Fear the Walking Dead, AMC's companion series to its hit show The Walking Dead, boldly refuses to show any Walkers in their promotional material released to date. We got to watch Frank Dillane run away from some unseen menace as Nick in a recent trailer, and all the images released so far have focused on the central family members. It makes sense since AMC is trying to introduce viewers to all new characters before bringing in the blight. Additionally, the network has revealed the first official synopsis for the spin-off which positions its story in a time of ignorance before the chaos hits.

Check out the new trailer for AMC's Fear the Walking Dead, followed by the series' official synopsis:


Here's the official synopsis for AMC's Fear the Walking Dead:

A companion series to “The Walking Dead,” the #1 show on television among adults 18-49, “Fear the Walking Dead” takes us back to the beginning of the zombie apocalypse – a time when the world was changing rapidly for reasons unknown, before anyone understood exactly what was happening, when life as everyone knew it was upended and altered in ways no one could have ever imagined. “Fear the Walking Dead” is executive produced by Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert and showrunner David Erickson and produced by AMC Studios. The series, set in Los Angeles, stars Kim Dickens as Madison, Cliff Curtis as Travis, Frank Dillane  as Nick, Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia, Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza, Ruben Blades as Daniel, Mercedes Mason as Ofelia and Lorenzo James Henrie as Chris.

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