Deputy Rick Grimes is shot in the course of action and lapses into a coma. When he awakens some weeks or months later, it is to find a world transformed. The hospital is ruined and empty, with one wing barred off with the warning "Do not open; dead inside". The things behind the door growl and slather with hunger.
Yep, it's a zombie apocalypse, and so far, so 28 Days Later (though let's be honest, a certain book by John Wyndham is the real patient zero here). Fortunately, at least in this first season, Grimes is a much more engaging protagonist than the one from Danny Boyle's film, and he's given a larger and more interesting group of other survivors with whom to interact.
And of course I am writing this in 2019, when The Walking Dead is in production for its tenth season, and is nearly as much of a cultural touchstone as that show with the dragons, so you're probably at least passingly familiar with what it is all about, and may well already have opinions about whether the show is worth watching.
For what it's worth, my opinion is that this opening season, which runs a scant six episodes, is worth a look if the whole zombie thing is at all in your wheelhouse. It's true that the undead are a bit over-exposed by now - and if you are familiar with the zombie genre but a newcomer to this specific show it might feel like it's re-treading some well-worn paths. But let's face it, The Walking Dead can justly claim a big chunk of the credit for the plethora of zombie media floating around these days, and it didn't become as big a deal as it did without bringing something to the (flesh eating dinner) table.
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