The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 release date speculation and news

Plus, we now have a release date window, a teaser, and a first look at Stephen Merchant, who will be making his The Walking Dead debut in the new instalment.

Here's everything we know so far about the upcoming episodes, following season 2's finale.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 release date speculation

We'd expect Daryl Dixon season 3 to land in autumn 2025. It's definitely coming sometime this year, with AMC confirming a 2025 release window - we just don't have a specific release date just yet.

While this is a release window specifically for AMC in the US, season 2 has been airing four days behind the US on Sky and NOW in the UK – so we'd expect season 3 to follow suit (although this hasn't been confirmed yet).

What we do know is that production has officially wrapped!

The official social media accounts for The Walking Dead shared a couple of behind-the-scenes pictures, with the caption: "Season 3 production has officially wrapped! From France to Spain, the journey continues… and we’re getting closer."

Indeed, Daryl Dixon was back on our screens with season 2 less than a year after the season 1 finale, with the abbreviated six-episode run helping to keep the show on an annual schedule. If all goes to plan, it seems likely that the spin-off will stick to this path.

Daryl Dixon was renewed for a third season in July 2024 and has been filming in Galicia, Aragón, Catalonia and Valencia in Spain.

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 cast

After largely sitting out the first season (besides one guest appearance), it has been confirmed that Melissa McBride will be returning as Carol for season 3, alongside Norman Reedus as the titular fan favourite Daryl Dixon.

The show will be welcoming some new faces as it changes location, with comedy icon Stephen Merchant being the most high-profile name to join the Daryl Dixon cast.

While best known for the likes of Extras and The Outlaws, Merchant has taken on dramatic roles before in gritty Marvel blockbuster Logan and BBC One's hard-hitting true crime drama Four Lives.

Fitting with its new locale, the show has also cast a number of Spanish actors for regular season 3 roles, including Eduardo Noriega (The Devil's Backbone), Oscar Jaenada (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides) and Alexandra Masangkay (The Platform).

Meanwhile, up-and-comers Candela Saitta and Hugo Arbues will have recurring roles in the next set of episodes.

What could The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 be about?

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 will see Daryl and Carol leave post-apocalyptic France behind as they make the journey to Spain, where they hope to find more survivors and a viable path home.

A teaser for the new season shows the pair of them traversing different regions of Spain, with Daryl saying, "I was ready to give up. I thought it was all over," as Carol answers, "You and me both."

Details beyond that are sparse at this stage, but showrunner David Zabel has addressed whether the duo will remain in Spain for an as-yet-unconfirmed fourth season or if they will quickly hop over to another European country.

He told Collider: "We could do some more in Spain, or we could move on to another place potentially. I do love the way that we get to reinvent the show when we move from place to place.

"I think it's a great way to keep it fresh and to give new stimuli to these characters who have seen and done so much.

"There are all kinds of conversations about what a season 4 might look like, and what are some other places the show could go."

Is there a trailer for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3?

Yes! There's a teaser for Daryl Dixon season 3 - you can check it out below:

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3 is coming soon. Watch seasons 1-2 on Sky and NOW.

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