Season 11 is the final season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It premiered on August 22, 2021, and will conclude in 2022, consisting of 24 episodes. Developed for television by Frank Darabont, the series is based on the eponymous series of comic books by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The executive producers are Kirkman, David Alpert, Scott Gimple, Angela Kang, Greg Nicotero, Joe Incaprera, Denise Huth, and Gale Anne Hurd, with Kang as showrunner for her third and final season.
This season will adapt material from issues #175-193 of the Comic Series. It focuses on the group's encounter with the Commonwealth, a large network of communities that has advanced equipment and over fifty thousand survivors living in their different settlements. Additionally, the season also focuses on the group's confrontation with the Reapers, a mysterious faction of hostile survivors that attacked and took Meridian, the former home of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and her new people, the Wardens.
Contents
- 1 Plot
- 1.1 "Acheron: Part I"
- 1.2 "Acheron: Part II"
- 1.3 "Hunted"
- 1.4 "Rendition"
- 1.5 "Out of the Ashes"
- 1.6 "On the Inside"
- 1.7 "Promises Broken"
- 1.8 "For Blood"
- 1.9 "No Other Way"
- 1.10 "New Haunts"
- 1.11 "Rogue Element"
- 1.12 "The Lucky Ones"
- 1.13 "Warlords"
- 1.14 "The Rotten Core"
- 1.15 "Trust"
- 1.16 "Acts of God"
- 2 Episodes
- 3 Title Screen
- 4 Cast
- 5 Deaths
- 6 Production
- 7 Release
- 8 Reception
- 9 Trivia
- 10 References
Plot
"Acheron: Part I"
With Alexandria's food supply dwindling, Maggie leads a team (among them Daryl, Gabriel, Alden, and Negan) to scavenge Meridian, a place where she lived prior to returning to Alexandria. Elsewhere, Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko and Princess are interrogated by auditors of the Commonwealth. They are able to escape from the outpost, but Yumiko learns that her brother might be in the community so they decide to stay. Maggie's group descends underground into a subway station, but are ambushed by walkers. As the group climbs up a subway car ladder to safety, Daryl and Dog become separated from the others. Maggie is the last one to ascend the ladder, but Negan abandons her as she struggles; she loses her grip and falls, leaving her fate unknown.
"Acheron: Part II"
Maggie escapes from the walkers and reunites with the main group inside the subway car, revealing how Negan declined to help her. Gage, who had fled with the group's supplies along with Roy, returns but is followed by a horde of walkers; Maggie refuses to save him, causing Gage to stab himself before being devoured. Daryl and Dog find the wounded Roy, and Daryl makes his way back to the group, helping them escape the horde lured by Gage. The group leaves the subway station only to be attacked by the Reapers who kill Roy. Meanwhile, Yumiko requests expedited processing from the Commonwealth auditors. When interrogated by Mercer, Eugene tells him about Stephanie and lies that he is not part of a larger settlement. Mercer is convinced and allows the group to complete their processing; a woman is brought forth, introducing herself as Stephanie.
"Hunted"
The Reapers ambush Maggie's group in the woods, killing Cole and Duncan in the process; the group scatters. The following day, Maggie continues to be hunted by the Reapers, but later joins up with Negan and Alden, the latter of whom insists he is too injured to continue and requests to be left behind. Obeying Alden's wishes, Maggie and Negan continue on to retrieve supplies from a supply depot in Arbor Hills. Meanwhile, at Alexandria, Carol, Rosita, Magna, and Kelly retrieve some of the community's escaped horses. However, Carol is forced to slaughter one of them to provide food for the starving community.
