The essential episodes of Talking Dead

Watch these 10 in order and you've got Talking Dead — each pick states its reason.

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".
02
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.
03
S03E15 · Season 3 peak · March 23, 2014 · 1h
Us5.0
Steven Yeun and Josh McDermitt join Chris Hardwick to discuss Episode 15, "Us".
04
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
05
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.
06
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.
07
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."
08
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.
09
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+
10
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.