The television series generally tends to follow Kirkman's comic series across major characters and plots; for instance, events of the premiere episode of the seventh season correlate to events in issue #100 of the comics.
Serial televisi ini cenderung mengikuti serial komik karya Kirkman di seluruh karakter dan plot utamanya; misalnya, peristiwa pada episode perdana musim 7 berkorelasi dengan peristiwa di komik terbitan ke 100.