"Rendition"
Daryl finds himself being stalked by one of the Reapers and becomes separated from Dog. Soon after, he finds Dog sitting comfortably next to a masked female Reaper who reveals herself to be Daryl's former romantic partner, Leah. Daryl is subsequently imprisoned by the group and tortured for information at Meridian. Leah convinces Daryl to tell the group's leader, Pope, something to appease him; Daryl obliges with minimal information. As a test arranged by Pope, Daryl and Leah are locked inside a shed by Pope's men, who proceed to burn it to the ground; the two manage to escape. Pope ensures Daryl is welcomed into the group, but Daryl appears uncomfortable with the arrangement, having witnessed Pope's unhinged treatment towards a member of his group.
"Out of the Ashes"
Carol, Aaron, Jerry, and Lydia go to the ruins of the Hilltop Colony to look for supplies where they discover a small group of Whisperers still alive. Demanding information, Aaron tortures the leader, who insists that they're no longer a threat, but Carol stops Aaron before he does something he might regret. In exchange for his life being spared, the Whisperer informs the group about Connie's whereabouts; they decide to leave the next morning to look for her. Elsewhere, Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko, and Princess go through orientation at the Commonwealth; Yumiko reunites with her brother, Tomi. While Eugene tours the community with Stephanie, she offers to help him contact Alexandria on the radio. However, they are caught by soldiers of the community and placed under arrest, but are released on the orders of Lance Hornsby, the deputy governor and director of operations. Meanwhile, Maggie and Negan trudge through the woods and stop in an abandoned neighborhood house to wait for the others; they are eventually joined by Gabriel and Elijah. In Alexandria, Judith clashes with the local teenagers.
"On the Inside"
Connie and Virgil have been surviving together and are chased into a mansion populated by a group of people driven insane, who have resorted to feral cannibalism. The pair are able to defeat most of the cannibals and are rescued by a group consisting of Kelly, Magna, Carol, and Rosita, with the sisters being reunited at last. Meanwhile, Daryl is forced to torture Frost for the location of Maggie's hideout. While scoping it out with a team of Reapers led by Leah, Daryl does his best to protect his friends from their search. Maggie's group successfully escapes despite the Reaper Carver's suspicions of Daryl. When they return to Meridian, Leah's group learns that Pope killed Frost after further interrogation.
"Promises Broken"
At the Commonwealth, Eugene, Ezekiel, Princess, and Stephanie are sentenced to community service clearing walkers from buildings. Eugene and Stephanie save Sebastian Milton, the son of Governor Pamela Milton, from walkers, but when Sebastian is ungrateful Eugene punches him, getting himself imprisoned. Lance offers Eugene freedom and help for his community if he gives up Alexandria's location. Meanwhile, the Reapers are growing frustrated due to being unable to find Maggie's group. Daryl and Leah find a family in the woods, and Leah refuses to kill them despite Pope's orders to do so. Negan forces Maggie to promise to stop plotting to kill him in exchange for his help against the Reapers, and she reluctantly agrees. Negan fashions a Whisperer mask for Maggie and trains her to command walkers so they can gather a horde to attack Meridian with. During preparation, Negan admits to Maggie he should have killed Rick's entire group during their initial confrontation to convince her of his honesty.
"For Blood"
A storm besieges Alexandria with the survivors struggling to keep walkers at bay after the storm brings down some of the walls. Maggie's group brings their horde to Meridian, where Leah grows disgusted with Pope's callous disregard for the lives of the Reapers after one Reaper is killed by the disguised group among the horde. As night falls, the Reapers begin destroying the horde with land mines. Daryl helps Maggie and Gabriel infiltrate Meridian and allow walkers inside and finally confesses to Leah his allegiance to Maggie. Leah is aghast but when Pope prepares to fire a hwacha at walker and Reaper alike, she kills Pope. Despite Daryl inviting her to join his family, Leah refuses, remaining loyal to her family with the Reapers and taking leadership of them. Leah outs Daryl's true allegiance to the other Reapers and attacks the group with the hwacha.
