The Walking Dead: Dead City – Season 2 is set to return in Spring 2025, continuing the gripping post-apocalyptic journey of Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as they navigate the dangerous streets of Manhattan overrun by the dead—and the living. Renewed for another action-packed season, the series promises new alliances, betrayals, and intense confrontations as our protagonists fight to survive in a city filled with relentless threats.

Plot & Teaser Highlights

The Season 2 teaser, revealed at New York Comic Con 2024, hints at Negan’s past coming back to haunt him, with his infamous barbed-wire bat Lucille making an ominous return. With Negan potentially revisiting his brutal leader persona, tension between him and Maggie is expected to rise, especially after their uneasy truce in Season 1. Meanwhile, Manhattan’s factions continue to grow stronger, making survival even more difficult.

New & Returning Cast

• Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee
• Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan Smith
• Gaius Charles as Perlie Armstrong
• Zeljko Ivanek as The Croat

New cast members include:

• Keir Gilchrist (Atypical)
• Dascha Polanco (Orange Is the New Black)
• Jack Weary (Yellowjackets)
• Pooya Mohseni (Big Dogs)
• Kim Coates (Sons of Anarchy) – portraying a major new villain

Production & Release Date

• Filming took place in 2024, with Lauren Cohan making her directorial debut in one of the episodes.
• AMC has confirmed that the season will premiere in Spring 2025, with reports speculating a May 2025 release.

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What’s Next for Dead City?

With The Walking Dead universe expanding, Season 2 of Dead City aims to push the boundaries of zombie horror and survival drama, delivering more action, deeper character conflicts, and a thrilling exploration of Negan and Maggie’s evolving dynamic. Will Negan embrace his dark past to survive? Can Maggie ever truly trust him? The answers are coming in 2025.

Stay tuned for official trailers and updates as AMC prepares for another bloody, brutal, and unforgettable season of Dead City!