'The Walking Dead,' 'Fear The Walking Dead' Crossover News: Show Boss Gale Anne Hurd Says It's Unlikely
Aside from the apparent clues given by both titles, many fans of the Walking Dead universe might be expecting the day when Travis, Madison, Nick, and Alicia of "Fear The Walking Dead" finally get to meet Rick Grimes and his company of hardened survivors in "The Walking Dead."
The first show mentioned is currently under hiatus after it aired a rather intense and explosive finale last Sunday, Oct. 4. The parent show, on the other hand, is now ready to kick off its highly-anticipated 6th season.
Earlier this year, it has been implied by the show's bosses that since "Fear The Walking Dead" and TWD are but two intertwined series "living under the same mythological umbrella," it should be assumed that characters of either shows will get to meet along the way. However, this latest bit of update from Design and Trend could thwart off that hope.
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Citing the report from Deadline.com, D&T quoted executive producer Gale Anne Hurd saying that the possibility of the two programs intersecting in the future is unlikely.
According to Hurd, Rick's pack still hasn't made it to Washington D.C. yet and it's already six seasons have already passed. It should also be taken into consideration what would drive the "Fear" characters to travel across the country.
"For what? I mean why would you go there?" Hurd added that it remains to be seen how the writers would "motivate our characters [Fear] to head to D.C., or you know to head to the Southeast."
"I just don't think that that's something that would be a natural outgrowth of who our characters are and where they are when the show begins," the EP said.
Doing the crossover thing, as she said, might also "contort" the characters that fans have grown fond of. Hurd explained that there is a tendency for crossovers to externally manipulate the characters "so that they'll fit into a plot line."
For the show boss, that "simply isn't logical." In fact, what the people behind the show as well as the viewers should be concerned of is the welfare of each of the characters.
"I think the thing is to care for the characters," Hurd added (via D&T).
Stay tuned for more updates.
