Scripted series · The CW
Walker
Surrender to yourself.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Jared Padalecki
Cordell Walker
69 eps
Lindsey Morgan
Micki Ramirez
24 eps
Molly Hagan
Abeline Walker
69 eps
Keegan Allen
Liam Walker
69 eps
Violet Brinson
Stella Walker
69 eps
Kale Culley
August Walker
69 eps
Coby Bell
Captain Larry James
69 eps
Odette Annable
Geraldine 'Geri' Broussard
60 eps
Jeff Pierre
Trey Barnett
69 eps
Mitch Pileggi
Bonham Walker
69 eps
Ashley Reyes
Cassie Perez
42 eps
Genevieve Padalecki
Emily Walker
12 eps
Matt Barr
Hoyt Rawlins
7 eps
Gavin Casalegno
Trevor Strand
8 eps
Henderson Wade
Thomas Serano
3 eps
Karissa Lee Staples
Twyla Jean
5 eps
Dave Annable
Dan Miller
12 eps
Jalen Thomas Brooks
Colton Davidson
20 eps
Amara Zaragoza
Denise Davidson
12 eps
Schelle Purcell
Keesha Barnett
4 eps
Cole Gleason
Sean
3 eps
Paula Marshall
Gale Davidson
10 eps
Cameron Vitosh
Todd
11 eps
Felix Alonzo
Marv
2 eps
Ceejay Joseph
Principal Heaney
3 eps
Mason Thames
Young Walker
3 eps
Matt Pascua
Ben Perez
14 eps
Brandon Morales
Neo
2 eps
Anna Enger Ritch
Julia Johnson
6 eps
Colin Ford
Young Cordell
5 eps
David B. Meadows
Sergeant Clay Cooper
7 eps
Mustafa Elzein
Miles Vyas
3 eps
Melissa Lehman
Shannon
2 eps
Trey Munden
Cody
2 eps
Jake Abel
Kevin Golden
8 eps
Steve Mokate
Jim
2 eps
Will Koberg
Tommy Adams
2 eps
Kearran Giovanni
Kelly James
11 eps
Pepi Sonuga
Lana Jones
2 eps
Carlos Sepulveda
Grey Flag Recruit
2 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Walker actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Walker reads strongest on Character Depth, Serialized and Bingeability.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Cordell Walker, a widower and father of two with his own moral code, returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there's harder work to be done at home.
The run
Seasons
4 seasons · 69 episodes.
Season 1 · Complete
Season 1
202118 episodes
7.2IMDbBest episode · S01E13 Defend the Ranch
Season 2 · Complete
Season 2
202120 episodes
8.5IMDbSeason 2 picks up three months after the dramatic conclusion to Season 1, with Texas Ranger Cordell Walker at last reintegrated into his role in family life on the ranch. However, just as life seems to be getting back to normal, the Hatfields to the Walkers’ McCoys return to the vacant Ranch next door, exhuming memories of a trauma shared between the families from Walker’s childhood: The inscrutable matriarch, Gale Davidson; Walker’s childhood love and Travis County’s newest DA, Denise Davidson; and Denise’s husband with a shady past and a short fuse, Dan Davidson.
Best episode · S02E20 Something's Missing
Season 3 · Complete
Season 3
202218 episodes
8.2IMDbBest episode · S03E01 World on a String
Season 4 · Complete
Season 4
202413 episodes
9.5IMDb
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S01E01
Pilot
Cordell Walker returns home to Austin, Texas, after being undercover for two years, only to discover there's harder work to be done at home.
- Directed by Jessica Yu
- Written by Anna Fricke
S01E02
Back in the Saddle
Walker continues to try to reconnect with his family but finds that his kids have developed new routines with Liam. Back at work, Captain James tells Walker he needs to get recertified to be a Ranger, but old memories of Emily hinder his progress. Micki investigates a suspicious fire.
- Directed by Steve Robin
- Written by Anna Fricke
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S04E13
See You Sometime
- Directed by Steve Robin
- Written by Blythe Ann Johnson, Anna Fricke
S04E09
A History of Horrors and Other Tales
- Directed by Phil Hardage
- Written by Blythe Ann Johnson
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
Anna Fricke
Showrunner
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John K. Patterson
Executive producer
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Seamus Kevin Fahey
Executive producer
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Steve Robin
Executive producer
Jared Padalecki
Executive producer
Dan Lin
Executive producer
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Lindsey Liberatore
Executive producer
- Photo unavailable
Maya Vyas
Writer
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Casey Fisher
Writer
Brandon Jason Miller
Writer
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Blythe Ann Johnson
Writer
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Geri Carillo
Writer
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Bret VandenBos
Writer
- Photo unavailable
Aaron Carew
Writer
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Eddy Hewitt, Jr.
Writer
David James
Writer
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Russel Friend
Writer
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Katherine Alyse
Writer
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Brandon Willer
Writer
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- John K. PattersonExecutive Producer
- John K. PattersonProducer
- Seamus Kevin FaheyExecutive Producer
- Steve RobinExecutive Producer
- Bret VandenBosProducer
- Jared PadaleckiExecutive Producer
Writing
- Maya VyasWriter
- Casey FisherWriter
- Brandon Jason MillerWriter
- Seamus Kevin FaheyWriter
- Blythe Ann JohnsonWriter
- Geri CarilloWriter
Direction
- Paula HunzikerDirector
- Phil HardageDirector
- Jackeline TejadaDirector
- Charissa SanjarernsuithikulDirector
- Jessica YuDirector
- America YoungDirector
Music
- Jeff BealOriginal Music Composer
- Jim DooleyOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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