Fear the Walking Dead

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Season 1
  • Network: AMC
  • Series Premiere Date: Aug 23, 2015
Season #: 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 1
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5.5

Mixed or average reviews- based on 604 Ratings

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  2. Mixed: 115 out of 604
  3. Negative: 192 out of 604
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  1. VieRus8u
    Aug 23, 2015
    10
    Zombies, Death, tearing of flesh....and running in fear....I hope this movie has the same life span as the original show.

    I will be watching this every week without fail.
  2. WLMRBGY
    Sep 14, 2015
    3
    Apparently set in a parallel universe where the word zombie or undead has never been used. This show is already getting on my nerves. By the 3rd episode its already relying on horror cliches and annoying "how or what stupid move can this character make?" Who plays monopoly after smashing her co-worker's head in? How many "sick" victims will Cliff Curtis or Kim Dickens ask "Hey Peter? It'sApparently set in a parallel universe where the word zombie or undead has never been used. This show is already getting on my nerves. By the 3rd episode its already relying on horror cliches and annoying "how or what stupid move can this character make?" Who plays monopoly after smashing her co-worker's head in? How many "sick" victims will Cliff Curtis or Kim Dickens ask "Hey Peter? It's Travis" before they realize someone who is chewing on a dog is not someone you should not get near!? And after killing her son's ex-drug dealer zombie friend and zombie co-worker do you really think someone would worry about her son's drug abuse? Things would be so bat**it crazy that would be the last thing to address. I hope the writers' really step it up because they've got an amazing premise to work with and they're f***ing it up big time. The slow pace is annoying too. If the world was really ending it would be a mad dash for food, supplies, guns, etc. Not "what's wrong with that woman dad?" emo time. Going to give this show a few episodes to get in gear and add some realistic attitudes before I find something else to watch.… Expand
  3. Legituse
    Sep 14, 2015
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Fear??? Are you kidding!?
    Fear nothing! Endless boring crybabies having no clue!
    Only thing, i suppose, is likable is that we are waiting for The Walking Dead to happen!
    And as mentionned in other reviews, the characters reactions are a joke...
    Conclusion: Garbage! (like the scene where the main character brings the trash out expecting it to be picked up by city services when hospitals are in fire and people are shot cold dead in the streets!)    … Expand
  4. Bill13123
    Sep 21, 2015
    1
    The acting and screenwriting are just atrocious, with enough holes to march a zombie army through. The only reason I'm still watching at this point, is the remote hope a main character gets eaten.
  5. Namal23
    Sep 19, 2015
    1
    What is up with the writers putting pubescent teenage girls as the centre of the series and universe? Ok, it is not Homeland...but as soon as I saw that emo girl I wanted her to be eaten...
  6. owdog
    Sep 23, 2015
    3
    This is a very disappointing show that pales in comparison to TWD. I like TWD and I was hoping to see more TWD but with a different perspective from different characters. I was also hoping to learn more about the origins of the disease and where and how it started. Not only did I not learn anything more about the disease I may have suffered brain damage from watching this show. How canThis is a very disappointing show that pales in comparison to TWD. I like TWD and I was hoping to see more TWD but with a different perspective from different characters. I was also hoping to learn more about the origins of the disease and where and how it started. Not only did I not learn anything more about the disease I may have suffered brain damage from watching this show. How can characters be portrayed as so incredibly stupid.

    And, why are most characters on this TV show so anti-government, anti-police, anti-military... it's like watching OMNI TVs version of white trash. Everyone on the show appears to be ignorant and disgruntled. Other reviews indicated that the writers are trying to show human nature and how people would respond during a crisis what I think they are doing is showing how stupid people actually are. The world if falling apart around them and they are bickering with each other. Yes! that is a zombie eating your neighbour do something! Do anything!

    I think the writers are having fun with us?    … Expand
  7. Slardax
    Oct 11, 2015
    0
    If you wish to waste minutes of your life that will never come back to you, with this endless dramatic show, its worst than a soap opera, the show is completely overrated.
  8. DereckS
    Aug 26, 2015
    8
    Was it great? Meh. Did it have to be? Nope. Was it better than most of the other stuff out there? Most assuredly.

