AMC is airing a new standalone “The Walking Dead” special that is set on on an airliner where people are up against a deadly walker attack during “Fear the Walking Dead’s”timeline, One of the survivors of the in-flight attack will go on to star in “Fear the Walking Dead’s” second season. the sixth season of “The Walking Dead” is scheduled to debut with a 90-minute episode Oct. 11 on AMC. Airing on Sundays at 9 pm EST, “Fear the Walking Dead” was co-created by Robert Kirkman andDave Erickson. The series stars Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Mercedes Mason and more.