AMC Announces the Return of Kim Dickens to ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ and Season 8 Renewal

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Kim Dickens as Madison Clark in Episode 408 of ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ – ‘No One’s Gone’. (Photo Courtesy of AMC)

There was a time in The Walking Dead Universe, where characters that left the series, were never to return. Courtesy of the grim reality that this was the end of the world, where death and exits were final and absolute. But the popularity of this franchise and the connection we share with some of these characters, have motivated Chief Content Officer Scott Gimple… to get creative when it comes to death and for proof… then look no further than last night’s epic announcements for Fear the Walking Dead.
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For not only did AMC renew the show for its Eighth Season, but it also informed us that a long presumed dead character from season four… is returning to the fold. For come next year, Kim Dickens will reprise her role as the titular Madison Clark on the series as a guest star before returning to the fold as a series regular in season eight. Ending any and all speculation to the fate of her character while resurrecting a fan favorite and well, here are all the details on her return and season eight, alongside a promo for season 7B (courtesy of AMC), for you to enjoy as we all now eagerly await the return of Madison Clark.

‘AMC announced on tonight’s Talking Dead the renewal of Fear the Walking Dead for an eighth season with Kim Dickens, who played fan-favorite character Madison Clark in Seasons 1 through 4, set to return to the series.  Dickens will make her first appearance in the second half of Season 7, returning Sunday, April 17 on AMC, and continue as a series regular in Season 8. All episodes of Fear the Walking Dead continue to be available one week early on AMC+, beginning on April 10.

“If there were a Mt. Deadmore, Kim Dickens’ face would be on it.  Madison Clark is a foundational character to TWDU — heroic, complex, an everyperson who becomes a warrior and then a force of benevolence,” said Scott M. Gimple, Chief Content Officer of The Walking Dead Universe. “Kim Dickens’ raw talent, strength, and brilliance will electrify TWDU once more and we couldn’t be luckier to have her back.”

In the second half of Season 7, months have passed after the nuclear blast and the only one thriving is Victor Strand (Colman Domingo). Having built a fiefdom, he callously selects who will have a chance at life. The other members of the group have suffered immensely, but out of that, has come a fierce determination to live, even if it means taking Strand’s Tower by force and continuing the search for Padre, a mythical place no one is sure really exists. Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey,) now the reluctant leader to Teddy’s former followers, is plagued by a mysterious illness and the repercussions of her past actions. Morgan (Lennie James,) trying to maintain hope that he will be reunited with his family, knows Alicia is key to their survival. With Alicia declaring war, Strand’s paranoia and personal vendettas grow, and with that, new threats emerge from all sides.

Fear the Walking Dead is executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, Showrunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero and David Alpert and is produced by AMC Studios.’

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