AMC has a fright-filled lineup set for this October. The network announced their fall premiere dates on Friday and among them are all three “The Walking Dead” titles as well as the second season of “Eli Roth’s History of Horror.”
As previously announced at ComicCon@Home, AMC’s “The Walking Dead” will air its season 10 finale on Sunday, October 4 at 9pm ET/8c. In the season 10 finale, “A Certain Doom,” Beta engages the final battle of the Whisperer War.
The finale will be immediately followed by the series premiere of “The Walking Dead: World Beyond at 10pm ET/9c. “The Walking Dead: World Beyond” expands the universe of “The Walking Dead,” delving into a new mythology and story that follows the first generation raised in a surviving civilization of the post-apocalyptic world. Two sisters along with two friends leave a place of safety and comfort to brave dangers, known and unknown, living and undead on an important quest. Pursued by those who wish to protect them and those who wish to harm them, a tale of growing up and transformation unfurls across dangerous terrain, challenging everything they know about the world, themselves and each other. Some will become heroes. Some will become villains. But all of them will find the truths they seek.
On Saturday, October 10, “Eli Roth’s History of Horror” returns for a second season. Premiering at 10pm ET/9c, season two digs even deeper into the catacombs of creepiness, exhuming landmark films and cult classics while chewing on the entrails of recent horror cinema. The series explores the dark power and wicked fun of scary movies, the craft that went into making them, and the ways that horror films reflect the anxieties of their times. The story is told by Eli Roth and a celebrated cast of writers, directors, actors, cinematographers, composers, and special effects artists who bring our nightmares to life.
Interviewees include Stephen King, Quentin Tarantino, Jordan Peele, Ari Aster, Bill Hader, Nancy Allen, Megan Fox, Greg Nicotero, Rob Zombie, James Brolin, Edgar Wright, Piper Laurie, Leonard Maltin, Katharine Isabelle, Jack Black, Slash, Rachel True, Ashley Laurence, Joe Dante, Roger Corman, Mary Harron, John Landis, Tom Savini, Karyn Kusama, and many others.
Finally, on Sunday, October 11 at 9pm ET/8c, “Fear The Walking Dead” returns for its sixth season. Season six of “Fear the Walking Dead” explores what has become of the unlikely family once united by a mission to help those in need. After being torn apart by Virginia (Colby Minifie) and her Pioneers, the group is now dispersed across her far-reaching settlements. Morgan’s (Lennie James) last message at the end of season five implored the group to “Just Live” and this season we’ll see what that means to each of them. Some will find the stability and opportunity within Virginia’s communities to be intriguing, some will sink into darkness, while others will fight back against what has been forced upon them. Life behind Virginia’s walls will test each and every one of them in different ways, forcing them to define who they are in this new world.
Unfortunately, since the announcement was only about the premieres of original series from the network, no news was shared on whether or not AMC Fear Fest would be returning for 2020. Fear Fest is a special Halloween programming event that shows horror films throughout the month of October leading up to Halloween.
