Fear the Walking Dead (season 5)

The fifth season of Fear the Walking Dead, an American horror-drama television series on AMC, premiered on June 2, 2019. It is a companion series to The Walking Dead, and the season contains the second crossover between the two series with the introduction of Dwight (Austin Amelio), the first being Morgan Jones in the fourth season.

The season follows the group of survivors led by Morgan Jones (Lennie James) and Alicia Clark (Alycia Debnam-Carey) as they search for other survivors, looking to provide help for others in an effort to make up for the wrongdoings from their pasts.

Main cast

 * Lennie James as Morgan Jones: A mentally unstable and ruthlessly pragmatic man, formerly a part of Rick Grimes' group on The Walking Dead.
 * Alycia Debnam-Carey as Alicia Clark: The fiery yet compassionate daughter of Madison, and Nick's sister.
 * Maggie Grace as Althea Szewczek-Przygocki: A curious and tactical journalist.
 * Colman Domingo as Victor Strand: A smart and sophisticated conman-turned-businessman, who formed friendships with Nick, Madison, and Alicia.
 * Danay García as Luciana Galvez: A strong and cautious former member of the La Colonia community in Tijuana, Mexico, and Nick's former girlfriend.
 * Garret Dillahunt as John Dorie: A lonesome and friendly police officer who is in a relationship with June.
 * Alexa Nisenson as Charlie: A young girl who was a spy for the Vultures until she defected to Morgan's group.
 * Jenna Elfman as June: A kind nurse who is in a relationship with John.
 * Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar: A courageous and practical former Sombra Negra member, previously missing since the third-season finale.
 * Karen David as Grace: A mysterious and terminally ill woman who used to work at a nuclear power plant that melted down near the site where the plane of Morgan's group crashed.
 * Austin Amelio as Dwight: A ruthless and reluctant former lieutenant of the Saviors, who was exiled from Virginia by Rick Grimes' group on The Walking Dead. He is currently searching for his missing wife Sherry who disappeared after fleeing the Saviors.

Supporting cast

 * Mo Collins as Sarah: The adoptive sister of Wendell and a former Marine.
 * Daryl Mitchell as Wendell: A wheelchair-bound man and the adoptive brother of Sarah.
 * Matt Frewer as Logan: The former partner of Clayton (aka "Polar Bear") who tricks Morgan's group and seizes the denim factory for himself.
 * Bailey Gavulic as Annie: A teenage survivor and sister to Dylan and Max.
 * Ethan Suess as Max: A teenage survivor and brother to Annie and Dylan.
 * Cooper Dodson as Dylan: Annie and Max's younger brother.

Production
In July 2018, AMC renewed the series for a fifth season. Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg have been the showrunners since the fourth season.

Casting
In December 2018, it was reported that Rubén Blades would return in the fifth season as Daniel Salazar. It was also reported that Daniel Sharman would return as Troy Otto, however, in April 2019, showrunner Ian Goldberg confirmed he would not return, stating "Yes, that's just a rumor. We thought he was awesome on the show, but he's not returning." In January 2019, it was reported that Austin Amelio would join the cast as Dwight, who last appeared in the eighth season of The Walking Dead. Alexa Nisenson was promoted to the main cast after recurring in the fourth season as Charlie. In March 2019, it was reported that Karen David had been added to the main cast as Grace.

Filming
Filming for the fifth season began in December 2018 in New Braunfels, Texas. Sarah Wayne Callies, who played Lori Grimes on its companion series The Walking Dead, directed an episode of the season.

Critical response
On Rotten Tomatoes, the fifth season has a rating of 67% based on 13 reviews, with an average rating of 6.14/10. The site's critical consensus is, "Though it's pace has grown stiff, Fear the Walking Dead finds ghoulish innovations within its zombie formula while broadening the Walker universe."