The dead rose today in Hall H at San Diego Comic Con, where the key members behind AMC’s hit series,The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, took to the stage to unveil the official Season 3 trailer for attendees. The two leading stars of the show —Norman ReedusandMelissa McBride— were joined by the leading creative team —Scott M. Gimple,David Zabel, andGreg Nicotero— to give fans a taste of what’s to come when the next set of episodes arrives on screens later this year. After two incredibly successful seasons that have seen Reedus’ titular character fighting the undead abroad in France, the next chapter will follow Daryl and Carol’s (McBride) trek across Europe to Spain.
In the freshly dropped trailer, we see Daryl and Carol setting off on a journey with a newfound friend (Stephen Merchant) who lends them passage towards the U.S. Along the way, their ship runs adrift, and they end up in Spain, where they’ll once again find themselves in the business of helping others. After discovering what appears to essentially be a human trafficking scheme in exchange for weapons, Daryl and Carol do what they do best and set out on a mission to save the victims, all while evading scores of the undead.
It seems like the team behind what’s so far been the most popular offshoot to come fromThe Walking Deadcontinues to one-up themselves with every season — and they’re enjoying the opportunity to travel the globe. Dropping these characters into a new setting and background has been an exciting change of pace for audiences who long tuned in for the 11-season-running flagship series that started it all. The switch-up has also allowed new faces to join Reedus and McBride in their characters’ journeys, with Season 3 set to see talent includingEduardo Noriega,Óscar Jaenada,Alexandra Masangkay,Hada Nieto,Hugo Arbués,Cuco Usín,Candela Saitta, and more join the fold.
Today’s Comic Con fun forThe Walking Dead: Daryl Dixoncomes hot on the heels of the news thatThe Walking Dead: Dead Cityhas beenrenewed for a third season. Following a mixed reception from critics during its recent Season 2 run, it wasn’t clear whether theJeffrey Dean MorganandLauren Cohan-led spin-off would stroll the streets of the post-apocalyptic Big Apple again, but audiences will officially get more of their story in the future.
Recently, showrunner and EP, Gimple, said that he plans to always have a tale from the zombie-filled universe on television screens,as he previously stated:
“Robert Kirkman, when he initially pitched the comic to Image, it was a zombie movie that would never end. He would always see it in zombie movies and be like, ‘Wait, what happens after that?’ And it was a brilliant idea and then Robert’s own brilliance of character and novelty, incredible dialogue, it hooked me as a comic creator and even though I was working on the show when this happened, when he stopped the comic, I was bummed out because I wanted that zombie movie that never ends so we’re picking up the torch, and we’re trying to do that.”
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonstruts into its third season on September 7. Stay tuned to Collider for more to come from SDCC.
