Season One

Season 1, also known as Dawn of the Walking Dead: **Season One**, is the first set of episodes of *Dawn of The Walking Dead* and *The Walking Dead: Telltale Series.*

Episode 1 was uploaded to *Archive of Our Own* October 6th, 2023 and finished November 6th, 2023.

## Synopsis

*The world's gone to hell, and nobody knows why. The dead are walking, devastating life into a waking nightmare. It's doomsday for two little girls, Clementine and her lifelong friend Rachel. They've got to stick together and figure out this falling-apart world, with some help from Lee Everett, a former convict who accidentally gets a second chance.*

## Episodes

2. Adventures in Babysitting
3. In Your Charge
4. Rock and a Hard Place
5. Just One Bullet Goes A Long Way
* October 11, 2023
* October 22, 2023
* November 5, 2023
2. Thank You For Shopping With Us
3. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner?
* December 31, 2023
* January 1, 2024

## Setting(s)

* The story is set in the state of Georgia. It features locations in the state, such as Atlanta in the background, the Highway Interstate 85, Macon, and Stone Mountain.
* Episode One takes place mainly in Macon, which is located in Bibb County. Hershel Greene’s farm makes an appearance as well.

## Plot

### "**A New Day**"

Two girls engage in a playful tea party with stuffed dinosaurs, humorously imagining princess dinosaurs. They become aware of the absence of a toy named Captain Yellowbear. While one girl searches for the missing toy, Clementine, the other waits by the tea set. Their babysitter, Sandra, interrupts, summoning Clementine inside for lunch.

Sandra asked Rachel about her plans and learned that her brother wouldn't be picking her up. Clementine suggested a sleepover, and both girls became excited. Sandra, concerned about behavior, promised a trip to the zoo if they behaved. While Sandra went upstairs, the girls settled on the couch to watch their favorite show, Disco Broccoli. However, their anticipation turned to confusion when an emergency alert appeared on the TV, leaving them puzzled. Sandra investigated, turned off the TV, and suggested they play upstairs instead.

Sandra interrupted their reading, suggesting a break to play hide 'n seek before bedtime. The girls quickly organized scattered books and grabbed two-way radios for the game, creating an atmosphere of anticipation. Sandra counted down, preparing for a game of hide 'n seek.

As Sandra searched, the girls used radios for clues. Rachel's "Coldest" hinted Sandra was close. Another clue directed Sandra to the kitchen. Rachel warned Clementine before surprising Sandra by leaping out of the closet. Ending with Sandra capturing both girls and playfully tickling them.

Sandra suggested bedtime, but Rachel pleaded for more time, sparking Clementine's excitement about the Zoo trip condition. As Sandra began to explain, an unexpected sound interrupted—the scratching at the front door.

Sandra sensed danger and locked the front door, but a dark figure attacked, overpowering her. The girls fled to the backyard, where the creature caught Clementine. Sandra created a distraction, and with Rachel's kicks, they escaped to a treehouse. They heard Sandra's struggle, seeing her bloodied hand before she went limp.

After the attack, Clementine comforted Rachel and tried to reach her parents without success. They decided to use Rachel's walkie-talkie, hoping her brother would answer. Travis, the best friend of Rachel's brother, under the influence, pedaled through Stone Mountain, searching for Rachel. Unable to find her at her house, he heard her voice on the radio and learned she was stuck. Travis assured her he was on his way.

By 6 AM, chaos outside disrupted Clementine and Rachel's fitful sleep in the treehouse. Concerned about Sandra, they found the TV mysteriously on but silent. As they contemplated checking on her, they heard deliberate steps and a voice—the familiar tone frozen Rachel. Descending the stairs, Travis appeared, apologizing for the intrusion. They discovered a walker had attacked Sandra. Discussing their parents' whereabouts, Clementine shared her parents' return the next day. They decided to stay put until then, acknowledging the dangers outside. Travis suggested waiting for safety, offering snacks as they prepared to head to the treehouse. A noise upstairs alerted them to a monster, prompting Travis to barricade the stairs and retreat to the backyard.

As the day turned eerie, Clementine and Rachel heard a man's cry for help in the silent neighborhood. Curious and fearful, they investigated, finding a man and a dead body in the woods. Startled, they retreated, meeting a panicked Travis. Before he could speak, the man from the woods entered the yard below.

