Home > Fear the Walking Dead > Season 1 « TV Series Page Fear the Walking Dead: Season 1 (2015) SEASON: Season 1 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Want to see Episode List Season 1 Fear the Walking Dead Critics Consensus Fear the Walking Dead recycles elements of its predecessor, but it's still moody and engrossing enough to compete with the original. 77% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 63 60% Audience Score User Ratings: 1636 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 91% Pilot Air date: Aug 23, 2015 In the opener of this "The Walking Dead" spin-off, a dysfunctional blended family is forced together when they realize a reported virus is actually the start of the zombie apocalypse. More 2 86% So Close, Yet So Far Air date: Aug 30, 2015 As Madison struggles to keep Nick from crippling withdrawal, Travis ventures out to find his son before Los Angeles falls. More 3 67% The Dog Air date: Sep 13, 2015 Travis, Liza and Chris seek refuge with the Salazar family after escaping a violent riot. Meanwhile, Madison defends her home. More 4 86% Not Fade Away Air date: Sep 20, 2015 Madison and Travis witness different sides of the National Guard's occupation of their neighborhood. More 5 76% Cobalt Air date: Sep 27, 2015 The National Guard's plan for the neighborhood and its residents is revealed, forcing Travis and Madison to make a difficult decision. More 6 75% The Good Man Air date: Oct 4, 2015 As civil unrest continues to grow and the dead take over, Travis and Madison must explore new ways to protect their families in the Season 1 finale. More 7 No Score Yet Part 7 Air date: Nov 22, 2015 The pilot announces that the plane is rerouting to Los Angeles due to citywide blackouts in Phoenix. Meanwhile, the ill passenger loses his pulse, and Charlie discovers a large wound on his abdomen. More 8 No Score Yet Part 8 Air date: Nov 29, 2015 A flight attendant attempts to resuscitate the dead man, as Charlie tries to convince an air marshal on the plane that the deceased is dangerous and needs to be contained. More 9 No Score Yet Part 9 Air date: Feb 14, 2016 The dead man awakens and becomes violent, but the air marshal traps him in the bathroom. More 10 No Score Yet Part 10 Air date: Feb 21, 2016 The air marshal tends to a flight attendant who was bitten by the reanimated man. Meanwhile, Charlie argues that they should land the plane, until the stewardess reveals that there are blackouts occurring across the country. More Show More Episodes Fear the Walking Dead: Season 1 Photos View All Photos (111) Tv Season Info The beginning of the zombie apocalypse depicted in "The Walking Dead" is explored in this spin-off series. Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam-Carey star. Genre: Horror Network: AMC Premiere Date: Aug 23, 2015 Creators: Dave Erickson, Robert Kirkman, David Erickson Exec. Producers: Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Gregory Nicotero, David Alpert, Dave Erickson, David Erickson, David Wiener, Adam Davidson Cast Brendan Meyer as Jake Powell Kim Dickens as Madison Clark Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa Michelle Ang as Charlie Frank Dillane as Nick Clark Kathleen Gati as Deirdre Ruben Blades as Daniel Salazar Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark Brett Rickaby as Marcus Mercedes Masohn as Ofelia Salazar Sheila Shaw as Connie Lorenzo James Henrie as Chris Manawa Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza Ortiz Colman Domingo as Strand Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Griselda Salazar Mercedes Mason as Ofelia Salazar Danay Garcia as Luciana Galvez Dayton Callie as Jeremiah Otto Sr. Sam Underwood as Jake Otto Daniel Sharman as Troy Otto Lisandra Tena as Lola Guerrero Toni French as National Guard Driver Show More Cast News & Interviews for Fear the Walking Dead: Season 1 13 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This June 11 Comic Book–TV Supporting Characters We Can’t Get Enough Of Now Streaming: The X-Files, Fear the Walking Dead, Fargo, And More View All Fear the Walking Dead: Season 1 News Episodes 1 91% Pilot Air date: Aug 23, 2015 In the opener of this "The Walking Dead" spin-off, a dysfunctional blended family is forced together when they realize a reported virus is actually the start of the zombie apocalypse. More 2 86% So Close, Yet So Far Air date: Aug 30, 2015 As Madison struggles to keep Nick from crippling withdrawal, Travis ventures out to find his son before Los Angeles falls. More 3 67% The Dog Air date: Sep 13, 2015 Travis, Liza and Chris seek refuge with the Salazar family after escaping a violent riot. Meanwhile, Madison defends her home. More 4 86% Not Fade Away Air date: Sep 20, 2015 Madison and Travis witness different sides of the National Guard's occupation of their neighborhood. More 5 76% Cobalt Air date: Sep 27, 2015 The National Guard's plan for the neighborhood and its residents is revealed, forcing Travis and Madison to make a difficult decision. More 6 75% The Good Man Air date: Oct 4, 2015 As civil unrest continues to grow and the dead take over, Travis and Madison must explore new ways to protect their families in the Season 1 finale. More 7 No Score Yet Part 7 Air date: Nov 22, 2015 The pilot announces that the plane is rerouting to Los Angeles due to citywide blackouts in Phoenix. Meanwhile, the ill passenger loses his pulse, and Charlie discovers a large wound on his abdomen. More 8 No Score Yet Part 8 Air date: Nov 29, 2015 A flight attendant attempts to resuscitate the dead man, as Charlie tries to convince an air marshal on the plane that the deceased is dangerous and needs to be contained. More 9 No Score Yet Part 9 Air date: Feb 14, 2016 The dead man awakens and becomes violent, but the air marshal traps him in the