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Comic-Con 2015: <i>The Walking Dead</i> and Its New Spin-Off, <i>Fear the Walking Dead</i>

Gabrielle Bondi

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The Walking Dead returns to Comic-Con with something a little extra this time…a new show. Before we get to TWD’s new spin-off show, The Walking Dead panel was once again entertaining, funny, and informative for fans of the show. The first big announcement was the season six premiere date: Sunday, October 11, 2015. Like last season’s finale, the premiere will be 90 minutes long and will air internationally within 24 hours of the US live airing. The exciting news was followed up by the debut of the high-stakes, thrilling trailer for season six:

Moderated by Nerdist’s Chris Hardwick (also host of The Talking Dead), the panel included cast members Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Chandler Riggs, Sonequa Martin-Green, Michael Cudlitz, Lennie James, showrunner Scott M. Gimple, producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Dave Alpert, and Greg Nicotero. The cast shared thoughts on their characters and what they look forward to in the upcoming season. It was nice to see the cast share great chemistry off-screen, since we already know how interesting their dynamic is on-screen.

Below are some highlights using my live-tweets during the panel. Also, watch the video below to see the entire panel.

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Next, we were introduced to the cast and producers of Fear the Walking Dead, a prequel to the hit show. Fear the Walking Dead takes place in Los Angeles at the start of the zombie outbreak. The showrunner emphasizes how “tonally different” this show will be from The Walking Dead, focusing a blended family who are dealing with their own personal struggles as they try to understand what is slowing unraveling around the world. Watch the trailer, which premiered at Comic-Con.

Fear the Walking Dead will premiere its six-episode first season on August 23, 2015. Cast members Cliff Curtis, Kim Dickens, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Lorenzo James Henrie, Ruben Blades, Mercedes Mason, showrunner Dave Erickson, and producers Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Dave Alpert, and Greg Nicotero were in Hall H to discuss the new show. They introduced us to their characters and situations. Not much else could be said, since the cast haven’t filmed anything beyond the first episode yet. That was a bit of bummer, seeing that I’m finding this show to be an interesting change to the zombie formula. Also, there are no plans to have the characters from both shows meet, seeing as they’re on opposite sides of the country.

Here are some highlights from my live-tweeting of the panel. You can also watch the full panel in the video below.

[tps_footer]Comic-Con International 2015 took place from Wednesday, July 8 through Sunday, July 12 at the San Diego Convention Center.[/tps_footer]

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