AMC has released the first 3-minutes of “Fear The Walking Dead,” a spin-off and prequel of the hit TV series “The Walking Dead.”

According to AMC, this new series follows the story of a divorced male teacher, a female guidance counselor, and her two children–a son and a daughter–in the opening stages of the zombie apocalypse as they come to terms with the impending collapse of civilization.

The series stars Kim Dickens, Cliff Curtis, Frank Dillane, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Lorenzo James Henrie, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Rubén Blades, Mercedes Mason, and Patricia Reyes Spíndola.

“Fear the Walking Dead” is set to premiere August 24, 2015 on AMC.