Fear the Walking Dead: Minotaur

"Minotaur" is the ninth episode of season three of the survival horror television series Fear the Walking Dead, and the thirtieth episode of the series overall. The series is a prequel spin-off of the critically acclaimed program The Walking Dead and chronicles the stories of the first days of the zombie apocalypse. The episode was directed by Stefan Schwartz with a script written by Dave Erickson and Mike Zunic. It first aired on AMC on Sunday, September 10th, 2017 at 10:00 pm.

In this episode, Alicia works the water pump. Jake welcomes the convoy onto the ranch. Lola distributes water at the Gonzalez Dam. Nick kills some walkers, and new leadership arises at the ranch.

Notes & Trivia

 * Fear the Walking Dead was created by Robert Kirkman and Dave Erickson based on concepts developed by Kirkman for The Walking Dead comic book series published by Image Comics and Skybound Entertainment.


 * This episode is rated TV-MA. It contains scenes of graphic violence and strong language. Viewer discretion is advised.


 * No actual Minotaurs were harmed during the making of this episode.


 * This episode had a viewership of 2.139 million people upon its initial broadcast. It rated 0.78% in the 18-49 viewing demographic.


 * This is the premiere episode of season 3B.


 * "Minotaur" and "The Diviner" airs on the same evening.


 * Co-writer Michael Zunic is credited as Mike Zunic in this episode.


 * Actor Colman Domingo is credited in this episode, but his character does not make an appearance.


 * Actress Danay Garcia is credited in this episode, but her character does not make an appearance.


 * Actress Jenny Steadman is credited as Jenny Schmidt in this episode.


 * This is the first appearance of Klah Jackson.


 * This is the first and only appearance of John Hogan.


 * This is the third and final appearance of Terrance Shafford; dies in this episode.