The Walking Dead: Season 1

The Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror television series developed for television by Frank Darabont and based on the ongoing comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard. The series centers on a small group of survivors led by Sheriff's Deputy Rick Grimes and his family.

　　The series premiered on October 31, 2010, and is broadcast on the cable television channel AMC in the United States.

　　Overview:

　　The Walking Dead tells the story of the aftermath of a zombie apocalypse; it follows a small group of survivors, traveling across the desolate United States in search of a new home away from the shuffling hordes of the undead (or "walkers"). The group is led by Rick Grimes, who was a sheriff's deputy in a small Georgia town before the zombie outbreak. As their situation grows more hazardous, the group's desperation to survive pushes them to the brink of insanity. At every turn they are faced with the unbearable horrors that come from having the dead walk again, the changing dynamic of their group, as well as facing hostility from the scattered remains of a struggling human populace who are focused on their own survival, now that the structures of society have collapsed.

　　Plot:

　　The first season centers on Deputy Rick Grimes, who was gunned down and ended up in a coma for an indeterminate amount of time. When he wakes up, he finds a post-apocalyptic world overrun with the walking dead. When he leaves the hospital where he was a patient, he discovers that his wife and son are missing. Rick proceeds to arm himself and, after hearing a rumor from a survivor, sets off on a perilous journey for Atlanta, where the CDC is said to have set up a quarantined safe-zone in the city and where his family may be hiding. During his journey, Rick sees the devastation left by the "walkers" (a nickname given to the Zombies). Upon reaching Atlanta, he soon discovers that the city has been overrun by the undead and it is no longer safe.

　　A few miles outside the city, Rick's wife Lori and his son Carl have been hiding away from the walkers with Shane Walsh, Rick's former colleague and best friend. They have established a camp with a small group of other survivors from around the country. After being rescued from Atlanta by members of the group and being reunited with Lori and Carl, Rick assumes a command position with Shane and must take responsibility; not only for his wife and son, but also for the survival of the group. Part of the group goes back into Atlanta to recover weapons, where they come into conflict with another group of survivors, but Rick soon eases the tensions. However, on their return to their own camp, they find that the camp has been nearly overrun by walkers. In hopes of finding medical treatment for an injured member, the remainder of the group decide to return to Atlanta and seek aid from the CDC.

　　In the CDC, they find that all but one member of the staff (Dr. Edwin Jenner), have either fled or have killed themselves. Dr. Jenner proceeds to explain his research into the cause of the "zombie apocalypse." However, the CDC is not the safe haven the group believe it to be, and they are forced to flee, but not before Dr. Jenner informs them that the French may have found a cure, and whispers something unknown into Rick's ear.

　　Awards and nominations:

　　The Walking Dead was nominated for Best New Series for the 2011 Writers Guild of America Awards. It was nominated for Best Television Series Drama at the 68th Golden Globe Awards.[3] It was also named during the American Film Institute Awards 2010 as one of the top 10 television programs of 2010. For the 2011 Saturn Awards, the series received six nominations—for Best Television Presentation, Andrew Lincoln for Best Actor in Television, Sarah Wayne Callies for Best Actress on Television, Steven Yeun for Best Supporting Actor in Television, Laurie Holden for Best Supporting Actress in Television, and Noah Emmerich for Best Guest Starring Role in Television. The series was nominated for Best Drama Series at the inaugural 1st Critics' Choice Television Awards. The pilot episode "Days Gone Bye" is nominated for three awards for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards—Outstanding Prosthetic Makeup for a Series, Miniseries, Movie or a Special; Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series and Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series.

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