The Walking Dead' spinoff will be called 'Fear the Walking Dead

Later this year, AMC is launching a spinoff series to its most popular series "The Walking Dead," and we finally know it's name.

Creator Robert Kirkman revealed the name of the companion show on Twitter. Get ready for "Fear the Walking Dead" on Twitter.

 

Previously, the show went by the codename "Cobalt."

"Fear the Walking Dead" will star Kim Dickens and Cliff Curtis along with Frank Dillane and Alycia Debnam Carey.

We don't know much else about the show, but the first trailer for the series will debut after the 90-minute premiere of "The Walking Dead" Sunday evening.

We'll have more on it then.

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