The Walking Dead(2010) -

Sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) wakes from a coma to find a world devastated by "walkers". While searching for his family, he leads a group of survivors who soon realize that the living are often far more dangerous than the dead [12, 16, 20]. The Legacy:

Despite the "messy" later seasons, at its peak, The Walking Dead redefined cable television and forced us to ask: in a world without rules, who would you become? [7, 13, 14]. The Walking Dead(2010)

Its massive success spawned a vast franchise, including spin-offs like Fear the Walking Dead , Dead City , and The Ones Who Live [11, 17]. Sheriff’s deputy Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) wakes from

"Stop acting like you know the way ahead, like you know the rules. There are no rules man, we're lost." — Rick Grimes [27]. [7, 13, 14]

The iconic, decaying look of the walkers was achieved through hours of practical makeup and prosthetics rather than CGI [4, 8].