Jimmi Simpson Joins The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 as a Regular

Emmy nominee Jimmi Simpson has been cast as a series regular for the third season of AMC’s spinoff The Walking Dead Dead City, joining Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan as production continues in Boston. Deadline reported Simpson will play a character named Dillard; further details about the role have not been released.

The casting announcement comes as the show undergoes a creative shift. Deadline and production notices say franchise veteran Seth Hoffman has taken over showrunner duties for Season 3, replacing Eli Jorné, who led the series through its first two seasons. Cohan and Morgan continue to star as Maggie and Negan and also serve as executive producers alongside Hoffman and other franchise figures including Scott M. Gimple and Robert Kirkman. Lucifer alum Aimee Garcia was also recently added as a series regular in the role of Renata, described in casting notices as a charming, optimistic leader.

Season 2 left Maggie and Negan on opposing sides in a growing war for control of Manhattan. Production materials and a season synopsis reported by outlets indicate Season 3 will find the two characters attempting to build the first viable community in the city but then...