Sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes awakens from a coma to find a post-apocalyptic world dominated by flesh-eating zombies. He sets out to find his family and encounters many other survivors along the way.
The best episode of "The Walking Dead" season 9 is "A New Beginning", rated 7.4/10 from 10877 user votes. It was directed by Greg Nicotero and written by Angela Kang. "A New Beginning" aired on 10/7/2018 and is rated 0.3 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "The Bridge".
Rick and his group make a risky run into Washington, D.C. to search for artifacts they will need to build the civilization he and Carl envisioned.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Angela Kang
The communities join forces to restore a bridge that will facilitate communication and trade; someone is gravely injured at the construction site.
Director: Daisy von Scherler Mayer
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
Rick's vision for the future is threatened by a mysterious disappearance that divides the work camp where the communities are building a bridge.
Director: Dan Liu
Writer: Corey Reed
Rick's vision of a civilized future is threatened by a sudden reckoning with past sins that remain unavenged and unforgiven.
Director: Rosemary Rodriguez
Writer: Geraldine Inoa
Rick is forced to face the past as he struggles to maintain the safety of the communities and protect the future he and Carl envisioned.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Scott M. Gimple, Matthew Negrete
The Survivors encounter unfamiliar faces outside the safety of their community's walls and must decide whether or not this new group can be trusted.
Director: Larry Teng
Writer: Eddie Guzelian
Carol seeks out an old friend living alone in a wilderness teeming with walkers; survivors make the perilous trek to a new home.
Director: Michael Cudlitz
Writer: Vivian Tse
A small rescue mission braves a dangerous herd in their hunt for a missing comrade, only to discover a surprising threat that could doom them all.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: David Leslie Johnson-McGoldrick
The group unmasks a disturbing and dangerous new threat. An escaped captive revisits his past.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Corey Reed
A new arrival at the Hilltop opens up about the leader of a group of mask-wearing savages. A search party sets out on a daring mission to find two missing friends.
Director: David Boyd
Writer: Channing Powell
The savage group led by Alpha confronts the Hilltop in a harrowing attempt to retrieve her daughter; a supply run for the Kingdom turns into a dangerous quest.
Director: Meera Menon
Writer: Matthew Negrete
While one community struggles to ease tensions that threaten to divide from within, the true nature of another group comes into focus; a mission to rescue a friend has deadly consequences.
Director: Michael Satrazemis
Writer: LaToya Morgan
Daryl's daring rescue mission forces Alpha to unleash a group of her own to retrieve what belongs to her, even if the price is paid in blood; the Kingdom's plans to reunite the communities are put in jeopardy.
Director: Liesl Tommy
An outsider's arrival forces Alexandria to rehash devastating old wounds; eye-opening secrets from the past are revealed.
Director: Millicent Shelton
Writer: Corey Reed, Vivian Tse
The fair at the Kingdom is underway, with all four communities coming together in celebration for the first time in years, while some pacts are renewed, other deals will come at a much steeper price.
Director: Laura Belsey
Writer: Channing Powell, Geraldine Inoa
In the aftermath of an overwhelming loss, the communities must brave a ferocious blizzard; as one group deals with an enemy from within, another is forced to make a life or death decision.
Director: Greg Nicotero
Writer: Matthew Negrete, Angela Kang