Season 1

Season 1 of AMC's The Walking Dead premiered on October 31, 2010, and concluded on December 5, 2010. The TV Series is based on the graphic novels of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard; it was developed for television by Frank Darabont, who wrote and co-wrote four of the season's six episodes and directed the pilot, "Days Gone Bye", and also produced by Gale Anne Hurd.

This season adapts material from issues #1-6 of the Comic Series.

Cast
Cast/Starring
 * Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes (6 episodes)
 * Jon Bernthal as Shane Walsh (6 episodes)
 * Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Grimes (6 episodes)
 * Laurie Holden as Andrea (5 episodes)
 * Jeffrey Demunn as Dale Horvath (6 episodes)
 * Steven Yeun as Glenn Rhee (6 episodes)
 * Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes (6 episodes)
 * Zachary Gordon as Niall Ross (6 episodes)

Cast/Supporting
 * Emma as Amy (5 episodes)
 * Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon (2 episodes)
 * Andrew Rothenberg as Jim (4 episodes)
 * Juan Gabriel Pareja as Morales (4 episodes)
 * Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon (4 episodes)
 * Asa Butterfield as Jason Ross (2 episodes)
 * Noah Emmerich as Edwin Jenner (2 episodes)
 * Lennie James as Morgan Jones (1 episode)
 * Noel Gugliemi as Felipe (1 episode)

Cast/Co-Stars
 * Jim R. Coleman as Lambert Kendal (1 episode)
 * Linds Edwards as Leon Basset (1 episode)
 * Keisha Tillis as Jenny Jones (1 episode)
 * Adrian Kali Turner as Duane Jones (1 episode)
 * IronE Singleton as T-Dog (5 episodes)
 * Jeryl Prescott Sales as Jacqui (5 episodes)
 * Adam Minarovich as Ed Peletier (3 episodes)
 * Melissa Suzanne McBride as Carol Peletier (4 episodes)
 * Madison Lintz as Sophia Peletier (4 episodes)
 * Aubrey Plaza as Susan Ross (5 episodes)
 * Maddie Lomax as Eliza Morales (3 episodes)
 * Neil Brown Jr. as Guillermo (1 episode)
 * Anthony Guajardo as Miguel (1 episode)
 * Gina Morelli as Abuela (1 episode)
 * James Gonzaba as Jorge (1 episode)
 * Viviana Chavez-Vega as Miranda Morales (3 episodes)

Deaths

 * Summer (Zombified)
 * Jenny Jones (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
 * Leon Basset (Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)
 * Hannah (Zombified)
 * Mrs. Siggard (Confirmed Fate)
 * Mr. Siggard (Confirmed Fate)
 * Siggard’s Horse
 * Wayne Dunlap (Zombified)
 * Ed Peletier
 * Amy (Alive and Zombified)
 * Jim (Alive)
 * Candace Jenner (Confirmed Fate)
 * Edwin Jenner
 * Jacqui
 * 3 unnamed criminals
 * 1 unnamed cat (Confirmed Fate)
 * At least 10 unnamed Atlanta camp survivors
 * Several US Military soldiers

Trivia

 * This is mainly based on “Volume 1: Days Gone Bye” from the comic series
 * This is the only season so far to not have a majority of the cast absent in an episode.
 * This is the shortest season of The Walking Dead with a total of 6 episodes.
 * This is the only season with no main character deaths.
 * This season has the most deaths of the original group being 17 with Amy, Ed, Jim, and Jacqui and 13 unnamed characters.