The Awakening/Days Gone Bye

Days Gone Bye is the first episode of The Awakening.

Plot
Rick Grimes wakes up from a coma after several weeks. Attempting to find his family, Rick comes across Morgan and Duane Jones who explain the outbreak to him in detail. During the day, Rick, Morgan and Duane come across Chet, who appears friendly but Morgan notices his bite mark and after a short while has to put Chet down. Morgan and Duane decide to part ways with Rick as he heads to Atlanta, Georgia to find his son and wife. In flashback, it's shown that Lori, Carl and Rick's friend Shane tried to leave Atlanta but instead got caught up in traffic, where they joined the other survivors to form a camp in the outskirts of Atlanta. In the present, Rick is looking for supplies when he comes across a horse, which he decides to ride the rest of the way to Atlanta. Upon reaching Atlanta, it's in ruins. As he's making his way through, he comes across a large horde of the undead Atlanta residents and they chase him down the streets until he's cornered. Ultimately, he's forced to abandon the horse, which is torn apart, and climb inside a nearby tank. After reaching the tank, Rick believes there's no hope for him and decides to commit suicide, however just before he can pull the trigger, a voice comes through on the radio.

Meanwhile, a group of survivors in Atlanta get on with their chores. These survivors include Lori, Carl and Shane. It's revealed Lori and Shane are having an affair and they believe Rick to be dead.

Cast

 * Rick Grimes
 * Morgan Jones
 * Duane Jones
 * Chet
 * Lori Grimes
 * Shane Walsh
 * Carl Grimes

Deaths

 * Chet