Fear the Walking Dead
Fumbled the FinaleSeries finale "The Road Ahead" scored 5.7, against the show's 7.2 average.
Post-apocalypticLife after civilization's collapse.This show: 10/10SurvivalStaying alive against nature, scarcity or pursuit.This show: 9/10Monster horrorCreatures and slashers, fear made physical.This show: 7/10BleakGrim and heavy, with little easy relief. These shows sit with suffering instead of softening it.This show: 7/10Graphic violenceExplicit, unflinching violence.This show: 7/10SerializedContinuous arcs where every episode builds on the last.This show: 7/10Dark toneShadowy mood and subject matter, a shade short of outright bleak.This show: 7/10
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Starring
Kim DickensFrank DillaneCliff CurtisRubén BladesColman DomingoAlycia Debnam-Carey
Written by
Dave EricksonRobert Kirkman
Starring
Kim DickensFrank DillaneCliff CurtisRubén BladesColman DomingoAlycia Debnam-Carey
Written by
Dave EricksonRobert Kirkman
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Fear the Walking Dead Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | E9 | E10 | E11 | E12 | E13 | E14 | E15 | E16 | ||
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| S1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.6 | 7.7 | 7.2 | 7.4 | 8.3 | |||||||||||
| S2 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 7.7 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 8.2 | 7.8 | ||
| S3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 7.9 | 8.2 | |
| S4 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.3 | |
| S5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.8 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 6.7 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 6.2 | |
| S6 | 7.6 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 7.9 | 8.2 | 7.5 | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.2 | 7.2 | 7.6 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 7.6 | |
| S7 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 6.5 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 6.2 | |
| S8 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
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About
"A slow-motion collapse that never finds its footing"
A spin-off of The Walking Dead, this series starts at the very beginning of the zombie outbreak, following a blended family in Los Angeles as society collapses around them. Early seasons capture the chaos and dread of civilization unraveling in real time, which is genuinely different from its parent show. Over its long run the tone shifts wildly, cast turns over repeatedly, and the plot wanders through new settings and factions. It's uneven and often frustrating, but there are stretches of tense, well-made survival horror buried in the sprawl.
Watch it for
the early seasons' ground-level view of a civilization collapsing in real time.
Maybe skip if
you want consistent quality or a show that sticks to one cast and vision.
Written by our AI editor to help you decide, spoiler-free by design.
All Seasons
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Season 12015
7.648K65h 2m
After a string of ominous warnings, guidance counselor Madison Clark and the rest of her family are horrified to see their world descend into a zombie nightmare -- which will soon become their new reality.
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Season 22016
7.475K1510h 53m
Abandoning land, the group sets out for ports unknown, some place where Infection has not hit. They will discover that the water may be no safer than land.
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Season 32017
7.768K1612h 4m
The families will be brought together in the vibrant and violent region formerly known as the U.S.-Mexico border. International lines done away with following the world's end, our characters must attempt to rebuild not only society but the family as well.
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Season 42018
7.256K1612h 8m
The world of Madison Clark and her family is seen through new eyes -- the eyes of Morgan Jones. The characters' immediate past mixes with an uncertain present of struggle and discovery as they meet new friends, foes and threats. They fight for each other, against each other and against a legion of the dead to somehow build an existence against the crushing pressure of lives coming apart. There will be darkness and light; terror and grace; the heroic, mercenary, and craven, all crashing together towards a new reality.
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Season 52019
6.643K1611h 56m
The mission to help others will be put to the ultimate test when our group lands in uncharted territory. They will be forced to face not just their pasts but also their fears, leaving them forever changed.
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Season 62020
7.656K1612h 32m
The group's mission is clear: locate survivors and help make what's left of the world a slightly better place. With dogged determination, Morgan Jones leads the group with a philosophy rooted in benevolence, community and hope. Each character believes that helping others will allow them to make up for the wrongs of their pasts. But trust won't be easily earned. Their mission of helping others will be put to the ultimate test when the members of the group find themselves in uncharted territory, forced to face not just their pasts but also their fears. It is only by facing those fears that the group will discover an entirely new way to live, one that will leave them changed forever changed.
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Season 72021
6.036K1612h 16m
Teddy brought about his vision of "The End" when he detonated nuclear warheads across the Texas landscape, but it will be up to those who survived to decide what "The Beginning" will look like. And they'll have to do it in a world devoid of light and hope, where the outside air is just as deadly as the walkers they face. The survivors will find out who they really are and what they're really made of. Some will rise to the occasion, some will find new purpose, and some will redefine themselves -- even if it comes at a terrible cost to those they once considered family.
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Season 82023
5.821K129h 6m
Morgan, Madison and the others they brought to the island are living under PADRE's cynical rule. With our characters demoralized and dejected, the task of reigniting belief in a better world rests with the person Morgan and Madison set out to rescue in the first place -- Morgan's daughter, Mo.
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Kim Dickens Madison Clark
Frank Dillane Nick Clark
Cliff Curtis Travis Manawa
Rubén Blades Daniel Salazar
Colman Domingo Victor Strand
Alycia Debnam-Carey Alicia Clark
Danay Garcia Luciana Galvez
Jenna Elfman June Dorie, June, Naomi
Lennie James Morgan Jones
Alexa Nisenson Charlie
Crew
Dave Erickson
Robert Kirkman
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