Fear the Walking Dead
Warning : This article contain spoiler for the series finis ofFear the Walking Dead .
Summary
The cobalt - showrunner ofFear the Walking Deadhas explicate the lack of expiry in the series finale . The show , which is a spinoff toThe Walking Deadthat explores a mathematical group of characters on the West Coast struggling to endure during the beginning of the zombi apocalypse , has now lasted for eight seasons . The new released season 8 finis , which is the final installment of the entire show , made a reversal on theWalking Deadhabit of featuring lurid destruction by not killing off any major characters .
Screen Ranthad the opportunity to sit down with executive producers and co - showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian B. Goldberg to discuss the show ’s terminal episode . Chambliss explicate that no majorFear the walk Deadcharactersdied in the finale because the persona who were meant to live had been planned for quite some time . For their character arcs , it was important to show how much they had change , and for that they " need to have the potential for future ontogenesis . " Read his full quotation below :
Kind of as we conceptualise the story , we knew that the characters who make it are all cash in one’s chips to survive , so we did n’t really go down any roads and then double back to change that . I think , for us , we wanted this to be a finale that show how all these characters had changed , and it felt like in purchase order to see that change , we needed to have the potential for future growth . For so many of these characters , I think this is just kind of a moment where this chapter of their life is ending and the next one is start . For us , we want to feel like these next chapter were continuing in all these unlike direction , and it just did n’t include expiry for any of them .
The Walking Dead Has Already Set A Precedent For The Fear the Walking Dead Finale
While this move on the part ofFear the walk Deadmight seem surprising , there is something of a precedent for it in the arch over universe . WhileThe Walking Deadcharacter deathsare common even for master cast member , the flagship show also had a clean touch with some of the longest - running main quality . While the show doled out brutish Death to many important original characters , include Glenn Rhee ( Steven Yeun ) , Carl Grimes ( Chandler Riggs ) , and Shane Walsh ( Jon Bernthal ) , quite a few characters from time of year 1 were left animated by the end of the show .
Many of the surviving season 1 characters are see their arcs preserve intoWalking Deadspinoffshows as well . This includes Daryl Dixon ( Norman Reedus ) and Carol Peletier ( Melissa McBride ) inDaryl Dixonand Rick Grimes ( Andrew Lincoln ) in the upcomingThe Ones Who survive . WhileThe Walking Deadallowed many major character reference to fail , as a long - running drama it did require some crucial eccentric arcs to thread through the show from commence to end .
Other long - running fictitious character who have appear or will appear inThe Walking Deadspinoffs include Michonne ( Danai Gurira ) , Maggie ( Lauren Cohan ) , and Negan ( Jeffrey Dean Morgan ) , though they did n’t debut in time of year 1 .
This does n’t necessarily mean that theFear the walk Deadcastis being set up to revert in next spinoff shows . It remains to be seen if any of them will come out in their own spinoffs or any of the new spinoffs that have already lead off to ventilate . However , in monastic order for the show to tell a complete story and feature satisfying arcs , it was important that quite a few essence characters stay alive .
