

If that were ever to happen, it would not be for seasons to come, and there's no current plan to do so. "I think logistically, it would be very difficult. On whether or not we could see characters cross over between the two Walking Dead shows: Robert very poignantly said that he likes to avoid the CDC perspective, the FEMA perspective, at least moving forward." "I won't say that we would never go there, but as it was scripted originally, that was really a means to writing some connective tissue for the fans. Edwin Jenner (Noah Emmerich) could make an appearance:
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On whether or not we could see things from the CDC point-of-view in the companion series and if Dr. "All of the issues that we establish, these are the things that in my head will come to fruition in seasons three, four, five and six." The irony for us is that the only thing that helps accomplish that is that the world ends."Įrickson also touches on how far ahead in the series he's planning out: You're talking about two people who, as the story opens, all they want is to bring their family together under one roof and make everyone whole. Travis has a very pissed-off teenager and an ex-wife. She has two children, one of whom has some issues. "It's about a family: Travis (Curtis) just moved in with his girlfriend Madison (Dickens) after they got married. For him, it's never been about what caused it it's always been about the impact it has on people."Įrickson discusses the core characters and what their lives are like when we are introduced to them: "I had a couple of early pitches that touched on what you're referring to and Robert shut me down. On how Kirkman doesn't want to divulge what caused the zombie apocalypse, preferring instead to explore its effects on individual people and their relationships with others: Things will have gone very bad by the end of season one." I wouldn't say that we end the season at the exact same point where Rick wakes up, but it'll loosely be in that time frame. "The goal was to loosely track the period of those four or five weeks that Rick Grimes was in his coma. Speaking with THR, Erickson discussed Fear The Walking Dead in detail, providing some insightful glimpses into the early days of the living dead uprising and giving us plenty to look forward to:Įrickson on how the companion series compares time-wise with the first episode of The Walking Dead: In a recent interview, Fear The Walking Dead showrunner Dave Erickson discussed the setting, characters, timeline, and many more details on The Walking Dead companion series.