History teacher Lee Everett is on his way to prison, having been convicted for killing a state senator who had slept with Lee's wife. While leaving Atlanta for prison, being driven by a police officer, the police cruiser he is in runs over a walker (as they are referred to in the series) and crashes off the highway.

After fighting off the police man (who turned into a walker after the crash), Lee meets Clementine, Rachel and Travis, young kids who were all hiding out in Clementine's tree-house, as well as Shawn Greene. Shawn takes Lee and Clementine home to Shawn's family farm, owned by his father, Hershel Greene. Lee meets a family, consisting of husband and wife, Kenny and Katjaa, and their young son, Duck.

After failing to save Shawn from walkers, Lee, the kids and Kenny's family are banished from the farm. The group heads to Macon, Georgia where they meet a group of survivors, led by a woman named Lilly, who saves them from a herd of walkers. Lilly's group is situated in a drugstore which Lee's parents owned. The group goes into a scuffle with Lilly's father, who quickly encounters a heart attack afterwards and requires medication from a nearby pharmacy. Another member of the group, Glenn, decides to salvage for supplies in a motel; however he is stranded in the motel, leading Lee, Travis and a news reporter, Carley to rescue Glenn.

Glenn decides to help a stranded survivor named Irene; however, Irene is revealed to be bitten and commits suicide upon taking Carley's gun. Upon returning to the drugstore, Lee comes to the conclusion that his parents were killed by walkers. Carley tells Lee that she knows Lee's past, but keeps his secret. Lee and an IT technician, Doug head out to find the keys of the pharmacy.

Lee is forced to kill his reanimated brother in order to retrieve the keys. Upon entering the pharmacy, the alarm sounds, forcing the group to leave the drugstore after giving Larry his medicine. Upon leaving, Lee and Travis save Carley and Doug from walkers, and Lee is knocked down by Larry. Lee is rescued by Kenny, and the group heads to the motel for shelter. Upon hearing Atlanta is overrun by walkers, Glenn leaves the group and heads for the city in order to rescue his friends left behind. Despite finding comfortable shelter and water, the group's glimpse of hope is short-lived when electricity is suddenly shut off.

### "**Starved For Help**"

The group has survived three months at the motel, but food is scarce, and their explorations of nearby facilities have yielded little, though that have found and rescued Mark. Later, they come across high schooler Ben Paul and his band teacher, David Parker. They bring them back to the motor inn and it is revealed that Ben is the missing older brother of Rachel. Ben's teacher dies and reanimates despite not being bitten. Ben reveals that being bitten is not the only way one can become a walker; simply the act of dying can cause one to turn.

Brothers Andrew St. John and Danny St. John from a nearby dairy farm offer food and shelter in exchange for gasoline for their generators that power their electric fence. The group accepts though remain uneasy about them. While there, Mark is hit by a crossbow arrow from a group of bandits attacking the farm, and Brenda, the brothers' mother, takes him into the house for medical treatment. Lee goes with Danny to find the bandit camp.

Lee returns from the camp and reunites with the kids inside the barn. They talk and he returns Clementine's hat to her, seemingly finding it on his trip. Lee talks with Kenny at the back of the barn and the father reveals he witnessed something sharp and suspicious in behind the barn door as Andy secured it tightly once they came in. Kenny tasks Lee with finding out what is behind the door as dinner is served.

## Cast

* Lee Everett
* Clementine
* Rachel Paul
* Travis
* Kenny
* Katjaa
* Kenny Jr.
* Lilly
* Carley
* Doug
* Larry
* Mark
* Ben Paul
* Andy St. John
* Danny St. John
* Brenda St. John

## Deaths

* Sam *(Confirmed Fate)*
* Atlanta Police Officer *(Alive and Zombified)*
* Sandra *(Alive and Zombified)*
* Chet *(Determinant)*
* Shawn Greene
* Irene
* Mr. Everett *(Confirmed Fate)*
* Mrs. Everett *(Confirmed Fate)*
* B. Everett *(Alive, Confirmed Fate; Zombified)*
* David Parker *(Alive and Zombified)*