Robert Kirkman‘s The Walking Dead prequel, Fear the Walking Dead, finally premiered on AMC last night, joining the likes of Joanie Loves Chachi, Laverne & Shirley, and Frasier in the television spin-off Hall of Greats. The new series follows a family from Los Angeles as the world first finds out about the flesh-hungry walkers we’ve grown to know and love from the original series. After seeing the pilot episode recently, we’re already hooked. The new saga has a stellar cast, is legitimately scary, and already has us on the edge of our seats waiting for next week’s episode.

Join Jessica Chobot as we run down the reasons we’re stoked on the new series, how it’s different from the original, and get a visit from cast-member Lorenzo Henrie (!!!), on today’s Nerdist News.

Thanks for watching today’s episode! In case you missed it, check out what Mortal Kombat fatalities would look like in real life on last week’s episode of Nerdist News WTFridays, and let us know what you liked most from the Fear the Walking Dead premiere in the comments below!