TNT's post-apocalyptic drama Snowpiercer is returning for its third season today, January 24 (U.S. release date). In the Season 2 finale, Andre Layton (played by Daveed Diggs) absconded with the engine of the titular train in search of an habitable locale, thanks to the research saved by the supposedly deceased Melanie Cavill (Jennifer Connelly). Now, fans are wondering if Layton's plans are still on track at the start of Season 3.
At the finale of Season 2, the titular train was split apart, and Layton and his group of rebels are on a small pirate train, that's only ten cars long, and they are trying to take on Melanie's mission of finding habitable areas where people might be able to live outside of the train.
Diggs, who's also having his 40th birthday today, recently talked to EW to tease what to expect from Snowpiercer Season 3, describing it to be a "badass" season.
"So many things happen. There's a ton of action, but what I liked about shooting this season was that there are a lot of big, emotional, character-driven revelations that happen in some of the most action-packed moments. There's a great storyline between Layton and Josie (Katie McGuinness), and how their relationship is shifting or adapting, based on Layton maybe having a child and how that's going to work out. A lot of the moments that they have to talk about that are while they're doing some completely extreme thing, on some crazy mission. I like that about this season, that there's an effort to keep the emotional journeys alive even in the action-y moments. There's some new sets that are pretty cool, there's some new characters introduced that I can't talk about, but there's a lot of fun discoveries this season. There's a lot of new stuff. For people who have been watching the show, you haven't seen it all."
When asked if there's a particular moment that springs to his mind when he thinks of shooting Season 3, Diggs said:
"There was a lot of movie magic happening this season in ways that there weren't before, because [they were] trying to up the ante on stunts, but also on locations and sets and stuff. There are a lot of things this season that look really badass on the final side of it and that shooting them is the least badass-looking thing. I'm so excited for it all to come out so I can release the behind-the-scenes stuff, because there's a lot of very, very silly things happening that they've cut together to look like they're very cool. That was a very good time. I've laughed a lot this season at just the lunacy of the set-up."
TNT already renewed the series for a fourth season, so it looks like the events of Season 3 will continue to build up the conflict between the rebels and Mr. Wilford (played by Sean Bean).
You can watch the trailer for Snowpiercer Season 3 below:
Related: New Snowpiercer Season 3 Trailer Hints at a Brighter Future Awaiting Beyond the Train
Snowpiercer Season 3 is set to premiere on TNT on Monday, Jan. 24, and new episodes will be released weekly, while Netflix will be streaming the series for the rest of the world. You can check out more details about Snowpiercer Season 3 here.
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