Fear the Walking Deadopened the door for a number of spinoffs that the critically acclaimed horror series,The Walking Dead, will have in the years to come. Serving as the start of the zombie apocalypse inThe Walking DeadUniverse—though it received the same amount of love from fans, so much so that it spawned multiple seasons—everything must come to an end, unfortunately, and the production for the final episode of the show’s final season has now begun.
According to a previousAMC announcement, the eighth season ofFear of the Walking Deadwill be the show’s final season. It will be divided into two parts, the second of which will feature a seven-year time jump, which is in line with the main series' timeline. And while the post-apocalyptic horror drama series still has 12 episodes left to air before it concludes, cinematographerDavid Morrisonannounced onInstagramthat filming for the final episode has started, sharing a behind-the-scenes look from the set. He wrote: “Been looking forward to this for awhile. Years in the making. Let’s do this #seriesfinale of #ftwd!!”
Veteran executive producerMichael E. Satrazemiswill be serving in the director’s chair, with Morrison overseeing camera work.Fear the Walking Deadis set in the same world as TWD and follows the beginning of the zombie outbreak. The series, created byRobert KirkmanandDave Erikson, debuted in 2015 as the first spinoff series inThe Walking Deadfranchise. The eighth season will place a strong emphasis on PADRE, with Morgan Jones (Lennie James) and Madison Clark (Kim Dickens), as well as the rest of the characters, doing everything they can to defy PADRE’s nihilistic regime.
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Along with James and Dickens, season 8 of the series also starsAustin Amelio,Colman Domingo,Karen David,Rubén Blades,Danay Garcia,Christine Evangelista, andJenna Elfman. While the season finale is sad news forFear the Walking Deadand TWD fans in general, they can expect more spinoff series coming their way, withThe Walking Dead: Dead Citypremiering in June 2023,The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonpremiering around the fall of this year, andThe Walking Dead: Summitgracing our television screens next year.
The first part ofFear the Walking Deadseason 8 will air on AMC and AMC+ on May 14 at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT. You can check out Morrison’s post as well as the season finale’s trailer below.
