Dead Man Walking (film) Dead Man Walking (film) Dead Man Walking is a 1995 American crime drama film starring Susan Sarandon and Sean Penn, and co-produced and directed by Tim Robbins, who adapted the screenplay from the non-fiction book of the same name. Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon) establishes a special relationship with Matthew Poncelet (Penn) – based on real-life murderers Elmo Patrick Sonnier and Robert Lee Willie – a prisoner on death row in Louisiana, acting as his spiritual adviser after carrying on correspondence with him. Matthew Poncelet has been in prison for six years, awaiting his execution after being sentenced to death for
Fear the Walking Dead series in cable history. "Fear the Walking Dead: Flight 462", a 16-part web series, premiered on October 4, 2015, on AMC.com; it also aired as promos during "The Walking Dead" season 6. Two of the web series' characters, Alex (previously known as Charlie) and Jake, are introduced in "Fear the Walking Dead" season 2, episode 3 ("Ouroboros"). A second 16-part web series debuted on October 17, 2016, and episodes were made available online weekly and aired as promos during the seventh season of "The Walking Dead". The web series follows Sierra, a capable survivor, who helps an injured woman named