What Lies Ahead

8.5/10 · 20,850 votesOct 16, 201163 min

Ranked #5 of 13 in Season 2•+0.1 vs season avg

Rick leads the group out of Atlanta. On the highway, they are stopped by a threat unlike anything they have seen before. The group searches for someone who has gone missing.

Season 2 Episodes13

What Lies Ahead

Bloodletting

Save the Last One

Cherokee Rose

Chupacabra

Secrets

Pretty Much Dead Already

Nebraska

Triggerfinger

18 Miles Out

Judge, Jury, Executioner

E12 9.2

Better Angels

E13 9.2

Beside the Dying Fire

Cast9

Andrew Lincoln

Rick Grimes

Jon Bernthal

Shane Walsh

Norman Reedus

Daryl Dixon

Laurie Holden

Andrea Harrison

Steven Yeun

Glenn Rhee

Melissa McBride

Carol Peletier

Jeffrey DeMunn

Dale Horvath

Sarah Wayne Callies

Lori Grimes

Chandler Riggs

Carl Grimes

Crew4

Gwyneth Horder-Payton

Director

Ernest R. Dickerson

Director

Frank Darabont

Writer

Robert Kirkman

Writer

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Episode Summary

"What Lies Ahead" is episode 1 of The Walking Dead season 2. It scored 8.5/10 from 20,850 votes, ranking #5 of 13 episodes this season (season average 8.4). Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Ernest R. Dickerson and written by Frank Darabont, Robert Kirkman, it aired on October 16, 2011.

What Lies Ahead

Seasons11

Season 2 Episodes13

Cast9

Crew4

Discussion

Episode Summary