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The Walking Dead season 3
Season 3
Promotional poster
No. of episodes16
Release
Original networkAMC
Original releaseOctober 14, 2012 (2012-10-14) –
present
Season chronology
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Season 4
List of episodes

The third season of AMC's television series The Walking Dead premiered on October 14, 2012[1] and will feature 16 episodes.[2] The series is based on the series of comic books of the same name by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore, and Charlie Adlard; it was developed for television by Frank Darabont, and is executive produced by Robert Kirkman and Glen Mazzara. As in the comics, the season is set in both an abandoned prison and an active rural town of survivors. It introduces several notable characters from the comics, including The Governor, Michonne, and Tyreese.

Plot

Eight months have passed since Hershel's farm was destroyed and Rick Grimes and his group have been on the move. His group, consisting of his wife Lori Grimes (who is pregnant, bound to give birth soon), their son Carl, Hershel Greene and his daughters Maggie and Beth, Glenn, Carol Peletier, Daryl Dixon, and T-Dog, is now more experienced in combat, and have been scavenging supplies. Most notably, Daryl Dixon has stepped up as a cohesive member of the group, and has become Rick's right-hand man and quasi-bodyguard. Rick and Daryl spot a prison complex, and the group manages to take over the prison as their shelter.

While clearing the prison of walkers, Hershel is bitten in the leg, forcing Rick to amputate it in an attempt to save his life. They discover a small group of prisoners who have survived, and update them on the zombie apocalypse, including how to kill walkers. The prisoners' leader, Tomas, proves to be unpredictable after killing a fellow prisoner, Big Tiny, who had been infected, as well as attempting to murder Rick. As a result, Rick kills Tomas and locks out Tomas' ally, Andrew, into a yard filled with walkers. The two remaining prisoners who appear to be more docile and cooperative, Axel and Oscar, are left in a prison cell block for them to inhabit.

Hershel, nursed by Carol, who he had taken on as his protege, survives his injury, and begins to walk with crutches. The group then fortifies the prison, however Andrew, who had survived, sabotages the prison's locks and overruns the area with walkers. The group is separated in the process, and T-Dog is bitten; he then sacrifices his life to save Carol, who disappears in the chaos. Lori goes into labor, and, realizing she is unable to give birth safely, asks Maggie to perform an emergency c-section to save the baby, at the expense of her own life. After Lori says her goodbyes to Carl, Maggie operates on Lori and delivers the baby. Lori dies of blood loss, and Carl shoots her to prevent her from reanimating. Meanwhile, the prison alarms go off; Oscar believes that the emergency generators have been activated. Axel and Oscar prove their worth to Rick by assisting him in shutting off the generators and killing Andrew. When the group reunites, Rick discovers that Lori has died. He slowly loses his sanity, aggressively slaughtering the remaining walkers in the prison and receiving phone calls from the deceased members of his group, including Lori. His phone call with Lori allows him to let go of her death and reunite with the group, which has begun taking care of the baby. Carol is found soon after by a relieved Daryl, having fought her way into a basement cell before collapsing, and the group is back together, if only for a short time.

Andrea and Michonne, the woman who saved her while escaping Hershal's farm, spot the wreckage of a crashed military helicopter, where they are spotted by a group of men that includes Daryl's missing older brother, Merle. The two are taken into the small town of Woodbury, a seemingly ideal and peaceful town led by their kind and sympathetic leader, The Governor. The town's 73 residents live in harmony reminiscent of their lives before the zombie apocalypse. Andrea is enticed by The Governor and by Merle's apparent change of heart, although Michonne is suspicious of them. The Governor is revealed to have hidden intentions, running secret experiments with his assistant Milton, as well as killing numerous military personnel to take possession of their supplies. He is also taking care of his daughter Penny, who is a walker, and is keeping walker heads in an aquarium for entertainment. Michonne discovers and kills a large number of walkers locked up by the Governor. After a confrontation with the Governor in which Michonne puts her katana to his throat, she decides to leave Woodbury without Andrea, who eventually adapts to the town's way of life and begins an intimate relationship with the Governor.