"No Other Way"
The herd is destroyed by the Reapers' hwacha, but Maggie's group escapes and enters into a dangerous cat and mouse game with the Reapers, killing several. The group captures Carver whom Daryl offers to trade for Leah and the others leaving peacefully. After Gabriel kills their sniper, Leah takes the deal. However, a vengeful Maggie kills all of the remaining Reapers in cold blood aside from Leah, who Daryl allows to escape. Maggie returns for Alden, only to discover that he has died and reanimated. Recognizing that Maggie will never let go of her hatred for him, Negan departs on his own. The surviving members of Maggie's team return to Alexandria, which managed to survive the events of the storm, with the food. Daryl is finally reunited with Connie, and Eugene arrives with Lance Hornsby and the Commonwealth. Six months later, Maggie is leading a community in the ruins of the Hilltop and has a stand-off with Commonwealth soldiers led by Daryl.
"New Haunts"
Thirty days after the Alexandrians entered the Commonwealth, the community celebrates Halloween. Daryl and Rosita train to join the Commonwealth military, and much of the group is still struggling to become a part of the large, well-off society. At a masquerade ball held by Governor Pamela Milton, a disgraced former soldier Tyler Davis takes "Max" hostage out of desperation to speak to Pamela, but flees; Daryl gets him to peacefully surrender, but allows Sebastian to take credit for his capture. Several group members also notice the vast class divide in the Commonwealth.
"Rogue Element"
Eugene has entered into a relationship with Stephanie and tells her he loves her; she says she loves him too, shortly after which she mysteriously disappears. Eugene becomes obsessed with finding Stephanie and breaks into a man's house looking for evidence, but fails, and Princess insists that she must have broken up with and abandoned him. Eugene soon finds Stephanie again colluding with Lance for an unknown task, and gets Lance to confess "Stephanie" was a plant named Shira who was used to get Eugene to confess the location of Alexandria due to too many inconsistencies during the group's auditing. Lance tells Eugene the group is better off now despite his heart being broken by Shira. Meanwhile, Connie and Kelly investigate the Commonwealth military and their treatment of Tyler Davis, and Carol helps Lance deal with a neighboring community whose leader is extorting the Commonwealth for money. Eugene is later approached by "Max", who reveals herself to be the woman he was in contact with over the radio.
"The Lucky Ones"
The woman introduces herself to Eugene as Max Mercer, who was using her mother's name as a code name. Even though she wanted to meet Eugene, once her brother Mercer caught wind of it, he covered it up when Lance also was alerted to her breach in communication protocol, and forced herself to remain quiet upon seeing Eugene with Shira. Eugene storms away due to being too hurt, but eventually goes to reconcile with Max and the pair express lingering interest in each other. Meanwhile, Pamela takes a tour of the Coalition's settlements and is unimpressed to hear Alexandria has fallen more than once. After meeting with Oceanside, Pamela goes to Hilltop where she debates Maggie over their different leadership styles and forms of government. Maggie is suspicious of the Commonwealth and refuses to accept aid from them, to the frustration of several Hilltop residents who decide to go join the Commonwealth. Lance is also frustrated by Maggie's decision but insists to Aaron he will persevere, seeking to build up his power to get out from under Pamela. Meanwhile, Ezekiel is admitted for surgery to remove his tumor, having been moved up the line for treatment by Lance as a favor to Carol.
"Warlords"
Aaron and Gabriel are recruited by Aaron's boss Toby Carlson to take point on an outreach mission with a community in an apartment complex to offer them membership with the Commonwealth. The group's leader, Ian, meets with Aaron, Gabriel, Carlson, and Jesse and believes them to be enemies. Though Aaron and Gabriel talk Ian into letting them leave with their lives, Carlson attacks and kills him and many of his people. Carlson has actually been assigned by Lance to wipe out the complex, believing them responsible for an attack on a Commonwealth caravan. Gabriel is reunited with Negan, who has joined the complex community, and the latter covertly sends a message to Hilltop with the fleeing Jesse. Maggie, Lydia, and Elijah go to the complex to fight the Commonwealth troops after reuniting with Aaron.
