Timeline Fear The Walking Dead | Season Four

Timeline S4 – SPOILER ALERT

One of the most intense and interesting seasons of Fear The Walking Dead and of the entire TWD Universe.
Not only for the events that occured, but above all for the unusual, articulated construction and some of the most unexpected twists of the saga as a whole, the fourth season of FTWD undoubtedly challenges the attention and critical sense of the viewer, pushing him to extricate himself in a dense succession of continuous temporal leaps between the present and a recent past, putting even the most mindfull audience to the test.
What I present to you below is a chronological reorganization of the salient events in the timeline of the Fourth Season of FTWD.
PS: the dates are approximate but more or less it all happened in those days.

Complete summary table at the bottom of the page.

Off-stage between third and fourth season

October 7th, 2010
Having survived the dam’s current, Madison reunites with Alicia, Nick, and Victor inside a safe cave. Shortly thereafter, Nick manages to track down and bring back Luciana; Daniel, separated from the group, reaches Texas where he gives a video interview to Althea before isolating himself in a warehouse.
March 1st, 2011
In a secluded cabin on a Texas river, reclusive ex-cop John rescues and shelters an injured woman named Laura (actually June). While living together, the two fall deeply in love, but she suddenly abandons him in the middle of the night, prompting John to set out on a journey to find her for over a year.
August 6th, 2011
Madison, temporarily separated from her children while exploring the Texas countryside, encounters journalist Althea. She agrees to record her video testimony (identified as Amina), trading stories of her past for food and vital supplies.
August 7th, 2011
Thanks to logistical assistance and the information she’s gathered, Madison finally manages to reunite with Alicia, Nick, Victor and Luciana. Exploring the surrounding area, the group discovers a massive abandoned baseball stadium and decides to settle inside, beginning the fortification and cultivation of their new, large community.

Events of the fourth season

August 23rd, 2012
The young and seemingly defenseless Charlie arrives at the gates of the baseball stadium and is warmly welcomed by the community. The group is completely unaware that the girl is actually acting as an infiltrator and spy for the Vultures, a cynical group of scavengers specializing in scorched-earth operations around settlements.
September 6th, 2012
Madison, Alicia, Victor and Luciana go on patrol to find Charlie’s family and encounter the suspicious Naomi (actually June). At the same time, Vulture leader Mel shows up at the stadium with a massive fleet of trucks loaded with walkers, launching a grueling psychological siege.
September 8th, 2012
Nick and Madison venture into the surrounding territories in search of emergency supplies to withstand the siege, but are intercepted and robbed by Ennis and Charlie herself. The little girl’s betrayal definitively reveals the Vultures’ true intentions and the gravity of the external threat.
September 22nd, 2012
After two weeks of a complete cutoff from outside supplies, the food reserves grown inside the stadium are starting to run low. To prevent surrender, Madison organizes a risky raid and sends two-person teams to scour the region for food and seeds.
September 29th, 2012
Naomi, Victor and Madison venture far beyond the safe confines to locate a large cache of seeds and farming equipment. Due to the distance and the danger posed by hordes of walkers along the way, the three are forced to stop at an abandoned hotel for the night.
September 30th, 2012
Naomi secretly leaves the hotel to collect medical supplies from the water park where her daughter died, nearly being overwhelmed. Madison and Victor reach the woman in time to rescue her; after retrieving load of medical and food resources, the three finally return to the stadium.
October 1st, 2012
The Vultures unleash a huge horde of flaming undead against the stadium’s fences, forcing it to surrender. To allow Alicia, Nick, Victor and Luciana to escape in a vehicle, Madison lures the horde inside the facility and sacrifices herself by locking herself inside.
October 5th, 2012
Morgan, returning from his long trek on foot from Virginia (and TWD) after the war against Negan, reaches the Texas territories. Along the way, the former Alexandria member meets the reclusive John; they are soon joined by Althea, aboard her armored SWAT vehicle, who joins them.
October 6th, 2012
The three travelers are ambushed by the stadium survivors: Alicia, Nick, Victor and Luciana. During the clashes, Nick kills Ennis in revenge but is in turn shot dead by little Charlie; in the chaos, John discovers from Althea’s footage that Naomi is his beloved Laura (June) and decides to search for her.
October 8th, 2012
The group gathers together amidst the rubble of the stadium, now completely burned and infested with walkers. After viewing the old video interview recorded by Madison, Alicia and the others decide to lay down their weapons and honor their mother’s memory, welcoming June and the repentant Charlie into the group.
November 2nd, 2012
Deeply affected by recent losses and convinced that isolation is not the answer to trauma, Morgan makes a radical decision. He informs the group of his intention to leave Texas and return to Virginia, suggesting that they move permanently to the Alexandria community.
November 3rd, 2012
During the first stages of his long march eastward, Morgan crosses the Mississippi state line and encounters half-siblings Sarah and Wendell. The two, aboard a large stolen freight truck, strike a pact with Morgan to travel, further expanding the circle of survivors on the move.
November 9th, 2012
Inspired by supply packages left on the road by a mysterious benefactor named Clayton, the group decides to abandon their journey to Virginia. The survivors choose to stay in the area to help those in need and settle permanently inside a large jeans factory that once belonged to Logan.