Deleted Scenes

Deleted Scenes are moments throughout The Walking Dead TV Universe that were filmed but later cut for time or other reasons.

TV Series

Season 1

"Days Gone Bye"

• In a deleted scene, when Rick goes through the gas station at the beginning of the episode, the walkers from the abandoned cars were supposed to chase him.

"Vatos"

• Orlando Vargas was supposed to be credited for his appearance in this episode and be featured in a longer death scene. However, the scene was edited and reduced, and the actor remained uncredited for his appearance.
• According to the Cutting Room Floor for Issue 65, Daryl was originally going to die in this episode.

"TS-19"

• A scene with Shane being confronted by a soldier and argues with Shane on whether he is infected or not before a walker surprises them and the two men kill it.

Season 2

"What Lies Ahead"

• The walker that Rick encounters in the tank at the end of "Days Gone Bye" was portrayed by Sam Witwer. The original intention was to have a prologue in Season 2 which shows how Atlanta fell, how Witwer's character died in the tank and how Dale rescued Andrea and Amy amidst the chaos.
• After the destruction of the CDC, the group decide to head to the nursing home where the Vatos are situated to seek refuge. However, when they arrive, they find that everybody had been killed.
• The scene where Rick reunites with the group in the highway and asking about Sophia was originally much longer.

"Save the Last One"

• Dale has trouble operating a radio.
• Carol is shown looking off into the distance towards the forest thinking about Sophia.
• Otis and Shane were supposed to have a conversation after reuniting about how they would escape the high school.

"Cherokee Rose"

• Daryl finds the Cherokee Rose that he eventually gives to Carol.

"Secrets"

• Shane teaching everyone how to shoot at the gun range was originally a much more extended scene.

"Pretty Much Dead Already"

• When Lori asked Rick "Where'd you go?", he was originally supposed to have flashbacks to Carl getting shot and Sophia getting lost.
• Rick and Shane checked out the barn to make sure there were no weak spots in its walls where the undead could come out of,
• According to Greg Nicotero on AMC's Talking Dead, two endings were filmed for the episode, one in which Sophia is decaying (the scene used) and another where she appears normal, representing what the characters want to see.

"Nebraska"

• Lori and Dale have a conversation about the upcoming walker burning and Carol's state of mind.
• Hershel looks out to the barn in the aftermath before heading back inside.

"Judge, Jury, Executioner"

• Carl and Daryl discuss Randall and what weapons Carl should use before being interrupted by Carol. Carol then goes on to confront Daryl's behavior of beating up a "a kid", something that Daryl rejects. The two then argue about their friendship.
• Maggie looks through her old yearbook with Glenn and finds that Randall did indeed go to her school.
• Lori and Dale have a discussion over Randall's fate.
• According to Greg Nicotero, when originally scripted, Dale was supposed to find Jimmy having been attacked instead of the cow that was filmed.

"Better Angels"

• Glenn asks Maggie if he can still sleep in her room.
• Randall was initially scripted to kill Hershel Greene in the Season 2 episode "Better Angels", but the producers eventually decided against it.

"Beside the Dying Fire"

• Beth and Lori discuss the fact that Lori let Patricia die.
• The scene where Michonne saves Andrea was supposed to be slightly longer, with it showing that Michonne killed the decapitated walker that she saved Andrea from.
• The producers of the show said that Hershel Greene was meant to die in this episode, but they decided against it.

Season 3

"Killer Within"

• In this episode, Carol was originally supposed to die, but the producers decided against it.

"Say The Word"

• Beth and Carl discuss the loss of Lori while taking care of a crying Judith. Carl then goes to ask if both Lori and Shane's souls are in heaven (or hell in Shane's case), especially given that he prevented Lori from turning while Shane did in fact turn.

"Hounded"

• The group discusses Rick's current state of mind given the loss of Lori before Rick reappears from the tombs.

"When the Dead Come Knocking"

• A promo photo shows Rick and Oscar at the National Guard camp.

