The Walking Dead: Dead City is a bleak post-apocalyptic horror drama series that was produced by Eli Jorné. The show, which started on June 18, 2023, as a direct spin-off of AMC's flagship The Walking Dead franchise, immediately established a distinctive identity with its urban survival setting and nuanced character interactions.
It follows longtime rivals Maggie Greene and Negan Smith, who are compelled to establish a tenuous partnership as they make their way across a Manhattan that is closed off from the mainland and filled with walkers.
Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Dead City was eagerly anticipated by fans following the devastating conclusion of Season 1, and it is all set to debut on Sunday, May 4, 2025. Fans are waiting to watch the plans for Maggie, Negan, and the broken alliances in Manhattan.
More about The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 release schedule
Maggie Greene and Negan Smith are the focal points of The Walking Dead: Dead City, and the unique show examines trauma, power relations, and survival in an urban combat zone overrun by the dead, set in a dilapidated and deserted Manhattan. The first season ran six episodes and ended with a dramatic confrontation. In June 2023, it made its debut on AMC and AMC+.
AMC formally announced Season 2 in July 2023. Production began in Massachusetts in April 2024 and concluded in July 2024. Dead City Season 2 will premiere on AMC in the spring of 2025, and episodes are anticipated to debut on Sunday, May 4, 2025, and run weekly on both AMC and AMC+. AMC+ subscribers will probably get early access, usually three days before linear broadcasts, same like in prior seasons.
There will be eight episodes in the second season, and AMC's trust in the show's plot and the Maggie-Negan arc's ongoing appeal is demonstrated by this expansion. Weekly Sunday night premieres of each episode are scheduled for 9 PM ET, in keeping with AMC's flagship programming style. The show's increased number of episodes enables it to delve deeper into its examination of character changes, military escalations, and shifting allegiances.
Cast of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2
Maggie and Negan, two of the most interesting leads in the series, negotiate the escalating power struggle in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan. Season 2 builds on the tense interplay between these two characters, which is central to the narrative. The cast includes both newcomers and returning favorites who heighten the scope and intensity of the narrative.
Maggie Greene, a seasoned survivor and previous head of the Hilltop Colony, is played by Lauren Cohan once more. Maggie is more cunning and cruel than ever in Season 2, when she teams up with military groups to try to get back her kidnapped son, Hershel, in The Walking Dead: Dead City.
Returning as Negan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan must now negotiate alliances from a vulnerable position while incarcerated.
David Denman (The Office, Mare of Easttown), who is rumored to play a top military official inside the New Babylon hierarchy, and Indira Varma, who is joining the season as a Manhattan war planner, are among the new cast members.