bathroom. More 10 No Score Yet Part 10 Air date: Feb 21, 2016 The air marshal tends to a flight attendant who was bitten by the reanimated man. Meanwhile, Charlie argues that they should land the plane, until the stewardess reveals that there are blackouts occurring across the country. More Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for Fear the Walking Dead Season 1 All Critics (63) | Top Critics (32) | Fresh (48) | Rotten (15) Fear the Walking Dead feels like a worthy extension because it gives another perspective, from Los Angeles, on a global crisis. There are stories beyond Rick Grimes and his fearless, tested band. Aug 5, 2015 | Full Review… Hal Boedeker Orlando Sentinel Top Critic The new series lacks a beating heart -- even a black one. Aug 5, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Ben Travers indieWire Top Critic Nothing serves a horror story like a good build. Or, in the case of L.A. itself, a slow crumble. Aug 5, 2015 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Even if zombies aren't your cup of TV, there is plenty to appreciate about the construction of Fear the Walking Dead. Aug 21, 2015 | Full Review… Joanne Ostrow Denver Post Top Critic Fear the Walking Dead prequel might just as well be called Milking The Walking Dead For All It's Worth. Aug 21, 2015 | Rating: C | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic I doubt that the rampaging hordes - and by this I mean the bloodthirsty and highly opinionated legions of "Walking Dead" fans - will eat that up. Aug 21, 2015 | Rating: C+ | Full Review… Vicki Hyman Newark Star-Ledger Top Critic It feels like writers are trying so hard to humanize these characters, they're forgetting their audience. Society is breaking down and people are being eaten; however, it doesn't seem to be impacting this series. Feb 4, 2019 | Full Review… Amanda Greever The Daily Times (Tennessee) Fear The Walking Dead has a solid start that encourages you to keep an eye on the story. AMC knows how to exploit the zombie hen for the golden eggs. [Full Review in Spanish] Jul 15, 2018 | Full Review… Natalia Marcos El Pais (Spain) For the most part, Fear the Walking Dead aims to pick up something the mothership lost along the way, specifically an existential horror behind all the gore. Jun 18, 2018 | Full Review… Kevin Fitzpatrick ScreenCrush What I can take away from the first 60-minutes of "Fear the Walking Dead" is that it's aiming to be rich in characters, with Frank Dillane stealing the show. May 8, 2017 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… Brad Miska Bloody Disgusting View All Critic Reviews (63) Audience Reviews for Fear the Walking Dead: Season 1 Sep 15, 2019 When the characters in your show make a bad choice once in awhile the viewer can write it off to stress or a poorly written idea. When they continually make choices that no one would ever make in thier place it becomes painful to watch. The first 4 episodes were a tragedy of poor writing and characters making wierd choices. Not telling your daughter about the undead because you think she can't handle it? Letting a 15 year old kid walk alone into a dark house without checking if it's ok (after killing your zombie boss) then driving off? Dumb. The fact is in the modern watcher is generally too smart for this sort of poor writing and it turns us off to the show. The same thing happened to TWD . The writers/showrunners greenlit poorly conceived story arcs and had their characters make stupid choices to fit a storyline that made no sense. In the end this was pitched as a show about a family surviving the zombie apocalypse we saw the end of in The Walking Dead. In TWD we saw the aftermath of the fall of civilization. In this show we were supposed to witness the collapse and great panic. Instead we got tired story lines, paper thin premise and poorly written characters. Lots of promise, but poor writing and tired old TV tropes make us give it a hard 1 star. DfamPodcast P Sep 07, 2019 The concept of the show is great but the writing and acting are HORRIBLE! Some of the lead cast show zero emotions when there are times...people are VERY emotional. Who doesn't even shed a tear when your son or husband leaves you? NO ONE! Zach R Sep 05, 2019 Not the best, but not awful. Luke B Aug 07, 2019 Unlikeable, weakly atypical characters, though great plot line. Leo M Aug 06, 2019 Exact Rating: 7.2/10. Fear the Walking Dead Season 1 has a few lame characters, a so-so cast, and some editing issues, but there are still enough horrifying and suspenseful moments scattered throughout to make this a damn good first season. Charlie v Jul 29, 2019 This season is as slow moving as the walkers/dead are. I fear nothing except more episodes of the tired formula FTWD seems to have adopted. Resting on the fame of its predecessor, I expected so much more from such and exciting premise. Cole S Apr 18, 2019 This is my favorite season of the series. I think they should develop events of outbreak slower and make it more about the beginning of the apocalypse. Even bringing different stories and people, not focusing on only one family and how people struggle through this catastrophe. But now "Fear" is not about fear any longer but a bad copy of "The Walking Dead" show. What a pity!!! I hoped it would be better...Sigh Dec 31, 2018 Its not the walking dead but so far not bad at all! Nov 11, 2018 Not quite much as the beginning of the walking dead series, but watchable enough.. Sep 17, 2018 good show but the actors are made out to be so dumb and ignorant. turning on light for every zombie to see. the boy Chris is also very dumb why do the parents go after him when they know he's just going to be so reckless brenda a See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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