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Talking Dead: Season 1

13 episodes Premiered Oct 16, 2011 Updated Jul 20, 2026
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Season 1 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 1: Filler vs. Essential Canon

Filter episodes by narrative weight. Focus on essential mytharc and skip standalone side quests.

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S1·E1 Mytharc

What Lies Ahead

Oct 16, 2011

Robert Kirkman, Patton Oswald, and James Gunn discuss The Walking Dead episode, "What Lies Ahead".

S1·E2 Core

Bloodletting

Oct 23, 2011

Kirkman and Brian Posehn discuss The Walking Dead episode, "Bloodletting."

S1·E3 Core

Save the Last One

Oct 30, 2011

Felicia Day and Jon Heder discuss The Walking Dead episode, "Save The Last One".

S1·E4 Core

Cherokee Rose

Nov 6, 2011

Hardwick discusses The Walking Dead episode "Cherokee Rose" with guests comedian Matt Besser and author Matt Mogk.

S1·E5 Core

Chupacabra

Nov 13, 2011

Hardwick discusses The Walking Dead episode “Chubacabra” with actress Aisha Taylor and special guest Michael Rooker.

S1·E6 Core

Secrets

Nov 20, 2011

Hardwick discusses The Walking Dead episode "Secrets" with filmmaker Kevin Smith and comedian Paul F. Tompkins.

S1·E8 Core

Nebraska

Feb 12, 2012

Dave Navarro and Glen Mazzara discuss The Walking Dead episode "Nebraska".

S1·E13 Mytharc

Beside The Dying Fire

Mar 18, 2012

Glen Mazzara and Laurie Holden discuss the "Beside the Dying Fire" episode of "The Walking Dead."

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