Pilot
- Episode aired Aug 23, 2015
- TV-14
- 1h 5m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
9.4K
YOUR RATING
A highly dysfunctional blended family is forced together when they realize a reported virus is actually the onset of the undead apocalypse.A highly dysfunctional blended family is forced together when they realize a reported virus is actually the onset of the undead apocalypse.A highly dysfunctional blended family is forced together when they realize a reported virus is actually the onset of the undead apocalypse.
Mercedes Mason
- Ofelia Salazar
- (credit only)
Rubén Blades
- Daniel Salazar
- (credit only)
Leon Thomas III
- Russell
- (as Leon Thomas)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe diner where Nick meets Calvin is featured in Nightcrawler (2014), Drive (2011) and Twilight (2008).
- GoofsThe driver's side windshield is damaged as the main characters are driving down the freeway, leading into the scene where the police are on the P.A. saying, "Remain in your vehicles." Later when they find Nick in the water spillway, the windshield is not broken.
- Quotes
[the hospital nurse comes in to have Nick use the bed pan]
Nick Clark: Oh, no, I don't have to.
Nurse: I take my dog out when I want to, not the other way around.
Nick Clark: So, I'm the dog?
Nurse: [the nurse bangs the bed pan] You're the dog. Scooch.
- ConnectionsEdited into Fear the Walking Dead: Sicut Cervus (2016)
- SoundtracksSummer's Almost Gone
(uncredited)
Written by Jon Morrison
Performed by The Doors
[Plays in the restaurant where Nick meets Calvin]
Featured review
This pilot episode is a promising start to the series, setting up an intriguing premise and introducing compelling characters
Drug addict Nick Clark awakes in an abandoned church where he finds his girlfriend, who appears dead, eating another person before running into the street and getting hit by a car. His mother, Madison, and stepfather, Travis Manawa, arrive and don't believe his story, convinced it was hallucinogenic. They eventually go to the church and find no girlfriend but a dead, eaten, corpse. Later on, Nick escapes the hospital and calls his friend and dealer Calvin.
Madison goes to work as a guidance counselor and one of the students, Tobias, brings a knife to school and shares his fears of the virus; and how it's apparently making people kill and the government is trying cover it up. More students end up not showing up the next day and Madison beings wondering if Tobias was right.
The pilot episode of Fear the Walking Dead serves as a strong introduction to the prequel series, setting the stage for the events that will unfold in the early days of the zombie apocalypse. The episode focuses on introducing the main characters, particularly the dysfunctional Clark-Manawa family, and establishing their relationships and dynamics. We see the world through their eyes as they go about their daily lives, unaware of the impending disaster.
One of the most impactful scenes is when Nick, the troubled son of Madison Clark, witnesses a gruesome attack that hints at the chaos to come. This scene effectively sets the tone for the series, highlighting the horror and uncertainty of the new world the characters will soon inhabit. The episode also touches on themes of family, addiction, and the breakdown of society, laying the groundwork for the deeper exploration of these themes in future episodes.
Overall, the pilot episode of Fear the Walking Dead is a promising start to the series, setting up an intriguing premise and introducing compelling characters. It effectively sets the stage for the horror and drama to come, leaving viewers eager to see how the characters will survive in the face of the growing apocalypse.
After explaining his problem to Calvin, Nick wonders if the drugs made him see things. Fearing Nick will sell him out, Calvin takes him to an underpass intending to kill him but Nick shoots him in the middle of a scuffle. Madison and Travis arrive and witness Calvin's body rise up and snarl and attempt to bite at them. Despite Nick running him over again and again, Calvin continues to come at them.
Madison goes to work as a guidance counselor and one of the students, Tobias, brings a knife to school and shares his fears of the virus; and how it's apparently making people kill and the government is trying cover it up. More students end up not showing up the next day and Madison beings wondering if Tobias was right.
The pilot episode of Fear the Walking Dead serves as a strong introduction to the prequel series, setting the stage for the events that will unfold in the early days of the zombie apocalypse. The episode focuses on introducing the main characters, particularly the dysfunctional Clark-Manawa family, and establishing their relationships and dynamics. We see the world through their eyes as they go about their daily lives, unaware of the impending disaster.
One of the most impactful scenes is when Nick, the troubled son of Madison Clark, witnesses a gruesome attack that hints at the chaos to come. This scene effectively sets the tone for the series, highlighting the horror and uncertainty of the new world the characters will soon inhabit. The episode also touches on themes of family, addiction, and the breakdown of society, laying the groundwork for the deeper exploration of these themes in future episodes.
Overall, the pilot episode of Fear the Walking Dead is a promising start to the series, setting up an intriguing premise and introducing compelling characters. It effectively sets the stage for the horror and drama to come, leaving viewers eager to see how the characters will survive in the face of the growing apocalypse.
After explaining his problem to Calvin, Nick wonders if the drugs made him see things. Fearing Nick will sell him out, Calvin takes him to an underpass intending to kill him but Nick shoots him in the middle of a scuffle. Madison and Travis arrive and witness Calvin's body rise up and snarl and attempt to bite at them. Despite Nick running him over again and again, Calvin continues to come at them.
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- Runtime1 hour 5 minutes
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- 16:9 HD
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