The new Walking Dead spinoff, Fear the Walking Dead, premieres on AMC this Sunday, and the channel have posted the opening scene from the first episode. Check it out below:
Fear the Walking Dead is set at the very start of the zombie outbreak, and has been described by Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman as a “companion” to the main show. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Kirkman explained what will set the new show apart from The Walking Dead. “All our viewers, or at least most of them, will have seen The Walking Dead. They know the rules, they know what these people are up against,” he said. “Our characters do not and that creates a tension and a sense of dread in the viewing experience that I think is unique to our show, and very exciting.”
In addition, The Hollywood Reporter has stated that the streaming rights for Fear the Walking Dead in three European territories have been acquired by Amazon. Viewers in Germany and Austria will able to watch the first episode on Amazon Prime Video the day after the US broadcast. In the UK, the show will screen exclusively from August 31 on the new UK AMC channel, available only to subscribers of BT TV, and will come to Amazon in 2016.
The Walking Dead is based on Kirkman’s long-running comic book, and has been on air since 2010. Over the course of five seasons it has set viewing records for a cable show in the US, and returns to screens on October 11, 2015.