The Walking Dead: Season 5
The Walking Dead Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 16 episodes. Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma t. Fight the dead. Fear the living. The series is classified under action, adventure, drama, sci-fi, and fantasy, holding a TV-MA rating. The season narrative follows the established characters as they face challenges involving both the dead and the living. The overarching saga continues with
Season 5 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.
- The overarching saga involves fighting the dead and fearing the living.
- The series encompasses action, adventure, drama, sci-fi, and fantasy elements.
- The story continues across the sixteen episodes of the season.
Season overview
The Walking Dead Season 5 continues the overarching saga across 16 episodes. Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma t. Fight the dead. Fear the living. The series is classified under action, adventure, drama, sci-fi, and fantasy, holding a TV-MA rating. The season narrative follows the established characters as they face challenges involving both the dead and the living. The overarching saga continues with its focus on survival in a dangerous world where former sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes leads the group. As the story unfolds across the sixteen episodes, the survivors must navigate various threats and obstacles that test their resilience, morality, and relationships with one another. The struggle to stay alive remains constant as the group encounters new environments and adversaries. Throughout the sixteen-episode season, the narrative maintains its central themes of endurance, caution regarding other living people, and the ongoing battle against the dead.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
No Sanctuary
Oct 12, 2014 · 44 min
We learn the true motives of the Terminans as Rick and the group find themselves in a vulnerable situation. Will they be able to work together?
Strangers
Oct 19, 2014 · 43 min
With supplies running low and not knowing whether to trust the people around them, Rick leads a mission where the risk might not be worth the reward.
Four Walls and a Roof
Oct 26, 2014 · 44 min
Rick and the group find themselves pitted against some very nasty people, but our group might just have a plan to gain the upper hand.
Slabtown
Nov 2, 2014 · 43 min
Beth gets to meet a whole group of other survivors, but what looks safe and nice on the outside has a bit of a dark side.
Self Help
Nov 9, 2014 · 43 min
A new set of issues confront our group while on a mission. Will they be able to push through and survive these challenges? Or better yet, each other?
Consumed
Nov 16, 2014 · 43 min
Cautiously, members of our group must venture into a familiar location on a heroic rescue mission. It's a huge stage, but so are the stakes.
Crossed
Nov 23, 2014 · 43 min
Between holding down the church and going on a rescue mission, our group is spread pretty thin. Is this going to be the breaking point?
Coda
Nov 30, 2014 · 43 min
Rules and morals have been tossed aside by new enemies. Rick will try to find a peaceful agreement, but they might prefer violence.
What Happened and What's Going On
Feb 8, 2015 · 43 min
After all the recent trials the group has faced, a slight detour might prove to be the solution they've been looking for.
Them
Feb 15, 2015 · 43 min
Life on the road has left the group beaten and beleaguered. Will they be able to trudge along? Are they even the same people they once were?
The Distance
Feb 22, 2015 · 43 min
Lasting through a spectacular storm, Rick and the group meet a seemingly friendly person. Can they be trusted or are they just manipulating Rick?
Remember
Mar 1, 2015 · 43 min
Adjusting into a new lifestyle is proving difficult for the group. Has life on the road proven too treacherous to go back to who they once were?
Forget
Mar 8, 2015 · 43 min
Rick and the group continue to acclimate to their new surroundings. Will they be able to go back to normalcy? Then again, what is normal now?
Spend
Mar 15, 2015 · 43 min
While trying to secure their new home, Rick and his group face many challenges, some life threatening. Is this really the utopia it seems to be?
Try
Mar 22, 2015 · 43 min
The group realizes that sheltered life might not be possible as life within the walls starts to mimic life outside. Will these setbacks break Rick?
Conquer
Mar 29, 2015 · 65 min
Daryl experiences trouble on a run, while Rick and his group continue to feel like outsiders in Alexandria, where trouble is creeping into the gates.