The Walking Dead universe got quite a bit bigger on Friday. During the first part of TWD Universe panel, the future of Fear the Walking Dead was laid out for fans.
Scott Gimple, AMC’s Chief Creative Officer of TWD Universe revealed a trailer for the second half of the show’s fifth season. Its midseason finale airs on Sunday and the show will return on August 11th for the remaining 8 episodes. Gimple also revealed that Colby Minifie, Peter Jacobson and Colby Hollman are set to join the show’s cast.
Also on hand for the panel were showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg as well as the executive producers Robert Kirkman, Dave Alpert, Gale Anne Hurd, and Greg Nicotero. Obviously, the show’s cast: Lennie James, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Danay Garcia, Maggie Grace, Jenna Elfman, Alexa Nisenson, Austin Amelio, Rubén Blades, and Karen David, were also on stage at the event.
Fear the Walking Dead airs Sunday nights on AMC.