Game Of Thrones: 5 Epic Shows To Binge-Watch Over Hiatus

5. The Walking Dead

If your favorite part of Game of Thrones is the Night’s Watch dealing with wildlings and ice zombies, Rick Grimes and Co. dealing with real zombies on The Walking Dead may be the fix for you. 

AMC's bumbling, stumbling zombie show follows the exploits of former sheriff's deputy Rick Grimes and his motley crew of survivors as they traverse the wasteland that was the United States in a desperate quest to avoid becoming dinner for the undead. 

Originally set in the outskirts of Atlanta, Rick and Co. have since meandered all around Georgia and up north to Washington D.C. in search of a safe haven not overrun with zombies or populated by people with nefarious motives. Run-ins with groups ranging from reluctant hosts to ravenous cannibals have left the protagonists often more willing to brave life on the run than trust others. 

While the zombies are the main antagonists of the series and can always be counted upon for a few jump scares per episode, the clear message of the series is that the real "walking dead" are the living who have lost themselves in the fight to do anything to survive. It's a desperate world of scavenging and squabbling as the protagonists fight a war on two fronts, and the unofficial revolving door to the afterlife keeps anybody from feeling too safe from an unceremonious gruesome departure.