TCA 2018: AMC Sets April Date for ‘Fear the Walking Dead’

By R. Thomas Umstead
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Pasadena, Calif--AMC will return its zombie-themed seriesFear the Walking Deadon April 15, the network announced during its Television Critics Association winter press tour session.

Season four of the prequel toThe Walking Dead will feature the first crossover character between the the shows in Morgan Jones, played by actor Lennie James. The series is executive produced by Scott Gimple, showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, as well as Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Gale Anne Hurd and Greg Nicotero.

The announcement comes on the heels ofAMC’s renewal ofThe Walking Deadfor a ninth season.

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AMC also announced the premiere date for new original seriesMcMafia(Feb. 26). Immediately after its premiere, the entire first season of the series will be available on the network’s AMC Premiere premium service, according to AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios President Charlie Collier.

Also getting premiere dates are AMC’s new horror seriesThe Terror(March 26); its original specialJames Cameron’s Story Of Science Fiction(April 30), as well as returning seriesInto The Badlands (April 22).

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.