"Home"

• Glen Mazarra has stated that he considered on killing Beth and Carl instead of killing Axel in this episode.
  • He said, "Now the question is, whose death? To be very honest, I didn't want to kill off any of the major characters. We obviously didn't want to kill Rick. Carol was on the chopping block, but I didn't want to kill Carol, because we have a story coming up with her. We looked at the possibility of killing Beth. I don't think that actor knows that. You know, I love Emily Kinney. But I felt that would have had too big an impact on the group. It would have just devastated poor Hershel. It would have taken him down a path I didn't want for the rest of the season. And we were already dealing with Maggie's feelings about her sexual assault by the Governor, so we didn't want to complicate that with mourning for her sister. We talked about killing Carl in that episode! We really did… unfortunately, you know, by the process of elimination, we got to Axel. Now I like Lew Temple's performance of Axel very, very much, and we were just starting to find that character and develop him in a way that we loved. And we probably could have had more stories with him. But the Governor was the main character in that piece. We needed to make sure he was not ineffectual. Because otherwise he's not a bad guy that could possibly take out our guys. So that was really important."

"I Ain't a Judas"

• During his Q&A Panel at Walker Stalker Con Chicago 2014, Greg Nicotero revealed an alternate ending for Andrea's scene at the end. He said he was so devoted to her character, that he was trying to pitch an alternative ending which shows Andrea slashed something off-screen and would be revealed on the next episode that she indeed slit the Governor's throat.

"Clear"

• During his Q&A at Walker Stalker Con Chicago 2014, Greg Nicotero said that he tried to pitch in an alternate version of the episode, where Woodbury appears in this episode, shows the Governor after getting slit by Andrea, his neck is all wrapped with bandages. The Governor then takes Andrea away, as a result of her failed assassination. Upon asked why he tried to pitch this version of the episode, Nicotero explains that he wanted to show the viewers what Andrea's intention is, which is keeping the Prison safe as possible from the Governor and listens to what her friends said about what she has to do to the Governor.

"Arrow on the Doorpost"

• The original title of the episode, "Pale Horse", refers to a deleted scene in which Daryl encounters a headless rider on a living horse.

"This Sorrowful Life"

• As said by Greg Nicotero during his and Laurie Holden's Q&A at Walker Stalker Con Chicago 2014, Merle's death was not planned during the initial writing of the season. Merle's death came up on the last seconds before the initial shooting for the episode began. Merle was supposed to be a recurring character in Season 4. Nicotero also said there was a version of the episode which depicts Milton and Andrea tried to kill the Governor by putting a bomb that Milton made inside the Governor's apartment. But the writers decided to scrap it out because they felt it doesn't feel like The Walking Dead.
• In the DVD commentary was an alternate version of Merle's death after the fight between him and the Governor. In the first draft of the script, the Governor initially wanted to capture Merle instead and only kill him after he would watch Daryl's death. The Governor would have told the beaten Merle "I'm gonna kill Daryl and you're going to see him get torn apart." The Governor would then begin to walk away before suddenly changing his mind and shooting Merle dead.

"Welcome to the Tombs"

• According to Woodbury extra William Tokarsky, the finale was supposed to be two hours long and included scenes of him and other Woodbury soldiers being attacked and killed by Rick and Michonne in the tombs. This would explain the absence of William Tokarsky and other Woodbury extras during the Governor's massacre scene at the end of the episode, given that they were all killed off-screen in the tombs.
• According to Woodbury extra Keith Barnett, there was a scene of him and three other Woodbury soldiers tripping and falling into a barbed wire trap set up in the tombs of the prison, however the scene was deleted.
• It was given by Laurie Holden that Andrea wasn't originally to die in the episode, saying that Andrea was supposed to end up as the leader of Woodbury's people, filling up the Governor's boots but it was changed 3 weeks before the shooting of the episode began. "...everyone was shocked." Holden says in one of her interviews, "But this is The Walking Dead, nothing is certain anymore."
  • The same as her death, the one that was aired was re-written by Scott Gimple, while the original (which was written by Glen Mazzara) shows Andrea got bitten by Milton on the hand while still bounded to the chair, screaming. In the end, Tyreese and Sasha were the ones who found her already bitten, and then two freed Andrea from the chair. Sasha then says that she won't leave her alone, but Andrea insists Sasha giving her gun. Sasha gives what Andrea wants because as given by Sonequa Martin-Green it was her funeral, and Sasha would give her what she wants, so Sasha gives her gun, and the two leave Andrea to commit suicide. The gunshot is then heard.

