One of the reasons why The Walking Dead spinoff isn’t technically a spinoff is that no characters are being “spun” off to have their own show. But will Fear the Walking Dead still include any crossovers?
TVLine asked showrunner Dave Erickson if Fear’s Los Angeles setting would prevent any crossovers with the original TWD cast (who are in Atlanta). “Never say never, but there are no plans right now,” Dave said. “The geography is an obstacle, and frankly somewhere down the road it will become an even greater obstacle.”
The Hollywood Reporter was also curious about potential crossovers, asking Dave, “Will there be an opportunity to see the characters from the flagship series, maybe those that have been killed off? For diehard fans, losing Andrea was a major change.” Dave answered, “That, I'd never thought of. Variations of this question have come up before, and there's no current plan. I think logistically, it would be very difficult.
There's no plan for a crossover. I never considered seeing that in some way, shape or form; that show has been going on for five years since the original outbreak and we're just in the infancy [of the outbreak].
There are no plans to do so but I do think that's a world that could be explored at some point. There no plans for them to conflate, but I will say this: We are living under the same mythological umbrella. We are telling, ultimately, two parts of the larger story in this world that Robert has created.
From a storytelling standpoint, I like the idea of conflating stories; I like the idea of things coming together. If that were ever to happen, it would not be for seasons to come, and there's no current plan to do so. But I do think there's something compelling and interesting about it, too.”
So we’re all standing under the same zombie apocalypse umbrella, but don’t look for any story crossovers in the first six-episode season. But maybe later? Would that be a good idea or should they just keep the stories separate? What’s the point of having two different shows focusing on different parts of the world if they both reference the same characters? .