Walking Dead: Days Gone Bye


 * For the graphic novel, See Walking Dead, Volume 1: Days Gone Bye.

"Days Gone Bye" is the pilot episode of the American television series The Walking Dead. The episode was directed and written by series creator Frank Darabont and first aired on AMC on Sunday, October 31st, 2010. "Days Gone Bye" follows the journey of Kentucky police officer Rick Grimes as he awakens to a world that has been overrun by zombies. Traveling across the state of Georgia, Rick finds other survivors of the zombie plague and together they struggle to survive in a world that no longer makes any sense to them.

Notes & Trivia

 * The title of this episode is a pun on the phrase "Days gone by". The name is taken from the first issue of The Walking Dead comic book series.


 * This episode ran 1½ hours. The regular episodes from the series run 1 hour each.