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 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 86% Audience Score User Ratings: 2594 NEW More Info × Close Want to see Super Reviewer Submit Super Reviewer Edit Review Episodes 1 100% 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. More 2 94% Sick Air date: Oct 21, 2012 Traumatic events leave a life hanging in the balance, while the survivors deal with a new threat. More 3 100% Walk With Me Air date: Oct 28, 2012 Andrea and Michonne meet a new band of survivors, but conflicts arise. More 4 87% 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. More 5 100% 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. More 6 88% Hounded Air date: Nov 18, 2012 Andrea and the Governor bond, while Michonne comes to a decision about Woodbury. More 7 100% 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. More 8 80% 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. More 9 69% 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. More 10 75% 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. More 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 Creators: Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont Exec. Producers: Robert Kirkman, Frank Darabont, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Charles H. Eglee, Glen Mazzara, Gregory Nicotero Cast Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes Laurie Holden as Andrea Steven Yeun as Glenn Sarah Wayne Callies as Lori Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes Norman Reedus as Daryl Dixon Melissa McBride as Carol Danai Gurira as Michonne Scott Wilson as Hershel Greene Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene David Morrissey as The Governor Michael Rooker as Merle Dixon Emily Kinney as Beth Greene IronE Singleton as T-Dog Lennie James as Morgan Jones Ross Marquand as Aaron Alexandra Breckenridge as Jessie Anderson Austin Nichols as Spencer Monroe Chad L. Coleman as Tyreese Sonequa Martin-Green as Sasha Larry Gilliard Jr. as Bob Stookey Lawrence Gilliard Jr. as Bob Stookey Michael Cudlitz as Abraham Ford Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa Josh McDermitt as Eugene Porter Andrew J. West as Gareth Seth Gilliam as Gabriel Stokes Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan Austin Amelio as Dwight Steven Ogg as Simon Katelyn Nacon as Enid Vincent Ward as Oscar Pollyanna McIntosh as Jadis Xander Berkeley as Gregory Dallas Roberts as Milton Nick Gomez as Tomas Markice Moore as Andrew Lew Temple as Axel Theodus Crane as Big Tiny Show More Cast News & Interviews for The Walking Dead: Season 3 The Scariest TV Episodes Ever 15 TV Shows You Should Binge-Watch This October 11 Comic Book–TV Supporting Characters We Can’t Get Enough Of View All The Walking Dead: Season 3 News Episodes 1 100% 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. More 2 94% Sick Air date: Oct 21, 2012 Traumatic events leave a life hanging in the balance, while the survivors deal with a new threat. More 3 100% Walk With Me Air date: Oct 28, 2012 Andrea and Michonne meet a new band of survivors, but conflicts arise. More 4 87% 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. More 5 100% 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. More 6 88% Hounded Air date: Nov 18, 2012 Andrea and the Governor bond, while Michonne comes to a decision about Woodbury. More 7 100% 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. More 8 80% 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. More 9 69% 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. More 10 75% 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. More 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 View All Critic Reviews (33) Audience Reviews for The Walking Dead: Season 3 1d ago This is where the series starts to pick up. Not only was the walkers more creative but the storytelling became way more daring. Episode 4 shocked the hell out of me but it is when I knew that I was sticking with this show to the very end. Andrew Lincoln's acting was masterful. Episode 12 with Danai Gurira and Lennie James was just award-winning. Definitely one of their best seasons. Michelle C Jun 28, 2019 Despite a fair amount of lesser episodes and a very lacklustre ending, the third season of The Walking Dead soars almost effortlessly as the perfect character-, story- and set-pieces seem to fall perfectly into place. CJ D Jun 21, 2019 Great way to show what humans will do when their lives are threatened and how human nature effects what one will do. Has some the best moments in the series and introduces one of the best villains seen in the show. Matthew H Jun 09, 2019 The third season of this phenomenon really improved over the second season. The pacing was a LOT better, the gore and darkness of this apocalyptic wasteland definitely shined, introducing the first ever antagonist (besides Shane), and the katana wielding badass Michonne, the return of Merle, raising the stakes higher for the group, and losing a BUNCH of characters that we all know and love. But this season definitely had a weak conclusion. The death of Andrea was a HUGE mistake and she could've turned herself around to live up to her comic counterpart, but they cut her off way to short. So "Prey" and "Welcome to the Tombs" were probably the weakest episodes imo. I really loved the return of Morgan though! :) Luke B May 02, 2019 though the new environment isn't easy to adapt, but the atmosphere the show progresses from still adds tension to their source material The Ragin K Apr 04, 2019 The amount of blood, aggression, and gore see in this season are enough to ask if this tv show wasn't pushing the boundaries for what was allowed to be aired at this time. The episode begins on a high note with a winding turn when Rick comes across a safe-haven in Seed. The mind-numbing loss of a fond character in Say the Word and the guilt Rick has to face for letting it happen is just breathtaking. This is more than a horror tv show. It's a drama, suspense, and psychological thriller all wrapped in one with an overlying feeling of horror while watching it unfold. Caleb W Mar 25, 2019 It bored me at sometimes, but overall it was fine. Nov 04, 2018 A big improvement over Season 2, Season 3 of The Walking Dead picks up the pace and adds new tension and ideas with the introduction of the series first major threat. Caleb L Oct 15, 2018 great character development great story arcs fun zombie killing action and the Governor i s a great villain that becomes one of the villians in season 4. Weed G Oct 11, 2018 For me, it's the morality of the show that makes it good; although quite a bit of the side characters need much more attention. Gavin A See all Audience reviews News & Features 150 Erotic Movies Ranked worst to best! 2019's Most Anticipated 63 movies coming up this year 200 Essential Movies Chosen by RT staff! 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