<Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> External links </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Official website </Td> </Tr> <P> Fear the Walking Dead is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson, that premiered on AMC on August 23, 2015 . It 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 . </P> <P> In April 2017, AMC renewed the series for a fourth season, which premiered on April 15, 2018 . Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg replaced the departing Dave Erickson as showrunners . </P>

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