Fear the Walking Dead is coming to an end at AMC.
Just months after its mothership show ended its 11-season run comes news that the spinoff will conclude with its upcoming eighth season.
Even more surprising is that only 12 episodes have been ordered for the final season.
The series has had 16 episode seasons since 2017, so it’s unclear whether the demise is a result of the budget cuts at AMC Networks that found several shows getting the boot, many with episodes in the can.
The only good news is that we’re getting the completed episodes, but they’ll air in two parts.
The first batch of episodes will launch May 14 at 9 p.m., with the second half on tap for later in the year.
“The eighth season of Fear begins after the conclusion of Season 7, when Morgan’s (Lennie James) and Madison’s (Kim Dickens) hopes to rescue Mo from PADRE did not go as planned,” the official logline reads.
“Now, Morgan, Madison and the others they brought to the island are living under PADRE’s cynical rule.”
“With our characters demoralized and dejected, the task of reigniting belief in a better world rests with the person Morgan and Madison set out to rescue in the first place — Morgan’s daughter, Mo.”
News of Fear the Walking Dead’s demise isn’t entirely surprising.
The series hasn’t been met with the same response as its parent series, but many fans were invested in the show.
It remained one of AMC’s top-rated shows for its recently wrapped seventh season.
Kim Dickens, who was unceremoniously written out of the series during the fourth season, returned and is set to be a series regular for the final season.
There’s undoubtedly an element of mystery about how this show will end, but with several spinoffs, maybe some of the most popular characters will re-appear down the line.
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