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Fear the Walking Dead
Genre
Created by
Written by
  • Robert Kirkman
  • Dave Erickson
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
Executive producers
Production locationsVancouver, British Columbia
Los Angeles, California
Production companies
Original release
NetworkAMC
ReleaseAugust 23, 2015 (2015-08-23)
Related
The Walking Dead

Fear the Walking Dead is an upcoming American television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson[1] scheduled to premiere on AMC on August 23, 2015.[2] It is a companion series to the horror drama television series The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. AMC greenlit the pilot to series on March 9, 2015, with a two-season commitment.[3]

Plot

Set in Los Angeles, the series follows a divorced male teacher, a female guidance counselor, and her two children–a son and a daughter–in the opening stages of the zombie apocalypse as they come to terms with the impending collapse of civilization.[4]

Cast and characters

Main cast

  • Kim Dickens as Madison Clark, a high school guidance counselor and fiancee to Travis. She is a single mother to Alicia and Nick.[5]
  • Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, a high school English teacher, Madison's fiance and a divorced teacher who shares custody of his son Chris with ex-wife Liza.[5]
  • Frank Dillane as Nick Clark, Madison's college-flunk out son who is battling a drug problem.[5]
  • Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark, Madison's high-achieving and ambitious daughter who is in a relationship with her jock boyfriend Matt. She is able to read situations well and often finds herself at odds with Nick due to his unmotivated nature.[5]
  • Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza, Travis's ex-wife and mother to their son Chris. A free-spirited bohemian type, she is attempting to rebound from her disastrous marriage. She is in nursing school.[5][6]
  • Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar, Ofelia's father. He is a barber that moves his family to LA from a different culture decades ago to start fresh.[7]
  • Mercedes Mason as Ofelia Salazar, born and raised in the U.S. and protective of her immigrant parents.[5]
  • Lorenzo James Henrie as Chris Manawa, Travis and Liza's son, who resents his father for their divorce[6]

Recurring cast

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.[9] In September 2014, AMC ordered a pilot, which was written by Kirkman and Dave Erickson, and directed by Adam Davidson.[10] It is executive produced by Kirkman, Erickson, Gale Anne Hurd, and David Alpert, with Erickson to serve as showrunner.[11] In December 2014, it was confirmed that the spinoff would take place during the same zombie apocalypse depicted on The Walking Dead, but in a different location, later confirmed to be set in Los Angeles.[12] The project was originally known as Cobalt,[4] and 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 it to series, with a two-season commitment. The first season, consisting of six episodes, will premiere in late summer 2015, and the second season will air in 2016.[3]

Casting

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The primary characters from the first season include (from left to right): Madison, Travis, Alicia, and Nick.

In December 2014, the first four lead roles were cast–Cliff Curtis as Sean Cabrera (later renamed Travis), the male lead role; Kim Dickens as Nancy Tomkins (later renamed Madison), the female lead role; Frank Dillane as Nick; and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Ashley (later renamed Alicia).[13][14][15] In April and May 2015, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Mercedes Mason were announced as series regulars, both in unknown roles.[16][17]

Filming

Production of the pilot episode began in early 2015 and ended on February 6, 2015.[18][19] The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles and the remaining first season episodes will be filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.[20] Production began on the remaining five first-season episodes on May 11, 2015, in Vancouver.[5] Adam Davidson, who directed the pilot, will also direct the series' second and third episodes.[5]

International broadcast

The series will debut internationally on AMC Global within 24 hours of the U.S. premiere.[21]

References

  1. ^ a b Ross, Dalton (March 27, 2015). "And the title of The Walking Dead companion series is..." Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved March 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Slezak, Michael (July 10, 2015). "Fear the Walking Dead Trailer Is Finally Here! (And So's the Premiere Date!)". TVLine. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Ausiello, Michael (March 9, 2015). "AMC's Walking Dead Spinoff Snags Two-Season Order, Premiere Date". TVLine. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Goldberg, Lesley (December 16, 2014). "AMC's 'Walking Dead' Prequel: All the Details (So Far)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead" Begins Production in Vancouver" (Press release). AMC. May 11, 2015. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  6. ^ a b Ross, Dalton (May 18, 2015). "Fear the Walking Dead: Robert Kirkman reveals new details and casting". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  7. ^ Petski, Denise (May 18, 2015). "Ruben Blades Joins 'Fear The Walking Dead' On AMC". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 18, 2015.
  8. ^ Petski, Denise (June 1, 2015). "Sandrine Holt Joins 'Fear The Walking Dead' On AMC". Deadline.com. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
  9. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013). "'Walking Dead' Companion Series in the Works at AMC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  10. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 24, 2014). "Adam Davidson To Direct Pilot For 'The Walking Dead' Companion Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  11. ^ Hibberd, James (September 5, 2014). "'The Walking Dead' companion series gets pilot greenlight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  12. ^ Ausiello, Michael (December 16, 2014). "Walking Dead Spinoff Setting Revealed". TVLine. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  13. ^ Hibberd, James (December 4, 2014). "'Walking Dead' spinoff casts male lead". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 23, 2014). "Kim Dickens To Star In 'The Walking Dead' Companion Series On AMC". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  15. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 1, 2014). "Frank Dillane & Alycia Debnam Carey Cast In 'The Walking Dead' Companion Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  16. ^ Hibberd, James (April 30, 2015). "'Walking Dead' spinoff casts male lead". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  17. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2015). "Mercedes Mason Joins AMC's 'Fear The Walking Dead'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  18. ^ Ross, Dalton (January 16, 2015). "Robert Kirkman says 'Walking Dead' spinoff will be 'startlingly different'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  19. ^ Miska, Brad (February 17, 2015). "[TV] Why Hasn't "The Walking Dead" Spinoff Been Picked Up Yet?!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  20. ^ Jancelewicz, Chris (March 16, 2015). "'The Walking Dead' Spinoff To Be Shot In Vancouver". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  21. ^ "AMC Announces Two-Season Order for The Walking Dead Companion Series". AMC. March 9, 2015. Retrieved March 10, 2015.

External links

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