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Season 2 – The Walking Dead: Dead City

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Maggie and Negan travel into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland; the crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty and terror.
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The Walking Dead: Dead City — Season 2

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Joel Keller Decider 05/08/2025
The Walking Dead: Dead City doesn’t really give the Walking Dead franchise anything new to examine. Go to Full Review
Dustin Rowles Pajiba 05/05/2025
Ten years ago, Morgan brought scads of charisma and menace to the role. A decade later, the franchise has wrung it all out of him. He hung on too long. Now it feels like he’s trapped in the character. Go to Full Review
Amy West Total Film 05/02/2025
3.5/5
While it gets a little bogged down with too many characters, and sometimes prioritizes ambitious action sequences over cohesive storytelling, there's plenty here to enjoy... Go to Full Review
Ricky Valero FandomWire 04/30/2025
7/10
Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohen make the writer's job easy as they consistently deliver within Negan and Maggie, making Season 2 well worthy of a watch. Go to Full Review
Matt Fowler IGN Movies 04/30/2025
6/10
There are still exciting moments here and there, but the most interesting part is just how much of a contrarian punk Hershel's become. Go to Full Review
Sarah Moran Screen Rant 04/30/2025
8/10
The Walking Dead: Dead City goes weirder in season 2, with more eccentric groups, all the while continuing its introspective look at Maggie and Negan. Go to Full Review
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Vasqu3z V @JuliV Jun 1 Can't understand the Hate this Show gets.. it's great See more Liz T @RT00172054 May 1 The adult character development was extremely well done. Negan just wants to be left alone to live off the radar in order to keep the peace for the safety of his family so he refuses to get involved until his family are in danger. Maggie developed an understanding and appreciation in season 1 that shifted her from pure hate towards Negan into seeing him as semi human because of her love for her son finally gut punched & shifted her priorities but it was too late because her son felt neglected & unseen by his mother for all his life. So it was extremely easy for him to be manipulated & seduced by the enemy. However all of the self pitty teenage tunnel vision was what destroyed season 2. Children in high conflict environments mentally & emotionally mature extremely early. The best recent on screen example has to be 28 years later. Hershall’s character was the worst! He was so unprepared that there is no way his character could have ever survived getting around NY on his own. See more ron r @Rhanedsd Jan 11 Aside for a few legitimate actors this tale is weakly performed. It is difficult to watch the actress who plays Maggie attempt a southern drawl as an English Actress. Even more difficult the 2 children part of the main cast just stare. Supposedly emotion driven scenes are filmed with actors 20 to 30 feet away from each other. Lots of love there. With this spinoff on streaming I think we'd all like a little action but this is The Walking dead so you're going to have a bunch if drama one on one scenes with characters because they need koodos as actors. They sure do love introducing characters and have them brutaly murdered soon after. All in all these cats just needed a paycheck and powers that be more than happy to oblige. There's better out there. See more D L @DaturaDreamer Jan 4 It is the same tired storyline across all Walking Dead spinoffs- a psychopath comes to power, and another psychopath tries to overthrow them. So much darkness in these series. And Maggie can’t see her son is a budding psychopath himself and keeps trying to save him. Guess what, that is hard to do at this point. See more Dave R @RT84653032 Oct 27 From bad writing to bad acting and a low budget that makes for a rushed pile of kaka Hershal is just unrealistic and makes no sense half the time I just want to slap the attitude out of him i See more Thomas J @RT06895821 Oct 19 What is lacks in plot, it more than makes up for it with two of my favorite Walking Dead characters and actors. See more Read all reviews
The Walking Dead: Dead City — Season 2

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Episode 1 Aired May 4, 2025 Power Equals Power In the war for control of Manhattan, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides of the war. Details Episode 2 Aired May 11, 2025 Another S... Lesson Maggie begins a journey back to the island; Negan joins the fight. Details Episode 3 Aired May 18, 2025 Why Did the Mainlanders Cross the River? Negan tries something new with The Croat; Maggie travels into a dangerous, surprising place. Details Episode 4 Aired May 25, 2025 Feisty Friendly Maggie uncovers information; Negan attempts to outmaneuver a slippery foe. Details Episode 5 Aired Jun 1, 2025 The Bird Always Knows Negan makes some big moves, while Maggie takes matters into her own hands. Details Episode 6 Aired Jun 8, 2025 Bridge Partners Are Hard to Come By These Days Maggie considers making an alliance, as the outcome of Negan's actions comes to a head. Details Episode 7 Aired Jun 15, 2025 Novi Dan, Novi Početak Negan and Maggie go on harrowing journeys and face unexpected challenges. Details Episode 8 Aired Jun 22, 2025 If History Were a Conflagration Maggie makes a painful choice; Negan puts on a show. Details
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Season Info

Director
Michael E. Satrazemis
Creator
Eli Jorné
Executive Producer
Brian Bockrath, Scott M. Gimple
Screenwriter
Eli Jorné
Network
AMC
Rating
TV-MA (V|L)
Genre
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
May 4, 2025