The Governor then sends Merle and three of his men to go after Michonne. Michonne kills two of them, leaving Garguilo and Merle, who wounds Michonne by shooting her in the leg. Merle, fearing for his life, wants to turn back, but Gargulio wants to keep going. Merle kills him and later lies to the Governor, telling him that he succeeded in killing Michonne in the woods. Michonne then witnesses Merle's capture of Glenn and Maggie, who had been searching for supplies and formula for Rick's baby. Michonne delivers the supplies to the prison, where she is treated for her wound and informs Rick's group about Glenn and Maggie's capture and the town of Woodbury. Carl names his baby sister Judith, and Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Oscar travel to Woodbury to rescue Glenn and Maggie. Glenn and Maggie are interrogated by Merle and the Governor about the location of their group's shelter. While Merle sadistically beats Glenn and sets a walker loose on him while tied to a chair, the Governor threatens to sexually assault Maggie. Once Glenn and Maggie are reunited, Maggie blurts out that they inhabit the prison when the Governor threatens to shoot Glenn.

The Governor is about to send Merle and Martinez to scout the prison when Rick, Daryl, Michonne and Oscar approach Woodbury. They penetrate Woodbury's walls and rescue Maggie and Glenn, but Oscar is shot and killed. Michonne breaks away from the group and discovers the shocking truth about Penny and the head aquarium. The Governor and Michonne fight after Michonne stabs the zombified Penny through the head with her katana. During the fight, Michonne manages to stab the Governor in the eye with a piece of broken glass. Andrea arrives on the scene and holds Michonne at gunpoint to prevent the Governor's death, but this event leads Andrea to begin asking questions once she sees the walker heads and the Governor holding Penny's body. The Governor then turns on Merle, realizing that he had lied to him about killing Michonne. At a town meeting later that evening, the Governor accuses Merle of betraying the town by conspiring with Rick's group, and the Governor reveals to everyone that the captured member of Rick's group is Merle's brother Daryl. Meanwhile, Tyreese leads his sister Sasha, Allen and his wife Donna and son Ben inside the prison after Donna is bitten by a walker. Once inside, they are assisted by Carl, who helps them get away from the walkers pursuing them. Carl then locks Tyreese's group in the cell block next to theirs.

Cast

Main article: List of The Walking Dead (TV series) characters

Main cast

The primary characters of the third season from left to right: Lori, Carl, Daryl, Carol, T-Dog, Beth, Hershel, Rick, Maggie, Glenn, The Governor, Michonne, and Andrea

The third season features ten major roles receiving star billing, with eight returning from the previous season and two new cast members introduced; six were listed as main cast members in the second season, while Lauren Cohan and Michael Rooker are promoted from recurring status, and Danai Gurira and David Morrissey are added to the main cast as Michonne and The Governor, respectively.[3]

Recurring cast

  • Melissa McBride portrays Carol Peletier, a former victim of domestic abuse who is now the last surviving member of her family. (8 episodes)
  • Emily Kinney portrays Beth Greene, Hershel's youngest daughter. (9 episodes)
  • Scott Wilson portrays Hershel Greene, a religious man and trained veterinarian who owned a ranch where the group had stayed before it was overrun by walkers. (9 episodes)
  • IronE Singleton portrays Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas, a well-intentioned survivor who struggles to prove his worth to the group. He was killed by walkers after leading Carol to safety. (3 episodes)
  • Lew Temple portrays Axel, found by the group in the prison.[6] (8 episodes)
  • Dallas Roberts portrays Milton Mamet, a scientist who studies the walkers.[7] (7 episodes)

Also starring

  • Vincent Ward portrays Oscar, former burglar, found in the prison. (7 episodes)
  • Jose Pablo Cantillo portrays Caesar Martinez, one of the Governor's men. (7 episodes)
  • Alexa Nikolas portrays Haley, a female Woodbury guard. (3 episodes)
  • Donzaleigh Abernathy portrays Dr. Stevens, a doctor living in Woodbury. (2 episodes)
  • Chad Coleman portrays Tyreese, a new survivor leading a small group of people to safety.[8] (2 episodes)
  • Sonequa Martin portrays Sasha, Tyreese's sister. (2 episodes)
  • Tyler Chase portrays Ben, Allen's teenage son. (2 episodes)
  • Daniel Thomas May portrays Allen, part of Tyreese's group. (2 episodes)
  • Melissa Ponzio as Karen, a Woodbury citizen. (2 episodes)

Special guest stars

Retired NFL player Hines Ward made an appearance as a Walker.