"The Rotten Core"
Sebastian strong-arms Daryl and Rosita to go collect a cache of money from a walker-infested house for him due to his mother cutting off his credit line. The pair retrieve the money and try to help April, a woman who was previously forced by Sebastian to try to perform the task alongside many others who had perished in the attempt; Mercer and Carol come to their aid, but April is killed by walkers. Mercer kills two Commonwealth troopers who were loyal to Sebastian and has Daryl and Rosita deliver the money, fearing retribution if they don't. At the complex, the group joins forces with Negan, Annie, and the complex survivors and learn Negan has married Annie and is expecting a child with her. Hershel, who had stowed away on Maggie's truck, is rescued by Negan and forces him to confess to Glenn's murder, and nearly kills him before being talked down. The group corners and kills Carlson, and it is revealed that Leah was the one who raided the Commonwealth caravan and weapons.
"Trust"
Lance questions Gabriel and Aaron, then leads a group of Commonwealth troopers to Hilltop to question Maggie. Lance intensely questions Hershel about Maggie's potential involvement, leading to a tense confrontation as Elijah and Maggie threaten Lance. After leaving Hilltop, Lance comes across Leah, who he recruits for a job. Meanwhile, Mercer and Princess have developed a sexual relationship, as Mercer struggles with the decision to kill his own men. Rosita tells Eugene about what happened with Sebastian and he calls in Connie and Kelly to report on the matter; they realize that April was one of the names on the list that Connie received. Eugene convinces Max to continue to help him on the inside, and they kiss for the first time. Inspired by Carol and his new lease on life, Ezekiel opens a secret clinic for those still far down the list, recruiting Tomi to help him with surgery.
"Acts of God"
After realizing it is hopeless to negotiate with Maggie, Lance begins to plan an attack on the Hilltop. Maggie leaves Hershel in the care of Negan and Annie, telling Negan that she is starting to trust him. Leah lures Maggie away from the colony and kidnaps her. Elsewhere, Daryl, Aaron, and Gabriel are betrayed by the Commonwealth soldiers who are ordered by Lance to eliminate them. The trio narrowly escape death; Aaron is wounded in the process. Leah takes Maggie to her old cabin and threatens her. Maggie frees herself and fights Leah, but the latter overpowers her. Daryl shows up and is forced to kill Leah. Maggie and Daryl escape the cabin as Lance and his soldiers approach. Daryl, Maggie, Aaron, and Gabriel rendezvous with Negan, and prepare for war against the Commonwealth. Max investigates Pamela Milton and assembles some members of Alexandria to post an article in the newspaper about Pamela's lies. Lance and his troopers take control of Alexandria, Hilltop, and Oceanside; Lance flips a coin to decide the fate of Oceanside's residents.
