

During this time, Morgan Jones meets Eastman and learns the art of Aikido that'll serve him well in future seasons, while The Governor recoups and encounters new followers. The Walking Dead season 4: Another time skip occurs between The Walking Dead seasons 3 and 4, lasting a period of six months while the prison community enjoys a spell of peace. This all happens within a few weeks, bringing The Walking Dead timeline to somewhere in the vicinity of 321 days since patient zero first spluttered over someone. Michonne is introduced, and the first battle against The Governor takes place. When The Walking Dead season 3 begins, the calendar turns to 2011, at which point the characters encounter a prison to make their new home.

The Walking Dead season 3: The first jump in The Walking Dead timeline occurs between seasons 2 and 3, moving the story forward approximately seven or eight months as Rick's group endures a harsh winter and hones their survival skills. Six weeks later - between The Walking Dead seasons 2 and 3 - he finds a doctor but fails to save Lucille. Concurrent with The Walking Dead season 2, Negan's first wife, Lucille, runs out of cancer medication, and he heads off to find help.

These events move The Walking Dead timeline onto day 83 when Hershel's farm is overrun, and the two groups officially join to head out into the unknown wilderness. The Walking Dead season 2: The much-maligned Walking Dead season 2 takes place mostly on the Greene family's farm, where Rick's group spends a couple of weeks camped up with Hershel and his children, including Maggie. These events take place within one week, bringing us to day 64 - roughly nine weeks since the virus began wreaking havoc. The plot takes Rick from the hospital to Morgan's house, then toward an emotional reunion with his family, and finally to the CDC where season 1 concludes. The story kicks off properly with Rick's awakening, and the entirety of The Walking Dead season 1 comprises a brisk six episodes. The entire world goes very wrong during his absence, and Rick finally awakens on day 59 of the zombie outbreak, with The Walking Dead season 1 taking place in mid-to-late 2010, relative to when the premiere episode aired. The Walking Dead season 1: The Walking Dead timeline begins with Rick Grimes getting shot while on duty as a cop and falling into a coma. Related: The Walking Dead Finally Explains Zombie Origin