Season 4

"30 Days Without An Accident"

• The deleted scenes of this episode show Greg carrying lumber to the dining pavilion in the prison yard, taking inventory of the ammo, and performing maintenance on the Woodbury bus.
• Owen was supposed to appear outside working in a garden with his mother, but the scene was cut.

"Infected"

• In the Making Of video for "Infected" on the AMC website, Owen Ridings can be seen running down the stairs as he escapes the cell block, but this scene was changed as he played the role of the dead child.

"Dead Weight"

• Travis Love confirmed that Shumpert did appear in Season 4, but the scenes he was in were cut, so they had Martinez say he died.

"Too Far Gone"

• The RV conversation between the Governor, Hershel, and Michonne was originally much longer, with Mitch originally being involved at some point in the conversation.

"After"

• In the original script, when Carl is tying the door shut with the TV wire, he was supposed to say, "Dale taught me". However, it was later decided to have Carl say "Shane taught me" to create an even bigger tension between Rick and Carl.
• The scene of Carl taking care of an injured Rick is slightly extended.

"The Grove"

• In the Blu-ray version of this episode, Lizzie's body can be seen dropping after Carol pulls the trigger on her. In TV broadcasts, the camera lingers on Carol's reaction after shooting her then briefly cuts to a shot of Lizzie dead on the ground.

"A"

• Carl asks Rick why he didn't help the guy who was screaming for help before reuniting with Michonne who found a safe road to travel by.
• The scene involving Carl almost getting raped was actually more graphic than the one that being aired. Andrew Lincoln said to the Hollywood Reporter that, "That scene was supposed to be more graphic, and we played it more graphic than that, which was a justification for the throat rip and everything, because it's something any father seeing his son about to be raped would probably do."
• The last lines said by Rick, "They're going to feel pretty stupid when they find out... They're screwing with the wrong people," is very similar to a line said by the same character in Issue 64 of the Comic Series. Scott Gimple revealed in Comic-Con 2014 that this line was actually done with two different versions. The first one is the aired version, while the second one replaces it on DVD and Blu-ray with Rick saying "They're fucking with wrong people," an homage to the Comic Series.
• According to Scott Gimple, Morgan Jones was originally planned to appear at the end of the episode, where he would be present in the train car with the rest of the group, saying, "Yeah, they are," after Rick claims the Terminus residents are "screwing with the wrong people."
• Behind the scenes photos depict a scene of Rick & Michonne in a room full with tied up walkers and human remains.

Season 5

"Crossed"

• Amanda Shepherd expresses discontent with Dawn Lerner's leadership and she suggests that Lamson is the perfect person to take over in Dawn's stead. However, he is uninterested, and their discussion is interrupted by the sound of a gunshot.

"Coda"

• Michonne observes Carl training with a knife.
• Originally, according to Greg Nicotero, there were supposedly 800 walkers involved in the aftermath of Beth's demise, specifically for this episode.

"Remember"

• Several scenes were cut from the final version of the episode, some of which revealed the job assignments for a few members of the group, including Abraham joining the construction crew, Rosita meeting Pete to become a medical assistant, Eugene meeting with someone to work on the solar arrays (this Alexandrian would not appear anywhere else besides this deleted scene), and Maggie working with Deanna. The scenes were supposed to be before the fight between Glenn and Aiden, as Maggie can be seen walking with Deanna toward the confrontation.
• There was a quick scene of Rick and Carl sleeping in their new house.