Episodes
Title Screen
- Main article: Title Screens (TV Series)
Cast
- Starring
- Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon (13/24)
- Melissa McBride as Carol Peletier (11/24)
- Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee (13/24)
- Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa (11/24)
- Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter (9/24)
- Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes (13/24)
- Ross Marquand as Aaron (11/24)
- Khary Payton as Ezekiel Sutton (8/24)
- Cooper Andrews as Jerry (5/24)
- Callan McAuliffe as Alden (4/24)
- Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan Smith (11/24)
- Also Starring
- Eleanor Matsuura as Yumiko Okumura (5/24)
- Nadia Hilker as Magna (7/24)
- Cailey Fleming as Judith Grimes (7/24)
- Cassady McClincy as Lydia (8/24)
- Lauren Ridloff as Connie (7/24)
- Paola Lázaro as Juanita Sanchez (7/24)
- Michael James Shaw as Michael Mercer (9/24)
- Lynn Collins as Leah Shaw (8/24)
- Josh Hamilton as Lance Hornsby (10/24)
- Margot Bingham as Max Mercer (7/24)
- Laila Robins as Pamela Milton (3/24)
- Supporting
- Angel Theory as Kelly (9/24)
- C. Thomas Howell as Roy (4/24)
- Jackson Pace as Gage (2/24)
- Glenn Stanton as Frost (5/24)
- Okea Eme-Akwari as Elijah (13/24)
- Laurie Fortier as Agatha (5/24)
- James Devoti as Cole (3/24)
- Chelle Ramos as Shira (5/24)
- Ritchie Coster as Pope (4/24)
- Alex Meraz as Brandon Carver (4/24)
- Dikran Tulaine as Mancea (4/24)
- Jacob Young as Deaver (3/24)
- Branton Box as Fisher (6/24)
- Ian Anthony Dale as Tomichi Okumura (5/24)
- Kevin Carroll as Virgil (2/24)
- Teo Rapp-Olsson as Sebastian Milton (4/24)
- Kerry Cahill as Dianne (3/24)
- Nadine Marissa as Nabila (2/24)
- Avianna Mynhier as Rachel Ward (2/24)
- Jason Butler Harner as Toby Carlson (3/24)
- Medina Senghore as Annie Smith (3/24)
- Dan Fogler as Luke (0/24)
- Kenric Green as Scott (0/24)
- Guests
- Brad Fleischer as Keith (1/24)
- Jesse C. Boyd as Blond Wolf (1/24)
- Burke Brown as Young Father (1/24)
- Cameron Roberts as Tyler Davis (1/24)
- Michael Tourek as Roman Calhoun (1/24)
- Aneesh Sheth as Jan (1/24)
- Michael Biehn as Ian (1/24)
- Connor Hammond as Jesse (1/24)
- Wynn Everett as April Martens (1/24)
- Gonzalo Menendez as Commonwealth Soldier 7 (3/24)
- Matt Bushell as Romano (3/24)
- Co-Stars
- Antony Azor as R.J. Grimes (7/24)
- Kien Michael Spiller as Hershel Rhee (10/24)
- Carrie Genzel as Clark (2/24)
- Marcus Lewis as Duncan (4/24)
- Matthew Cornwell as Evans (2/24)
- Mariana Novak as Female Trooper (2/24)
- Brandon O'Dell as Refugee Man (1/24)
- Mala Bhattacharya as Refugee Woman (1/24)
- Joshua Haire as Squirrelly Man (1/24)
- Marcello Audino as Trooper Vazquez (1/24)
- Anabelle Holloway as Gracie (4/24)
- Hans Christopher as Nicholls (2/24)
- Michael Shenefelt as Bossie (3/24)
- Eric LeBlanc as Marcus Powell (6/24)
- Robert Hayes as Paul Wells (3/24)
- Ethan McDowell as Ira Washington (5/24)
- Dane Davenport as Ancheta (4/24)
- Zac Zedalis as Boone (4/24)
- Lex Lauletta as Austin (5/24)
- Pilot Bunch as Vincent (1/24)
- Matt Mercurio as Charles (1/24)
- Rebecca Ray as Elaine (2/24)
- Ryan Vo as Commonwealth Paper-Pusher (1/24)
- Franco Barberis as John (1/24)
- Courtney Dietz as Kayla (2/24)
- Jason Turner as Marcus Colvin (1/24)
- Liz McGeever as Young Mother (1/24)
- Brisco de Poalo as Nine-Year-Old Boy (1/24)
- Mandi Christine Kerr as Barbara (2/24)
- Chiara Misawa as Mei (1/24)
- Michael Hanson as Jake Daniels (3/24)
- Bruce Blackshear as Walker (1/24)
- Braian Rivera Jimenez as Green (3/24)
- Sharon Conley as Sally (1/24)
- Sean McCracken as Doorman (1/24)
- William Mark McCullough as Moto (1/24)
- Maryjean Feton as Old Woman (1/24)
- Bruno Rose as Comms Monitor (1/24)
- Darrell Snedeger as Hospital Trooper (1/24)
