What Order to Watch The Walking Dead for the First Time

If you’re looking for the order to watch The Walking Dead for the first time, you’ll quickly realize that the timeline is confusing. Just the original series jumps around a lot with flashbacks and time skips until it becomes almost impossible to figure out when everything is taking place without taking notes.

When you add the spin-offs to the equation, figuring out the best way to watch The Walking Dead for the first time is almost comedic. Fortunately, we’ve put together a definitive list of the chronological order of The Walking Dead TV universe so you can have the best viewing experience.

Best The Walking Dead Watch Order

We recommend watching The Walking Dead in strict chronological order. Because the timelines for the series overlap, you’ll have to switch between them. It’ll be a bit jarring, but you’ll get the chance to see the outbreak from its very beginning all the way until the present.

This list starts with the outbreak and concludes with the currently running spin-offs.

1. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 1
2. The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 1 (Until Rick is shot)
3. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 2
4. Tales of the Walking Dead – Episode 2 (Blair and Gina)
5. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 1, Episodes 3-6
6. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 2, All Episodes
7. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 3, Episode 1-11
8. The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episodes 1-2
9. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 3, Episodes 11-12
10. The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 3-4
11. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 3, Episode 13
12. The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 5
13. Fear the Walking Dead, – Season 3, Episode 14
14. The Walking Dead – Season 1, Episode 6
15. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 3, Episodes 15,16
16. Tales of the Walking Dead – Episode 6 (La Dona)
17. The Walking Dead – Season 2, All Episodes
18. Tales of the Walking Dead – Episode 1 (Joe and Evie)
19. The Walking Dead – Season 3, All Episodes
20. The Walking Dead – Season 4, All Episodes
21. The Walking Dead – Season 5, All Episodes
22. The Walking Dead – Season 6, All Episodes
23. The Walking Dead – Season 7, All Episodes
24. The Walking Dead – Season 8, All Episodes
25. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 4, All Episodes
26. Tales of the Walking Dead – Episode 3 (Dee)
27. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 5, All Episodes
28. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 1
29. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 6, Episodes 1,2
30. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episodes 2-5
31. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 6, Episodes 3-16
32. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 7, All Episodes
33. Tales of the Walking Dead – Episode 5 (Dr. Everett and Amy)
34. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 1, All Episodes
35. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 2, Episodes 1,2
36. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episodes 5-9
37. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 2, Episode 3
38. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 10
39. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 2, Episode 4
40. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 11
41. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 2, Episode 5
42. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 12
43. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 2, Episode 6
44. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 13
45. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 2, Episode 7
46. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episode 14
47. The Walking Dead: World Beyond – Season 2, Episodes 8-10
48. The Walking Dead – Season 9, Episodes 15,16
49. The Walking Dead – Season 10, All Episodes
50. The Walking Dead – Season 11, Episodes 1-12
51. Fear the Walking Dead – Season 8, All Episodes
52. The Walking Dead – Season 11, Episodes 13-24
53. The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live – All Episodes
54. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – Season 1, All Episodes
55. Tales of the Walking Dead – Episode 4 (Davone)
56. The Walking Dead: Dead City – Season 1, All Episodes