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Walking Dead Charts Long Future as Daryl Dixon Season 3 Finale Nears, Final Season Films in Spain

Showrunner David Zabel says the run-up delivers a more emotional conclusion that feeds directly into the already-filming final season.

Overview

  • The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 finale airs Sunday, Oct. 19, with Zabel teasing a stretch of episodes that become bigger, deeper, and more emotional.
  • AMC has set Season 4 as an eight-episode final run now in production in Spain, and Norman Reedus says it could be his favorite season, calling it "weird."
  • This season places Daryl and Carol in Spain facing local power struggles, including a faction led by "El Alcazar," with storytelling shaped by spaghetti Western and The Revenant influences.
  • Season 3 introduces the first on-screen childhood flashbacks for Daryl, signaling a more introspective character arc that carries into Season 4.
  • Franchise chief Scott M. Gimple says the universe could run for many more years and across new continents, even suggesting the team might still be at it in 15 years.