"Conquer"

• In the commentary for this episode, it was confirmed there was originally going to be a scene between Carl and Enid, but it was cut due to the length of the episode.

Season 6

"First Time Again"

• Regarding the nightmare sequence in "Out of the Ashes" where Gracie disappears and Aaron is killed by every antagonist group he has fought against, Ross Marquand revealed that he and Jordan Woods-Robinson shot a nightmare sequence in "First Time Again" that was cut. Ross described it as Aaron and Eric in their living room, having a strong discussion about whether or not they should fight the Wolves. All of a sudden, a Wolf comes up behind Eric and slits his throat. His blood shoots onto Aaron's face.

"Thank You"

• There were scenes from the script that did not make filming, such as how Tommy met his grisly fate. He was in the woods when he heard a cry and tried to follow the sound but tripped and injured himself. After making it back to the road, he was overcome by walkers.

"Now"

• Promotional photos released for this episode reveal a deleted scene showing Michonne, Scott, and Heath returning to Alexandria from the previous episode.

"No Way Out"

• On a Reddit post, Chandler Riggs confirms that it was scripted and filmed for Carl to lose his eye jumping in front of Rick to protect him from Ron, but this was edited out later.

"The Next World"

• On home video release, the line "No, not this guy" is replaced with "Fuck this guy."

"Last Day on Earth"

• An uncut version was released of Negan's entrance where he was allowed to mirror his comic counterpart when it came to foul language. Negan uses the word "Fuck" 23 times in total.

Season 7

"The Day Will Come When You Won't Be"

• The dinner scene dream sequence was meant to be much longer than what was shown in the final cut of the episode.
• Chandler Riggs revealed that there were three different versions of Negan's kills: Glenn & Abraham, Maggie & Aaron (part of which was leaked shortly before the episode aired), and Eugene & Aaron.

"The Well"

• This episode was originally going to be 76 minutes (with commercials) but AMC edited their schedule and changed it to 66 minutes, the same length as the previous episode.

"The Cell"

• Originally, more Saviors, including Arat, were supposed to accompany Dwight on his chase after Gordon. Gordon was also supposed to steal a car, while the Saviors chased him with a truck. At some point, the Saviors would ram the car off the road and a shootout would ensue. These scenes were cut, however.
  • Some of these scenes can be seen in the Season 7 trailer.

"Go Getters"

• A deleted scene from this episode showed how the Saviors snuck into the Hilltop and tied up the guards and strung them up by the gate, as revealed by Tom Payne.
• Another deleted scene shows Carl sleeping in the car and wakes up to Enid realizing the car is dead as she checks beneath the hood, forcing the pair to abandon the vehicle.
• Stephanie was originally going to have a line and be credited for her appearance. However, her line was cut, and she remained uncredited.

"Hearts Still Beating"

• Fat Joey's death was originally filmed to be more brutal than it was shown in this episode.

"Bury Me Here"

• In a deleted scene, Benjamin knocks on Richard's door in one of the Kingdom buildings and asks if he is ready, to which Richard states he will be ready soon. Benjamin questions if Richard is okay, as he senses Richard has been crying. Richard replies that he is fine. He attempts to write a goodbye note, throwing away the first two drafts before settling on the third and leaving it on his desk. He takes a moment and stands in his room, where three large maps are visible on his walls.

"The First Day of the Rest of Your Life"

• Originally, the finale was meant to be a two hour finale, but it was reduced to fit in a shorter time slot. As a result, several scenes were removed, including battle scenes depicting the deaths of several Alexandrians.
• Rick and Carl prepare for the battle in their home. Rick states that Judith is away and safe with "family", and Rick tells Carl that he's going to the Heaps to gather the Scavengers for later that day. Before Rick leaves the house, Carl asks if Rick would have chopped off his arm, referring to the executions via Lucille in the woods, and Michonne interjects, telling Carl they shouldn't think or talk about that "what if".

