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The dead walk in Manhattan.

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.

Quick Facts

Relocation year: 2008

Lore & Background

The series follows Maggie and Negan traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan cut off from the mainland in search of Maggie's kidnapped son, Hershel. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of chaos, danger, beauty, and terror.

Reader's Guide

The first season premiered on June 18, 2023, and consists of six episodes. An eight-episode second season premiered on May 4, 2025. In July 2025, the series was renewed for an eight-episode third season, which premiered on July 26, 2026.

Did You Know?

Development of the series began in March 2022 under the original title Isle of the Dead, renamed in August.
Principal photography for the first season began in July 2022 in New Jersey and concluded in October 2022.
Eli Jorné served as showrunner for the first two seasons before being replaced by Seth Hoffman for the third season.
Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan reprise their roles as Maggie and Negan from the original television series.