<P> Fear the Walking Dead is an American horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson . It 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 . It premiered on the cable network AMC on August 23, 2015 . </P> <P> In April 2017, AMC renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on April 15, 2018 . In July 2018, the series was renewed for a fifth season . As of August 26, 2018, 48 episodes of Fear the Walking Dead have aired . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 6 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 23, 2015 (2015 - 08 - 23) </Td> <Td> October 4, 2015 (2015 - 10 - 04) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 15 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 10, 2016 (2016 - 04 - 10) </Td> <Td> October 2, 2016 (2016 - 10 - 02) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 4, 2017 (2017 - 06 - 04) </Td> <Td> October 15, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 15) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 16 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> April 15, 2018 (2018 - 04 - 15) </Td> <Td> September 30, 2018 (2018 - 09 - 30) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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