Labadii sano ee la soo dhaafay ee xilli ciyaareedyada, oo ah hal abuurayaasha "taxanaha" ee dhimashada "waxay ahaayeen kuwo aad u yaqaan kuwa ku meelgaarka ah. Markii hore waxay dhacday in ficilkii sagaalaad ee xilliga sagaalaad ay bilaabatay 18 bilood kadib dhacdooyinka lagu muujiyey finalka xilli ciyaareedkii siddeedaad. Kadib, markii Rick Griims la waayey dhacdada shanaad ee isla xilli ciyaareedkii, shirqoolka si lama filaan ah ayaa looga booday hal mar lix sano ka hor. Tan iyo markaas, taariikhda sare ee taariikhda ah, laakiin xilliga kow iyo tobnaad ee dhagaystayaashu waxay sugi karaan kala-guur kale oo ballaaran oo ku-meel-gaar ah - oo aan helnay xarkahan daboolan waxaa loo qaybiyaa macluumaadka noocaas ah.
Sida ku xusan isha, xilli ciyaareedka soo socda, bood kale ayaa dhici doonta mustaqbalka. In kasta oo aysan inbadan lagu kalsoonaan karo intee in le'eg in muddada wakhtiga ka maqan tahay, insersers ay soo sheegaan inay noqon doonto dhacdo "ballaaran". Laga yaabee, in leexashada noocan oo kale ah dib loogu celiyo majaajillada "socodka dhintay". Xagaagii la soo dhaafay, qoraaga Robert Kirkman wuu ka yaabay taageerayaasha, isagoo dhameystiray sheekada sii deynta No. 193, kaas oo falkan ka soo wareejiyay 25 sano oo soo laabatay, oo ah bulsho raadis ah ayaa dib loo soo celiyay, zombies ayaa joojiyay hanjabaad.
Sidaad ogtahay, taxanaha ayaa aad uga fog had iyo jeer aaminka ah isha asalka ah, sidaa darteed kala duwanaanshaha qisada ah ayaa suurtogal ku ah "dhimashada". Si kastaba ha noqotee, si aad u aado dhacdooyinka lagu tilmaamay finanka weerarka weelka weerarka, adeegsadayaasha telefishanka waxay u baahan yihiin in lagu daboolo qiyaastii labaatan arrimood. Warar kasta oo warar ah ayaa xiiseynaya asalkaas in xilli 12-aad ee lagu ciyaaro dhimashada ay noqon doonaan kuwa ugu dambeeya.