Fear the Walking Dead season 4 explained

Season Number:4
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Network:AMC
Num Episodes:16
Episode List:List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes

The fourth season of Fear the Walking Dead, an American horror-drama television series on AMC, premiered on April 15, 2018, and concluded on September 30, 2018, consisting of sixteen episodes.[1] [2] 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 premiere containing the first crossover between the two series. 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 assuming the role of showrunner after Dave Erickson's departure from the series, while the series also moved to a new filming location, Austin, Texas.

The season marks a departure from the previous entries, with the story shifting from being a prequel to running concurrently with The Walking Dead. In addition to the group of Madison Clark (Kim Dickens), her daughter Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey), her drug-addicted son Nick (Frank Dillane), his lover Luciana Galvez (Danay García), and grifter Victor Strand (Colman Domingo) from the previous seasons, the story follows original series character Morgan Jones (Lennie James) as he encounters them amid their conflict with the antagonistic Vultures. Several new characters are also introduced in the fourth season, including journalist Althea Szewczyk-Przygocki (Maggie Grace), police officer John Dorie (Garret Dillahunt), and nurse June (Jenna Elfman).

Cast

Main cast

See main article: List of Fear the Walking Dead characters. The fourth season features nine actors receiving main cast billing status, with five returning from the third season, while four new cast members are introduced. Lennie James (who was a main cast member in The Walking Dead), moved to the main cast after his departure from The Walking Dead. Maggie Grace, Garret Dillahunt and Jenna Elfman were added to the main cast. This is the first season not to include Cliff Curtis, Mercedes Mason, Daniel Sharman, Sam Underwood, Dayton Callie, Rubén Blades and Lisandra Tena (since their first appearances), who were all credited as main cast members in previous seasons.

Supporting cast

Guest cast

Episodes

See also: List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes.

Production and writing

On April 14, 2017, AMC renewed the series for a 16-episode fourth season and announced that Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg would replace the departing Dave Erickson as showrunners.[8] Production began in November 2017 in Austin, Texas.[9] Michael E. Satrazemis, a director of photography for The Walking Dead and director of 12 episodes, joined Fear the Walking Dead as a directing-producer.[10]

In November 2017, it was reported that Lennie James who portrays Morgan Jones on The Walking Dead would crossover and join the main cast in the fourth season.[11] The fourth season also sees the additions of several new series regulars, played by Garret Dillahunt,[12] Jenna Elfman,[13] and Maggie Grace.[14]

On April 21, 2018, Colman Domingo revealed that he would be directing the twelfth episode of this season.[15]

The fourth season features a redesigned title sequence with new theme music. Each episode of the season has a different title card, and tells a story which will become apparent once the season is completed.[16] The Hollywood Reporter reflected on the new intro, calling the new season, "a Western with zombies, very much by design."[17]

Goldberg spoke of the season's narrative structure, which features multiple timelines:

The new showrunners also were inspired by Westerns; Chambliss stated, "It all started with the themes we set out at the beginning: isolation and community. Those themes run through a lot of classic Western stories." Visually, the season is inspired by John Ford and Sergio Leone's Westerns, using Once Upon a Time in the West as a template for directors. Chambliss said, "it's all about having wide shots, not moving the characters, but moving the characters within the frame. When we get to the editing room, it's really about slowing down the cutting pattern, and harkening back to that style of filmmaking. It does infuse the show with a different feel than what we've seen before. It's something that we're very excited for people to see."[17]

The third episode of the season features the death of Nick Clark, played by Frank Dillane. In an interview after the episode had aired, Dillane revealed he asked to leave the show prior to the fourth season. The actor explained:

Release

On March 15, 2018, it was announced that the season premiere and the season eight finale of The Walking Dead would be screened at AMC, Regal, and Cinemark theaters across the United States on April 15, the same day as the televised airing, for "Survival Sunday: The Walking Dead & Fear the Walking Dead". The episodes marked the first crossover between the two series. The cinema screening also included an extra half-hour of exclusive bonus content.[18]

Reception

Critical response

On Rotten Tomatoes, the fourth season has an approval rating of 80% based on 165 reviews, with an average rating of 6.85/10. The site's critical consensus is, "Fear the Walking Dead shuffles onward confidently in its fourth season with a bevy of horrifying set-pieces and heartbreaking twists, but some viewers may be dispirited by the series' constant reshuffling of its characters."[19] TVLine reevaluated the series for its fourth season, giving it a "B+" grade. Reviewer Charlie Mason wrote, "it's gone from being an adequate stopgap between seasons of The Walking Dead to a show that's as good or arguably even better than the one from which it was spun off." He also praised the addition of Jenna Elfman and Garret Dillahunt and that season 4 has had several genuine surprises in its storytelling.[20]

