The sixteen-part miniseries Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462 is a tie-in web series to Fear the Walking Dead. The story was originally released on AMC.com and would then be featured as promotional clips during season 6 of The Walking Dead.
The web series was directed by Michael McDonough (Winters Bone, Bosch) who also directed episode 210 of FTWD, "Do Not Disturb." Flight 462 follows passengers on a commercial airplane at the onset of the outbreak.
This series is an excellent view of how people would react at the beginning of an undead apocalypse. It is interesting to watching the concern for the "sick" patient turn into confusion, and then fear when the truth is realized. Flight 462 features another normal situation people would find themselves in when something like this occurs.
Fear the Walking Dead Flight 462 survivors
The main characters featured in the web series are Jake and Alex. On board Jake receives a call from his mother who wasn't able to board the plane, then hears screams in the background. He is unable to contact her again. When it is discovered that Marcus is sick, Alex asks Jake if it could be the "flu" that has been going around.
I won't spoil the details that led to this point, but Jake and Alex were the only survivors of the inevitable crash. The final segment of Flight 462 has a great tie-in to Fear the Walking Dead. You can watch the entire web series below.
The fate of the plane is uncertain until FTWD episode 203, "Ouroboros." This episode introduces a small group of the crash survivors who took refuge in an inflatable raft. Jake and Alex are joined by Tom, Michael, and Ian, but they quickly find themselves at odds with one another, resulting in everyone but Jake and Alex dying.
Madison Clark and her group discovered the plane wreckage on shore and searched for survivors and supplies. This is when they encountered Alex and agreed to bring her and Jake to The Abigail, Victor Strand's boat. For a short time, they allow their raft to be tethered to the boat, but eventually Strand cuts them loose. It is later revealed that Alex mercy killed Jake to end his suffering.
Cast of Flight 462:
- Brendan Meyer as Jake Powell
- Michelle Ang as Alex (previously known as Charlie)
- Kathleen Gati as Deirdre
- Lisa Waltz as Suzanne
- Brett Rickaby as Marcus
- Kevin Sizemore as Anthony
- Sheila Shaw as Connie
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