- David E. Collier as Logistics Officer (1/24)
- Carrie Walrond Hood as Nurse (1/24)
- Nicholas Velez as Theo (2/24)
- Gustavo Gomez as Marco (2/24)
- Henry Bazemore Jr. as Sgt. Crowe (2/24)
- Jenique Hendrix as Hart (1/24)
- Camry Rose Brault as Shipment Trooper (2/24)
- Monique Grant as Colonel Vickers (1/24)
- J.R. Adduci as Alves (1/24)
- David Alexander as Janitor (1/24)
- Alex Sgambati as Jules (0/24)
- Uncredited
- Seven as Dog
- Marvin Lee as Kyle
- Noah and Preston Wilbourn as Adam Sutton
- Micah King as Ezra
- Autumn Azul as Aliyah
- Maya & Delaney Timber as Mariam
- Robert Patrick as Mays (Archive Footage)
- Jason Fernandes as Livits
- Terrance James as Zell
- Gloria DeWeese as Kim
- Andrew Douglass as Troy
- D.J. Stavropoulos as Kasey
- Maya Victory Payton as Celeste
- Terri Joe Kennedy as Theresa
- Tom Luse as William Milton (Painting)
- Tovah Feldshuh as Deanna Monroe (Photograph)
- Steve Coulter as Reg Monroe (Photograph)
- Dalton Baxter as Douglas
- Unknown as Garcia
- Unknown as Sorsensen
- Unknown as Tom (Photograph)
- Unknown as Jesse (Photograph)
- Unknown as Michael Turner
- Unknown as Jenson
- Unknown as Socorro Espinosa
- Unknown as Teresa
- Unknown as Josephine
- Unknown as Johnson
- Unknown as Quintana
- Unknown as Thomas
- Unknown as Hart
- Unknown as Alexa Park
- Jennifer Green Hutcheson as Carrie
- Unknown as Lewis
- Unknown as Katz
- Unknown as Murphy
- Unknown as Hodges
- Unknown as Baker
- Unknown as Castle
- Unknown as Howell
- Unknown as Lim
- Unknown as McHugh
- Unknown as Ross
- Jimmy McAfee as Alexandria Resident
- Elizabeth as Alexandria Resident
- Anthony Porrey as Alexandria Resident
- Michelle Morano as Alexandria Resident
- Marcus Tyler Estes as Alexandria Resident
- Tonia Wienecke as Alexandria Resident
- Alex Barnes as Alexandria Resident
- Daniele Lyman as Alexandria Resident
- Gia as Alexandria Resident
- Ian Kincaid as Alexandria Resident
- Ileana McCrear as Alexandria Resident
- Kai Szopa as Alexandria Resident
- Kevin Cheek as Alexandria Resident
- Laura L. Anderson Weber as Alexandria Resident
- Mario Williams as Alexandria Resident
- Matt Foster as Alexandria Resident
- Melanie Dale as Alexandria Resident
- Shellane Demarest as Alexandria Resident
- Sonya May as Alexandria Resident
- Rachel Hernandez as Alexandria Resident
- Gloria DeWeese as Alexandria Resident
- Lane Haynes as Alexandria Resident
- Stephanie Alyson as Alexandria Resident
- Tia Davis as Alexandria Resident
- Austin Green as Hilltop Refugee
- Brandon Pagel as Hilltop Resident
- Dalton Baxter as Hilltop Refugee
- Dana Lee Rampy as Hilltop Refugee
- Ed Force as Hilltop Refugee
- Jake Gallaway as Hilltop Resident
- Jamel Vaughn as Hilltop Resident
- John Prozny as Hilltop Resident
- Kim Pugh as Hilltop Resident
- Kinney M. Lee as Hilltop Resident
- Lance Kilmer as Hilltop Resident
- Laura Kelly as Hilltop Resident
- Lindsay Monihan as Hilltop Resident
- Mary DoCoteau as Hilltop Resident
- Meredith "Duffy" Hale as Hilltop Resident
- Nelson Padilla as Hilltop Resident
- Alan James Weber as Oceanside Resident
- Allena Paget as Oceanside Resident
- Ember Brown as Oceanside Resident
- Esther Pittman as Oceanside Resident
- Jenni Brown as Oceanside Resident
- Kathryn Spratlin as Oceanside Resident
- Keely McAllister as Oceanside Resident
- Mary Kaye as Oceanside Resident
- Rachel Foster as Oceanside Resident
- Robin Cox as Oceanside Resident
- Bethany Kasulas as Whisperer
- Justtyn Hutcheson as Commonwealth Resident
- Miguel Insignares as Mean Mug Savior (Dream)
- Greg Nicotero as Walker
- Gus Morgan as Child Walker
Deaths
- Gage (Alive and Zombified)
- Roy
- Cole
- Michael Turner
- Duncan
- Nicholls
- Agatha
- Bossie
- Troy (Zombified)
- Rosita's Mother (Confirmed Fate)
- Frost (Alive and Zombified)
- Teresa (Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)
