The Walking Dead: The Cast and Crew Talk Season 3

In an interview with Comcast’s Xfinity blog, the cast and crew of AMC’s smash hit zombie drama The Walking Dead have dropped a number of hints and teases about what to expect from the new season, which starts in less than two weeks.”That prison is like a haunted house,” says executive producer Glen Mazzara of the setting which was often criticized by comic book fans as a little too homey. “There are challenges within that prison. It is not necessarily as safe as everybody thinks. That is something our group has to take and there is sacrifice involved in that. Then there is also the aesthetic of the show. We wanted to build something that was as gritty and realistic as possible. This is not a sleek, polished prison. It is scary. It feels real. Sometimes people say, ‘Can’t we shoot this outside, because it is so depressing inside.’ It very much fits the gritty aesthetic the fans have come to expect.”Character development, too, was a topic of conversation, with Sarah Wayne Callies (Lori, one of the fans’ least favorite characters), Danai Gurira (Michonne, one of the favorites) and David Morrissey (The Governor) all chiming in on what makes their characters tick.”I think a bomb went off in the marriage and it became two people who became so deeply entrenched in their own self-hatred that they couldn’t even trust one another. They are kind of the mom and dad of this group of people, I think the rift between them has pretty major implications for everyone else,” said Callies. “I think what the third season is about is these people have been on the run long enough and their resources are scarce. The biggest thing, even before you get to the walkers, is who gets the food, who gets the water, who gets safety? It is about those decisions among the living. Who deserves to survive? Who should be cast out?”