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AMC Announces "Walking Dead" Companion Series
Sep 16, 2013
by Liz Raftery


AMC is developing a companion series for "The Walking Dead" to launch in 2015, with Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert acting as executive producers.

Network boss Charlie Collier called the spin-off a "no brainer." "We look forward to working with Robert, Gale and Dave again as we develop an entirely new story and cast of characters," he said in a statement.

"It's a big world and we can't wait to give fans another unforgettable view of the zombie apocalypse."



Added Kirkman, who authors the comics on which the show is based:

"I couldn't be more thrilled about getting the chance to create a new corner of the Walking Dead universe. ... The opportunity to make a show that isn't tethered by the events of the comic book, and is truly a blank page, has set my creativity racing."



Season 4 of "The Walking Dead" premieres on AMC on Sunday, Oct. 13.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Walking-...C-1070377.aspx

[JamesG]

AMC Orders Pilot for "The Walking Dead" Companion Series
Sep 5, 2014
by Sadie Gennis


AMC has ordered a pilot for "The Walking Dead" companion series, the network announced Friday. Production will begin later this year.

The project is co-created and co-written by Robert Kirkman and "Sons of Anarchy's" Dave Erickson. Kirkman will act as showrunner and executive producer alongside "Walking Dead's" Gale Anne Hurd and David Alpert.



The companion series will be set in a different location and will feature an entirely new cast of characters.

"There are many corners of The Walking Dead universe that remain unseen in the shadows," Kirkman said in a statement. "Being given the opportunity to shine a light into those corners and see what lurks out there is an absolute thrill. I know the fans are anxious to hear what Dave and I have been cooking up for this new universe of The Walking Dead, and I'm happy to be one step closer to sharing it with them."



"The Walking Dead" will return for Season 5 on Sunday, Oct. 12 at 9/8c on AMC.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/AMC-Walk...t-1086623.aspx

[JamesG]

"The Walking Dead" Companion Series Casts First Two Actors
by Matt Webb Mitovich
December 2, 2014


"The Walking Dead‘s" companion series has started building its cast.

British actor Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Aussie actress Alycia Debnam Carey (McLeod’s Daughters) are the first to board the AMC project, which is set during the same "zombie apocalypse" that Rick, Daryl et al are dealing with, but in a different geographical location.

The as-yet-untitled series revolves around a male teacher and a female guidance counselor; per our sister site Deadline, Dillane and Debnam Carey will play the latter’s drug-abusing son and ambitious daughter.

http://tvline.com/2014/12/02/walking...-debnam-carey/

[JamesG]

"The Walking Dead" Companion Series Casts Cliff Curtis as Male Lead
by Matt Webb Mitovich
December 4, 2014


"Gang Related" alum Cliff Curtis will head up a new “crew” as the male lead in "The Walking Dead‘s" upcoming companion series.

Per our sister site Deadline, Curtis will star as a divorced teacher who endeavors to do right by everyone in his life. The female lead, playing a guidance counselor (and mother to Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Carey), has not yet been cast.

http://tvline.com/2014/12/04/walking...-cliff-curtis/

[JamesG]

"The Walking Dead" Spin-off Setting Revealed
by Michael Ausiello
December 16, 2014


The zombie apocalypse is spreading to the Left Coast! One of the key unanswered questions surrounding AMC’s in-the-works "The Walking Dead" spin-off — where will it be set? — can now be revealed.

TVLine has learned exclusively that the potential series (the pilot of which will be shot in early 2015) will be based in… Los Angeles. Yep, the zombies are going Hollywood.





AMC promised that the spin-off will shed light on a new, previously unseen corner of the zombie apocalypse — perhaps one where the living outnumber the undead.

“Almost from the beginning of The Walking Dead, fans have been curious about what is going on in the zombie apocalypse in other parts of the world,” AMC President Charlie Collier said in September.

There's a rumor floating about that the spin-off will be a prequel of sorts set in the early days of the outbreak and the attempts to contain it.





The still-growing cast includes Cliff Curtis (Gang Related), Frank Dillane (Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince) and Aussie actress Alycia Debnam Carey (McLeod’s Daughters).

