Fear the Walking Dead

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Fear the Walking Dead
Fear The Walking Dead title card.png
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Created by <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Based on The Walking Dead
by Robert Kirkman
Tony Moore
Charlie Adlard
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Theme music composer Atticus Ross
Composer(s) Paul Haslinger
Country of origin United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 13 (list of episodes)
Production
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Producer(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
  • Bill Johnson
  • Avram Butch Kaplan
  • Alan Page
  • Pablo Cruz
  • Arturo Sampson
Production location(s) Los Angeles, California, United States
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico
Cinematography Michael McDonough
Patrick Cady
Editor(s) Todd Desrosiers
Victor DuBois
Marc Clark
Tad Dennis
Running time 43–65 minutes
Production company(s) <templatestyles src="Plainlist/styles.css"/>
Release
Original network AMC
Original release August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23) –
present
Chronology
Related shows The Walking Dead
Talking Dead
External links
Official website

Fear the Walking Dead is an American horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson[1] that premiered on AMC on August 23, 2015.[2] It is a companion series and prequel to The Walking Dead,[3] which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The first season, consisting of six episodes, aired in 2015. Its second season, of 15 episodes, premiered on April 10, 2016.[4][5][6]

Set initially in Los Angeles, California, the series follows a dysfunctional family composed of high school guidance counselor Madison Clark, her English teacher boyfriend Travis Manawa, her daughter Alicia, her drug-addicted son Nick, and Travis' son from a previous marriage, Chris, at the onset of the zombie apocalypse.[7][8] They must revamp themselves to survive, as they come to terms with the impending collapse of civilization.[9] On April 15, 2016, AMC announced the series had been renewed for a 16-episode third season to air in 2017.[10]

Cast and characters

Main cast

  • Kim Dickens as Madison Clark, a high school guidance counselor, Travis' girlfriend, and Alicia and Nick's mother.[7][11]
  • Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, a high school English teacher and Madison's boyfriend, who shares custody of his son, Chris, with his ex-wife, Liza.[7][11]
  • Frank Dillane as Nick Clark, Madison's 19-year-old son, a heroin addict who flunked out of community college.[7][8][11][12]
  • Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark, Madison's overachieving teenage daughter and a model student.[7][11]
  • Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza Ortiz, a no-nonsense nursing student, Travis' ex-wife, and their son Chris's mother. (starring season 1, guest season 2)[7][11][13]
  • Mercedes Mason as Ofelia Salazar, a hardworking professional with immigrant parents Daniel and Griselda.[7][11]
  • Lorenzo James Henrie as Christopher Manawa, Travis and Liza's rebellious teenage son who resents his father for their divorce.[7][13]
  • Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar, a barber, Griselda's husband, Ofelia's father, and a Salvadorian refugee who protects his family at any cost.[7][14]
  • Colman Domingo as Victor Strand, a smart and sophisticated businessman with a mysterious past. (recurring season 1, starring season 2)[15]
  • Michelle Ang as Alex, one of the few survivors of a plane crash who the Los Angeles group encounters in season 2. Alex is introduced in the Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 web series. (season 2)[16]

Recurring cast

  • Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Griselda Salazar, Ofelia's mother, who emigrated from El Salvador with her husband Daniel to escape political unrest. (seasons 1–2)[7]
  • Scott Lawrence as Artie Costa, the principal at the high school where Madison and Travis work. (season 1)[17]
  • Lincoln A. Castellanos as Tobias, a wise-beyond-his-years high school senior.[18]
  • Maestro Harrell as Matt, Alicia's boyfriend. (season 1)[19]
  • Shawn Hatosy as Cpl. Andrew Adams, a well-intentioned military man with a soulful disposition, who is out of his element. (season 1)[20]
  • Jamie McShane as Lt. Bill Moyers, the leader of the National Guard contingent in charge of protecting Madison's neighborhood. He does not take the complaints of the citizens too seriously and is a loose cannon. (season 1)
  • Sandrine Holt as Dr. Bethany Exner, a confident and skilled doctor. (season 1)[21]
  • Brendan Meyer as Jake Powell, a teenage boy and one of the two survivors of a plane crash whom the group encounters. He is seriously injured by the plane crash. Jake is introduced in the Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 web series. (season 2)
  • Arturo Del Puerto as Luis Flores, an ally and right-hand man of Victor Strand and Thomas Abigail. (season 2)[22]
  • Mark Kelly as Connor, the leader of a group of pirates who hijack the Abigail. (season 2)
  • Marlene Forte as Celia Flores, Luis's mother. (season 2)
  • Dougray Scott as Thomas Abigail, Strand's partner and the apparent namesake of the boat Abigail. (season 2)[23]
  • Daniel Zovatto as Jack (season 2)[24]
  • Jesse McCartney as Reed, Connor's brother and a hostile member of the pirates. (season 2)[25]
  • Veronica Diaz as Vida, a pregnant woman and one of Connor's pirates. (season 2)

Series overview

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Main article: List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes
Season Episodes Originally aired
First aired Last aired
1 6 August 23, 2015 (2015-08-23) October 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)
2 15 April 10, 2016 (2016-04-10) TBA