However, the decision to kill off lead character Madison Clark, portrayed by Kim Dickens, was met with intense criticism.[21] [22] Writing for The Hollywood Reporter, television critic Maureen Ryan highlighted the character as "one of TV's — and cable's — rare mature female leads" and cited her "baffling" demise as an example of Hollywood's ageist practices, adding, "the fact that this decision comes from The Walking Dead franchise, which has come under fire for its treatment of women and people of color in the past, is even more depressing."[23]

Ratings

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead' Crossover Season Premiere Date Announced. Brandon. Davis. January 13, 2018. Comicbook.com. January 13, 2018.
  2. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead' Sets August Return As Series Bids Farewell To Original Cast Member In Midseason Finale. Denise. Petski. June 11, 2018. Deadline. June 11, 2018.
  3. Fear the Walking Dead: Meet the new characters. Entertainment Weekly. Dalton. Ross. January 11, 2018. January 12, 2018. January 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180113150223/http://ew.com/tv/fear-the-walking-dead-new-characters-photos/lennie-james-as-morgan-and-maggie-grace-as-althea/. dead.
  4. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead': Kevin Zegers Digs Up Role In Season 4 . Deadline . Denise . Petski . December 5, 2017 . December 8, 2017.
  5. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead' Casts Evan Gamble; Monique Green In 'One Day She'll Darken'. Deadline . Denise . Petski . January 26, 2018 . February 26, 2018.
  6. Web site: FEAR THE WALKING DEAD: Season 4 TV Teaser Trailers: 'A New World to Fear' & 'After the Fall' [AMC] ]. film-book.com . Rollo . Tomasi . March 18, 2018 . March 20, 2018.
  7. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead Adds 12 Monkeys' Aaron Stanford . TV Guide . Tim . Surette . July 20, 2018 . July 22, 2018.
  8. News: 'Fear The Walking Dead' Renewed For Season 4 By AMC With New Showrunners. April 14, 2017. Deadline. Denise. Petski. April 15, 2017.
  9. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead' Season 4 Moves Production To Texas. November 16, 2017. Comicbook.com. Brandon. Davis. February 26, 2018.
  10. Fear the Walking Dead's other key crossover . Entertainment Weekly . Dalton . Ross . March 14, 2018 . April 16, 2018.
  11. The Walking Dead: Lennie James will cross over to Fear The Walking Dead. Dalton . Ross . Entertainment Weekly . November 26, 2017 . November 27, 2017.
  12. Web site: Garret Dillahunt Joins Fear TWD as Series Regular in Season 4 . TVLine . Michael . Ausiello . November 14, 2017 . November 14, 2017.
  13. Web site: Jenna Elfman Joins Fear TWD Season 4 . TVLine . Charlie . Mason . November 15, 2017 . November 15, 2017 . November 16, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171116023106/http://tvline.com/2017/11/15/jenna-elfman-fear-the-walking-dead-season-4-cast/ . dead .
  14. Web site: 'Fear the Walking Dead': Maggie Grace Joins Season 4 As Series Regular . Deadline . Denise . Petski . November 29, 2017 . November 29, 2017.
  15. Web site: A whirlwind of a week. With great comrades...you can do anything you ever dreamed of. And I know a secret...You are only as good as the company you keep. Our crew is the best crew. #feartwd . https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/Bhz7l0nB3hE . 2021-12-24 . limited. Instagram . Colman . Domingo . April 21, 2018 . April 23, 2018.
  16. Web site: 'Fear the Walking Dead' Title Cards: Season 4 Intro Videos & Clues . Heavy.com . Stephanie Dube . Dwilson . April 30, 2018 . May 1, 2018.
  17. Web site: 'Fear the Walking Dead': Inside the Massive Season 4 Reboot . The Hollywood Reporter . Josh . Wigler . Lesley . Goldberg . April 13, 2018 . May 1, 2018.
  18. Web site: 'The Walking Dead' Finale and 'Fear' Premiere to Screen in Theaters . Variety . Erin . Nyren . March 15, 2018 . March 21, 2018.
  19. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead: Season 4 . . September 20, 2018.
  20. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead Review: Why the AMC Drama Deserves a Reevaluation . . Charlie . Manson . May 21, 2018 . May 22, 2018.
  21. Web site: Fear the Walking Dead's Massive Midseason Finale Death Is Totally Inexcusable. Forbes. Tassi. Paul. June 11, 2018. September 4, 2018.
  22. Web site: 'Fear The Walking Dead': Did Ageism In Hollywood Cause The Latest Death In The Mid-Season Finale?. Inquisitr. Tsoumbakos. Rachel. June 13, 2018. September 4, 2018.
  23. Web site: Critic's Notebook: 'Fear the Walking Dead' Death the Latest Example of Hollywood's Ageism. The Hollywood Reporter. Ryan. Maureen. June 12, 2018. September 4, 2018.

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