They were just “infected” with some mysterious illness.
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Nevertheless, AMC is hoping you’ll stick with the show through its slow burn, and today, to heighten the anticipation, they’ve dropped the opening scene from the premiere.
A fresh look at The Walking Dead’s zombie apocalypse debuts this weekend, with Fear the Walking Dead sliding its particular lens westward and focusing on family drama.
AMC has released a new 30-second featurette for Fear The Walking Dead featuring series creator and executive producer Robert Kirkman.
Fear the Walking Dead ‘s August 23 premiere date is less than a week away!
Amazon has signed a multi-territory deal with distributor eOne that will deliver AMC Studios’ “Fear the Walking Dead“, the companion series to “The Walking Dead”, to its subscription streaming service Amazon Prime Video in Germany, Austria and the United Kingdom. Fans of The Walking Dead will know that Lincoln’s character, Tobias, is correct about his concerns, however, his guidance counselor, Madison (played by Kim Dickens) is not at all convinced the end of the world is nigh.
During The Walking Dead, we’ve watched a number of characters evolve or transform from being quiet, shy types, to the badass type that is willing to kill… Fear the Walking Dead is a spinoff of the original show, set in Los Angeles before events of The Walking Dead.
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We’ve learned a considerable amount over the past few weeks and months but until we actually see the show, we won’t be satisfied, and even then, six episodes won’t be enough. The exciting thing about this series isn’t just that it shows the zombie apocalypse kicking off, it’s that it happens in one of the biggest cities in America. “They know what the walkers are, they know how to defend themselves, and they’ve already created a sort of a system in their own sort of unusual dysfunctional family”, said Erickson.
