Amazon Prime viewers have days to watch ‘phenomenal’ horror before it leaves
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Amazon Prime Video viewers have been urged to binge a ‘phenomenal’ and era-defining horror TV show before it leaves the streaming platform in the next 30 days.
Right now, all 11 seasons of zombie series The Walking Dead are available to watch with a Prime subscription, but that won’t be the case by April 2025.
Adapted from the graphic novel series of the same name, The Walking Dead began in 2010 and told the story of the last surviving members of the human race following a global zombie apocalypse.
As the series continued, it built a large ensemble cast, became one of the most-watched TV shows in the world, and received positive reviews throughout.
The Walking Dead franchise expanded to include several spin-off shows, including Fear the Walking Dead, Tales of the Walking Dead, Dead City, and several more.
Over its 12 years on the air, The Walking Dead was nominated for 16 Emmys, winning two, primarily in the effects and costuming categories.
Andrew Lincoln stars as Rick Grimes in the zombie apocalypse series (Picture: AMC)Andrew Lincoln, who played main character Rick Grimes in the series, was nominated for 22 different awards during his time on the show, winning five.
Talking about Andrew’s performance on X, @RickSkiwi said: ‘The Walking Dead would not have had the same pull if Andrew Lincoln did not play Rick.
‘He brought his everything to this show, from his phenomenal portrayal of Rick’s character progression in the apocalypse to his small mannerisms like his walk and head tilt. He is Rick Grimes.’
On Reddit, user KCVeryFar said, ‘The dialogue feels so real and the situations [characters end up in] are super tense,’ calling it a ‘gritty survival horror drama’.
The post-apocalypse drama ran for 11 seasons (Picture: Josh Stringer/AMC)ChutneyCheesecake commented: ‘I love watching shows that are really realistic, and The Walking Dead feels like it is [despite the zombie premise]. Just with how everyone reacts to certain situations and how they react when they meet new people.’
Elsewhere, OneSmileMatters said they were drawn in by ‘the cinematography, the background sounds, the sweat on the actors’ skin – the [way the] camera would stay with the characters.’
As The Walking Dead continued into its fifth, sixth, and seventh seasons, its popularity among fans decreased and critics began to more and more negative reviews.
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Previous Page Next PageAt its height in 2014 – around the time of seasons four and five – it was pulling in between 14 and 15 million viewers per episode. By the end of the series, less than two million were watching new episodes live.
While early critic reviews were positive, with the show averaging an 85% rating on Rotten Tomatoes during the first five seasons, later reviews saw the show hit a low point of 65%.
However, with the show reaching its conclusion, critical favour did swing back in a positive direction, with the final season given a strong 81% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
As of 2025, there are several Walking Dead spin-offs still producing new episodes, including Dead City (following characters Maggie and Negan), Daryl Dixon (following the titular character), and The Ones Who Live (following Rick and Michonne).
Another spin-off, currently operating under the working title More Tales from the Walking Dead Universe, is planned for release in the near future.
Watch The Walking Dead on Amazon Prime Video.
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