Season 3

**Season 3**, subtitled **'Long Road Ahead'**, is the third season of *The Walking Dead by EDStudios*and is the third and final season ofthe *'Life and Death*' series.

## Plot

*It has been 16 months since the escape from Hometown, and the group has found a sustainable home in the remnants of an abandoned hotel and resort. Harry Edwards spends his time hunting, recovering from his eye injury, and trying to get AJ to talk in full sentences. However, the odds have turned against them, and they are forced to continue their search for a place they can call their own. Follow the group on their journey to find a new home, one that takes them across walker-infested valleys, terrifying abandoned towns, and encounters with all manner of dangerous individuals. Soon enough, the group will come to a revelation that blurs the line between the living and the dead, one that will leave them forever changed.*

## Synopsis

### 'Fear In Our Hearts'

Sixteen months following the escape of Hometown, the group has set up a large community within the zombie-apocalypse-themed Dadeson Hotel and Resort. The community has drawn many survivors for miles around, but there is tension between the core group and the newcomers.

Following a failed hunting trip, Edwards and Drew discover tensions have erupted into a fight, which draws a large herd of walkers nearby. The group mobilises to keep the herd out, but ultimately the walls fail and they barricade the inner square of the resort. They grab all supplies they can and flee the building, taking several of the surviving newcomers with them.

### 'No Time Left'

Several days following the fall of the hotel, the group have been surviving on the road, having decided to head east instead of crossing the mountains. They stop at several towns on their journey, only to find them all overrun. Eventually, they find a long-abandoned military station, with an evacuation warning advising to head north to one of three "safe cities".

The group head east into the countryside and rest in the shade of two dying trees before carrying on. As they head over a hill, they are confronted by a massive valley filled with hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of walkers. In the distance, the group see an overgrown skyline. Deciding they cannot turn back, the group kill some nearby walkers, covers themselves in their guts and walk into the herd. They quickly get split up, divided into two groups. One of the groups, led by Drew, comes across another person walking through the horde, named Allie, heading in the same direction. They agree to lead him to the other side, in exchange for supplies. Both groups eventually make it through the horde, but cannot find each other.

### 'Time For After'

Having been separated by their trek through the Deadlands, the group is now split into two: one is led by Drew and Justinas, the other, smaller group, by Edwards. With no way to contact each other, both groups continue heading east, sure that they will eventually find each other.

Drew's group eventually makes their way into the city of Gravesville and search for a place to rest and find a way to contact the others. During this, both Faith and Becky are taken by another group, who leave an audio message demanding half of their food, water and guns.

Meanwhile, Edwards and his group are ambushed by a large group of bandits at a crossroads. The bandits state their intention to rape the women, enslave the children and kill the men. Edwards feigns defeat and desperation as the bandits threaten AJ and Bethany. Edwards is grappled by Martin, the bandit leader, before Edwards proceeds to use his teeth to rip out Martin's jugular, killing him. This shocks the other bandits enough for the others to fight back, brutally killing the other bandits. The following morning, they too finally come across Gravesville and are reunited with the others, only to realize that Becky and Faith are missing.

### 'Blood and Tears'

Reunited, the group begins their search for Becky and Faith by making radio contact with their captors, a hostile group living in the local police station. The captors demand that the group hand over most of their supplies in exchange for Becky and Faith, which Edwards agrees to.

Later, Edwards meets three members of the group - Deck, Nicolas and Barnes - and hands them their guns. However, Edwards reveals that Justinas, a trained sniper, has them targetted.

## Credits

* Starring
* Also Starring

## Deaths

* Brett Dixon *(alive)*
* Martin
* Henderson *(confirmed fate)*
* Deck
* Faith
* Janet
* 4 Crossroad Bandits

## Trivia

* The following changes have been made to the credits:
	+ Drew, Becky, Carl and Leyton have been added to the "Starring" credits.
	+ Bethany has been promoted to "Also Starring".
	+ Following their deaths in the *Season 2* finale, William Carter and George have been removed from "Also Starring".
* This season marks the start of the method of scenes in one shot, which became a staple in the series.
* This series has the greatest number of walker deaths in the entire series, with over 1000 individual undead deaths.
* This is the only season with no main character deaths.
	+ This is also the first - and only - season with no single main antagonist, but instead with several antagonists taking up the two halves of the season.
* EDStudios has said that the events of *Season 3* "change our characters more than any other season", with the mental scarring of their ordeals in the season being present many seasons down the line.

 **Season 15: A Last Showdown** | "The Final Stand"