“The Walking Dead” is one of the biggest sensations in pop culture today. Starting its sixth season this fall, “The Walking Dead” hasn’t always hit the creative high points of its first season, yet every year the show’s audience has grown larger. It is only natural that AMC would want to tap further into this mega-audience, and “Fear the Walking Dead” is their response to fans seeking more from this zombie-filled universe.
“Fear the Walking Dead” continues the story of this zombie-driven world, except unlike the original series, it begins at the very beginning of the outbreak. The show focuses on a family in Los Angeles as the city turns to chaos after the first signs of the undead appear.
Ultimately, “Fear the Walking Dead” falls flat. Expectations were high, as the original “The Walking Dead” pilot received critical acclaim and set a high bar. This spinoff prequel series has the same creative force behind it, led by “The Walking Dead” comic-book writer Robert Kirkman, an executive producer on both shows. However, the pilot episode spends much of its time trying to flesh out the characters of the central family, but with little to no action, there is nothing captivating about their lives. People love “The Walking Dead” because of the suspense and diverse ways to kill a zombie, and “Fear the Walking Dead” steers away from this core hook.
The show’s concept of starting at the beginning of this virus outbreak is promising, as it could finally resolve some of the mysteries of the popular serires, however the pilot of “Fear the Walking Dead” indicated that the writers are not as concerned with the central mythology as the audience is.
The new prequel series doesn’t provide anything fresh or new. While Kim Dickens and Cliff Curtis are compelling leads, this show would not be able to stand as its own entity without the name recognition of its flagship series.
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