A six-part series of webisodes taking place in The Walking Dead Television Universe. It tells the story of the USS Pennsylvania submarine crew, who are trapped at the bottom of the ocean at the onset of the Zombie Apocalypse.
The series serves as a prequel to Season 6 of Fear the Walking Dead and was released exclusively on AMC+ on April 10, 2022. Both Nick Stahl and John Glover reprise their roles from the show.
The full series can be found here
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Tropes
- Anti-Mutiny: Riley and the others refuse to cooperate with Captain Renwick when the Pennsylvania receives orders to nuke Chicago in a futile effort to stop the Zombie Apocalypse.
- Be Careful What You Wish For: Before the outbreak starts, Riley is unsure whether he is fit to be a father, expressing interest in being commander of his own submarine one day. Needless to say, he gets his priorities in order once everything goes to hell, though unfortunately too late...
- Boom, Headshot!: Riley gives a Mercy Kill to the bitten Captain Renwick.
- The Cameo: Teddy Maddox makes a brief appearance at the end of the series, approaching Riley with the intention of recruiting him for his Apocalypse Cult.
- Despair Event Horizon: Riley is completely broken hearing the deaths of his wife and son over the phone.
- Downer Ending: Riley manages to get out and contact his wife, only to hear her and their son die over the phone. Months later, a very familiar figure approaches him, telling him this is not the end.
- Dwindling Party: The 155-person crew has been whittled down to just 8 by the end.
- Interrupted Suicide: Riley is moments away from blowing his brains out when he gets approached by Teddy.
- Nice Guy: Surprisingly, Riley is this, in contrast to the Faux Affably Evil Smug Snake he will be by the time of Fear.
- Saved by Canon: Riley goes on to be a major recurring antagonist in Season 6 while Walter is a Small Role, Big Impact in the premiere episode of that season.
- Sub Story: The series is set nearly entirely (except for the last scenes of the last episode) onboard a submarine.