Production

Early Season 3 Limited Edition DVD packaging showing The Governor's displayed zombie heads in the aquariums

AMC renewed The Walking Dead for a third season on October 25, 2011 after the season two premiere broke cable ratings records in the 18–49 demographic.[9] On January 14, 2012, AMC announced that the third season will contain 16 episodes.[2]

Filming for the season began in May 2012 in Coweta County, Georgia, with the city of Senoia being used as the filming location for the town of Woodbury.[10] Ernest Dickerson directed the season premiere episode.[11] Greg Nicotero, co-executive producer and special make-up FX artist on the series, directed the fifth episode of season 3 after already having directed the season 2 episode "Judge, Jury, Executioner". He also plans to return as a zombie in season 3, after portraying two different zombies in the first season.[12] In November 2012, Glen Mazzara announced that Ernest Dickerson would direct the season finale.[13]

After the conclusion of the third season, Mazzara will step down from his position as showrunner and executive producer for the series, in a mutual agreement by both Mazzara and AMC. The press release read, "Both parties acknowledge that there is a difference of opinion about where the show should go moving forward, and conclude that it is best to part ways."[14]

Webisodes

Following the Torn Apart series in 2011, another set of webisodes titled Cold Storage was produced and debuted on October 1, 2012 as a runup to Season 3.[15][16]

Talking Dead

Main article: Talking Dead

A second season had been commissioned in May 2012.[17] To coincide with a marathon of the show, a special episode was aired in July 2012 following the marathon's end, featuring a tour of the various props/sets used in the third season, as well as cast/crew interviews, and a snippet of exclusive footage featuring the newly introduced character Michonne.[18]

Episodes

See also: List of The Walking Dead episodes
No. # Title Directed by Written by Original air date U.S. viewers
(million)
201"Seed"Ernest DickersonGlen MazzaraOctober 14, 2012 (2012-10-14)10.87[19]
212"Sick"Billy GierhartNichole BeattieOctober 21, 2012 (2012-10-21)9.55[20]
223"Walk with Me"Guy FerlandEvan ReillyOctober 28, 2012 (2012-10-28)10.51[21]
234"Killer Within"Guy FerlandSang Kyu KimNovember 4, 2012 (2012-11-04)9.27[22]
245"Say the Word"Greg NicoteroAngela KangNovember 11, 2012 (2012-11-11)10.37[23]
256"Hounded"Dan AttiasScott M. GimpleNovember 18, 2012 (2012-11-18)9.21[24]
267"When the Dead Come Knocking"Dan SackheimFrank RenzulliNovember 25, 2012 (2012-11-25)10.43[25]
278"Made to Suffer"Billy GierhartRobert KirkmanDecember 2, 2012 (2012-12-02)10.48[26]
289"The Suicide King"Lesli Linka GlatterEvan ReillyFebruary 10, 2013 (2013-02-10)12.26[27]
2910"Home"Seith MannNichole BeattieFebruary 17, 2013 (2013-02-17)N/A
3011"I Ain't a Judas"[28]Greg NicoteroAngela KangFebruary 24, 2013 (2013-02-24)[29]N/A
3112"Clear"[28]UnknownUnknownMarch 3, 2013 (2013-03-03)[29]N/A
3213"Arrow on the Doorpost"[28]UnknownUnknownMarch 10, 2013 (2013-03-10)[29]N/A
3314"Prey"[28]Stefan Schwartz[30]UnknownMarch 17, 2013 (2013-03-17)[29]N/A
3415"This Sorrowful Life"[28]Greg NicoteroScott M. GimpleMarch 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)[29]N/A
3516"Welcome to the Tombs"[28]Ernest Dickerson[13]UnknownMarch 31, 2013 (2013-03-31)[29]N/A

References

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  5. ^ Neuman, Clayton (February 24, 2012). "David Morrissey Cast as The Governor in The Walking Dead Season 3". AMC. Retrieved February 24, 2012.
  6. ^ Ross, Dalton (October 14, 2012). "'The Walking Dead': Meet the (SPOILER)! Showrunner Glen Mazzara introduces us to the people in that final scene". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  7. ^ Ross, Dalton (August 21, 2012). "'The Walking Dead' casting news: Dallas Roberts to play new character of Milton". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 26, 2012.
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