The first spinoff in The Walking Dead universe is coming to an end in May, just on the heels of the flagship series' finale in 2022. Fear the Walking Dead is heading into its eighth and final season, with Lennie James and Kim Dickens sharing the protagonist roles as Morgan Jones and Madison Clark, respectively. Like previous seasons, Season 8 will be split into two parts but with a limited order of 12 episodes.

With new Walking Dead spinoffs featuring original characters of the main series coming to AMC, it's easy for Fear the Walking Dead to get lost in the mix. Alas, it's the only spinoff to stick it out in the long run. The Walking Dead: World Beyond lasted for a mere two seasons and Tales of the Walking Dead has yet to be renewed for a sophomore season. For eight years, Fear the Walking Dead has remained a constant for TWD fans who crave more zombie action and delicately complicated characters while the flagship series was on break. Now the spinoff is set to be an epic conclusion that will determine the fates of the current set of characters alive on the post-apocalyptic series.

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When and Where Can Viewers Watch Fear the Walking Dead Season 8?

Morgan looks scared in season 8 of Fear the Walking Dead

AMC has set May 14 as the official premiere date for the anticipated final season. Unlike previous seasons, Season 8's episodes won't premiere a week early on AMC+; every episode will premiere on the same day on AMC and AMC+. Andrew Chambliss and Ian B. Goldberg will continue to serve as showrunners for Fear the Walking Dead Season 8. Directors who are currently attached to the final season are Michael Satrazemis (known for directing several highly-acclaimed TWD universe episodes, one of which is "The Grove"), Heather Cappiello and Ron Underwood.

Who Are Fighting Walkers in Fear the Walking Dead Season 8?

Madison and Morgan from Fear the Walking Dead approaching an enemy.

Back from the dead (but not in zombified-fashion) is Kim Dickens as Madison Clark, who was presumed dead after sacrificing herself at the stadium in Season 4. Alongside Lennie James as Morgan Jones, she's taking center stage to proclaim her title as queen of Fear the Walking Dead and has a darker edge to her this time around. The biggest new cast member to have been confirmed is Zoey Merchant as eight-year-old Mo, who will replace infant Mo after Fear the Walking Dead's seven-year time jump. Other long-standing cast and characters supporting Dickens and James is Emmy award-winning actor Colman Domingo as the confidently cool anti-hero Victor Strand, Danay Garcia as Luciana "Lucy" Galvez and Rubén Blades as Daniel Salazar.

Original Walking Dead stars Austin Amelio and Christine Evangelista return as Dwight and Sherry, who are expecting a baby and heading straight into the child-kidnapping ring that PADRE runs. Alexa Nisenson returns as Charlie, who last was seen dying of radiation poisoning. Fans are eager to see her meet Madison, since Charlie murdered her son Nick, which will leave Madison between a rock and a hard place. And, of course, no one can forget about the dynamic women of FTWD who keep the wisdom flowing during traumatic times: Mo Collins as Sarah Rabinowitz, Karen David as Grace Mukherjee and Jenna Elfman as June Dorie.

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Is There a Trailer for Season 8?

AMC released an official trailer for Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 back in March, setting high expectations for the next zombie-fighting adventure. The trailer puts Morgan front-and-center, urging someone off-screen to take an active role in fighting for their survival. It also shows the main characters working for PADRE's schemes, and gives a glimpse at eight-year-old Mo and Sherry and Dwight's child after the time jump. The biggest kick, though, is the return to Georgia where Morgan's journey started, leaving many to wonder what his purpose is back home where his son and wife died.

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What Are the Story Details of Season 8?

Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 preview image of Kim Dickens as Madison Clark.

Fear the Walking Dead Season 7 was a bumpy, and often misguided, tale of déjà vu. Like previous seasons, the series split up its characters to puppet them through a boggling expedition that ultimately brings them back together. If picking up from where Season 7 left off, déjà vu will strike again, as Madison and Morgan are on their way to PADRE with the remaining survivors stranded on water. But it appears that the final season will take some drastic directions to keep things fresh for fans who have stuck through until the end. Below is Fear the Walking Dead's Season 8 synopsis:

"Rolling out in two parts, the eighth and final season of Fear the Walking Dead kicks off with the first six episodes following Morgan (Lennie James) and Madison's (Kim Dickens) plans to rescue Mo (Zoey Merchant) from PADRE and seven years later -- Morgan, Madison and the rest of the people they brought to the island are living under PADRE's cynical rule. With our characters demoralized and dejected, the task of reigniting everyone's belief in a better world is the person Morgan and Madison set out to rescue in the first place -- a now eight-year old Mo."

With a seven-year time jump, Mo will play a big part in the final mission, as Judith Grimes did in The Walking Dead's final season. Given that the first six episodes will debut the time jump, it's likely that the rest of the season will follow Morgan and Madison's efforts to take down PADRE, while also revealing more about its demanding and inhumane system. Thankfully, the showrunners have already teased that characters will reunite to join forces and Madison is unlike any version seen before, so PADRE will have an unexpected storm heading its way.

What people are most curious about though, is whether the final season will make any connection to other Walking Dead properties. Morgan is returning King County, Georgia where he first met Rick Grimes, but Rick is nowhere near his hometown at the moment. Lennie James has hinted that Morgan's final mission is to find some peace after taking care of the people he loves -- maybe reuniting with Rick is the closure he needs to do that.

Fear the Walking Dead Season 8 premieres on May 14 on AMC and AMC+.