Season 8
🎬 16 Episodes 📅 2017 ⏱ 45 min
A sheriff's deputy wakes from darkness to find humanity erased, replaced by the relentless hunger of the undead. The Walking Dead becomes his new reality as he ventures through a devastated landscape searching for his family, the only anchor to his former life. Amid brutal encounters and moral dilemmas, he realizes survival demands sacrifice, and trust is the rarest commodity in a world consumed by death. The series transforms a simple quest into an exploration of what it means to remain human when the world itself has died.
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📊 Season Stats
16
Episodes
2017
Year
45
min / ep
12
Watch Hours
8/11
Season No.
⭐ 8.2
Best Episode
Ep. 12 · The Key
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🎬 Episodes 16 episodes
1
⭐ 7.8
Mercy
Rick and his group, along with the Kingdom and Hilltop, have banded together to bring the fight to Negan and the Saviors.
🎬 Greg Nicotero ✍️ Scott M. Gimple
2
⭐ 7.5
The Damned
The plan involving Alexandrians, Kingdommers and Hilltoppers unfolds. As Rick continues to fight, he encounters a familiar face.
🎬 Rosemary Rodriguez ✍️ Channing Powell
3
⭐ 7.4
Monsters
Conflict with the Saviors leads to unintended consequences for the Hilltop, the Kingdom, and Alexandria; morality proves tricky in wartime.
🎬 Greg Nicotero ✍️ Channing Powell
4
⭐ 7.7
Some Guy
A new weapon in the Savior arsenal proves to be a giant hurdle as fighting continues between Rick's forces and those of the Saviors.
🎬 Dan Liu ✍️ David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
5
⭐ 7.8
The Big Scary U
With war raging all around him, we get a close look at Negan and the lives of the Saviors during the conflict through a familiar set of eyes.
🎬 Michael Satrazemis ✍️ Angela Kang
6
⭐ 7.3
The King, the Widow, and Rick
With things looking up for Rick and the group, an argument breaks out at the Hilltop; the consequences of the decision are life versus death.
🎬 John Polson ✍️ Angela Kang
7
⭐ 7.5
Time for After
Negan has to enlist the help of his lieutenants in solving a huge issue facing the Sanctuary; Rick and the group continue to enact the plan.
🎬 Larry Teng ✍️ Matthew Negrete
8
⭐ 7.6
How It's Gotta Be
Every story and battle comes crashing together.
🎬 Michael Satrazemis ✍️ Angela Kang
9
⭐ 7.8
Honor
Rick faces new difficulties after a battle. Meanwhile, the fight continues in other communities as core members face hard decisions.
🎬 Greg Nicotero ✍️ Channing Powell
10
⭐ 8.1
The Lost and the Plunderers
Groups unite their forces and converge on the Hilltop. Meanwhile, Aaron and Enid search for allies. Simon takes matters into his own hands.
🎬 David Boyd ✍️ Angela Kang
11
⭐ 7.8
Dead or Alive Or
Daryl finds himself in bad company as his group heads to the Hilltop; Maggie makes difficult decisions at the Hilltop; Gabriel's faith becomes tested.
🎬 Michael Satrazemis ✍️ Eddie Guzelian
12
⭐ 8.2
The Key
Hilltop's leadership faces a difficult dilemma after the arrival of unexpected visitors. Rick comes face to face with an adversary.
🎬 Greg Nicotero ✍️ Channing Powell
13
⭐ 8.2
Do Not Send Us Astray
Trouble arises when unexpected visitors arrive at the Hilltop and the community is thrust into action; heartbreaking discoveries are made.
🎬 Jeffrey F. January ✍️ Angela Kang
14
⭐ 7.9
Still Gotta Mean Something
A Heaps prisoner makes a discovery; Carol searches for someone in the nearby forest; Rick and Morgan find themselves in the company of strangers.
🎬 Michael Satrazemis ✍️ Eddie Guzelian
15
⭐ 8.1
Worth
With the threat of the Saviors still looming, Aaron continues searching for allies. Daryl and Rosita take action and confront an old friend.
🎬 Michael Slovis ✍️ David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
16
⭐ 8.2
Wrath
The communities join forces in the last stand against the Saviors as all-out war unfolds.
🎬 Greg Nicotero ✍️ Angela Kang