Walking Dead spinoff shot exclusively in Vancouver

Can you spot Vancouver in the trailer ofFear theWalking Dead?

The spinoffof AMC'spopular zombie apocalypseWalking Deadshow was shot exclusively in the Lower Mainland

LorenzoJamesHenrie, one of the stars, says Hollywood North played Los Angeles really well.

"There are a lot of pockets in Vancouver that are very LosFeliz, Silver Lake, downtown Los Angeles ...we shot a riot scene [in downtown Vancouver]that lookedexactlylike downtown LA," he said. "Ithink it's completelyauthentic."

The show will hit the airwaves on August 23. But whileWalking Dead is shot and based in Georgia with many of the scenes unfolding in the woods,Fear the Walking Deadwill have a more urban feel.

Producers built three different sound stages over two monthsto showcase the developing of azombieapocalypse.

"They have found some areas that work, that double [for LA], butfor the most part we are on stages here," saidKim Dickens, the female lead in the show.

2ndseason will bebe shot in Hollywood North

Many Hollywood producers have been drawn by theweak Canadian dollar, but there are also other factors to entice them.

"The beauty of Vancouver is you have all season," says Mercedes Mason, who plays Ofelia. "If you want something shot in the summer, it is beautiful. If you needa winter feel, absolutely.You kind of get a little bit of everything and you cannot beat the people, they are so sweet."

For the most part,AMC has keptthe project under wraps.When the media was invited to the studio lot, there was no access to any sets and interviews were done in an area lined with palm trees playing a part in making Vancouver look like Los Angeles.

Dickens is hoping fans love Fear the Walking Dead, which is a prequeland a companion show to the final and fifth season of the original.

"It's an incredible fan base, the Walking Dead fanbase, it is really passionate and local and Ijust hope weplease them."

But it seems producers are already pleased and the show has been renewedfor a second season, which willalso be shotin Vancouver.