AMC Walking Dead Marathon, Season 3 Preview Weekend Announced

Get out your DVR and prepare to program, Walking Dead fans. AMC has a store in treat the weekend of July 7-8.

The network announced yesterday it would run a marathon of all 19 installments from Season 1 and Season 2, starting at 11:30 a.m. on both Saturday and Sunday. It will culminate with a live Talking Dead primetime special, which will then be followed by the premiere of The Walking Dead pilot in black and white.

Chris Hardwick will host this preview weekend, introducing each episode from The Walking Dead Season 3 set in Atlanta and including sneak peeks at what's to come, along with interviews with cast and crew members.

To catch up on what you've missed, visit our Walking Dead Episode Guide section now and start the countdown to this thriller's fall return!

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