Rick Grimes, his family, and the other survivors leave thecamp outside of Atlanta in search of a safer place, which they locate about twenty miles out of Atlanta--a gated housing development called Wiltshire Estates--but it may not be as safe as it appears.

Police officer Rick Grimes and a few human survivors battle hordes of decomposing zombies.

After being betrayed by members of his own community, Rick Grimes charts a new course and marshals his forces against the Whisperers.

Rick Grimes and company try to establish a regular routine of daily life in the prison complex now that the zombies are more or less out of the way. With danger not constantly on their minds, however, relationships in the dysfunctional group start to undergo some radical changes.

Police Officer Rick Grimes and his son, Carl, find shelter in a house while zombies roam outside, but their supplies are dwindling and Rick decides it is time to move on and they encounter a familiar face along the way.

While the other survivors back at the prison compound believe Rick to be dead, Rick and some others search for a way to escape Woodbury, another sanctuary for survivors ruled by a cruel man who wants to know where Rick came from so he can steal everything Rick and his friends have built.

A group of survivors on the outside launch an attack on zombies in a prison where Rick and his group believed they were safe, and the full-scale battle that ensues results in a high body count.

As Rick and his band of survivors try to extend their network of communities, Negan's "Saviors" appear and make it clear that crossing Negan will have dire consequences for all of them.

Rick and his group of survivors make it to Washington, D.C., where they join the community there, but their past experiences make it hard for them to settle into a normal routine.