    Here's the thing, this is all about the beginning. While the family dynamic is a bit cliche, the point is that when anything initially begins (particularly a pandemic event), people casually ignore the signs and life moves on UNTIL they see it with their own eyes. It WOULD    Was it great? Meh. Did it have to be? Nope. Was it better than most of the other stuff out there? Most assuredly.

    Here's the thing, this is all about the beginning. While the family dynamic is a bit cliche, the point is that when anything initially begins (particularly a pandemic event), people casually ignore the signs and life moves on UNTIL they see it with their own eyes. It WOULD be a bit dull UNTIL it got personal. I felt that this episode did a great job with this aspect. No, the city hasn't gone to hell yet, but I'm sure we'll get there.(Further, we already saw that in Atlanta). I don't think that this pilot was ever going to be about blood and gore, but more about how people could believe or comprehend what they were seeing and how they would react. You see how it starts....quiet paranoia. This will likely lead to civil unrest, which will lead to dinner bells for the walkers.

    I trust that the blood and spitting guts are to come, but in a way I am very interested to see how a couple of teachers and their kids will enter and MAYBE survive some of the zombie apocalypse. I doubt very much that we will be disappointed.

    Looking forward to next week. Solid 8 for me. Not mind blowing, but far from disappointed.    … Expand
  9. BShaps
    Sep 2, 2015
    2
    I'm a big TWD fan and watched with another big TWD fan. The pilot was so bad that I had to turn it off about halfway through. The acting was terrible and none of the characters were remotely believable to me. The characters are what make TWD so good and that aspect was completely lacking in the pilot.
  10. SeenNotScene
    Aug 23, 2015
    8
    I love this pilot mainly because it reminds us of fear which is the title. We're used to the survivors who have had to do some of the worst things in order to survive, this is a chance to create a show based on the fear of losing everything rather than based on source material. Everyone who wants to immediately hate the show because it's another cash grab shut up. Robert Kirkman has theI love this pilot mainly because it reminds us of fear which is the title. We're used to the survivors who have had to do some of the worst things in order to survive, this is a chance to create a show based on the fear of losing everything rather than based on source material. Everyone who wants to immediately hate the show because it's another cash grab shut up. Robert Kirkman has the ability to create another side of his universe. Let's let him do it.… Expand
  11. skaven75
    Oct 1, 2015
    10
    I really like the show FTWD and I see this tv show as completely separated from TWD.

    FTWD is not TWD and we shouldn't compare them. I'm sick of people comparing the 2 shows.

    I like Z Nation, TWD, FTWD, Dexter, Breaking Bad, Gotham and many others.

