Fear the Walking Dead
The first spin-off: a prequel that grew into Morgan Jones' story.
Fear the Walking Dead is an AMC horror drama created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson, the second television series in The Walking Dead franchise. It premiered on August 23, 2015, and ended on November 19, 2023, after eight seasons and 113 episodes.
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Horror
- Drama
- Zombie apocalypse
- Creator
- Robert Kirkman; Dave Erickson
- Based on
- The Walking Dead
- Robert Kirkman
- Tony Moore
- Charlie Adlard
- Showrunner
- Dave Erickson (seasons 1–3)
- Andrew Chambliss (seasons 4–8)
- Ian Goldberg (seasons 4–8)
- Theme music
- Atticus Ross
- Composer
- Paul Haslinger
- Danny Bensi
- Saunder Jurriaans
- Country
- United States
- Language
- English
Lore & Background
Its first three seasons are a prequel set in Los Angeles and later Mexico, following a blended family through the start of the outbreak: guidance counselor Madison Clark (Kim Dickens), her fiance, English teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis), and her children Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) and Nick (Frank Dillane). They have to learn new skills and attitudes as civilisation collapses around them.
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