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The Walking Dead: Season 11

24 episodes Premiered Aug 22, 2021 Updated Oct 2, 2026

Alexandria has more people than it can manage to feed and protect. They must secure more food while they attempt to restore Alexandria before it collapses like countless other communities they have come across throughout the years. More haggard and hungrier than ever before, they must dig deeper to find the effort and strength to safeguard the lives of their children, even if it means losing their own. Throughout the

Previously on The Walking Dead

Season 11 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies.
  • ⚡ Rick Grimes learns the world is in ruins and must lead a group of survivors to stay alive.
  • ⚡ Rick Grimes sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
  • ⚡ Alexandria struggles with having more people than it can manage to feed and protect.
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Season overview

Alexandria has more people than it can manage to feed and protect. They must secure more food while they attempt to restore Alexandria before it collapses like countless other communities they have come across throughout the years. More haggard and hungrier than ever before, they must dig deeper to find the effort and strength to safeguard the lives of their children, even if it means losing their own. Throughout the post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies, survivors face ongoing challenges as sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes and other characters navigate a world in ruins, striving to stay alive and protect their communities against relentless threats.

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Season 11 Episodes

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S11·E1 Mytharc

Acheron (1)

Aug 22, 2021 · 46 min

Daryl leads a mission team to scavenge the military base he discovered. Maggie tells her story, prompting a new mission for survival that only Negan can lead. Eugene and his group

S11·E2 Core

Acheron (2)

Aug 29, 2021 · 52 min

Maggie's mission takes the team through a subway tunnel, challenged by lurking walkers and a recalcitrant Negan. With Eugene's group, Yumiko seeks answers about her brother and dem

S11·E3 Core

Hunted

Sep 5, 2021 · 43 min

Maggie's mission team gets separated and hunted by the Reapers. Carol, Rosita, Magna, and Kelly attempt to catch horses for Alexandria. Judith, R.J., Hershel, and Gracie cope with

S11·E4 Core

Rendition

Sep 12, 2021 · 44 min

Daryl and Dog get captured by the Reapers. Taken to the Meridian, they reconnect with a familiar figure from their past.

S11·E5 Core

Out of the Ashes

Sep 19, 2021 · 46 min

Aaron, Carol, Lydia, and Jerry go to the Hilltop ruins for blacksmith tools and nearby game; Eugene's group goes through orientation at the Commonwealth; Maggie and Negan trudge th

S11·E6 Core

On the Inside

Sep 26, 2021 · 45 min

Escaping from walkers, Connie and Virgil hide in a house occupied by mysterious creatures. Pope tests Daryl's loyalty to the Reapers with a conflicting mission. Kelly leaves Alexan

S11·E7 Core

Promises Broken

Oct 3, 2021 · 45 min

Maggie and Elijah learn a new survival tactic from Negan. Eugene's group clears walkers to pay their fines. Yumiko interviews for an upper-class job. Daryl learns more about Leah a

S11·E8 Core

For Blood

Oct 10, 2021 · 42 min

The Reapers defend Meridian from an incoming herd. Pope suspects Maggie is behind the attack, while Daryl treads carefully. Alexandrians scramble to protect themselves when a viole

S11·E9 Core

No Other Way

Feb 20, 2022 · 44 min

Daryl, Maggie, Gabriel, Negan, and Elijah battle the Reapers for food. Aaron and the Alexandrians must survive a storm.

S11·E10 Core

New Haunts

Feb 27, 2022 · 46 min

The heroes experience Halloween in the Commonwealth; Daryl and Rosita undergo military training led by Mercer; Carol investigates Ezekiel's medical condition.

S11·E11 Core

Rogue Element

Mar 6, 2022 · 47 min

Eugene looks for Stephanie after she mysteriously goes missing. Connie investigates a story on Trooper Davis. Carol helps Hornsby with a labor dispute at a drug farm.

S11·E12 Core

The Lucky Ones

Mar 13, 2022 · 45 min

Aaron and Maggie meet Governor Pamela Milton as she tours Alexandria, Oceanside and Hilltop. Ezekiel finds himself lucky during a routine checkup. Eugene processes Max's story.

S11·E13 Core

Warlords

Mar 20, 2022 · 45 min

Maggie, Lydia, and Elijah help a stranger from another community called Riverbend. They run into Aaron, who tells them about a mission he embarked on with Gabriel as emissaries for

S11·E14 Core

The Rotten Core

Mar 27, 2022 · 43 min

Maggie, Lydia, and Elijah help Aaron and Gabriel on a rescue mission. In the chaos, Negan finds himself watching over Hershel. Sebastian coerces Daryl and Rosita into pulling a hei

S11·E15 Core

Trust

Apr 3, 2022 · 46 min

Hornsby marches Daryl and troops to confront Maggie at Hilltop. After a harrowing heist, Rosita gets Connie, Kelly, Eugene, and Max to investigate the Miltons. Ezekiel helps hospit

S11·E16 Core

Acts of God

Apr 10, 2022 · 42 min

Maggie prepares to defend Hilltop and the people of Riverbend against Hornsby. Meanwhile, Hornsby hires Leah to kill her.

S11·E17 Core

Lockdown

Oct 2, 2022 · 45 min

Daryl and Negan rush to the Commonwealth to stop Hornsby from going after their families. Pamela deals with protestors demanding justice for Sebastian's crimes. Mercer needs Rosita

S11·E18 Core

A New Deal

Oct 9, 2022 · 46 min

Carol makes a deal with Pamela to wipe the slate clean on behalf of her friends. Aaron, Jerry, Lydia, and Elijah get on the road to Oceanside to fill them in on a plan. The Commonw

S11·E19 Core

Variant

Oct 16, 2022 · 49 min

Eugene goes on the run after the Founders Day incident. Pamela tasks Mercer to investigate his whereabouts, to Max and Princess' dismay. Meanwhile, Aaron, Jerry, Lydia, and Elijah

S11·E20 Core

What's Been Lost

Oct 23, 2022 · 43 min

Daryl and Carol investigate the whereabouts of their friends after Pamela disappeared them from the Commonwealth. Unfortunately, their only lead is Hornsby. Meanwhile, Pamela asks

S11·E21 Core

Outpost 22

Oct 30, 2022 · 47 min

Separated from their children, Maggie, Gabriel, and Rosita track a military convoy to a mysterious destination. Ezekiel, Kelly, Negan, and Annie find themselves at a work site. Dar

S11·E22 Core

Faith

Nov 6, 2022 · 45 min

Ezekiel and Negan team up to lead a clandestine labor revolt against the Warden. Aaron, Jerry, Lydia, and Elijah catch up with Luke and Jules fleeing Oceanside. Eugene stands trial

S11·E23 Mytharc

Family

Nov 13, 2022 · 44 min

The Alexandrians and the prisoners head back to the Commonwealth to confront Pamela Milton. A swarm approaches the city.

S11·E24 Mytharc

Rest in Peace

Nov 20, 2022 · 65 min

The survivors rush to save Judith's life, search for their children, and fight for their future.

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