    I don't watch tv shows that I dislike to hate them. What's the point?
  12. TheSHO
    Sep 27, 2015
    1
    I am a huge fan of the original. I put up with this show until the 5th episode. I had to finally walk away. Almost nothing makes any sense. Military against their own people. Military that can get bribed by watches and jewelry in a time where material things shouldn't matter so much. Military that are the a holes. A dad that captures and tortures a military guy for no reason evenI am a huge fan of the original. I put up with this show until the 5th episode. I had to finally walk away. Almost nothing makes any sense. Military against their own people. Military that can get bribed by watches and jewelry in a time where material things shouldn't matter so much. Military that are the a holes. A dad that captures and tortures a military guy for no reason even though the guy would tell him everything. How he thinks he can get away with it is beyond me. Characters that are ALL unlikable. And how a military with all its might can't handle some lumbering dead is beyond me. The whole concept of this show is beyond stupid. I can't believe these are the same guys that made the original show. I really wanted to make excuses and give this show a chance but I will not be going back to this inane show.… Expand
  13. Dodger
    Oct 24, 2015
    7
    People keep comparing this to the main series " the walking dead" but in fairness this is more or less a completely different show. Its not balls to the wall action the whole time, its more about character building and the human point of view of those going "through the apocalypse". Sure the show falls down once or twice (plot holes etc) but for the most part it is a good series and thesePeople keep comparing this to the main series " the walking dead" but in fairness this is more or less a completely different show. Its not balls to the wall action the whole time, its more about character building and the human point of view of those going "through the apocalypse". Sure the show falls down once or twice (plot holes etc) but for the most part it is a good series and these faults can be put down to the show finding its feet. I personally would very much like a second season.… Expand
  14. Phil133
    Nov 3, 2016
    8
    I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would, it was an interesting take on the walking dead universe without the over the top action we know from the main series
  15. Ravens1294
    Oct 11, 2015
    6
    The show was fine, but nothing special. i actually liked the slower pace, but the writing and acting need a little bit of work. The Season Finale was surprisingly pretty good and it sets up a potentially better season 2.
  16. jasharkowalski
    Sep 2, 2015
    6
    I am afraid the show will be re-titled at the end to "Pass The Walking Dead"....it's so obvious now how good the original show is because i have no nerve to watch the slow developments int this spin-off....i rate 6 out of 10 only because i cannot wait til' the original walkers get back...
  17. Mastodon
    Sep 7, 2015
    4
    Thus far after two episodes I give this show a 4 out of 10. It's not that I have something against character plots and building a story.... but I feel like for one reason or another that so far the story hasn't unfolded naturally and believably. There wasn't many stand-out moments as of now either. I will revisit my review of the show in a few more episodes, but not a fantastic start IMO.
  18. Blade_Runner
    Oct 2, 2015
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This series is a money-grab by AMC and Robert Kirkman. The pitch was "We'll see the end of civilization". We've seen nothing. There are 16M people in the LA area. It is impossible to evacuate that many people. A lot of people have to get sick, die, and turn in a short timeframe. Influenza and plague have devastated societies in the past yet few people have actually been sick. There has only been 2 walkers in Maddie's neighborhood. One was a suicide. Two walkers is not enough to evacuate a community. It is reasonable that people would be getting sick and dying yet the neighborhood hasn't been exposed to the contagion. No one has Internet, TV or radio in a middle-class neighborhood. The Internet was designed to function after a nuclear war however it has failed after less than 2 weeks because no one allegedly is there to maintain it. Walkers tearing apart stupid characters is boring. Perhaps the series can be saved when better writers are hired. IMO we're being served hot garbage and expected to like it.… Expand
  19. AZsonoran
    Oct 6, 2015
    1
    This is so awful, they really mailed in the script and used every cliche possible. The anti military, anti police rhetoric is disgusting. The characters are stupid and can't seam to recall any lessons from previous episodes i dont care about any of these characters. Pathetic.
  20. Moo-vies
    Nov 30, 2016
    4
    This spin off is underwhelming to say the least.
    Despite 2 full seasons released, we still have to see any major event that would raise some kind of appeal for the series but ... no such thing has come up in the writing.
    The casting is a bit weird. As if it was tailored to reflect more the southern demographics of the states (to which personally have no problem with in these dark    This spin off is underwhelming to say the least.
    Despite 2 full seasons released, we still have to see any major event that would raise some kind of appeal for the series but ... no such thing has come up in the writing.

    The casting is a bit weird. As if it was tailored to reflect more the southern demographics of the states (to which personally have no problem with in these dark times), but the characters are somehow off. I think whoever was who made the casting should get another job as there was no spark of genius or talent here but a lot of Hollywood narcissism totally cut out of real life.

    The lack of alchemy for the casting and boring writing is what brings this series down.
    Beyond that, the CGI for the boat are a sham, and the camera and scene work reveal a lack of talent or inspiration for an obvious commercial spin off of a walking dead series that will soon come to a conclusion.

    In the end, it is quite funny to see that despite the fact that the word "Zombies" has fallen out of fashion after all the Romero's overrated movies of the 80's, the "walking dead" remain a stupidly resistant imagery of a backward America still stuck in its religious fundamentalism.    … Expand
  21. KayVen17
    Aug 27, 2016
    5
    Deutsche Review - Kritik

    Story: 14/25 Punkte
    Schauspieler: 13/25 Punkte
    Technik/ Bildbearbeitung: 17/25 Punkte
    Sound/ Voice: 13/25 Punkte

    Gesamtpunktzahl

    57/100 Punkte
  22. Tagirix
    Jun 16, 2016
    7
    This is a pretty good spin-off telling us, watchers, more information about the start of epidemic and how people change. AMC has invited splendid actors able to play their roles with ease and successfully. Perosnally, I enjoyed the plot, but sometimes I wanna sleep when watching a new episode. Seriously, we need more action and sense, and the show will be more fascinating.
  23. Honest-Review
    Jul 6, 2017
    3
    The fact that critics have all voted fear the walking dead positively is extremity worrying. How can you believe a word any critic says from this moment forward when they are blatantly being paid off in some way to review this show in a positive light. SHAMEFUL.

