What Happens Next: ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 3 Details Revealed
Zombie masses will continue to live on (or something like that) in AMC’s The Walking Dead, which has officially been renewed for a third season.
Following fantastic ratings for the first two episodes of the show’s second season – including record-breaking numbers for the season two premiere, titled “What Lies Ahead” (read our review) – AMC has gone ahead and (not surprisingly) put in an order for at least one more season of the horror/drama series.
Here is an official statement on the matter, from AMC president Charlie Collier:
“Today we are pleased to announce that the ‘dead’ shall live as we proudly renew ‘The Walking Dead’ for a third season on AMC and, globally, with our terrific partners at Fox International Channels. We are thankful for everyone’s contribution in front of and behind the camera as we continue to make ‘The Walking Dead’ a unique television experience. And, we are so proud as it continues to set viewership records around the world.”
While “What Lies Ahead” seemed to inspire love/hate reactions from dedicated Walking Dead fans, that episode’s (relatively) mixed reception had little effect on the ratings for its followup, “Bloodletting”, which managed to attract some 6.7 million total viewers in the U.S., dropping only about 8% in total viewership from the record-breaking season 2 opener.
That strong hold was proof enough for AMC that fans are still interested enough in the direction the Walking Dead TV show is taking (from a narrative standpoint) to not abandon ship anytime soon.
Daryl Dixon and Rick Grimes won't be done battling zombies anytime soon.
However, there’s legitimate reason to be concerned (or, at least wonder) about the quality of The Walking Dead once the show reaches the half-way point of season 2 – which marks the end of Frank Darabont’s time as the series’ head honcho. The messy behind-the-scenes drama which led to Darabont’s departure between the airing of season 1 and 2 was bad enough to leave many fans worried about the show’s quality in later season 2 episodes.
We’ll soon find out whether Darabont’s guiding input was the glue holding this critically-respected ratings monster together – or if the rest of the Walking Dead production team (including new showrunner Glen Mazzara and original Walking Dead comic book creator/show producer Robert Kirkman) can keep things running smoothly for at least another season and a half.
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The Walking Dead airs Sundays at 9/8c on AMC
Source: AMC
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What really happened on Shane???? How did they turn to zombies without being bitten???Do they turn to zombies when they die without being bitten???
The infection is airborne. So when they die, it takes over.
Well how did Rick not die?
Rick didn’t get shot, When rick handed the gun over he was pointing it at Shane as well, So Shane was shot & stabbed at the same time, He also turned into a zombie because the infection is in everyone’s brains, Dieing just triggers it now because the infection is air born.
Hope I helped anyone who reads this is the comments as well as you Ryan Lombardo&4
Shane only got stabbed. When he was stabbed the gun went off!!!
yes because Rick’s gun was pointing towards the deck to show Shane he was submitting and to get Shane to put his guard down.
Actually they are all infected (what Dr. Edwin Jenner said to rick in season 1. So even if they die without being bit they turn unless they get a shot to the head death.
As it was revealed in the last episode of Season 2, but my prediction is that what Jenner said isn’t actually true, and that there is always a different reason.
They are all infected with the virus. The Dr at the CDC told Rick right before they left. He tells everyone in the last episode of Season 2.
they l carry the disease that’s what was said near the end even if not bitten because Rey carry it inside of them they will turn regardless
The virus is airborne, everyone carries it. When Rick killed Shane, he then became a zombie.
Well, in the episode “18 miles out”, Shane uses his knife to stab and kill a walker at the school, and when he’s trapped on the bus, he uses the same knife to cut his hand and wipes blood on the bus door to attract walkers. That is what I know for sure, but with Randal, I’m guessing either something similar happened to him with Daryl’s knife as he tortured Randal by stabbing his leg. Either that or being locked up in the barn where walkers were kept, the germs and dry blood got into Randal through all his cuts and bruises.
when some one dies they turn into a zombie….every one in the world has it when they die
They should also have survival games like this movie… An online game like this movie would be awesome
Hey you, there is a game called ” the walking dead ” for sale on steam
They should also have survival games like this movie… An online game like this movie would be awesome. Not like dead frontier tho…that game wants money.
Bryl There is already a game out exactly like this It’s called “The walking dead” its on stream should check it out, it dose not cost much & if you worried about price for a good game then you’ll never play a good game.
OMG, can’t wait till October. I am watching all episodes for both Season 1 & Season 2 many times now….
