Vulture
Logan Hill
It's a bit hard to tell if The Walking Dead is a bit of everything ... or not much of anything. But the hope is that this could be the first zombie story in a long while with both serious brains and "Braiiiiinns!"
HitFix
Alan Sepinwall
What I like so much about the pilot is the stillness and simplicity of it.
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