The second season of Fear the Walking Dead, an American horror-drama television series on AMC, premiered on April 10, 2016, and concluded on October 2, 2016, consisting of fifteen episodes. The series is a companion series and prequel to The Walking Dead.
The season follows a dysfunctional, blended family composed of high school guidance counselor Madison Clark, her English teacher boyfriend Travis Manawa, her daughter Alicia, her drug-addicted son Nick, Travis' son Chris from a previous marriage, and others who join their group at the onset of the zombie apocalypse.
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Cast
Main cast
- Kim Dickens as Madison Clark, a high school guidance counselor, Travis' girlfriend, Alicia and Nick's mother, and Chris' stepmother.
- Cliff Curtis as Travis Manawa, a high school English teacher and Madison's boyfriend, who shares custody of his son, Chris, with his ex-wife, Liza.
- Frank Dillane as Nick Clark, Madison's 19-year-old son, a heroin addict who flunked out of community college.
- Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark, Madison's overachieving teenage daughter and a model student.
- Colman Domingo as Victor Strand, a smart and sophisticated businessman with a mysterious past.
- Mercedes Mason as Ofelia Salazar, a hardworking professional with immigrant parents Daniel and Griselda.
- Lorenzo James Henrie as Christopher Manawa, Travis and Liza's rebellious teenage son who resents his father for their divorce.
- Michelle Ang as Alex, one of the few survivors of a plane crash whom the Los Angeles group encounters.
- Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar, a barber, Griselda's husband, Ofelia's father, and a Salvadoran refugee who protects his family at any cost.
Supporting cast
Los Angeles
- Elizabeth Rodriguez as Liza Ortiz, a no-nonsense nursing student, Travis' ex-wife, and Chris' mother.
- Patricia Reyes Spíndola as Griselda Salazar, Ofelia's mother, who emigrated from El Salvador with her husband Daniel to escape political unrest.
International waters
- Arturo Del Puerto as Luis Flores, an ally and right-hand man of Victor Strand and Thomas Abigail.
- Daniel Zovatto as Jack Kipling
- Jesse McCartney as Reed, Connor's brother and a hostile member of the pirates.
- Veronica Diaz as Vida, a pregnant woman and one of Connor's pirates.
Mexico
- Marlene Forte as Celia Flores, Luis's mother.
- Dougray Scott as Thomas Abigail, Strand's partner and the apparent namesake of the boat Abigail.
- Danay García as Luciana Galvez, a member of the La Colonia community in Tijuana, México, who helps Nick and believes that the walkers are not a bad thing.
- Paul Calderón as Alejandro, a pharmacist and leader of La Colonia, a community in Tijuana, Mexico, he claims to have been bitten, but did not die.
- Karen Bethzabe as Elena Reyes, hotel manager who helps Alicia.
- Ramses Jimenez as Hector Reyes, Elena's nephew who used to manage the hotel with her.
- Andres Londono as Oscar, leader of a group of survivors living at a hotel.
- Brenda Strong as Ilene Stowe, a member of the wedding party and mother in law of Oscar.
- Kelly Blatz as Brandon Luke, leader of a group of young men that befriend Chris.
- Kenny Wormald as Derek, a member of Brandon's group.
- Israel Broussard as James McCalister, a member of Brandon's group.
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Episodes
Reception
Critical response
The second season received mostly mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the season has a rating of 71%, based on 26 reviews, whose average rating is 6.6/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "Fear the Walking Dead sets sail in its sophomore season with an intriguing backdrop that doesn't always disguise its deficiencies in comparison to its predecessor." On Metacritic, the season has a score of 54 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
Ratings
Home media release
The second season, featuring audio commentaries, deleted scenes, actor interviews and various behind-the-scene featurettes, was released on Blu-ray and DVD on December 13, 2016.
References
External links
- Official website
- List of Fear the Walking Dead episodes on IMDb
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