Season 8

"Time for After"

• While filming Mark's death scene in the scene where walkers invade the Sanctuary, stunt performer John Bernecker fell 22 feet off the balcony and missed the safety cushion, sustaining a broken neck. He died of his injuries two days later. Out of respect for Bernecker, Mark's death scene was not shown in the episode. Bernecker's family won a lawsuit which determined Bernecker's death to be negligent and was rewarded $8.6 million in damages.
• In an interview, it was revealed by Lindsley Register that in a deleted scene Laura and Eugene had sex due to the dire circumstances at the Sanctuary.
  • However, this scene is non-canon as Eugene later tells the Commonwealth that he's a virgin.

"How It's Gotta Be"

• The scene where Simon talks to Maggie in her car was originally extended.

"Still Gotta Mean Something"

• Rick and Morgan run into a crazed woman by her a truck. Morgan hallucinates Henry before Rick takes him and they run off.
• Ezekiel and Carol sit by a campfire. Ezekiel admits he was afraid.

"Wrath"

• Andrew Lincoln has confirmed that there were three possible outcomes in this episode for Rick, as he had originally wanted to exit the show this season. One was bleeding out under the tree after ending the war, two was a helicopter coming in to save Rick as it did in "What Comes After", and the final outcome was Rick surviving and remaining on the show until the fifth episode of Season 9.
• Norris stops Rick from going after Negan and holds him at gunpoint.
• Negan awakens and seems to contemplate his decision to kill all members on the opposing side, while also giving a speech to the Saviors.
• Rick, Maggie, and Michonne discuss their plans for the future after the war.

Season 9

"Warning Signs"

• In a deleted scene, Rick and Carol stroll through the woods, talking about the bridge project, the Saviors, and whether what they are doing and the decisions they made have been the right courses of action.
• Judith gets a check-up from Siddiq.

Season 10

"Morning Star"

• Kal was originally meant to appear in this episode but the actor was busy for much of Season 10 filming another show.
• Yumiko thanks Daryl for bringing the bodies of Felix and Penny back to Hilltop.

"Here's Negan"

• Originally, Dwight was meant to appear instead of Laura, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic affecting the film schedule for both The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead, it was not possible to bring Austin Amelio in for the episode, and thus Laura was used instead

Season 11

"On the Inside"

• In an early draft of this episode, Virgil would've been secretly bitten and eventually reveal it to Connie, using his little time as his motivation to get her out of the house.

"New Haunts"

• Magna's line to Rosita, "This place is like a city from before, where people who can't fit in get cast out." is shortened from how it appeared in the episode's trailer, with the second part being cut.

"Trust"

• In the Talking Dead episode for "Trust", Ian Anthony Dale, who portrays Tomi Okumura, revealed that there was a deleted scene where he takes some pills with alcohol before having an emotional moment and throwing the glass across the room. This scene was meant to take place before Ezekiel enters Tomi's office to ask for help.

"Rest in Peace"

• A scene involving Laurie Holden (Andrea), Chandler Riggs (Carl), Michael Cudlitz (Abraham), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha) and Steven Yeun (Glenn) was originally considered to be shot for this episode, however lack of time amid production prevented this from occurring.
• A scene revealing an alive and well Oceanside was originally written for the episode, though it was forcibly cut before it could be filmed due to unforeseen issues during production.
• Ross Marquand revealed there was a deleted scene where Lydia gives Aaron a letter from a male admirer in the Commonwealth. Aaron declines, explaining that he is too busy - similar to how Aaron initially rejected Eric's advances for the same reasons. Gracie then encourages him to pursue the relationship, arguing that he is always selfless and for once should do something for himself.
• A flash forward with adult versions of Judith, R.J., Hershel, Gracie, Socorro, Ezra, and Aliyah was filmed depicting them in a van looking for survivors to bring back to their community. On the radio, R.J. calls out "If you can hear me, answer back. This is Rick Grimes." to which a survivor replies "...Hello?"

