“FEAR” CONTINUES TO SPREAD AS AMC LAUNCHES NEW
WEB SERIES, “FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: FLIGHT 462”
ONE CHARACTER FROM “FLIGHT 462” WILL JOIN THE CAST OF “FEAR THE WALKING DEAD” SEASON 2
Series Produced by “Fear” Showrunner and Executive Producer
Dave Erickson and Co-Executive Producer David Wiener
NEW YORK, NY – September 2015 – “Fear the Walking Dead” may be concluding its first season this Sunday, October 4th, but “Fear” will continue to spread as AMC
rolls out its newest web series, officially titled “Fear the Walking
Dead: Flight 462,” online beginning this fall. The first installment of
the 16-part series will debut on AMC.com on Sunday, October 4th and will then air as promos during two commercial breaks within “The Walking Dead” season 6 premiere episode on Sunday, October 11th.
Subsequent episodes of “Flight 462,” each less than one minute long, will debut every Sunday,
online and then on-air as promos during new episodes of “The Walking
Dead,” for the duration of season 6. In addition, one of the characters
featured in the web series, which is produced by “Fear the Walking
Dead” showrunner and executive producer Dave Erickson and co-executive
producer David Wiener, will join the cast of “Fear the Walking Dead”
season 2.
“Fear
the Walking Dead: Flight 462” tells the story of a group of passengers
aboard a commercial airplane during the earliest moments of the
outbreak. Over the course of the series, the plane and the lives of its
passengers are put in jeopardy once they discover an infected traveler.
The series is written by L. Signorino and Mike Zunic and directed by
“Fear” director of photography Michael McDonough.
“‘Flight
462’ is a great extension of the world of ‘Fear’ and will engage fans
across multiple platforms with another riveting story set at the start
of the fall of civilization,” said Joel Stillerman, president of
original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “We are
thrilled to be collaborating with Dave Erickson and David Wiener on
another piece of original content. Watching how they'll bring one of
these new characters to the second season of ‘Fear’ will be really
exciting for viewers to follow.”
A companion series to “The Walking Dead,” “Fear the Walking Dead” explores
the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured
family in Los Angeles. The series, which debuted this August as the #1
series premiere in cable history with 10.1 million viewers, is executive
produced by Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert
and showrunner Dave Erickson and produced by AMC Studios. The series
will return for a second season of 15 episodes in 2016.
About AMC
Whether
commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade, or creating
acclaimed original programming, AMC brings to its audience something
deeper, something richer, Something More. The network reigns as the only
cable network in history ever to win the Emmy® Award for
Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row with “Mad Men,” and six of
the last eight with back-to-back honoree “Breaking Bad.” The network
boasts the most-watched drama series in basic cable history and the
number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last three
years with “The Walking Dead.” AMC’s current original drama series
include “The Walking Dead,” “Better Call Saul,” “Hell on Wheels,” “TURN:
Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Humans,” “Fear the Walking
Dead” and the forthcoming “Into the Badlands,” “The Night Manager” and
“Preacher.” AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with
original shows like “Talking Dead,” “The Making of The Mob: New York”
and “Comic Book Men.” AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and
its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC
is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand
and mobile. AMC: Something More.
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