- Paul Wells
- Tick (Confirmed Fate)
- Marcus Powell
- Ancheta
- Deaver
- Pope
- Josephine (Zombified)
- Fisher
- Ms. Adams (Confirmed Fate)
- Austin
- Mancea
- Jenson
- Boone
- Ira Washington
- Brandon Carver
- Alden (Alive and Zombified)
- William Milton (Confirmed Fate)
- Jesse
- Billy Johnson (Confirmed Fate)
- Hart
- Ian
- Hodges
- Jake Daniels
- April Martens
- Green
- Sgt. Crowe
- Toby Carlson
- Alves
- Castle
- Romano
- Marco
- Leah Shaw
- 4 unnamed attackers (Confirmed Fate)
- 4 unnamed female victims (Confirmed Fate)
- 1 unborn child (Confirmed Fate)
- 34 unnamed victims of the Reapers (Confirmed Fate)
- 6 horses
- 1 unnamed Alexandria resident
- 8 unnamed feral survivors
- 1 unnamed woman
- 4 unnamed Reapers
- At least 19 unnamed raiders, murderers, rapists, and cannibals (Confirmed Fate)
- At least 17 unnamed Commonwealth soldiers
- At least 31 unnamed Commonwealth residents
- Numerous unnamed U.S. Military soldiers (Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)
- Many unnamed Coalition soldiers (Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)
- Several unnamed ferals' victims (Confirmed Fate)
- Numerous unnamed Riverbend residents
Production
On October 5, 2019, AMC announced the show was renewed for an eleventh season.[1] The eleventh season was announced on September 9, 2020, as the final season with Angela Kang serving as showrunner.[2] In July 2020, AMC announced that Season 11 would not premiere in October 2020 as originally planned due to production delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4] In March 2020, it was reported that pre-production had been halted and that filming would be delayed three to four weeks also due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] Filming for the final season began in February 2021 and was completed in March 2022.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12] The series moved from shooting on 16 mm film to digital beginning with the six bonus episodes from Season 10. This change was prompted due to the COVID-19 pandemic and safety precautions with there being less "touch points" with digital than film. Showrunner Angela Kang stated they would use post-production techniques to maintain the look of the series.[13] During filming in March 2022, Norman Reedus suffered from a concussion on set, which pushed back filming of the show's final episode.[14][15]
In 2014, executive producer David Alpert said that the comics have given them enough ideas for Rick Grimes and company over the next seven years. "I happen to love working from source material, specifically because we have a pretty good idea of what season 10 is gonna be," Alpert said. He continued by saying: "We know where seasons 11 and 12 [will be]... we have benchmarks and milestones for those seasons if we're lucky enough to get there."[16] In September 2018, AMC CEO Josh Sapan further clarified Alpert's statement, saying the network plan on continuing The Walking Dead as a franchise for another 10 years, including new films and television series based on the original comic book series.[17]
AMC confirmed in September 2020 that the series would conclude with the eleventh season, covering 24 episodes over a two-year broadcast period, at the same time as announcing a spin-off series involving the characters of Daryl and Carol to start airing in 2023.[18][19] In April 2022, the project was retooled to be entirely Daryl-focused, and McBride departed the project. The series is set and to be filmed in Europe in mid-2022, which would make it logistically untenable for McBride.[20]
Casting