Fear the Walking Dead

Season 1

"Pilot"

• Originally, Dr. Candace Jenner was meant to appear in this episode, but her scene was ultimately cut.

Season 2

"Captive"

• Alex frees Alicia from the kitchen after Vida locks Alicia inside.

"Date of Death"

• There are promotional photos that show the infected at the hotel gates as well as Madison walking away from the gate with an axe, with the bodies of the dead infected behind her, indicating at least one scene has been deleted from this episode. This would also partially explain why the survivors had to let the refugees in, because the infected were closing in on the hotel gates.

Season 3

"The New Frontier"

• Strand encounters Ilene in the parking garage as a walker and after a moment, drives past her on his way out.

"El Matadero"

• Ofelia could be seen vomiting and struggling to stay alive to see her father for one last time.
• Daniel's reaction to his daughter's death is more heart-breaking and painful. But in the end, the director chose the scene where his reaction is tougher to fit his character.

Season 6

"In Dreams"

• An aged Sarah was set to appear in the imagined Valley Town, but the scenes involving dream Sarah were deleted.

"The Beginning"

• There is a deleted scene of June and Dorie Sr. traveling by horse on the way to the overlook, as depicted in several promo photos from the episode.

Season 8

"Keeping Her Alive"

• Originally, Al and Isabelle were scripted to return in this episode using the SWAT van. However, neither actress was available for filming during production for Season 8, so Ada's group was created in their place.

World Beyond

Season 1

"Brave"

• "Brave" was originally filmed twice, with the latter being the approved version.
  • Jordan Vogt-Roberts was originally announced to be the director of the pilot episode. However, Vogt-Roberts was replaced with Magnus Martens, who previously directed for Fear the Walking Dead. The change in directors was a result of the writers mapping out the rest of the season and production had to go in a different direction; Matt Negrete said Vogt-Roberts still contributed ideas to the first episode.
    • Additionally, the original pilot was considered to be "faster paced" and Julia Ormond's character Elizabeth had not yet been introduced to the story.
• Originally a different actress was cast as Dr. K, with footage of her appearing in promo material for the show, before she was recast and the scenes were reshot.

Dead City

Season 1

Unknown Episode

• A town within New Babylon called "Rukton" was set to appear; however it was never seen in the show.

Daryl Dixon

Season 1

"Paris Sera Toujours Paris"

• Fallou and the Demimonde Guard's interaction was supposed to be slightly longer as the guard was supposed to tell Fallou that kids are not allowed in Demimonde and laughs when Fallou replies that babysitters are hard to find.

"Coming Home"

• The scene of Laurent playing soccer with other children at The Nest was either extended or used different shots.

Season 3

"La Justicia Fronteriza"

• A walker whose skin melted off bites a woman on the arm during the Primitivos attack on Solaz del Mar.

The Ones Who Live

Season 1

"Years"

• Donald Okafor was set to visit Rick Grimes sometime after he had cut off his hand.
• Willow was a character who was credited and set to appear in the episode but no scene with her character made it to air.
• Rick's Father (Mr. Grimes) was set to be played by Drew Seltzer in the first episode "Years". The flashback scenes of Mr. Grimes searching for Rick in his burning childhood home ended up being deleted from the final cut.
• An unnamed character played by Robert O'Hara was set to appear in two episodes, "Years" and "Bye" but both scenes were removed.

"The Last Time"

• Several promo photos from "The Last Time" show the Grimes family in alternate clothing and having a picnic after their reunion.
• Rick was originally supposed to be shown wearing a prosthetic arm that more closely resembled his comic counterpart's prosthetic arm.

Webisodes

Red Machete

"What We Become"

• During the animated sequence, the characters' faces were much clearer.
• Scenes with the other members of Rick's group were removed, such as Rick, Abraham, and Daryl standing over a map, the survivors pushing the barn door closed, and the survivors arriving at Alexandria.

Motion Comic

• The Early Motion Comic Test showed that the rest of the issues in the first volume were set to be turned into motion comics before it was canceled.