The Walking Dead season 3 casting news

We put the warning in the title but it’s worth repeating; if you have yet to see the rather excellent finale to season 2 of The Walking Dead, you shouldn’t read any further as we’re going deep into spoiler territory from here on in.

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As Hershel’s farm was overwhelmed by a herd of undead, Andrea found herself deserted from the group and left running through the woods trying to survive. With ammo supplies running, low she faced certain death until a fan favourite from the comics made an appearance to save her. And that fan favourite is none other than Michonne.

Sure, she was cloaked in her brief appearance, and a formal introduction wasn’t made, but anyone who’s a fan of the comic book series will know that there’s no mistaking her. We got to see how handy she is with her katana, as well as enjoying the presence of her two walker pets.

With her face being obscured, the actress playing her wasn’t clear at the time of broadcast. However, it was later revealed that Danai Gurira (Treme, Ghost Town, The Vsitor) has been cast in the role and will be playing the character in season three when it airs later in the year.

The show faced some criticism, wrongly if you ask me, that the first half of season two deviated from the source material too much and failed to deliver the goods on the zombie front, instead opting for silly things like character development and dialogue. Even the harshest critics of the show would struggle to find fault with the latter half however, as it paid off on elements put in place earlier in the season. Each episode outdid the one that came before it, until it culminated in a rather spectacular finale.

We already know that season three will feature the Governor, with the announcement that David Morrissey has been cast in the role. And with Michonne and the prison revealed in the final episode of season two, it looks as though we’ll have a hell of a series on our hands.

AMC