Will Walking Dead alum Steven Ogg return for season 4 of Snowpiercer?

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Steven Ogg and Daveed Diggs attend Day 2 of Backstage Creations Celebrity Retreat at New York Comic Con on October 05, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Backstage Creations)
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 05: Steven Ogg and Daveed Diggs attend Day 2 of Backstage Creations Celebrity Retreat at New York Comic Con on October 05, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for Backstage Creations) /
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Steven Ogg starred in The Walking Dead series as Simon, a high-ranking savior and right-hand man to Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan). He was introduced in the season six finale and was killed in season eight. Ogg joined the main cast of the TV series Snowpiercer in the second season. AMC networks reports that the fourth and final season will premiere on AMC and AMC+ this summer.

Snowpiercer is a post-apocalyptic dystopian thriller set in the year 2026 and is a reboot of the film of the same name. The earth has become a frozen wasteland and any humans still alive live aboard the Snowpiercer, a constantly moving luxury train that circles the earth multiple times per year and this constant motion provides energy for the train.

The series originally aired on TNT but was canceled by that network after season 3. AMC Networks has aquired the series with season 1 and 2 now available exclucsively on AMC+ with season 3 following on June 8. The fourth season will premiere on AMC and AMC+ on July 21, 2024.

Diggs and his castmates announced the season 4 renewal via YouTube. 

Will Steven Ogg be in the fourth season of Snowpiercer?

SPOILERS for Snowpiercer season 3 ahead!

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Snowpiercer Season 3 -- Courtesy of Robert Falconer/TNT /

Sadly, Ogg won't return in the fourth season as Pike, a Tailie who had been a convict who escaped during the freeze. In season 3, he was stabbed in the heart by Andre Lyato (Daveed Diggs).

The cast that will be returning for the fourth season will be Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner, Alison Wright, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Sam Otto, Sheila Vand, Mike O’Malley, Annalise Basso, Lena Hall, Roberto Urbina, Rowan Blanchard, and Sean Bean. In season 3, Archie Panjabi, Chelsea Harris, and Mike O’Malley were elevated to series regulars. Newcomers from season 4 include Clark Gregg (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Avengers, and Thor) and Tony-winning Michael Aronov (The Drop, The Americans, and Operation Finale).

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Steven Ogg as Simon - The Walking Dead: Dead City _ Season 1, Episode 4 - Photo Credit: Peter Kramer/AMC /

Ogg returned to The Walking Dead universe in the first season of the Maggie and Negan spinoff, The Walking Dead: Dead City. He was featured in flashback scenes to the days when the Saviors ran the Sanctuary.

Other recent projects for Ogg include Boiling Point, Divinity, and Emancipation. He also has numerous projects in the works, according to IMDB.

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