- Summary: Based on a comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, a small group of survivors, led by officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), must fight a world full of zombies.
- Genre(s): Drama, Action & Adventure, Fantasy, Horror, Suspense, Science Fiction
- Show Type: Between Seasons
- Season 1 premiere date: Oct 31, 2010
- Episode Length: 60
- Air Time: 09:00 PM
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 23 out of 25
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Mixed: 2 out of 25
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Negative: 0 out of 25
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100A zombie-apocalypse fantasy set in Atlanta, this is the scariest series U've ever seen. [8 Nov 2010, p.39]
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80It's a great, gory and surprisingly emotional ride.
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80Darabont uses the TV-series format to break convention not only by defying the predictabilities of the horror genre (boo!) but also by infusing the recipe with more storytelling elan.
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60Fans of the comic book and first-rate psycho-horror may form a large enough audience to make this a hit. Those not in those groups may want to start by taking a deep breath.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 205 out of 254
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Mixed: 23 out of 254
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Negative: 26 out of 254
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