‘Fear The Walking Dead’ Hits The Ground Running In New Promo
In the great debate over fast zombies vs. slow ones, the shuffling corpses ofThe Walking Deadfall definitively into the latter camp. Even so, it’s hard to blame a guy for wanting to get the hell away from them as fast as humanly possible. The newestFear the Walking Deadteaser hits the ground running, sending starFrank Dillaneon a sprint away from unseen forces. Watch the newFear the Walking Deadteaser after the jump.
AMC dropped the latestFear the Walking Deadteaser onYouTube. It’s less reminiscent ofThe Walking Deadthan it is the opening scene ofIt Follows, but that’s not really a bad thing.
It’s not actually clear what Nick (Dillane) is running from. Whatever the threat is, he’s clearly been caught unawares. He bare-chested, with just a woman’s cropped cardigan to cover his shoulders. It probably didn’t come from his closet, so maybe he was caught messing with the wrong woman? In any case, he definitely isn’t dressed for a nice fall jog.
In a recent interview withEW, series creatorRobert Kirkmandescribed Nick as “pretty much a parent’s worst nightmare. He has flunked out of college, had a lot of trouble, got mixed up in some bad elements, and is definitely the problem child.”
Making matters worse is he fact that Nick’s younger sister Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) seems to be Little Miss Perfect. Kirkman explained, “They love each other because they are brother and sister, but to a certain extent it’s almost like they are each other’s worst enemies because one is screwing things up while she’s trying to achieve things and get on to the college, and the other one is seeing her as this reminder of everything that he can’t be.”
Kim Dickensplays Nick and Alicia’s widowed mother Madison, a teacher at the local school.Cliff Curtisis Madison’s boyfriend and colleague Travis. Other key characters include Travis' son Chris (Lorenzo James Henrie), Travis' ex-wife Liza (Elizabeth Rodriguez), and Alicia’s boyfriend Matt (Maestro Harrell).Fear the Walking Deadtakes place “very early” in the zombie outbreak,as revealed by Kirkman. “In pockets of civilization there would be news stories that didn’t really make sense and didn’t seem connected. And that’s kind of where we pick things up,” he said. “And things ramp up very quickly from there.”
As withThe Walking Dead,Fear the Walking Deadwill focus on the personal over the global. “These are characters that are focused on survival and they’re not focused on saving the world and they’re not focused on curing the outbreak,” he said. “They’re focusing on making sure they have enough food, making sure that they’re in a safe place, and making sure that they’re not being attacked.”
