The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman has revealed new details about the third season.

In an official AMC interview, Kirkman promised that the 16-part run - due to premiere in late 2012 - will "blow people away".

"As much as people love the show, and as high as the ratings are, and as cool as the show is, I feel like we haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet," he said.

Describing the third season's prison setting, Kirkman admitted that he had been impressed by the work of the show's production team.

"They've taken a lot of what you see in the comic book series and brought it to life in ways that I didn't think possible," he revealed. "This [prison] is going to be one of the most impressive looking things that's ever been put together for a show."

The writer/producer also promised that The Walking Dead would "maintain the [intense] tone" of previous seasons, despite the cast taking refuge in the prison.

"Thus far [the characters] have been out on the road, desperate and living in the heat, and we don't want it to be that they're relaxing in this safe place now," he explained. "We're definitely going to be seeing a lot of horrible things."

Treme actress Danai Gurira will also make her debut in season three as a popular comic character, the sword-wielding Michonne.

"[She's] doing an amazing job," he admitted. "She's going to be doing all of the hard character stuff and drama that The Walking Dead is known for, but she [also] has tremendous physical capability.

"The sword training that I've seen is absolutely amazing. I can't wait to see her hack up some zombies."

The Walking Dead airs on AMC in the UK and on FX in the UK.

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