Home > The Walking Dead > Season 3 « TV Series Page The Walking Dead: Season 3 (2012 - 2013) SEASON: Season 3 Season 1 Season 2 Season 3 Season 4 Season 5 Season 6 Season 7 Season 8 Season 9 Season 10 Season 11 Want to see Episode List Season 3 The Walking Dead Critics Consensus The palpable terror and visceral thrills continue in the third season of The Walking Dead, along with a deeper sense of the people who inhabit its apocalyptic landscape. 88% TOMATOMETER Critic Ratings: 33 87% Audience Score User Ratings: 2820 See score details Rate And Review Submit review Want to see Edit Submit review Super Reviewer Verified Super Reviewer Verified Edit Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit Continue Super Reviewer Step 2 of 2 How did you buy your ticket? Let's get your review verified. Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. You're almost there! Just confirm how you got your ticket. Super Reviewer Rate this season Oof, that was Rotten. Meh, it passed the time. It’s good – I’d recommend it. Awesome! So Fresh: Absolute Must See! What did you think of this tv season? (optional) Submit How did you buy your ticket? Submit By opting to have your ticket verified for this movie, you are allowing us to check the email address associated with your Rotten Tomatoes account against an email address associated with a Fandango ticket purchase for the same movie. Episodes 1. Seed Air date: Oct 14, 2012 In the Season 3 premiere, Rick comes upon a potential sanctuary and pushes the group to secure the area. View Details 2. Sick Air date: Oct 21, 2012 Traumatic events leave a life hanging in the balance, while the survivors deal with a new threat. View Details 3. Walk With Me Air date: Oct 28, 2012 Andrea and Michonne meet a new band of survivors, but conflicts arise. View Details 4. Killer Within Air date: Nov 4, 2012 Lives are endangered when the group gets separated, while in Woodbury, Merle makes an appeal to the Governor. View Details 5. Say the Word Air date: Nov 11, 2012 Rick struggles after experiencing another loss; Michonne has her suspicions about the Governor, who throws a party for the people of Woodbury, but gives it an unusual twist. View Details 6. Hounded Air date: Nov 18, 2012 Andrea and the Governor bond, while Michonne comes to a decision about Woodbury. View Details 7. When the Dead Come Knocking Air date: Nov 25, 2012 The Governor seeks information, while a new arrival at the prison forces Rick to make a decision. View Details 8. Made to Suffer Air date: Dec 2, 2012 A situation in Woodbury throws inhabitants for a loop and forces Andrea to take charge, while a new threat arises at the prison. View Details 9. The Suicide King Air date: Feb 10, 2013 Rick attempts to rescue an imperiled member of the group, while a recent attack has left Woodbury in disarray. Later, concerns are raised at the prison after new guests arrive. View Details 10. Home Air date: Feb 17, 2013 While the group ponders their next move, Rick sets out to find a missing friend. Later, Merle and Daryl begin to have second thoughts about their choices; and, after restoring order to Woodbury, the Governor determines to punish those responsible. View Details Show More Episodes The Walking Dead: Season 3 Photos View All Photos (50) Tv Season Info In series 3 of the AMC zombie drama, Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and his band of survivors finally find some shelter from life on the road. There are only two problems with their sanctuary: It's a prison; and it's infested with walkers. As the group struggle to lock it down and make it into a place where they can live safely, Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies) grows closer to giving birth, and her pregnancy storyline comes to a head in the harrowing episode "Killer Within." Meanwhile, Andrea (Laurie Holden) and newly introduced comic-book favorite Michonne (Danai Gurira) travel to the heavily fortified town of Woodbury, run by the enigmatic Governor (David Morrissey), a man harboring dark secrets. In other events, Rick is reunited with Morgan (Lennie James); Glenn (Steven Yeun) and Maggie (Lauren Cohan) grapple with romance in a world overrun by zombies; and tensions build toward a climactic battle between Rick's group at the prison and the Governor and his soldiers from Woodbury. Genre: Horror Network: AMC Premiere Date: Oct 14, 2012 Creator: Frank Darabont Exec. Producers: Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Glen Mazzara, Charles H. Eglee, Greg Nicotero Cast & Crew David Morrissey Lauren Cohan Scott Wilson Hershel Greene Melissa McBride Carol Peletier Emily Kinney Beth Greene Laurie Holden Andrea Sarah Wayne Callies Norman Reedus Daryl Dixon Chandler Riggs Carl Grimes Michael Rooker Danai Gurira Michonne IronE Singleton T-Dog Steven Yeun Andrew Lincoln Rick Grimes Lew Temple Axel Dallas Roberts Milton Mamet Jose Pablo Cantillo Caesar Martinez Nick Gomez Theodus Crane Big Tiny Chad L. Coleman Tyreese Williams Glen Mazzara Robert Kirkman Gale Anne Hurd David Alpert Frank Darabont Evan Reilly Scott M. Gimple Greg Nicotero Angela Kang Billy Gierhart Nichole Beattie Ernest R. Dickerson Guy Ferland Seith Mann Stefan Schwartz Frank Renzulli Ryan C. Coleman David Boyd Tricia Brock Lesli Linka Glatter Show all Cast & Crew News & Interviews for The Walking Dead: Season 3 10 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October 13 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October The Scariest TV Episodes Ever View All The Walking Dead: Season 3 News Episodes 1. Seed Air date: Oct 14, 2012 In the Season 3 premiere, Rick comes upon a potential sanctuary and pushes the group to secure the area. View Details 2. Sick Air date: Oct 21, 2012 Traumatic events leave a life hanging in the balance, while the survivors deal with a new threat. View Details 3. Walk With Me Air date: Oct 28, 2012 Andrea and Michonne meet a new band of survivors, but conflicts arise. View Details 4. Killer Within Air date: Nov 4, 2012 Lives are endangered when the group gets separated, while in Woodbury, Merle makes an appeal to the Governor. View