'Fear the Walking Dead' EP on that Deadly Midseason Finale and What's to Come
"It's all about blood. Blood and bond," so says executive producer Gale Anne Hurd, in the aftermath of tonight's Fear the Walking Dead midseason finale. Titled after the judaism term for a seven-day period of mourning after death, 'Shiva' delivered plenty of pain for the cast.
The show returns in August to catch up with a divided group, and Hurd confirmed that Ruben Blades' time has come on the show, though she hopes there's more to see from him.
Seeing them venturing out of LA and onto the sea, Hurd discussed the positives that help the show stand out when speaking with Deadline. "Obviously we can delve far more deeply into characters, and we can cover a lot more territory geographically, as you’ve seen in these first episodes of Season 2.
"But most importantly, because we once again, like in The Walking Dead, have a large cast, we really get to know them all. And we get to find out how the zombie apocalypse has affected each one of them, and examine the theme of the season, which is blood versus bond."
Dealing with a 50/50 split of youth versus more age-weary characters, as opposed to The Walking Dead, Hurd said: "They don’t have life experience, and they have to gain it very quickly in order to survive, but they also are at a time when they’re just discovering who they are. With Nick, he was existing in a mad world before this happened, and it’s almost as if you’re much more feral when you’re a drug addict."
For the new season of The Walking Dead proper, the second episode has begun filming. Fear will return in August.
Source: Deadline
