What a great panel this was. Nearly all of the main cast was on deck to chat about the upcoming season. Well, not really chat, because as Steven Yeun said, they really can’t talk about any of it. Fortunately for us, they did share (and premiere) this terrific trailer for Season 3:

Trailer: The Walking Dead – Season 3

Yes we’d seen bits of that scene with Michonne, and a couple of those shots at the prison, but WOW this was so good! They promised that the level of action and zombies was going to continue at the intensity of the Season 2 finale, and I’m starting to believe them.

The other good news is that they announced the premiere date: everyone mark your calendars for October 14 at 9pm Eastern and Pacific.

We’ll have more on The Walking Dead‘s Comic-Con panel in the days to come, including what Sarah Wayne Callies thinks of Lori, and what Andrew Lincoln has to say about Carl.

The Walking Dead Season 3, starring Andrew Lincoln, Sarah Wayne Callies, Norman Reedus, and Laurie Holden, premieres on Sunday, October 14 at 9/8c on AMC.