22 Episodes · Premiered October 6, 2019 · Ended April 4, 2021
Set several months after the massacre perpetrated by Alpha during the community fair, the season focuses on the united communities as they initiate a fight in order to end the threat of the Whisperers.
The Oceanside group continues to train in case the Whisperers return. Tensions are high as our heroes struggle to hold onto their concept of civilization.
The origins of Alpha and Beta are revealed in a flashback; Alpha tries to help Lydia prepare for their journey with the dead; the Whisperers create herds.
Alexandria is overcome with paranoia as the threat of the Whisperers looms; Carol struggles over her desperate urge for revenge.
Negan feels the brunt of the Alexandrians' fears as their paranoia of the Whisperers grows; a safety issue catches the group off guard at Hilltop.
Supplies go missing from Hilltop; Negan is idolized by an Alexandrian; Ezekiel holds a secret.
Carol teams up with Daryl as they embark on a mission together; Siddiq finds it harder than expected to unravel a mystery.
Daryl becomes uncomfortable when Carol starts going past his boundaries; Alpha and Beta share reservations about a certain individual.
A fight causes tensions in Oceanside while the Alexandrians set out on a high-stakes mission.
The group must figure out how to get out of a precarious situation.
The group must defend Alexandria from a threatening outside force.
The Whisperers are coming for Hilltop. After Daryl and Lydia's encounter with Alpha, the communities must decide whether to run or fight. Meanwhile, Eugene's communication with Stephanie gets complicated.
Negan helps the Whisperers and Alpha launch an attack against the Hilltop.
Michonne takes Virgil back to his island to find his family; in exchange, Virgil offers weapons.
Everyone reckons with the aftermath of the Hilltop fire; Eugene leads a trip to meet Stephanie.
The communities prepare to participate in the Whisperer War's last battle; Eugene's group comes face-to-face with Princess.
Beta engages the final battle of the Whisperer War.
Maggie has returned with a story she is not ready to share, even when her past catches up to her. Negan's safety is at stake again. Daryl and Maggie fight an unseen and unknown threat.
An adventure for Daryl and Carol turns sideways when they come across an old cabin. It takes Daryl back to the years when he left the group after Rick disappeared as he relives a time that only the apocalypse could manifest.
Gabriel and Aaron search for food and supplies to bring back to Alexandria. Small tragedies lead to bigger tragedies as faith is broken and optimism is fragmented when they are put to the ultimate test.
Eugene, Ezekiel, Yumiko, and Princess are captured and separated. Princess struggles with memories of her traumatic past and tries to escape one way or another with the help of Ezekiel.
Daryl and Carol come to a fork in the road and head their separate ways. Each going into their own type of survival mode, the easiest of challenges become much harder. Will their individual journeys be the tipping point needed to mend their friendship or is the distance between them permanent?
Carol takes Negan on a journey, hoping to minimize the increasing tension. Negan reflects on the events that led him to this point and comes to a conclusion about his future.
