Daryl Dixon Season 3 casts Stephen Merchant

The co-creator of “The Office and Extras” joins Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride in their spin-off “Walking Dead.”

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 says bienvenido to Stephen Merchant. AMC announced that the actor-comedian and co-creator of the original British version of The office has joined the cast with Norman Reedus and Melissa McBride Walking dead Spin-off whose third season was recently produced in Spain. Details about Merchant’s mysterious role remain under wraps.

The Golden Globe and Emmy-winning author, comedian and actor is the latest addition to a previously announced cast that also includes Spanish actor Eduardo Noriega (The Devil’s Backbone, Lookout Point), Oscar Jaenada (Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Hernán) And Alexandra Masangkay (Días mejores, Valley of Shadows) as a series regular. In addition to Merchant, Candela Saitta (Maxima, Último first day) and Hugo Arbués (the Through my window Trilogy, Past lies) in recurring roles.

Merchant is best known for his collaboration with Ricky Gervais on the BBC’s version of The office which inspired a global franchise, and for co-creating and starring alongside Gervais in the podcast-based animated series The Ricky Gervias Showthe BBC sitcom Extrasand the travel documentary series with Karl Pilkington An idiot abroad.

Merchant most recently portrayed British serial killer Stephen Port in the BBC miniseries Four lives and Greg Dillard continued The Outlawsthe comedy crime thriller series he co-created with Elgin James. Merchant’s credits include roles in films such as Hot fuzzThe X Men Spin off LoganAction thriller The girl in the spider’s web, Jojo Rabbit, Blockedand the Florence Pugh and Dwayne Johnson wrestling dramedy Fighting with my familywhich he wrote and directed.

Daryl Dixon Season 3 is set in Madrid, Spain, with extensive filming planned in the Galicia, Aragon, Catalonia and Valencia regions, each of which, according to AMC, “offers a new and unique setting for the post-apocalyptic world.”

“We are delighted to be back on set with Norman, Melissa and this amazing cast, along with a fantastic local crew in Spain, whose expertise and creative vision are key to bringing these landscapes to life and a new culturally rich dimension to the series “,” said series creator and showrunner David Zabel when announcing the third season, filmed in Spain and scheduled to air in 2025 on AMC and AMC+. “We look forward to fans witnessing the reunion of these two beloved characters in season two and continuing to write the next chapter of the ‘Caryl’ journey here in Spain.”

New episodes of the second season titled The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon – The Book of Carolcurrently airs Sundays on AMC and AMC+. Stay tuned Comic Book/TWD And ComicBook TWD on Facebook for more Walking dead Covering the universe.