The essential episodes of Talking Dead

Watch these 15 in order and you've got Talking Dead — each pick states its reason.

1. 01

   S01E01 · Pilot · October 17, 2011 · 1h

   What Lies Ahead9.0

   Robert Kirkman, Patton Oswald, and James Gunn discuss The Walking Dead episode, "What Lies Ahead".

2. 02

   S01E02 · Top rated · October 23, 2011 · 1h

   Bloodletting9.0

   Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and Brian Posehn discuss The Walking Dead episode, "Bloodletting."

3. 03

   S01E03 · Top rated · October 30, 2011 · 1h

   Save the Last One9.0

   Felicia Day and Jon Heder discuss The Walking Dead episode, "Save The Last One".

4. 04

   S01E04 · Top rated · November 7, 2011 · 1h

   Cherokee Rose9.0

   Chris Hardwick discusses The Walking Dead episode "Cherokee Rose" with guests comedian Matt Besser and author Matt Mogk.

5. 05

   S01E05 · Top rated · November 14, 2011 · 1h

   Chupacabra9.0

   Chris Hardwick discusses The Walking Dead episode "Chupacabra" with actress Aisha Tyler and special guest Michael Rooker.

6. 06

   S01E06 · Top rated · November 21, 2011 · 1h

   Secrets9.0

   Chris Hardwick discusses The Walking Dead episode "Secrets" with filmmaker Kevin Smith and comedian Paul F. Tompkins.

7. 07

   S02E01 · Season 2 peak · October 14, 2012 · 1h

   Seed4.5

   Host Chris Hardwick discusses The Walking Dead episode "Seed" with guests Glen Mazarra and Danai Gurira.

8. 08

   S03E15 · Season 3 peak · March 23, 2014 · 1h

   Us5.0

   Steven Yeun and Josh McDermitt join Chris Hardwick to discuss Episode 15, "Us".

9. 09

   S04E09 · Season 4 peak · February 8, 2015 · 1h

   What Happened and What's Going On5.5

   Reviewing episode: What Happened and What's Going On

10. 10

    S05E03 · Season 5 peak · October 25, 2015 · 1h

    Thank You6.0

    Yvette Nicole Brown and Damon Lindelof discuss the episode "Thank You" from The Walking Dead.Hosted by Chris Hardwick.

11. 11

    S06E09 · Season 6 peak · February 12, 2017 · 1h

    Rock in the Road5.7

    Khary Payton, Executive Producer Greg Nicotero and NFL running back DeAngelo Williams discuss the Season 7 Mid-Season Premiere, "Rock in the Road" from The Walking Dead.

12. 12

    S07E10 · Season 7 peak · March 4, 2018 · 1h

    The Lost and the Plunderers5.5

    Ross Marquand and Executive Producer Robert Kirkman discuss Episode 10, "The Lost and the Plunderers."

13. 13

    S08E05 · Season 8 peak · November 4, 2018 · 1h

    What Comes After7.3

    Scott M. Gimple, Yvette Nicole Brown and Melissa McBride discuss the latest episode of The Walking Dead.

14. 14

    S09E20 · Season 9 peak · December 4, 2020 · 1h

    Home Edition: The Deepest Cut / In This Life5.5

    Aliyah Royale, Nicolas Cantu, Nico Tortorella, Alexa Mansour, Matt Negrete and Hal Cumpston discuss season 1 finale of The Walking Dead: World Beyond.Premiered November, 26 on AMC+

15. 15

    S10E01 · Season 10 peak · August 22, 2021 · 1h

    The Walking Dead Season 11 Premiere4.0

    Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Paola Lázaro, and Angela Kang discuss the season 11 premiere of The Walking Dead.