EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated Jimmi Simpson ( Dark Matter ) has been cast as a new series regular opposite Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan in the upcoming third season of AMC ‘s The Walking Dead: Dead City .

Simpson will play Dillard. Additional character details are being kept under wraps. Production on Season 3 is underway in Boston, MA.

The Walking Dead: Dead City follows the characters of Maggie (Cohan) and Negan (Morgan) as they travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, which has been cut off from the mainland for a long time.

In Season 2, in the growing war for control of Manhattan, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.

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