Fear the Walking Dead season 8 cast, new and returning cast members

Karen David as Grace - Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 8 - Photo Credit: Lauren "Lo" Smith/AMC
Karen David as Grace - Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 8 - Photo Credit: Lauren "Lo" Smith/AMC

Fear the Walking Dead is a pioneer in The Walking Dead universe for being the first spinoff series in the universe. Throughout its seven seasons, the series has seen many changes in the cast of characters and location. Fear the Walking Dead began airing its eighth and final season in May 2023, with the last six episodes premiering in October.

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Kim Dickens as Madison Clark, Lennie James as Morgan Jones – Fear the Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 16 – Photo Credit: Lauren “Lo” Smith/AMC

During the season 7 finale, viewers saw the return of fan-favorite Madison Clark, portrayed by Kim Dickens. This wasn’t a surprise, as Dickens announced on an episode of Talking Dead early in the season. The true surprise of season 7 was the departure of long-time character Alicia Clark, played by Alycia Debnam-Carey.  The mother-daughter reunion fans were eager to see never took place as Alicia departed from the group one episode before Madison’s return.

The upcoming season moved filming from Austin, Texas, to Savannah, Georgia, which will also see a change in location for the storyline.  This was set up in the penultimate episode of season 7 as our survivors took to the water to locate a new, safe place to live.

The first part of the eighth season experienced a seven-year time jump and the fall of PADRE. The second part of the season featured the return of Troy Otto (Daniel Sharman).

Cast of Fear the Walking Dead

Returning cast:

New cast members:

  • Zoey Merchant – Mo
  • Jonathan Medina – Adrian
  • Jayla Walton – Dove
  • Maya Eshet – Shrike
  • Daniel Rashid – Ben
  • Isha Blaaker – Frank
  • Julian Grey – Klaus
  • Antonella Rose – Tracy Otto
  • Bob Jennings – Guard
  • Dawn Lasusky – PADRE Resident
  • Will Perez – PADRE Guard
  • Gavin Warren – Finch
  • Nona Parker Johnson – Ada
  • Julia Wackenheim-Gimple – Della
  • Madison Geiger – Civilian Child
  • Stephen Branson – Walker
  • Omer Aziz Mughal – Goddard
  • Triston Dye – Hawk
  • Jennifer Christa Palmer – Diane
  • Nicky Buggs – Train Guard
  • Keisha Tillis – Jenny Jones (returning from TWD season 1)
  • Adrian Kali Turner – Duane Jones (returning from TWD season 1)
  • Brittany Altenbach – Guard
  • Randy Bernales – Russell
  • Kermit Rolison – Elderly Man
  • Frank Hildebrand a-Hildy
  • Be Satrazemis –  Marietta
  • Campbell Pate – Kid
  • T. Ryan Mooney – Phil
  • Sasha An – Sara

Fear the Walking Dead returns with new episodes weekly on AMC and AMC+ and will conclude the series with a two-part finale on November 19.

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