Lorenzo James Henrie as Christopher "Chris" Manawa: Travis and Liza's rebellious teenage son, who becomes more brutal due to the landscape of the deadly new world.Mercedes Mason as Ofelia Salazar: The strong-willed and very capable daughter of Daniel and his wife Griselda.Elizabeth Rodriguez as Elizabeth "Liza" Ortiz: A no-nonsense and caring nursing student, Travis' ex-wife, and Chris' mother.Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark: The fiery yet compassionate daughter of Madison, and the sister of Nick.Frank Dillane as Nicholas "Nick" Clark: A brave and selfless recovering heroin addict, Madison's son, and Alicia's brother.Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa: A resolute and peacekeeping high school teacher, Madison's fiancé, Chris' father, and Liza's ex-husband.Kim Dickens as Madison Clark: An intelligent and domineering high school guidance counselor, the mother of Nick and Alicia, and Travis' fiancée.The first season features eight actors receiving main cast billing status: Lorenzo James Henrie (Chris Manawa), Rubén Blades ( Daniel Salazar) and Patricia Reyes Spíndola (Griselda Salazar) Main cast Adam Davidson, who directed the pilot, also directed the series' second and third episodes. Production on the remaining five first-season episodes began on May 11, 2015. The pilot episode was filmed in Los Angeles the remaining first-season episodes were filmed in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Production of the pilot episode began in early 2015 and ended on February 6, 2015.
In April and May, 2015, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Mercedes Mason were announced as series regulars, both in unknown roles. In December 2014, the first four starring roles were cast: Kim Dickens as Madison, the female lead Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, the male lead Frank Dillane as Nick and Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia. The project was originally known as Cobalt. In September 2014, AMC ordered a pilot, which was written by Kirkman and Dave Erickson, and directed by Adam Davidson, and is executive produced by Kirkman, Erickson, Gale Anne Hurd, and David Alpert, with Erickson serving as showrunner. In September 2013, AMC announced they were developing a companion series to The Walking Dead, which follows a different set of characters created by Robert Kirkman. The families navigate through Los Angeles in search of a safe haven.
At the onset of the zombie apocalypse, their group is joined by Daniel Salazar ( Rubén Blades), his wife Griselda ( Patricia Reyes Spíndola), and their daughter Ofelia ( Mercedes Mason). The season follows a dysfunctional, blended family composed of Madison Clark ( Kim Dickens), her fiancé Travis Manawa ( Cliff Curtis), her daughter Alicia ( Alycia Debnam-Carey), her drug-addicted son Nick ( Frank Dillane) and Travis' son Chris ( Lorenzo James Henrie) from a previous marriage to Liza Ortiz ( Elizabeth Rodriguez). The second season, comprising 15 episodes, premiered on April 10, 2016. On March 9, 2015, AMC announced it had ordered Fear the Walking Dead to series, with a two-season commitment.
It was executive produced by Kirkman, David Alpert, Greg Nicotero, Gale Anne Hurd, and Dave Erickson, with Erickson assuming the role of showrunner. The series is a companion series and prequel to The Walking Dead, which is based on the comic book series of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard. The first season of Fear the Walking Dead, an American horror-drama television series on AMC, premiered on August 23, 2015, and concluded on October 4, 2015, consisting of six episodes.