Background Survivors (TV Series)

The background survivors, also sometimes classified as "redshirts" are the survivors who linger in the background during episodes while the main survivors are engaged in the story. These survivors usually have no part in the main storyline and perform normal, everyday, non-crucial actions, such as laundry and chores in the camp.

Background survivors are usually left unnamed, have no speaking roles, and are uncredited. They are ideal for being used as redshirts, characters used to "dramatize the dangerous situation experienced by the main characters", such as the zombie attack on the camp in Episode 4 (Vatos). Background survivors also debut in the nursing home protected by the Vatos gang, as they are the thugs, volunteer nurses, and elderly residents living in security from the undead.

Atlanta Camp
A total of 29 survivors lived in the camp set up outside of Atlanta, 13 being nameless, background survivors. With the zombie attack on camp, all background survivors were killed in the attack. The following morning, they were all buried on the hillside, instead of being burned along with the rest of the zombie carcasses.


 * Jan - Blonde woman seen doing tasks in camp (Guts). See also: image from Guts
 * Frances Cobb - Woman with glasses & hat seen listening to radio (Days Gone Bye & Guts) See also: image from Guts
 * L. Stephanie Ray - Middle-aged black woman seen listening to radio (Days Gone Bye)
 * Male survivor #1 - Older man with glasses carrying buckets, seen listening to radio (Days Gone Bye), sitting (Guts) See also: image from Guts
 * Joe Hernandez - Man in blue shirt loitering in background (Guts & Tell It to the Frogs) and watching confrontation with Jim (Vatos) See also: image and image from Guts
 * Male survivor #2 - Man in plaid shirt seen doing tasks in camp (Guts)
 * Female survivor #1 - Young woman with blonde hair seen listening to radio (Days Gone Bye)
 * Female survivor #2 - Young brunette watching confrontation with Daryl (Tell It to the Frogs), killed in attack (Vatos). Was fleeing from zombies but one managed to grab her and kill her. See also: image from Tell It to the Frogs
 * Male survivor #3 - Man in gray shirt standing around (Guts), watching fight with Daryl (Tell It to the Frogs) & confrontation with Jim (Vatos). Had two zombies grab ahold of him and he was killed. See also: image from Guts, image from Tell It to the Frogs & image from Wildfire
 * Female survivor #3 - Woman in blue standing in front of RV (Days Gone Bye), watching fight with Daryl (Tell It to the Frogs) and confrontation with Jim (Vatos). She was seen lying dead next to another man. See also: image from Days Gone Bye, image from Vatos & image from Wildfire
 * Male survivor #4 - Man in yellow walking around (Days Gone Bye), watching fight with Daryl (Tell It to the Frogs) and confrontation with Jim (Vatos). Was seen already dead being eaten by a zombie. See also: image from Vatos
 * Female Survivor #5 - Women with short blond hair standing in the backround (Tell It To The Fogs) when rick and the others return to the camp.
 * Male Survivor #5 - Was seen standing in the backround next to a women (Tell It To The Frogs) when Rick and the others return to the camp.

Atlanta Nursing Home
At the nursing home are more than a dozen Vatos gang members, both thugs and nurses, and more than a dozen elderly residents that live in the well-protected compound that consists of a garage/workshop and the nursing home. All survivors are alive and well.