Fear the Walking Dead will return for season 6. The news was confirmed by showrunner Ian Goldberg during the show’s SDCC 2019 panel. The news is not a surprise as Fear the Walking Dead is AMC’s second most-watched series, averaging over 2 million viewers, according to THR.
Fear the Walking Dead has seen its fair amount of change in the past few years after losing original showrunner Dave Erickson, who led the series into some really interesting stories that set it apart from its older sibling. Season 4 saw the arrival of new showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg as well as star Lennie James, reprising his role as Morgan Jones. Morgan’s journey to the world of the spinoff series meant some other big cast changes for the series, as it shifted focus from the Clark family, Fear the Walking Dead‘s original stars, to a whole new group of characters.
Both Kim Dickens (Madison) and Frank Dillane (Nick) were killed off to make way for Maggie Grace’s Althea, Garret Dillahunt’s lovable John Dorie, and Jenna Elfman’s June, and even Dwight (Austin Amelio) of The Walking Dead. The only remaining characters left from the original group are Alycia Debnam-Carey’s tough-as-nails Alicia and Colman Domingo’s delightful Victor Strand.
Here is everything we know about Fear the Walking Dead season 6.
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Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 Release Date
Fear the Walking Dead season 6 premieres in 2020. The show has usually arrived in the spring or summer, so expect the release date around that time.
Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 Cast
Zoe Colletti is joining the cast of Fear the Walking Dead Season 6 as a series regular, according to Deadline. While no specific details were provided, her character is said to be “a pivotal new role that will unfurl as the season progresses.” Colletti just had a big break as the star of 2019 horror book adaptation Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark, and fielded a TV run on Showtime crime series City on a Hill.
Additionally, the report reveals that the sixth season of the (first) spinoff series has granted series regular promotions to Mo Collins, who’s recurred since Season 4 as wisecracking trucker Sarah, and Colby Hollman, who was introduced in Season 5 as Wes, a wayward survivor with a proclivity for painting trees; a habit he’s given to Alicia, with whom he shared romantic vibes, only to be separated from her by the dictatorial post-apocalyptic Calamity Jane, Virginia (Colby Minifie).
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