According to Nerdist, the title of The Walking Dead spinoff is Fear The Walking Dead. The site further reports that one of the lead characters from Fear The Walking Dead will be featured in a six episode arc in season 6 of The Walking Dead. This implies that either season 6 will feature flashbacks or we'll see future, grittier versions of Fear The Walking Dead's cast. If this rumor proves true, it's probably more likely that season 6 will feature flashbacks as I can't imagine Robert Kirkman and AMC spoiling who lives and dies on the spinoff before the pilot airs.
We already know that the spinoff takes place during the time that Rick was in a coma during the early days of the zombie plague outbreak. Fear The Walking Dead's cast includes Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Carey. Adam Davidson is directing the pilot.
The Walking Dead spinoff is expected to premiere some time in 2015.
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got their hands on the script for "Fear The Walking Dead" however, the site was threatened with legal action and they were forced to remove the excerpts from the script. It's currently unclear whether just the pilot episode of The Walking Dead spinoff is titled "Fear The Walking Dead" or if that is indeed the title of the show.
The Walking Dead is a post-apocalyptic, zombie survival series airing on AMC. It is based on the ongoing, back-and-white comic book created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore in 2003. The first episode of The Walking Dead premiered on October 31, 2010. The show is the most-watched telecast in basic-cable history. AMC formally announced plans for a "companion series" for The Walking Dead in September 2013, which currently has the working title, Cobalt. |