Fear the Walking Dead season 5 explained

Season Number:5
Bgcolour:
  1. 19A7A9
Network:AMC
Num Episodes:16
Episode List:List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes

The fifth season of Fear the Walking Dead, an American horror-drama television series on AMC, premiered on June 2, 2019, and concluded on September 29, 2019, consisting of sixteen episodes.[1] The series is a companion series to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard, with the season containing the second crossover character between the two series with the introduction of Dwight (Austin Amelio), the first being Morgan Jones in the fourth season. The executive producers are Kirkman, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero, Gale Anne Hurd, Scott M. Gimple, Andrew Chambliss, and Ian B. Goldberg, with Chambliss and Goldberg as showrunners for the second consecutive season.

The season follows the group of survivors led by Morgan Jones (Lennie James) and Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey) as they search for other survivors, looking to provide help for others in an effort to make up for the wrongdoings from their pasts.

Cast

The fifth season featured eleven actors receiving main cast billing status, with eight returning from the fourth season, while three new cast members are introduced. Rubén Blades returned in the fifth season as Daniel Salazar, who didn't appear at all in the fourth season. Austin Amelio (who was a main cast member in The Walking Dead), moved to the main cast after his departure from The Walking Dead. Alexa Nisenson was promoted from recurring status and Karen David was added to the main cast. This was the first season not to include Kim Dickens and Frank Dillane, who were both credited as main cast members in previous seasons.

Main cast

See main article: List of Fear the Walking Dead characters.

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Episodes

See also: List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes.

Production

In July 2018, AMC renewed the series for a fifth season. Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg have been the showrunners since the fourth season.[11]

Casting

In December 2018, it was reported that Rubén Blades would return in the fifth season as Daniel Salazar.[12] It was also reported that Daniel Sharman would return as Troy Otto,[13] however, in April 2019, showrunner Ian Goldberg confirmed he would not return, stating "Yes, that's just a rumor. We thought he was awesome on the show, but he's not returning."[14] In January 2019, it was reported that Austin Amelio would join the cast as Dwight, who last appeared in the eighth season of The Walking Dead.[15] Alexa Nisenson was promoted to the main cast after recurring in the fourth season as Charlie.[6] In March 2019, it was reported that Karen David had been added to the main cast as Grace.[8]

Filming

Filming for the fifth season began in December 2018 in New Braunfels, Texas.[16] It was reported that Sarah Wayne Callies, who played Lori Grimes on its companion series The Walking Dead, would direct an episode of the season, however, she was not able to due to scheduling conflicts.[17]

Reception

Critical response

The fifth season received mixed reviews from critics and generally negative reviews from audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 55% based on 211 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Despite delivering some memorable and splatter-filled zombie set-pieces that fans crave, Fear the Walking Dead feels stiff with early-onset rigor mortis in a fifth season that emphasizes altruism over coherent characterization."[18]

Fan response

Following the airing of the season's penultimate episode, a Change.org petition had attracted media attention. Drawing comparisons to a petition to rewrite the last season of Game of Thrones a few months prior, the petition was to fire current showrunners Ian Goldberg and Andrew Chambliss.[19] [20] Chambliss responded to the negative fan reaction by saying, "You know, we told the story that we believe in and we're proud of what we did and in terms of going forward, the show is changing and that's always been part of the plan. You know, it changes every season and every half season and we're very excited about the direction it's going and a lot of the tough challenges that our characters ahead are going to be facing."[21]

Ratings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead': AMC Sets Date For Season 5 Premiere. Geoff. Boucher. March 30, 2019. Deadline. March 30, 2019.
  2. Fear the Walking Dead showrunners preview what's coming in season 5 . Entertainment Weekly . Dalton . Ross . September 30, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  3. Web site: NYCC 2018: More Alycia Debnam-Carey in Fear TWD season 5 . Undead Walking . Sarabeth . Pollock . October 5, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  4. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead's Undead Action Lives On With Season 5 Renewal – TCA . Deadline . Dino-Ray . Ramos . July 28, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  5. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead': Garret Dillahunt & Jenna Elfman Talk Season 5 . Comicbook.com . Brandon . Davis . October 31, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  6. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead': Alexa Nisenson Upped To Series Regular On AMC Series . Deadline . Dino-Ray . Ramos . March 6, 2019 . March 6, 2019.
  7. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead: Troy Otto and Daniel Salazar Returning in Season 5 . IGN . Nick . Santangelo . December 6, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  8. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead' Adds Karen David As Series Regular . Deadline . Dino-Ray . Ramos . March 5, 2019 . March 5, 2019.
  9. Web site: 'Fear the Walking Dead' Season 5 Trailer Released . Comicbook.com . Cameron . Bonomolo . March 31, 2019 . March 31, 2019.
  10. Web site: Matt Frewer Joins The Cast Of Fear the Walking Dead Season 5 . Skybound . Johnny . O'Dell . May 13, 2019 . May 22, 2019.
  11. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead has been renewed for season 5 . Den of Geek . Kirsten . Howard . July 30, 2018 . December 16, 2018.
  12. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead': Ruben Blades Returning as Daniel Salazar . Comicbook.com . Brandon . Davis . December 4, 2018 . December 14, 2018.
  13. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead': Daniel Sharman Returning as Troy Otto . Comicbook.com . Brandon . Davis . December 9, 2018 . May 22, 2019.
  14. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead showrunner denies shock return for major character in season 5 . Digital Spy . Dan . Seddon . Tanavi . Patel . April 2, 2018 . May 22, 2019.
  15. The Walking Dead's Austin Amelio heads to Fear the Walking Dead for next crossover . Entertainment Weekly . Nick . Romano . January 3, 2019 . January 3, 2019.
  16. Web site: AMC's "Fear the Walking Dead" filming in New Braunfels . Rodney . Mishler . The New Braunfels Journal . December 5, 2018 . December 10, 2018 . December 11, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181211010359/https://thenbjournal.com/amcs-fear-the-walking-dead-filming-in-new-braunfels/ . dead .
  17. Web site: 'The Walking Dead' Star Sarah Wayne Callies Directing 'Fear the Walking Dead' Season 5 Episode . Cameron . Bonomolo . Comicbook.com . March 11, 2019 . March 31, 2019.
  18. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead: Season 5 . . October 1, 2019.
  19. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead Fans Petition for Removal of Showrunners . Comicbook.com . Cameron . Bonomolo . September 26, 2019 . October 2, 2019.
  20. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead fans demand showrunners be fired in angry petition . Digital Spy . Dan . Seddon . September 26, 2019 . October 2, 2019.
  21. Web site: Here's How Fear the Walking Dead's Showrunners Responded To Fan Backlash . Forbes . Paul . Tassi . October 1, 2019 . October 2, 2019.

This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Fear the Walking Dead season 5".

Except where otherwise indicated, Everything.Explained.Today is © Copyright 2009-2024, A B Cryer, All Rights Reserved. Cookie policy.