An AMC rep declined to comment or confirm anything beyond ordering the pilot.

http://tvline.com/2014/12/16/the-wal...-spoilers-l-a/

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http://grantland.com/hollywood-prosp...d-celebrities/

"A 'Walking Dead' companion series is uniquely positioned to take full advantage of the city’s trademark postapocalyptic feel,” says Mark Lisanti, "the forbidding, provincial disconnectedness of its many beautiful neighborhoods, and its perpetually abandoned sidewalks — nobody shuffles anywhere, the old saw holds. And could there be a better temporary bulwark against the collapse of society than the walls of a studio lot? No, there could not.” PLUS: All the details on the prequel so far.
Read more at http://www.hitfix.com/tv-tattle#qgMAQMrwsWbSFDHX.99

[JamesG]

Gone Girl Actress Kim Dickens Joins "The Walking Dead" Spin-off
by Esther Zuckerman
Dec 23, 2014


Kim Dickens, who played suspicious detective Rhonda Boney in Gone Girl, has been cast in "The Walking Dead" spin-off, EW has confirmed.

Deadline first reported that Dickens had been cast as the female lead in the pilot, which takes place in the same zombie-infested universe as the original series. Cliff Curtis has been tapped as the male lead.

Per Deadline, Dickens will play a guidance counselor in a relationship with Curtis’s character.

http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/12/23/ki...-dead-spinoff/

[JamesG]

AMC's "The Walking Dead" Spinoff Snags Two-Season Order, Premiere Date
by Michael Ausiello
March 9, 2015


AMC’s "The Walking Dead" spinoff officially has a pulse — and a strong one at that.

The cabler announced Monday that it has greenlit the still-untitled offshoot for not one but two seasons, with the first six episode season launching in late summer.

The series, which will be set in Los Angeles, stars Cliff Curtis, Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Carey.





“We feel empowered by this two-season commitment, a serious show of faith from our network partner AMC,” exec producer Robert Kirkman said in a statement.

“I personally take it as a sign that they believe, like we do, that we’ve accomplished our goal of developing something original that can pay tribute to the original show and expand the world I created while at the same time having something new to say with this story. I’m very grateful that we now have the opportunity to tell this amazing story and show the fans that we really haven’t scratched the surface yet when it comes to The Walking Dead.”





Added AMC prez Charlie Collier:

“We take incredibly seriously the notion of building a satisfying companion series to the number one show on television. From the beginning of The Walking Dead on AMC, we’ve been asked questions about what was going on in other parts of the zombie apocalypse, and what it looked like as the world really did ‘turn.’

Through this new series, we’re going to find out. Robert Kirkman, Dave Erickson and their writing team, along with an incomparable set of producers, cast and crew have created something remarkable and clearly distinct. We respectfully follow the request of Monty Python as we bring out (the latest of) our Dead.”

http://tvline.com/2015/03/09/walking...-season-order/

[Schmoopie]

Looking foreword to seeing this!

[JamesG]

"The Walking Dead" Spinoff Title Revealed
by Andy Swift
March 27, 2015


Look alive, zombies! The upcoming spinoff of AMC’s "The Walking Dead" — which has already received a two-season order — can finally be referred to by name.

Creator Robert Kirkman spilled the beans Friday on Twitter with the following simple — yet internet-exploding — tweet:

"IT'S OFFICIAL! The walking dead companion show on AMC is called FEAR THE WALKING DEAD! Expect more news very soon! #FearTheWalkingDead"





The official logo was also revealed:



http://tvline.com/2015/03/27/fear-th...-revealed-amc/

[Torgo]

I'll still watch despite that awful title.

[JamesG]

[AB]

The title is too close to the original series title and could cause some confusion. But the new show does sound interesting.

[JamesG]

Originally Posted by AB

The title is too close to the original series title and could cause some confusion. But the new show does sound interesting.

I've seen others refer to the spin-off as "Fear", which I think is good when talking about original vs. spin-off.

[TMC]

Fear The Walking Dead: what we'd like to see in the spin-off