How to watch The Walking Dead in order - including spin-offs

If you're looking to rewatch all of The Walking Dead as the new series starts, or if you're a first timer wanting to binge every episode, there is a lot to get through – from the original series to spin-offs including Fear the Walking Dead and Dead City, you might not know where to start.

That's where we come in! We're here to tell you what order we'd recommend you watch The Walking Dead and all of its spin-offs in.

How to watch The Walking Dead in release order

Of course, the most obvious way to watch The Walking Dead is in release order. But even that becomes complicated when you consider that The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead had plenty of crossover. We've included the TV spin-offs, but if you want more to watch, there are also plenty of web series to delve into.

• The Walking Dead season 1
• The Walking Dead season 2
• The Walking Dead season 3
• The Walking Dead season 4
• The Walking Dead season 5
• Fear the Walking Dead season 1
• The Walking Dead season 6
• Fear the Walking Dead season 2
• The Walking Dead season 7
• Fear the Walking Dead season 3
• The Walking Dead season 8
• Fear the Walking Dead season 4
• The Walking Dead season 9
• Fear the Walking Dead season 5
• The Walking Dead season 10
• The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 1
• Fear the Walking Dead season 6
• The Walking Dead season 11
• The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 2
• Fear the Walking Dead season 7
• Tales of The Walking Dead
• Fear the Walking Dead season 8
• The Walking Dead: Dead City
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
• The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

How to watch The Walking Dead in chronological order:

However, if you want to watch in chronological order, that's a whole different story. The first three seasons of Fear the Walking Dead act as a prequel, so need to be watched first. From then on, the shows run pretty concurrently.

• Fear the Walking Dead season 1
• Fear the Walking Dead season 2
• Fear the Walking Dead season 3
• The Walking Dead season 1
• The Walking Dead season 2
• The Walking Dead season 3
• The Walking Dead season 4
• The Walking Dead season 5
• The Walking Dead season 6
• The Walking Dead season 7
• The Walking Dead season 8
• Fear the Walking Dead season 4
• The Walking Dead season 9
• Fear the Walking Dead season 5
• The Walking Dead season 10
• The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 1
• The Walking Dead: World Beyond season 2
• Fear the Walking Dead season 6
• The Walking Dead season 11
• Fear the Walking Dead season 7
• Fear the Walking Dead season 8
• The Walking Dead: Dead City
• The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
• The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live

Alternatively, you're well within your rights to just watch the series one by one! If you need more information before you commit, we've got you covered.

How to watch The Walking Dead by series

The Walking Dead (11 seasons – 2010 to 2022)

There's a good reason the original season of The Walking Dead ran for so long and led to so many spin-offs – it just can't be beaten.

Initially starring Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, the series became renowned worldwide for its grotesque depiction of 'walkers' and its array of complex characters. A quick fan favourite was Norman Reedus's Daryl Dixon, who got his own spin-off in 2023.

The Walking Dead became AMC's flagship show and ran for 12 years, finally ending in 2022.

Where to watch: Disney Plus - sign up to Disney Plus for £7.99 a month or £79.90 a year.

Fear the Walking Dead (eight seasons – 2015 to 2023)

Fear the Walking Dead was the first spin-off, with the first three seasons acting as a prequel to The Walking Dead.

From then on, the series run concurrently to the original show, with Lennie James's Morgan Jones crossing over from the original series into the spin-off to lead the show from season 4 onwards.

Fear the Walking Dead became a hit in its own right, and ended after eight seasons in 2023.

Where to watch: Disney Plus (seasons 1-7) and then Prime Video (season 8).

The Walking Dead: World Beyond (two seasons – 2020 to 2021)

World Beyond wasn't quite as well-received, with the series only running for two seasons,

The series is set 10 years after the apocalypse, focusing on the first kids to come of age in the new world.

The Walking Dead writer Matthew Negrete served as showrunner, with the series starring Aliyah Royale as Iris Bennett.

Where to watch: Prime Video.

Tales of The Walking Dead (one season – 2022)

The fourth spin-off series, Tales of the Walking Dead, was an anthology series set in the Walking Dead world.

Terry Crews, Parker Posey, Jessie T Usher, and Daniella Pineda are among the stars. It's set to be followed up by More Tales from the TWDU, which we don't have a release date for just yet.

Where to watch: Disney Plus.

The Walking Dead: Dead City (one season – 2023)

A new era of The Walking Dead spin-offs focused on characters from the original series and, in dead city, it was Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan).

The series follows the pair as they search for Maggie's kidnapped son, Hershel.

In 2023, Dead City was renewed for a second season, although we don't have a release date just yet.

Where to watch: Dead City is not yet available to watch in the UK.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon (one season – 2023)

Finally, it was time for Daryl Dixon to have his own show!

Daryl Dixon caught up with the fan favourite after the events of the original show, when he washes up in France. As he attempts to figure out a way home, the connections he makes complicate his plan.

The show was renewed for season 2 before it aired, and it's been confirmed that the title will be Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carol, featuring Melissa McBride as a series regular as she reprises her role from the original series.

Where to watch: Daryl Dixon is not yet available to watch in the UK.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live (one season – 2024)

The Ones Who Live is the latest instalment in the Walking Dead franchise, finally catching up with Rick and Michonne (played by Danai Gurira) after the events of the original series.

The series was set up by the finale to The Walking Dead, which featured a return for Lincoln and Gurira.

Where to watch: The Ones Who Live is not yet available to watch in the UK.

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