The iconic dystopian landscape within The Walking Dead franchise is continuing to evolve. According to Deadline, exciting news of the third season of The Walking Dead; Dead City has arisen, with the inclusion of Aimee Garcia (Lucifer, Dexter), who’s best known for her role as Ella Lopez in the first mentioned series. In the upcoming season, Garcia will be portraying Renata, a charming leader with the ability to get people onto her side with optimism and a friendly personality.
Reported by Deadline, the famous apocalyptic series was renewed for a third season by the success of the previous two, and will continue the story of Maggie, played by Lauren Cohan (the Boy, Invincible) and Negan, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Supernatural, The Boys) traversing the desolated lands of Manhattan. It’s currently unknown on wether Aimee’s character will be a an alley or enemy towards the duo, but this addition to the series will surely expand the creative world-build of the series.
Stated by mxdwn, the previous events of what transpired in The Walking Dead: Dead City, the duo tries to talk with the other factions of the abandoned city after the death of Ginny, played by Mahina Napoleon (NCIS: Hawaii, Show Me More) and to prepare for the upcoming war that will hit them.Unfortunately, Maggie’s son, Hershel, played by Logan Kim (Ghostbusters: Afterlif, Kung Fu Panda 4), takes a darker path and decides to join Dama, portrayed by Lisa Emery (Ozark, Dreamaniac).
According to Deadline, with the new cast additions, season three is shaping up to be an action-packed battle with character development that the franchise is well-known for, making it a must-watch for devoted fans of the series. While waiting on news surrounding the release date and plot of the upcoming season three for The Walking Dead: Dead City, viewers can stream the previous seasons on AMC+, and w9th a free option on The Roku Channel.