The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead

TV Show (2010)

Fight the dead. Fear the living.

Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.

Action & Adventure
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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Ages 16+

Frequent intense violence involving blood, shootings, and decomposing, half-eaten bodies with beloved characters dying and children threatened, injured, shot, and killed. Many tense scenes draw out suspense and fear while survivors are injured in terrible ways shown at length on-screen.

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Sex & Nudity

Most episodes lack sexual content, but there is flirting, embracing, caressing, couples having sex, and references to pregnancy and birth control.

Violence & Gore

Frequent intense violence involving blood, shootings, and decomposing, half-eaten bodies with beloved characters dying and children threatened, injured, shot, and killed.

Profanity

Unbleeped swearing includes s--t along with other audible words like pissed, damn, and bitch.

Alcohol, Drugs & Smoking

There is rare drinking portrayed in the series.

Frightening Scenes

Many tense scenes draw out suspense and fear while survivors are injured in terrible ways shown at length on-screen.

Positives & learning

Positive messages

Some remaining humans band together using teamwork and integrity for survival, while others exploit and kill.

Role models

Most human characters display kindness, mercy, and tenacity, while some characters are evil and kill for food or fun.

Representation

Several main characters are women and people of color who display empathy, honor, and bravery.

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