Fear the Walking Dead (season 8)

The eighth and final season of Fear the Walking Dead, an American horror-drama television series on AMC, premiered on May 14, 2023. The season consists of 12 episodes and will be split into two six-episode parts, with the second half debuting later in 2023.[1] The series is a companion series to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The executive producers are Kirkman, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero, Gale Anne Hurd, Scott M. Gimple, Michael E. Satrazemis, Andrew Chambliss, and Ian B. Goldberg, with Chambliss and Goldberg as showrunners for their fifth and final season.

Fear the Walking Dead
Season 8
Promotional poster
Starring
Country of originUnited States
No. of episodes1
Release
Original networkAMC
Original releaseMay 14, 2023 (2023-05-14) –
present
Season chronology

The season takes place seven years after the previous season and has the characters living on the island known as "PADRE".[2]

Cast

The eighth season features nine actors receiving main cast billing status, with all of them returning from the seventh season. This was the first season not to include Alycia Debnam-Carey, Mo Collins, Alexa Nisenson, Colby Hollman and Keith Carradine, who were all credited as main cast members in previous seasons. Kim Dickens rejoins as a series regular after guest starring in the previous season and having last been a regular in the fourth season.[3]

Lennie James (Morgan Jones), Kim Dickens (Madison Clark), and Colman Domingo (Victor Strand)
Danay García (Luciana Galvez), Austin Amelio (Dwight), and Karen David (Grace Mukherjee)
Christine Evangelista (Sherry), Jenna Elfman (June Dorie), and Rubén Blades (Daniel Salazar)

Main cast
Main article: List of Fear the Walking Dead characters

Supporting cast
  • Maya Eshet as "Shrike": a high-ranking member of PADRE.
  • Zoey Merchant as Morgan "Mo" / "Wren": Morgan and Grace's adopted daughter who was kidnapped by PADRE when she was 1-years-old and has been trained as a warrior.
  • Jayla Walton as "Dove": Mo's tutor.

Episodes
See also: List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten by [4]Original air date [5]U.S. viewers
(millions)
1021"Remember What They Took from You"Michael E. SatrazemisIan Goldberg & Andrew ChamblissMay 14, 2023 (2023-05-14)0.56[6]
Taken to PADRE, which is located on an island in Georgia, Morgan and Madison overpower the guards and rescue Mo. Seven years later, a depressed and suicidal Madison is imprisoned for her role in the rescue while a young girl named Wren desperately tries to prove herself capable of taking part in the future, but repeatedly experiences traumatic flashbacks that cause her to hesitate whenever she meets a walker. Learning about Madison, Wren attempts to enlist her help for training, only for Madison to realize that Wren is actually Mo despite the successful rescue. Madison escapes from the island with Mo who has been brainwashed into PADRE's way of thinking and they encounter Morgan who has begun working as a Collector for PADRE and believes that Mo is safest with PADRE. Morgan eventually leads the group to an abandoned houseboat in a walker-infested swamp where he had briefly lived with Mo who finds references to Morgan's lost family and King County, Georgia. Under attack by a herd, Morgan admits that a similar attack seven years ago – the source of Mo's flashbacks – had caused him to give Mo up to PADRE for her safety. Grace rescues the group, but Morgan and Grace contact PADRE to turn Mo back over to them. Now disillusioned with PADRE, Mo begs her parents to stay and expose PADRE together, but they refuse due to a belief that Mo is safer on the island. Madison is taken back into custody while Morgan is fired as a Collector out of fear that he will eventually choose Mo over PADRE. On the island, Mo claims to have learned her lesson and to desire to take part in PADRE's planned future, undergoing her training with a newfound confidence.
1032"Blue Jay"[7]Heather Cappielo[8]Andrew Chambliss & Ian GoldbergMay 21, 2023 (2023-05-21)TBD
1043"Odessa"[9]Ron Underwood[8]Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg[8]May 28, 2023 (2023-05-28)TBD
1054"King County"[10]TBAAndrew Chambliss & Ian GoldbergJune 4, 2023 (2023-06-04)TBD
1065"More Time Than You Know"[11]TBAIan Goldberg & Andrew ChamblissJune 11, 2023 (2023-06-11)TBD
1076"All I See Is Red"[12]TBANazrin Choudhury & Justin BoydJune 18, 2023 (2023-06-18)TBD

The seventh through eleventh episodes are written by David Johnson & Calaya Michelle Stallworth, Andrew Chambliss & Ian Goldberg, Nick Bernardone & Jacob Pinion, Justin Boyd & David Johnson, and Nazrin Choudhury & Calaya Michelle Stallworth, respectively.[4]

Production

The series was renewed for an eighth season in December 2021. Upon the renewal announcement, it was confirmed that Kim Dickens, who played the lead character during first four seasons, would rejoin the series as a regular for the eighth season after first returning as a guest star for the seventh season.[13][14] In January 2023, it was confirmed the eighth season would be its last and would consist of 12 episodes split into two six-episode parts.[1]

Production for the eighth season moved from Texas to Savannah, Georgia.[15] In April 2022, co-showrunner Andrew Chambliss said they were in the planning stages of the season.[16] The final season began filming in August 2022[17] and concluded in March 2023.[18]

Release

The season premiered on May 14, 2023, on AMC, with each episode available three days early via AMC+.[19]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 60% based on 5 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10.[20]

Ratings
Viewership and ratings per episode of Fear the Walking Dead
No. Title Air dateRating
(18–49)		Viewers
(millions)		DVR
(18–49)		DVR viewers
(millions)		Total
(18–49)		Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Remember What They Took from You" May 14, 20230.10.56[6]TBDTBDTBDTBD

References
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  7. "Blue Jay". Gracenote Video Showcase. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  8. Acuna, Kirsten [@KirstenAcuna] (March 21, 2023). "802: "Blue Jay" / 803: "Odessa"" (Tweet). Retrieved March 30, 2023 – via Twitter.
  9. "Odessa". Gracenote Video Showcase. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  10. "King County". Gracenote Video Showcase. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  11. "More Time Than You Know". Gracenote Video Showcase. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  12. "All I See Is Red". Gracenote Video Showcase. Retrieved April 25, 2023.
  13. Mason, Charlie (December 5, 2021). "Fear TWD Renewed for Season 8 — With Kim Dickens Returning as Madison". TVLine. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  14. Andreeva, Nellie (December 5, 2021). "'Fear the Walking Dead' Renewed For Season 8, Kim Dickens Returns As Series Regular". Deadline. Retrieved December 5, 2021.
  15. Bonomolo, Cameron (November 11, 2021). "Fear the Walking Dead Leaving Texas for Georgia". ComicBook.com. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  16. Zalben, Alex (April 20, 2022). "'Fear the Walking Dead' Stars, EP on Moving the Show to Georgia in Season 8". Decider. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  17. Bonomolo, Cameron (August 9, 2022). "Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 Starts Filming". ComicBook.com. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  18. Zinski, Dan (March 11, 2023). "Fear The Walking Dead Stars Say Farewell In BTS Images As Season 8 Wraps". Screen Rant. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  19. Bonomolo, Cameron (May 10, 2023). "How to Watch Fear the Walking Dead's Season 8 Premiere Early". ComicBook. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
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