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Episodes

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No. in
series		TitleDirected by [1]Written by [1]Original air date [2]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1"God Damn Jungle"Adam DavidsonSamuel Roach
2"OMG WITCH!"
3"The Dog"
4"Not Fade Away"[3]Kari SkoglandMeaghan OppenheimerSeptember 20, 2015 (2015-09-20)TBD
5"Cobalt"[3]Kari SkoglandDavid WienerSeptember 27, 2015 (2015-09-27)TBD
6"The Good Man"[3]Stefan SchwartzRobert Kirkman & Dave EricksonOctober 4, 2015 (2015-10-04)TBD

A 30-minute special introducing a new second season character will be released online and aired in chapters during commercial breaks of The Walking Dead. The story will be about the outbreak's effect on an airplane flight.[4]

Production

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Development

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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.[5] In September 2014, AMC ordered a pilot, which was written by Kirkman and Dave Erickson, and directed by Adam Davidson.[6] It is executive produced by Kirkman, Erickson, Gale Anne Hurd, and David Alpert, with Erickson serving as showrunner.[7] The project was originally known as Cobalt;[8] Kirkman confirmed in March 2015 that the series would be titled Fear the Walking Dead.[9] On March 9, 2015, AMC announced it had ordered it to series, with a two-season commitment: the first season, comprising six episodes, premiered on August 23, 2015; the second season comprising 15 episodes, will air in 2016.[10][11]

Casting

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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.[12][13][14] In April and May 2015, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Mercedes Mason were announced as series regulars, both in unknown roles.[15][16]

Filming

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Production of the pilot episode began in early 2015 and ended on February 6, 2015.[17][18] The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles; the remaining first season episodes were filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia.[19][20] Production on the remaining five first season episodes began on May 11, 2015.[21] Adam Davidson, who directed the pilot, also directed the series' second and third episodes.[21]

Broadcast

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On August 23, 2015, the series debuted simultaneously worldwide on: AMC in the U.S.; AMC Global in major regional markets in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East;[22] and FX in Australia.[23] Hulu holds the show's video on demand rights in the U.S., while in Germany and Austria, Amazon Instant Video owns the streaming rights. Streaming in the United Kingdom was slated to become available to Amazon Prime members in 2016. [24][25]

Reception

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Critical response

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Fear the Walking Dead's first two episodes have received generally positive reviews from recognized critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the series has a rating of 80%, based on 54 reviews, with an average rating of 6.6/10. 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."[26] On Metacritic, the season has a score of 66 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[27]

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."[28] 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".[29] 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."[30] 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".[31][32]

Ratings

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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.[33][34] Numerous foreign debuts of the pilot also set ratings records.[22]

Awards and nominations

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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 [35]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Fear the Walking Dead Production Bios". AMC. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  2. ^ "Shows A-Z - fear the walking dead on amc". The Futon Critic. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  3. ^ a b c "Fear the Walking Dead: Episode Guide". Zap2it. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  4. ^ Siede, Caroline (August 28, 2015). "'Fear The Walking Dead to introduce new character in online special". The A.V. Club. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  5. ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 16, 2013). "'Walking Dead' Companion Series in the Works at AMC". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 16, 2013.
  6. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 24, 2014). "Adam Davidson To Direct Pilot For 'The Walking Dead' Companion Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  7. ^ Hibberd, James (September 5, 2014). "'The Walking Dead' companion series gets pilot greenlight". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
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  10. ^ Ausiello, Michael (March 9, 2015). "AMC's Walking Dead Spinoff Snags Two-Season Order, Premiere Date". TVLine. Retrieved March 9, 2015.
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference 15 episodes was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ Hibberd, James (December 4, 2014). "'Walking Dead' spinoff casts male lead". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  13. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 23, 2014). "Kim Dickens To Star In 'The Walking Dead' Companion Series On AMC". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 23, 2014.
  14. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (December 1, 2014). "Frank Dillane & Alycia Debnam Carey Cast In 'The Walking Dead' Companion Series". Deadline.com. Retrieved December 1, 2014.
  15. ^ Hibberd, James (April 30, 2015). "Fear the Walking Dead casts Orange is the New Black actress in mystery role". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 30, 2015.
  16. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 7, 2015). "Mercedes Mason Joins AMC's 'Fear The Walking Dead'". Deadline.com. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
  17. ^ Ross, Dalton (January 16, 2015). "Robert Kirkman says 'Walking Dead' spinoff will be 'startlingly different'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 31, 2015.
  18. ^ Miska, Brad (February 17, 2015). "[TV] Why Hasn't "The Walking Dead" Spinoff Been Picked Up Yet?!". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
  19. ^ Jancelewicz, Chris (March 16, 2015). "'The Walking Dead' Spinoff To Be Shot In Vancouver". The Huffington Post. Retrieved April 4, 2015.
  20. ^ "Walking Dead spinoff shot exclusively in Vancouver". CBC News. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 31, 2015.
  21. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference cast was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ a b Kissell, Rick. "'Fear the Walking Dead' Premiere Powers AMC Global to Record Ratings". Variety. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  23. ^ Knox, David (August 25, 2015). "10m viewers -Fear the Walking Dead becomes biggest launch in US cable history". TV Tonight. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  24. ^ Falcone, Dana Rose (April 29, 2015). "Hulu will stream Fear the Walking Dead and future AMC scripted series exclusively". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  25. ^ Szalai, Georg (August 20, 2015). "Amazon Takes 'Fear the Walking Dead' for Germany, Austria, U.K." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 29, 2015.
  26. ^ "Fear the Walking Dead: Season 1". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  27. ^ "Fear the Walking Dead : Season 1". Metacritic. Retrieved August 25, 2015.
  28. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (August 20, 2015). "'Walking Dead' prequel is creepily suspenseful". New York Post. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  29. ^ Tucker, Ken (August 5, 2015). "'Fear the Walking Dead': Artful Suspense, Not Bloody Horror". Yahoo TV. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  30. ^ Goodman, Tim (August 4, 2015). "'Fear the Walking Dead': TV Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 20, 2015.
  31. ^ Fienberg, Daniel (August 20, 2015). "No. 296 - 'Fear the Walking Dead' and more". HitFix. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  32. ^ Sepinwall, Alan (August 20, 2015). "Review: 'Fear the Walking Dead' goes back to the dawn of the zombie apocalypse". HitFix. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  33. ^ Hibberd, James (August 24, 2015). "Fear the Walking Dead premiere makes cable ratings history". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  34. ^ Patten, Dominic (August 24, 2015). "'Fear The Walking Dead' Debut Ratings Draw 10.1M Viewers, Shatters Cable Records". Deadline.com. Retrieved August 24, 2015.
  35. ^ Dos Santos, Kristin; Bricker, Tierney (July 13, 2015). "Best. Ever. TV. Awards: Watch Outlander, Vampire Diaries, Arrow and More Winners Accept Their Trophies!". E! Online. Retrieved August 7, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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