Please, move it to later date… waaaahhhhh…. im dying to see Andrea. Im wondering what’s going to happen to her after she was saved by Michone… hhmmmmmm
Its gonna be Awesome!!!
YEP!!!!!!
Just to let all of you “dead” fans know, the season is starting in mid-late October and that the Governor (from Book 3&4 of the comics) will be in season 3!
oh my life!!!! I CAN NOT WAIT UNTIL SEASON 3!! It is getting really good. it was so sad that Shane had to die but it looks like something is happening to Rick. I think he’s going to lose it. I wonder whats going to happen to Lori tho???? So when you die the sickness will take over.. hmmmmm can that be correct??? I don’t know but I’m ready for this crazy ride we are about to take!!!
Shane deserved to die, trying to kill rick to take over RICKS family and killing innocent people to live, He’s a mess.
Rick is not losing it, He’s simply yelling this time because he’s sick of having everyone look up to him and blaming everything on him. & I’m glad you are excited about season 3 coming out, also, The “sickness” Is not taking over when you die, Its air born the infection so its in everyone already because they’ve breathed it in, So when they die there brain stops, If you watched all the seasons before you would have seen that when you die and your brain shuts down, because the infection is air-born once you die its a trigger to start that part of your brain again. Hope this helped- Check out more on your shows today & Check polls out.
watch the episode inside the CDC with the Dr wife the test subject when her brain died moments later it showed it restarting but in a darker and gloomy fashion that was the virus causing this effect on her brain. i love this show…also remember it showed Shane and Lori on the road in a traffic jam they napalmed the city this caused the toxic virus in the air.
Shane was a huge jerk he tried to rape Lori don’t forget that what kind of man does that? and then tries to kill rick after rick came back to save him in the bus i would have left him im glad rick offed him i just ask myself why did he wait so long
wen does season 3 start? in october in 2012? or what
Yes season 3 starts in October 2012.
cant wait to for season 3…
if you remember shane also got stabbed with the same knife that Rick used to also kill zombies so traces of their infected blood will still be on that very same knife
that does not explain why Randell turned into a walker after only getting his neck snapped by Shane. and i wonder what happened to Sophia how did and when was she a walker? like i wonder if she climbed into the barn trying to hide not realizing there was walkers in there? hmmm
I wonder what will happen to Lori’s baby? the baby is infected twice.. once from airborne cause the mother has to breath and having 2 infected parents make the kid…
you ever wonder if the kid can control zombies?
will the kid maybe get a rare mutation and be immune to the zombie infection? (maybe find a cure throu the 2nd generation zombie DNA)
is the baby really shane’s?
and how can lori turn on her own husband like that.. she was cool but turned out to be a total “B”… im sure you can figure out what the “B” means… i think rick is cooler then shane…
and i think rick had to fight shane, because the group couldnt handle 2 alpha males… (with animals, there usually only one)
Also, what would happen if the baby is dead inside Lori’s stomach, turns into a zombie, then what would happen, would the baby eat Lori from the inside?
I totally wondered that same thing when they were saying last ep of season 2 that Rick knew from the CDC guy everyone would turn zombie when they died … so yeah, i thought omg a miscarriage would be a whole new ball game then wouldn’t it? i mean babies don’t have teeth .. so thats good, but WOULD it be a ‘crawler’ … you know? not just your own dead baby but a ZOMBIE inside you! ack!
Shane had to die he was a murderer and would have been a rapist he was a bad man and Rick he is a great leader
Lori has a normal baby, BUT(spoiler alert) Lori is holding the baby and they both DIE!!!They get shot. READ THE COMICS!!!!!!!
I love the show iam a big fan I cant wait intil the next one comes out iam happy love yall all
My boyfriend and I LOVE The Walking Dead. We are both addicted. <3 I guess it helped kick start our relationship because we both found something we love in common: Zombies :p I'm so inpatient for Season 3. I'm excited to see how much the show will differ from the comics.
I like the walking dead movie…but to the end of season two things changed.I dnt like the idea of making the infection airborne.This generally means that they will all die and it wnt make any sense…Then when a zombiee is shot, are there chances that after sometime he will wake up again???…Besdides, the damages they have are more compared to a shot they get to make them completely DEAD!!!!
Which walking dead movie??? There is a movie made in the 20′s I believe called the walking dead,but it’s about someone executed that is brought back to life(possibly a silent film but not 100%) which one are u talking about?