Details 5. Say the Word Air date: Nov 11, 2012 Rick struggles after experiencing another loss; Michonne has her suspicions about the Governor, who throws a party for the people of Woodbury, but gives it an unusual twist. View Details 6. Hounded Air date: Nov 18, 2012 Andrea and the Governor bond, while Michonne comes to a decision about Woodbury. View Details 7. When the Dead Come Knocking Air date: Nov 25, 2012 The Governor seeks information, while a new arrival at the prison forces Rick to make a decision. View Details 8. Made to Suffer Air date: Dec 2, 2012 A situation in Woodbury throws inhabitants for a loop and forces Andrea to take charge, while a new threat arises at the prison. View Details 9. The Suicide King Air date: Feb 10, 2013 Rick attempts to rescue an imperiled member of the group, while a recent attack has left Woodbury in disarray. Later, concerns are raised at the prison after new guests arrive. View Details 10. Home Air date: Feb 17, 2013 While the group ponders their next move, Rick sets out to find a missing friend. Later, Merle and Daryl begin to have second thoughts about their choices; and, after restoring order to Woodbury, the Governor determines to punish those responsible. View Details Show More Episodes Critic Reviews for The Walking Dead Season 3 All Critics (33) | Top Critics (14) | Fresh (31) | Rotten (2) Like the comic that inspired it, Mazzara's reconfigured Walking Dead is, above all else, a fine and lean killing machine. Sep 17, 2013 | Full Review… Andy Greenwald Grantland Top Critic All the tightly constructed zombie attack set pieces in the world can't save a show where the living are less interesting than the dead. Mar 28, 2014 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review… Andrew Williams Quickflix Top Critic The secret turned out to be surprisingly simple: Fashion a TV show that looks exactly like an MA-rated video game. Oct 14, 2012 | Full Review… David Hiltbrand Philadelphia Inquirer Top Critic The Walking Dead is hitting its stride. Oct 14, 2012 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… David Hinckley New York Daily News Top Critic Yes, the new season is that good. Oct 14, 2012 | Rating: A+ | Full Review… Verne Gay Newsday Top Critic This is way too well-made a series to be dubbed a "guilty pleasure," even if a sizable percentage of the audience may watch purely for the visceral thrills of all that weekly bloodletting. Oct 14, 2012 | Rating: B- | Full Review… Ed Bark Uncle Barky Top Critic But nothing has been quite as useful or as long-serving as our old friends the great undead. If you require further convincing, simply witness the wonder that is AMC's series The Walking Dead. Aug 17, 2017 | Full Review… Dorothy Woodend The Tyee (British Columbia) It's atmospheric, tense and definitely not for the faint-hearted. But jumping out of your skin half a dozen times and desperately trying to fathom who's a secret zombie was more fun than you might think. Aug 10, 2017 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… Claudia Connell Daily Mail (UK) Although a significant improvement over Year 2, the junior season of AMC's hit zombie serial still suffered from some of the problems that have plagued the series throughout its run, namely piss-poor characterizations and momentum-less midseason arcs. Aug 27, 2013 | Full Review… Ethan Alter Television Without Pity The success of a zombie thriller relies on its ability to surprise within its predictable constraints. To that end, The Walking Dead has fun. May 19, 2016 | Full Review… Rebecca Barry Hill New Zealand Herald There's no two ways about it: this third season premiere episode is the BEST episode of The Walking Dead since the beginning of the show. Nov 4, 2013 | Full Review… Sandrine Sahakians TV Equals I am hoping that The Walking Dead takes its cues for future episodes from this year's finale, and settles into a long-form storytelling mode comprised of small, stunning stories like this. Sep 27, 2013 | Rating: 8/10 | Full Review… Brian Roan We Got This Covered View All Critic Reviews (33) Audience Reviews for The Walking Dead: Season 3 Oct 16, 2020 Great season, where the best thing is clearly the development of the characters and the relationships between them. The war against the Governor begins! I loved! Matheus F Oct 05, 2020 Best season, best villain, and the best pacing we saw. Oscar Sep 23, 2020 This is possibly the best one. Does it have its issues, sure, but it has 16 episodes that last more than 40 minutes, can you blame the show for it? Just have fun with it and join the ride. There is a lot to admire from season 3, both as improvements over its previous runs or as quality aspects that have vanished ever since Lucas V Aug 20, 2020 The series is overly contrived with boring drama and unrealistic violence. Season 3 is even more boring than seasons 1 &2 Troy D Aug 18, 2020 Best show i have ever seen Fabien K Aug 14, 2020 Woodbury and the governor are spectacular elements that give TWD another season of vitality and quality. It seems that the creativity of these producers never ends. I recommend! Dr. B Jul 26, 2020 The initial gang are still interesting but Andrea was so annoying throughout, and I think the Governor is overrated Emily P Jul 26, 2020 It's a rehash of ideas from season 2 while it's characters become less interesting. Steve D Jun 21, 2020 This is when I realized the writers were just recycling the same story over and over: They find a haven, think it's safe, then zombies (or humans) show up and destroy it. Sure, there is admittedly more action this season and that action is impressive, but this show overall lacks the one thing no show should ever be without: direction. If a show doesn't move in a direction, there is no tension, no intrigue, and no desire to keep watching. I am not going to watch this show any more. Super D Jun 11, 2020 Very good. Basically the only thing i didn't like was Andrea. I don't know. She is just kind of annoying. The rest of the season was exactly how a season of „The Walking Dead" should look like. 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