In October 2019, Lauren Cohan was confirmed to be returning to the series as Maggie, after being absent since early in the ninth season.[21][22] Cohan officially returned to the series near the end of the tenth season.[23] In July 2020, Margot Bingham was confirmed to reprise her role as Stephanie for this season; she previously appeared in Season 10 in a voice-only role.[24] In March 2021, it was announced that Michael James Shaw had been cast in the series regular role of Mercer.[25] In April 2021, Jacob Young was cast as Deaver, a member of the Reapers.[26] In September 2021, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Hilarie Burton Morgan's 11-year old son, Gus Morgan, made a cameo appearance in the fifth episode as a featured walker.[27][28]
Release
The trailer was released on July 24, 2021, during a virtual panel at the San Diego Comic-Con.[29] The final season, titled "The Final Season Trilogy", premiered on August 22, 2021, on AMC and is set to contain 24 episodes that will be split into three eight-episode airing blocks, with the series concluding in 2022.[30][31] It also premiered a week early on August 15, 2021, on AMC+ and each episode of the season will be made available a week before its broadcast date.[32][33] In the UK and Ireland, the season debuted on August 23, 2021, on Disney+ via its Star hub.[34] The first nine episodes were all released on Disney+ in Denmark via Star on February 21, 2022.[35]
Reception
Critical Response
The eleventh season of The Walking Dead has received generally positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a score of 81% with an average rating of 6 out of 10, based on 97 reviews.[36] Paul Dailly of TV Fanatic gave the first two episodes 4.5 out of 5 stars, calling the episodes "dark, filled with stakes and nail-biting moments".[37] Writing for Forbes, Erik Kain gave the two-part premiere a positive review and considered them "a pretty damn impressive introduction to Season 11" and that they have him "excited for what's to come".[38] In contrast, Kirsten Acuna of Insider wrote a slightly less positive review, stating that the episodes are "decent" and "satisfying, but it doesn't feel like a big-budget premiere" that she was hoping for.[39]
Trivia
- This season will be mainly based on "Volume 30: New World Order", "Volume 31: The Rotten Core" and "Volume 32: Rest In Peace" from the Comic Series.
- Michael Cudlitz, who portrayed Abraham Ford, directed an episode of this season.[40][41]
- This season will be extended with an additional eight episodes, upping the episode count from 16 to 24.[42]
- This makes Season 11 the longest season of the TV Series to date.
- This is the second time a season of the Original TV Series has been extended, with the first being Season 10.
- This is the first season to ever begin to air in the summer instead of the fall in the given year.
- This is the last season in which Angela Kang is showrunner for The Walking Dead.
- This is the first and only season to be shot entirely with digital cameras rather than film.
- When asked about a possible return for Season 11, Lennie James, who portrays Morgan Jones, said the following: "I did have that conversation, yes. But that's about as much as I can say."[43]
- This season has the most use of the walker guts trick in The Walking Dead with it being used in "Rendition", "On the Inside", and "The Rotten Core". The only greater use of the trick is in Season 2 of Fear The Walking Dead when it is often used by Nicholas Clark.
References
- ↑ https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/walking-dead-renewed-season-11-1245670/
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- ↑ Norman Reedus 'suffered a concussion' on 'The Walking Dead' set as the series was filming its final episode
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- ↑ 'Fear TWD' star Lennie James has had a conversation about whether or not he'll return to 'The Walking Dead' on its final season