After getting shot and falling into a coma, Sheriff Deputy Rick Grimes wakes up to find out that a zombie-walkers apocalypse has spread across the USA. He gathers a group of survivors in search of a safe place to stay at.
Rick's group's plan to go to Fort Benning is derailed when Sophia disappears, and after Carl is accidentally shot, the group finds their way to a family living on a nearby farm. Shane takes a risky trip to look for medical supplies.
After many months, the group finally finds refuge in a fortified prison. Andrea's health starts to deteriorate, as Rick, Daryl, and T-Dog deal with a group of prisoners. Andrea and Michonne are taken to see a man known as The Governor.
Waking up from a coma, officer Rick Grimes finds the world run by zombies. He must fight his way through hoards of the walking dead as he tries to find his missing wife and son.
After the events of season 4, a part of the group travels to Washington, D.C. as the hope for recovery rises. They try to regroup to face new obstacles and struggles.
As the Alexandria community faces a terrible threat from a walker herd, a new survivor group called the Saviors proves to be even more dangerous than the undead.
The community at Alexandria suffers heavy personal losses at the hands of Negan, who continues to torment them and force them to carry out missions for him under duress. Carol and Morgan discover a new survivor community as Rick tries to rally several communities to unite against Negan's tyranny.
As the Saviors go to war with the rest of the survivors, their attacks leave several survivor communities devastated and put the life of one of Rick's beloved ones on the line, leaving Rick to make a difficult decision that puts him at odds with Maggie.
In the wake of Carl's death, Rick chases the dream of the civilized future that they both envisioned with a singleminded focus. The tentative alliance between the survivor communities is quickly broken as tension starts to rise and a new threat looms closer.
After the Whispers massacre Michonne and Daryl's group, they come together to make a stand against an unstoppable enemy. Negan can either help or risk losing control again.