    Anyway, as for the show, It has its moments, and i am still sticking with it through gritted teeth! I'm a sucker for    The fact that critics have all voted fear the walking dead positively is extremity worrying. How can you believe a word any critic says from this moment forward when they are blatantly being paid off in some way to review this show in a positive light. SHAMEFUL.

    Anyway, as for the show, It has its moments, and i am still sticking with it through gritted teeth! I'm a sucker for punishment. The show is a drama about humans struggling, It has very little to do with the walkers. The acting is terrible, especially Kim Dickens and her family in the show. Kim takes the award for actress who cant act award for 2017. It is levels of bad that i can't put into words.

    If it wasn't for the feminist obsession here in 2017 they would have killed her off along time ago. In fact, i believe that doing so would draw people back into the world more as it is unbelievable how a woman who only has one emotion can influence so many people and act like a bad ass when in real life she wouldn't have lasted a second with how she acts in fear the walking dead.

    I have seen a drop in qaulty of the walking dead since fear started awhile back. I dont know if this is just a coincadence but the shows feel stale and repetative. They are so scared to offend people that certain events happen on the show that in a real life situation would go down a whole different way!

    I persoanlly think the makers should be disgusted with how low qauloty their shows have become!

    If you want to save it, start with Kim asap.    … Expand
  24. Jes1310
    Sep 24, 2019
    6
    Slow in pace, but always disturbing and frightening. Loved the first episode, especially all the Things in the background. Like the constant police sirens and images of skyscrapers (telling that there is a lot of Walkers waiting / coming). If you liked the original TWD this is a must see.

    ---- But after a while it just gets plain stupid... the storyline is horrible, the acting    Slow in pace, but always disturbing and frightening. Loved the first episode, especially all the Things in the background. Like the constant police sirens and images of skyscrapers (telling that there is a lot of Walkers waiting / coming). If you liked the original TWD this is a must see.

    ----

    But after a while it just gets plain stupid... the storyline is horrible, the acting mediocre, and its just a good show...    … Expand
  25. trollkiller
    Mar 9, 2016
    1
    Major disappointment. The acting is awful, and the writing worse. Actually I wonder if the awful acting is due to the terrible scripts? dont bother with this drivel, unless you want to constantly yell at your TV about ridiculous plot holes that occur over and over and over, stick to TWD
  26. Krypto_Dogg
    Sep 28, 2015
    6
    Far too slow a burn. I know some of these shows are trying to be character driven and all, but you feel like after an hour like nothing is happen and you're unsatisfied, left to wait another week to see if anything will pay off and in the case of The Leftovers, nothing paid off really, nor with True Detective Season 2. It makes one skeptical of every show that attempts this type ofFar too slow a burn. I know some of these shows are trying to be character driven and all, but you feel like after an hour like nothing is happen and you're unsatisfied, left to wait another week to see if anything will pay off and in the case of The Leftovers, nothing paid off really, nor with True Detective Season 2. It makes one skeptical of every show that attempts this type of storytelling. Makes you want to just wait for it to air on Netflix (in which case it may fail on network tv if you don't watch it). Maybe all tv should be like Netflix and just air all the shows at once. If you want to binge, you should be able to binge. I don't think a show needs to be ashamed of wanting to be a really long movie. That's fine, just don't make me wait a week inbetween while you want to have nothing happen. With a short season, I'm wondering if I'll end up having wasted a month and a half on a show that may get better next season.… Expand
  27. Tibster
    Sep 10, 2018
    4
    Fun until Morgan from the original series arrived in this one too, now both shows are ruined. Remove Morgan !!!
  28. dmanizzle
    Oct 27, 2015
    4
    Hershel's Farm had more action than this show....

