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The Walking Dead Season 3 Update!

The third season of "The Walking Dead" started filming last week so I found it fitting to post some news about the upcoming season which will premier in October.

The Walking Dead Season 3 News and Updates

So in the 3rd season of  "The Walking Dead" we will be treated to a 16 episodes which is a few more episodes than last season. Seven actors are returning from the season 2. Andrew Lincoln (Rick Grimes), Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori Grimes, Rick's wife and Carl's mother), Laurie Holden (Andrea), Steven Yeun (Glenn), Chandler Riggs (Carl Grimes, Rick and Lori's son), Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon),  Lauren Cohan (Maggie Greene, Hershel's  oldest daughter and Glenn's girl).

Several recurring cast members are also set to return. Melissa McBride (Carol Peletier), IronE (Theodore "T-Dog" Douglas), Scott Wilson (Hershel Greene), Emily Kinney (Beth Greene, Hershel's emotionally troubled youngest daughter),  Michael Rooker (Merle Dixon, who had gone missing in the middle of the first season and is Daryl's brother).

There are also two new cast members have been added to the third season. David Morrissey (The Governor, a major antagonist in the comic series) and Danai Gurira (Michonne, the hooded figure that saves Andrea in the season two finale and a prominently featured character in the comic series).

Two main cast members who are not returning are: Jon Bernthal, who played Shane Walsh; and Jeffrey DeMunn as Dale Horvath; both characters were killed in the previous season.

Robert Kirkman Interview About Season 3 of The Walking Dead

The Walking Dead case started filming season 3 today. Check out this on-set interview with the show's Executive Producer Robert Kirkman about Danai Gurira's (Michonne) sword skills and the most impressive set he's ever seen on the show.

Q: After two seasons, you must feel like an old pro on set. What aspects of production still surprise you?

A: One thing that's surprising me is how much I've fallen in love with Georgia. The town Senoia where we're filming is absolutely beautiful...The big change this season is we've got this amazing prison that we're filming in. It's absolutely stunning, and I never get used to being on set.

Q: What went into constructing the prison?

A: They've taken a lot of what you see in the comic book series and brought it to life in ways that I didn't think possible. This is going to be one of the most impressive looking things that's ever been put together for a show.

Q: The room in the prison with all the guns and the SWAT gear in the comic is really cool. Is that going to come up on the show?

A: We're a big fan of the SWAT gear here at The Walking Dead writer's room... maybe that's an indication that we'll be seeing that stuff in the show. It's important to us to maintain the tone of the show. Thus far [the characters] have been out on the road, desperate and living in the heat, and we don't want it to be that they're relaxing in this safe place now.

Q: With the evil Governor in the picture, does that mean the humans are the bigger threat this season?

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