FEAR THE WALKING DEAD "Lights Out" Promo; AMC Orders 15 Episodes for Season 2

AMC is so confident that their new series Fear The Walking Dead is going to be a hit that they've already given it a 15 episode second season!

Season one premieres this August, and we've included a new promo called "Lights Out" for you to watch. It basically gives us a time-lapse look at Los Angeles going to hell. It seems like it would be pretty terrifying. Hopefully I'm out of L.A. by the time the big earthquake hits or the zombie apocalypses happens. Someone should make a movie about those two things happening at the same time! 

On top of that, the cast and crew of the series offered up some new details on what we can expect to see while attending the Television Critics Association. These are a few highlights of what they said, thanks to THR:

Don't expect to hear "walkers" on Fear.
The Walking Dead avoids using the term "zombie" and Fear will avoid using the flagship's default term of "walkers." "We don't call them walkers, we're coming up with as much cool West Coat verbage as we can," Erickson said, noting that the pacing on Fear is much slower paced than the original. "We tried to slow burn the story and make it about the anxiety, tension and paranoia that comes with outbreak as much as it's about zombies."
Don't expect to see the cause of the outbreak.
"No," a confident Erickson reiterated when asked if Fear would answer the biggest question in the Walking Dead series (and comics) universe: how it all started.
"Robert's goal was to examine elements of the show and the comic that he didn't do before," Erickson said. Added EP Dave Alpert, who developed both Fear and the flagship: "The show in season six is different than what's happening in season one and there were so many questions about what happened in season one that we thought it was a ripe area that wouldn't tread on the mothership. We look at Fear as unique enough to stand on its own with characters you'd be invested in." What will be seen, however, are the first responders to the outbreak. "When Rick exits the hospital in the pilot … you see the presence of the military and MASH units. We're never going to tell the story from the perspective of someone from the CDC or military, not the generals or politicians but you will see military, and you will get a sense of first responders when they went sideways and what they did to protect their families. That's very much a part of the arc of the season."
About that title …
After AMC confirmed that the series would be called Fear the Walking Dead, critics and fans alike instantly ripped the title. Erickson and Alpert noted it was a long process to solidify the title that was what the original script was called. We wanted The Walking Dead in the title and we wanted to avoid: The Walking DeadLos Angeles. So we put something in the beginning," Erickson said, noting that the show has become more known as Fear in the months since the series pickup (and subsequent 15-episode second season) was announced. The showrunner also previewed that Ruben has a line of dialogue that incorporates "fear in the coolest way." "There was practical reason to do it but it speaks to what the characters are going to go through and where the show is going to go to a certain degree."

Make sure to head on over to THR for some additional details, but most of it is stuff we've already heard before.

Living in the same universe as “The Walking Dead,” “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. 

The series will debut in the U.S. Sunday, August 23rd at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT with an extended 90-minute episode. 

Don't miss the premiere of Fear the Walking Dead, Sun., August 23rd. Only on AMC.

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