Production

Development

In September 2013, AMC announced they were developing a companion series to The Walking Dead, which follows a different set of characters created by Robert Kirkman.[26] In September, 2014, AMC ordered a pilot, which was written by Kirkman and Dave Erickson, and directed by Adam Davidson,[27] and is executive produced by Kirkman, Erickson, Gale Anne Hurd, and David Alpert, with Erickson serving as showrunner.[28] The project was originally known as Cobalt;[29] Kirkman confirmed, in March 2015, that the series would be titled Fear the Walking Dead.[1] On March 9, 2015, AMC announced it had ordered FTWD to series, with a two-season commitment: the first season, comprising six episodes, premiered on August 23, 2015; the second season, comprising 15 episodes, premiered on April 10, 2016.[5][30]

Casting

File:Fear Full Cast.jpg
The primary characters from the first season include (from left to right): Alicia, Nick, Madison, Travis, Liza, Chris, Daniel, Griselda, and Ofelia

In December, 2014, the first four starring roles were cast: Kim Dickens as Madison, the female lead; Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, the male lead; Frank Dillane as Nick; and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia.[31][32][33] In April and May, 2015, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Mercedes Mason were announced as series regulars, both in unknown roles.[34][35]

Filming

Production of the pilot episode began in early 2015 and ended on February 6, 2015.[36][37] The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles; the remaining first season episodes were filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.[38][39] Production on the remaining five first season episodes began on May 11, 2015.[11] Adam Davidson, who directed the pilot, also directed the series' second and third episodes.[11] Filming for the second season began in December 2015, with production moving to Rosarito, Baja California, Mexico.[40]

Broadcast

On August 23, 2015, the series debuted simultaneously worldwide on: AMC in the U.S.; AMC Global in major regional markets in Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East;[41] and FX in Australia.[42] Hulu holds the show's video on demand rights in the U.S., while Amazon Instant Video owns the streaming rights in Austria and Germany, and will make episodes available online one day after their original airing. Streaming in the United Kingdom is slated to become available to Amazon Prime members in 2016.[43][44]

Reception

Critical response

Season 1

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 78%, based on 70 reviews, whose average rating is 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Fear the Walking Dead recycles elements of its predecessor, but it's still moody and engrossing enough to compete with the original."[45] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[46]

Elisabeth Vincentelli of the New York Post rated the first two episodes three out of four stars, stating that "[They] are creepily suspenseful–they're great examples of how effective a slow pace and a moody atmosphere can be."[47] Another positive review of the first episode came from Ken Tucker of Yahoo TV, who wrote, "Fear the Walking Dead is a mood piece, more artful than the original series" and that the cast is "terrific".[48] Tim Goodman of The Hollywood Reporter gave an average review, writing, "The 90-minute first episode and the hour-long second episode are, while not actually boring, certainly less magnetic than the original."[49]

One of the harshest negative reviews came from HitFix, on Daniel Fienberg and Alan Sepinwall's podcast, where Fienberg called the premiere episode "awful, just horrible ... as bad as The Walking Dead has ever gotten at its very worst. This is that bad. I've been kind of stunned to see people being generous to it. ... I thought this was almost unwatchably bad." Sepinwall called his B- review "slightly generous".[50][51]

Season 2

The second season received mostly mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 72%, based on 26 reviews, whose average rating is 6.8/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Fear the Walking Dead sets sail in its sophomore season with an intriguing backdrop that doesn't always disguise its deficiencies in comparison to its predecessor."[52] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 54 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[53]

Ratings

The U.S. series premiere attracted 10.1 million total viewers, with 6.3 million in the advertiser-coveted 18-to-49-year-old demographic, both cable television records for a series premiere.[54][55] Numerous international debuts of the pilot also set ratings records.[41] The first season averaged 11.2 million viewers in "live plus-3" ratings (includes VOD and DVR viewing within three days after initial telecast) to become the highest-rated first season of any series in cable history.[56]

Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes Premiered Ended Average viewers
(in millions)
Date Premiere viewers
(in millions)		 Date Finale viewers
(in millions)
Season 1 Sunday 9:00 pm 6 August 23, 2015 10.13[57] October 4, 2015 6.86[58] 7.61[59]
Season 2 15 April 10, 2016 6.67[60] N/A N/A N/A
Fear the Walking Dead: Viewers per episode (millions)
  • Season 1 (2015)
  • Season 2 (2016)
Season Episode number
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
1 10.13 8.18 7.18 6.62 6.65 6.86 N/A
2 6.67 5.58 4.72 4.80 4.41 4.48 4.38 TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD

Viewers of the first airing on AMC in the U.S. on Sunday at 9:00 pm ET

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Recipient Result Ref.
2015 E! Online Best. Ever. TV. Awards New Show You're Most Excited to See Fear the Walking Dead Won [61]
Writers Guild of America Award Short Form New Media – Original L. Signorino and Mike Zunic for "Part 8" (Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462) Nominated [62]
2016 42nd Saturn Awards Best Horror Television Series Fear the Walking Dead Pending [63]
Best Actress on Television Kim Dickens Pending
Best Performance by a Younger Actor on Television Frank Dillane Pending

Home media

The first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 1, 2015.[64] A special edition version of the first season was released on Blu-ray and DVD on March 22, 2016, with new bonus features, including deleted scenes, seven featurettes, and audio commentaries, by cast and crew, on all six episodes.[65]

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