The Walking Dead: Dead City
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The Walking Dead: Dead City, or simply Dead City, is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Eli Jorné for AMC, based on The Walking Dead characters Maggie and Negan. It is the first sequel to The Walking Dead television series, and the fifth series in The Walking Dead franchise, sharing continuity with the other television series. Jorné served as showrunner for the first two seasons before departing the show and being replaced by Seth Hoffman. Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan reprise their roles as Maggie and Negan from the original television series, with Gaius Charles, Željko Ivanek, Mahina Napoleon, Lisa Emery, Logan Kim, Dascha Polanco, and Keir Gilchrist also starring. Development of the series began in March 2022, with its title revealed that month and renamed in August. Additional castings were announced in October and November 2022. Principal photography began in July 2022 in New Jersey and concluded in October 2022. The first season premiered on June 18, 2023, and consists of six episodes. In July 2023, the series was renewed for a second season, which premiered on May 4, 2025. In July 2025, the series was renewed for a third season, which is set to premiere on July 26, 2026.
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| Season | Episodes | Originally released | ||
| First released | Last released | |||
| 1 | 6 | June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18) | July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23) | |
| 2 | 8 | May 4, 2025 (2025-05-04) | June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22) | |
| 3 | TBA | July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26) | TBA | |
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U . viewers (millions) | |
| 1 | 1 | "Old Acquaintances" | Loren Yaconelli | Eli Jorné | June 18, 2023 (2023-06-18) | 0 | |
| Following an attack on the new Hilltop, now called the Bricks, Maggie's son Hershel is kidnapped by the Croat, a former Savior living in Manhattan. Desperate to save Hershel, Maggie reluctantly tracks down Negan, who is on the run from New Babylon marshals led by Perlie Armstrong after murdering five people, for help. In exchange for Maggie giving | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Who's There?" | Loren Yaconelli | Eli Jorné | June 25, 2023 (2023-06-25) | 0 | |
| An old woman named Esther helps Maggie and Negan escape from a herd and leads them to her tribe of survivors who are hunted by the Croat and his people, the Burazi. Negan reveals that the Croat was one of the first Saviors, serving as an interrogator for Negan until he went too far with a young survivor, causing Negan to try to kill him. However, N | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "People Are a Resource" | Kevin Dowling | Keith Staskiewicz | July 2, 2023 (2023-07-02) | 0 | |
| In flashbacks, Negan and Ginny search for her missing toy. In the present, Ginny makes her way to Manhattan. The Croat holds Perlie prisoner in Madison Square Garden where he tests the marshal fight against walkers and questions his motives. Perlie reveals he's in Manhattan hunting for Negan, much to the Croat's shock who in turn reveals he had los | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Everybody Wins a Prize" | Kevin Dowling | Eli Jorné | July 9, 2023 (2023-07-09) | 0 | |
| In a flashback, Negan and Simon confront the Croat over his brutal murder of a young girl. In the present, Maggie and Negan lead an attack on Madison Square Garden to rescue Hershel and kill the Croat. However, the Croat anticipates their actions, and he lays a trap, evacuating his people from the arena while letting in walkers and using the sound | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Stories We Tell Ourselves" | Gandja Monteiro | Brenna Kouf | July 16, 2023 (2023-07-16) | 0 | |
| In flashbacks, Ginny discovers that Maggie is lying about the Bricks' grain being stolen while the Croat kidnaps Hershel and demands Negan in exchange for his return. In the present, the Croat visits the Dama who reiterates their need for Negan to protect their future. As they make their way through Manhattan, Negan and Perlie get to know each othe | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Doma Smo" | Gandja Monteiro | Eli Jorné | July 23, 2023 (2023-07-23) | 0 | |