    The beginning is very slow, and the amount of drama and pointless conversations continue for the first half. I understand some shows need buildup and introduction, but it felt like a waste in the end. Like others, I feel that the characters, writing, and story leave me a bit disappointed. Also, the motives, actions, judgement and    Hershel's Farm had more action than this show....

    The beginning is very slow, and the amount of drama and pointless conversations continue for the first half. I understand some shows need buildup and introduction, but it felt like a waste in the end. Like others, I feel that the characters, writing, and story leave me a bit disappointed. Also, the motives, actions, judgement and feelings of some of the characters leave me baffled. In all, I was not really impressed with this show at all. My judgement is a little biased because of TWD, but the show felt like an utter disappointment. I prefer watching others zombie shows such as Izombie, Z Nation, and of course TWD.    … Expand
  29. DReview
    Jul 22, 2016
    3
    The thematic questions they should be asking with this spin off is a question of hope, not a question of humanity.

    In the original Walking Dead, the characters struggle with holding on to their humanity, asking themselves questions about who they are and what makes them good or evil. They slowly change into ruthless killers in order to survive and throughout their experiences we accept    The thematic questions they should be asking with this spin off is a question of hope, not a question of humanity.

    In the original Walking Dead, the characters struggle with holding on to their humanity, asking themselves questions about who they are and what makes them good or evil. They slowly change into ruthless killers in order to survive and throughout their experiences we accept their behavior as just. Their evolution is painfully showcased throughout all 6 seasons and when they realize they are in a new world order we accept how they’ve changed.

    In Fear the Walking Dead the same questions and results are only shown within 2 seasons and there is nothing different but a rehashed pitch from the original. By the end of season 2 the characters of FTWD have already accepted the new world order, all while Rick is still asleep in his coma. This hardly seems like the beginning of the end of the world.

    This type of spin off shows the archive to spin is infinite without ever having to find an intersecting point with the original. But I wonder how many spin offs can they make before the audience moves on to a new series.

    This is not what I expected when I heard of FTWD, I expected the characters with real and logical emotions, and a story that is in relation to the original series. I want to see ground zero of The Walking Dead. Where the disease started, how it spread, who tried to stop it, and what they did when it became uncontrollable.

    The thematic questions Fear the Walking Dead should have are, “Can we stop the end of the world?” and “Is there hope for all of us?” This spin off is a rehashed pitch from the original, using the former as an outline all while changing characters and settings. The characters in FTWD left LA too soon, and they accepted the end of the world without a fight.

    Also to add, the characters in FTWD have poor logic, which frustrates the audience, and also the series in general seems very half baked. Nothing new to see here... Or Fear.    … Expand
  30. diogomendes
    Apr 13, 2016
    6
    A pretty stupid, slow-moving affair, to be honest. "Fear the Walking Dead" clearly suffers from some of the original series' problems (e.g.: dumb characters) but the tension does have a nice ring to it, and the cast, while most of them aren't given much to do, they do a good job.

    Promising ideas that are cast aside in favor for pointless overarching conflicts.

    6/10.
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66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 33 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 33
  2. Mixed: 12 out of 33
  3. Negative: 0 out of 33
  1. St. Louis Post-Dispatch
    Reviewed by: Gail Pennington
    Aug 24, 2015
    75
    Fear the Walking Dead is heavy on spooky atmosphere and light on zombies (they’ll be known as “infected,” not walkers, we’re told) in the early going.
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  2. The Wrap
    Reviewed by: Ned Ehrbar
    Aug 24, 2015
    80
    Fear the Walking Dead pulls off a great feat in prequel land: using that nagging sense of inevitability to its advantage. It shouldn’t work, but it totally does.
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  3. Philadelphia Inquirer
    Reviewed by: Tirdad Derakhshani
    Aug 24, 2015
    80
    Fear the Walking Dead is a wonderfully refreshing reboot that reminds viewers of the exciting, moving, and dramatic potential The Walking Dead had in its first season - a potential the show has all but squandered.
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