AMC is planning a stand alone Walking Dead episode about zombies on a plane.
One of the biggest drawbacks about The Walking Dead is that we are constantly following one set of characters and therefore, only witnessing a fraction of the zombie apocalypse that has overtaken the entire world.
With Fear the Walking Dead, we are now able to see characters at the beginning of the outbreak, but still a very small part of a very big story. But now, AMC has announced a very cool way to address one terrifying aspect of the beginning of the zombie-infested world – what happens when a zombie attack occurs on a plane during a flight.
Entertainment Weekly has the exclusive information about the upcoming half-hour special that will tie into Fear the Walking Dead:
…AMC is producing a half-hour special that will tell a stand-alone story following a group of passengers facing a walker attack on an airline while in flight. One character who survives that encounter will then join the cast of Fear the Walking Dead in season two.
The truly die-hard Walking Dead fan knows that seperate stories have been appearing online as part of a web series. That’s actually how this new plane story will be presented, but it will also be teased during the actual show when it’s on TV:
The airline attack story will debut online, and will unfold this in chapters that will air duringWalking Dead’s on-air telecasts. In other words: You’re watching The Walking Dead, AMC cuts to commercial break, then you get a chapter in the as-yet-untitled stand-alone airline attack drama.
It is a unique way to incorporate a different storyline in order to incorporate more stories about the zombie outbreak, and now we are going to be able to see zombies on a plane!
That has to be a terrifying situation, but at least one person is going to survive to tell the story.
(Via Entertainment Weekly)