| Negan follows the flare and looks for Maggie, and to his surprise, he runs into Ginny. Maggie also appears as the walkers approach. Negan wants Ginny to leave, and Perlie offers to take her away. Ginny doesn't want to go, so Negan tells her the truth about killing her father and taking care of her because she was his debt. Ginny and Perlie leave, a | |||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U . viewers (millions) | |
| 7 | 1 | "Power Equals Power" | Michael E. Satrazemis | Eli Jorné | May 4, 2025 (2025-05-04) | 0 | |
| A year has passed since Maggie returned from New York. The Bricks has been forced to join the New Babylon Federation while Maggie has been trying to move on with her life with Hershel and Ginny. The newly promoted Colonel Perlie Armstrong and the Governor of New Babylon, Charlie Byrd, arrive at the Bricks, seeking to conscript the residents for an | |||||||
| 8 | 2 | "Another Shitty Lesson" | Michael E. Satrazemis | Zoe Vitale | May 11, 2025 (2025-05-11) | 0 | |
| As the New Babylon forces prepare to set sail for Manhattan, Maggie discovers that a spy amongst their ranks has alerted the Croat to their impending arrival. Having followed his mother, Hershel joins the mission. However, the New Babylon leadership refuses to listen to Maggie who is locked up for insubordination along with Hershel. As they cross t | |||||||
| 9 | 3 | "Why Did the Mainlanders Cross the River?" | Edward Ornelas | Brenna Kouf | May 18, 2025 (2025-05-18) | 0 | |
| In flashbacks, Hershel is visited by the Dama during his imprisonment who provides the boy with lavish amenities and entices him into her vision of the world. In the present, the surviving New Babylonians fall victim to a herd in Central Park, resulting in several deaths and Hershel getting separated from the others. The group meets the Foragers, a | |||||||
| 10 | 4 | "Feisty Friendly" | Edward Ornelas | Keith Staskiewicz | May 25, 2025 (2025-05-25) | 0 | |
| Maggie, Perlie and Hershel scout out the Burazi in search of the methane and the two adults bond over the struggles of parenting. Discovering her stolen gun in Ginny's possession, Narvaez opens up to the girl about how, after losing her family, Governor Byrd gave Narvaez a new purpose. Narvaez allows Ginny to keep the gun, learning that the girl in | |||||||
| 11 | 5 | "The Bird Always Knows" | Edward Ornelas | Sarah Nolen | June 1, 2025 (2025-06-01) | 0 | |
| After discovering that Negan is still alive from Ginny, Narvaez mutinies, imprisons Perlie and Roksana and sends Maggie to lure Negan into a trap. When Maggie tries to kill Narvaez, Ginny betrays her and forces Maggie to surrender. Narvaez holds an execution, hanging Roksana for refusing to join New Babylon's cause and nearly killing Maggie, but th | |||||||
| 12 | 6 | "Bridge Partners Are Hard to Come by These Days" | Lauren Cohan | Eli Jorné | June 8, 2025 (2025-06-08) | 0 | |
| After realizing that Negan had set him up, the Croat attacks him, but Negan defeats his former friend and exiles him, taking control of the Burazi. Bruegel proposes an alliance between himself and New Babylon to take control of the methane from the Burazi; Perlie considers the offer despite Maggie's misgivings. Bruegel later reveals to Perlie that | |||||||
| 13 | 7 | "Novi Dan, Novi Početak" | Michael E. Satrazemis | Eli Jorné | June 15, 2025 (2025-06-15) | 0 | |
| Negan tends to Ginny with the help of Benjamin Pierce. Learning of rumors of hidden antibiotics at the overrun Bellevue Hospital, Negan searches without success. In the process, Negan hits his head and hallucinates Lucille, Annie and Joshua, expressing his regrets at failing his family. Negan hooks Ginny up to a ventilator in the hopes of enabling | |||||||
| 14 | 8 | "If History Were a Conflagration" | Michael E. Satrazemis | Eli Jorné | June 22, 2025 (2025-06-22) | 0 | |
| The Dama and Hershel convince Maggie to kill Negan in order to finally move on; the Dama reveals that she had faked her death in the fire using a walker corpse. Joined by a reluctant Perlie, Bruegel's gang attempts to ambush the Burazi, only to fall into a cleverly laid trap by Negan. Everyone aside from Bruegel and Perlie are killed by the Burazi | |||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | U . viewers (millions) |
| 15 | 1 | TBA | TBA | Seth Hoffman | July 26, 2026 (2026-07-26) | TBD |
References
- Croatian for "We Are Home"
- Croatian for "New Day, New Beginning"
- As depicted in The Walking Dead episode "Last Day on Earth" (2016).
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