The third season of
The Walking Dead, an American horror–drama television series on
AMC, premiered on October 14, 2012, and concluded on March 31, 2013, consisting of 16 episodes. Developed for television by
Frank Darabont, the series is based on the
eponymous series of comic books by
Robert Kirkman,
Tony Moore, and
Charlie Adlard. It was executive produced by Kirkman,
Glen Mazzara, David Alpert, and
Gale Anne Hurd, with Mazzara assuming the role of
showrunner.