Columbus has made a habit of running from what scares him. Tallahassee doesn't have fears. If he did, he'd kick their ever-living ass. In a world overrun by zombies, these two are perfectly evolved survivors. But now, they're about to stare down the most terrifying prospect of all: each other.

时间流逝着，逃亡与抗争的旅程依旧漫漫看不到尽头，好在瑞克一行人的运气还不算太坏，偶然中，他们找到了最理想的庇护所——一座废弃已久的监狱，在这里，新的生活即将展开。另一边，出走的安德里亚与米琼恩亦找到了一处由“总督”所统治的“世外桃源”，安德里亚十分喜欢这里貌似平静快乐的生活，但显然米琼恩并不这么觉得，随着时间的推移，一个惊人而恐怖的秘密渐渐浮出了水面。瑞克和“总督”，当这两个原则和理念完全相悖的“领导”相遇之时，战争爆发了。