If you’re still a little dubious about the prospect of yet another Walking Dead show, AMC is intending to allay your worries by putting the first three minutes of Fear the Walking Dead online. Here you’ll meet Nick Clark (Frank Dillane), a delinquent who wakes in quite the sticky – and bloody – situation. Don’t do drugs, kids, this might happen to you.
Fear the Walking Dead is a gritty drama that explores the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured family. Set in a city where people come to escape, shield secrets, and bury their pasts, a mysterious outbreak threatens to disrupt what little stability high school guidance counselor Madison Clark (Kim Dickens) and English teacher Travis Manawa (Cliff Curtis) have managed to assemble. The everyday pressure of blending two families while dealing with resentful, escapist, and strung out children takes a back seat when society begins to break down. A forced evolution, a necessary survival of the fittest takes hold, and our dysfunctional family must either reinvent themselves or embrace their darker histories.
Fear the Walking Dead premieres on August 23rd; keep your eyes peeled for our review soon!