*Updated with the official press release.* During season 6 of The Walking Dead, AMC took viewers on an eerie airplane ride in the Fear The Walking Dead companion web series Flight 462. And now, with The Walking Dead Season 7 premiere around the corner, AMC has released the first installment of Passage, a new 16-Fear The Walking Dead web series.
Press Release: NEW YORK, NY – October 18, 2016 – Following last year’s successful web series, “Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462,” which delivered over 4.6 million video streams and garnered two Emmy® Award nominations, including Outstanding Short Form Comedy or Drama Series, AMC will roll out a new season of “Fear” webisodes, titled “Fear the Walking Dead: Passage.” The first installment of the 16-part series is currently live at www.AMC.com/passage and will air during one commercial break within “The Walking Dead” Season 7 premiere episode on Sunday, October 23rd.
Subsequent episodes of “Passage,” 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 7. The web series is produced by “Fear the Walking Dead” showrunner and executive producer Dave Erickson, directed and produced by Andrew Bernstein and written by Lauren Signorino and Mike Zunic, who also serve as consulting producers.
The second season of webisodes follows a fearsome survivor, Sierra (Kelsey Scott), who agrees to help an injured woman, Gabi (Mishel Prada), in exchange for an apocalyptic sanctuary. Over the course of their harrowing journey, the women go on to face many dangers and learn what they need to survive.
“We saw a tremendous response to last year’s ‘Flight 462’ so we are excited to again be expanding the world of ‘Fear’ with another story of survival at the onset of the apocalypse,” said Joel Stillerman, president of original programming and development for AMC and SundanceTV. “It’s great to be working with Dave Erickson and the ‘Fear’ team on this new piece of original short-form content that will continue to engage fans in the series’ off-season.”
A wholly original companion series to “The Walking Dead,” the #1 show on television among adults 18-49 for the last four years, “Fear the Walking Dead’s” explores the onset of the undead apocalypse through the lens of a fractured family. The series is executive produced by Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert and Erickson and produced by AMC Studios.
Source: BART multiplatform internal database; Views includes AMC.com, AMC App, Apple TV and Xfinity; FTWD Flight 462: 2/14-9/12/16; Ranks:: 2011- 2016TD
About AMC
AMC is home to some of the most popular and acclaimed programs on television. AMC was the first basic cable network to ever win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series with “Mad Men” in 2008, which then went on to win the coveted award four years in a row, before “Breaking Bad” won it in 2013 and 2014. The network’s series “The Walking Dead” is the highest-rated series in cable history and the number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last four years. AMC’s other current original drama series include “Better Call Saul,” “Hell on Wheels,” “Turn: Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Humans,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Into the Badlands,” “The Night Manager,” “Preacher,” and the forthcoming “The Son,” “The Terror” and “Lodge 49.” AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like “Talking Dead,” “The Making of The Mob,” “Comic Book Men,” “Ride with Norman Reedus” and “The American West.” 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.
Previously: It's not officially known at this time how much this series will factor into the storyline of Fear The Walking Dead's third season, but both Alex and Jake from Flight 462 appeared on the show's second season, and when Daily Dead recently asked showrunner Dave Erickson about a potential season 3 web series, he had this to say:
"There may be something playing in season 7 of The Walking Dead, which will speak to some of the elements in the new border world we'll be dealing with. Stay tuned."
A new episode of Passage will air on AMC weekly throughout The Walking Dead Season 7. Stay tuned to Daily Dead for more updates, and you can watch the first installment of Passage right now:
Synopsis: "A fearsome survivor agrees to help an injured woman in exchange for an apocalyptic sanctuary. A new installment of the 16-part series is available every week on amc.com, the AMC mobile apps, and on-air during premiere episodes of The Walking Dead."
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