During Comic-Con International, aka San Diego Comic-Con, AMC Networks announced the official renewal of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Additionally, Season 3 will be produced and set in the country of Spain, with production slated to kick off next month, based out of the city of Madrid.
Additionally, the production is planning extensive location shooting in the regions of Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia, and Valencia. So it looks like AMC Networks has an epic third season planned for the hit spinoff series.
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The announcement came during the show’s standing-room-only session in Hall H, featuring the stars and executive producers of the show, Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride, cast member Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, showrunner David Zabel, and executive producer and director Greg Nicotero. You can also check out the newly revealed teaser image for Season 3 below:
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Season 3 will track Carol (McBride) and Daryl (Reedus) as they continue their journey home towards the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, their path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they see various effects of the Walker apocalypse.
Speaking on the announcement, AMC Studios and AMC Networks President of Entertainment Dan McDermott stated, via a press release, “We are so proud of these shows and incredibly grateful for the way this new chapter in The Walking Dead Universe has been embraced by the fans.”
He continued, “Sending Daryl, and then Carol, to France was such an inspired and visually striking move for this franchise, a chance to do something truly different. We can’t wait to continue the travels of this iconic duo with a third season produced and set in Spain, another beautiful country with a passionate TWD fanbase that is already buzzing with anticipation.”
Reedus said on the announcement, “I couldn’t be more thrilled to announce a third season and to be working side by side with the brilliant Melissa McBride. Season two is some of my favorite storytelling of this series. Watching Melissa shine along with our brilliant cast and crew has been one of my fondest memories playing this character. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did making it and we can’t wait to keep the story going.”
McBride also added, “I’m really appreciating the new challenges for Daryl and Carol being so far from all they’ve ever known… what it means for them, what it brings for each of them, apart and together. There’s still so much ahead to unpack in France for the coming season two, and a breathtaking finale. And now Spain! I already know that David Zabel’s storytelling is making the most of all that is so beautiful and unique to Spain. We start shooting there in just a few weeks… such excitement looking forward!”
The Walking Dead Universe Chief Content Officer Scott M. Gimple commented, “France made Daryl and Carol’s story into an epic poem with what we found there. What’s to come in Spain may even surpass it — and we’re so damn happy to bring the audience more of the Terrific Two alongside new compelling characters, in a yet unseen, beautiful, horrific corner of their broken world.”
Also, Zabel said on Season 3, “We are all very excited to continue the epic and intimate story of these two friends Daryl and Carol trying to get back home. Exploring new spectacular European settings, we look forward to dramatizing the ways in which the Walker apocalypse has done to Spain what it did to France.”
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Additionally, the Hall H panel gave attendees an official first look at the new Season 2 trailer. The panel was moderated by Chris Hardwick. You can check out the new official trailer and early first look at Season 2 below:
The Book of Carol picks up where Season 1 left off, following fan-favorite characters Daryl and Carol Peletier. They now have to confront old demons while she fights to find her friend and she struggles with his decision to stay in France, causing tension at the Next. Additionally, Genet (Anne Charrier) builds momentum with her movement, setting Pouvoir on a violent collision course with the Union of Hope in the fight for France’s future.
Season 2 of the hit series, titled The Book of Carol, will premiere on AMC and AMC+ on September 29. The first season quickly became the most-viewed premiere of all time on AMC+ and the most-viewed season of any show in the history of the streamer. It also became a top acquisition driver in the U.S. and Spain, eclipsed only by The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live in those categories.
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The first season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon is available to stream now on AMC+. That includes other spinoffs, such as The Ones Who Live.
About The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
Release Date: September 29 (Season 2), TBA (Season 3)
Showrunner: David Zabel
Writers: David Zabel, Angela Kang
Directors: Daniel Percival, Greg Nicotero
Executive Producers: Scott M. Gimple, Reedus, McBride, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang, Brian Bockrath, Daniel Percival, Jason Richman, and Steve Squillante
Network: AMC and AMC+
Cast: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi
Synopsis: Season three tracks Carol (McBride) and Daryl (Reedus) as they continue their journey toward home and the ones they love. As they struggle to find their way back, the path takes them farther astray, leading them through distant lands with ever-changing and unfamiliar conditions as they witness the various effects of the Walker apocalypse.
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SOURCE: AMC Networks
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