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Season 3 – 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 3

Critics Reviews

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J. Kelly Nestruck Globe and Mail Jul 30, 2026
Dipping back in with diminished expectations, I found enjoyable elements, including a big baddie who is a mind-controlling ex-theatre critic, played by Ozark’s Lisa Emery. Go to Full Review
Tyler Carlsen InBetweenDrafts Sep 18, 2026
7/10
This series has finally found an identify that it can hopefully continue growing for another season. Go to Full Review
John Stark Mac the Movie Guy Sep 13, 2026
78/100
Seth Hoffman may actually be the cure for the virus, AMC just needs to give him enough latitude. There’s an actual future here now. By far the best season yet. Go to Full Review
Dustin Rowles Pajiba Aug 13, 2026
For now, at least? It’s fun. The characters are having fun. The actors are having fun. It’s not always so deadly serious. And they’re all making it work with spit, duct tape, and good vibes. Go to Full Review
Matt Fowler IGN Jul 23, 2026
8/10
Season 3 puts its characters on the same page goal-wise, and it's a welcome change from the warlords and dictators and backstabbings of the past. Plus, it offers up an unexpected episode that's a zenith for the entire franchise. Go to Full Review
Shawn Van Horn Collider Jul 22, 2026
8/10
The Walking Dead: Dead City is no longer shambling around like a rotting walker. With Season 3, it comes back to life in the best way possible. Go to Full Review
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Julie W @JulieJo Sep 30, 2026 This show makes me embarrassed to be a TWD fan. It’s made for the mouth breathers who will watch any slop no matter how bad the writing and characterization gets, fans who eat up Negan’s childish boob jokes, and the weirdos who are hoping Maggie hooks up with her husband’s killer. Please cancel this mess, you are ruining the show’s legacy. See more Issam D @RT29115739 Sep 28, 2026 Negan y Maggie son los mejores. The welking ded 😍😍😍😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 See more Amber N @RT74446342 Sep 28, 2026 The 100% critic review is beyond well earned, season 3 was phenomenal and felt like a return to early seasons of TWD, but with the added dynamic of Maggie and Negan and their almost 20 years of history making it even better. As an avid watcher and rewatcher of the OG series, this is the best anything in the TWDU has been in years. If you’ve actually watched the show, and watch the character growth and dynamics, the Maggie and Negan of it all more than makes sense, and I actually hope AMC lets them push it all the way to a romance in season 4. These characters have evolved and grown together over the years, and they’ve made it play out on screen in a way that really makes you root for them as a duo. Chemistry is unmatched and Seth Hoffman, JDM, and LC absolutely turned this spinoff around after season 2, I hope they get at least 2-3 more seasons and give those three as much creative freedom as possible. See more Max 2 @Max234 Sep 26, 2026 I hope the reason Dead City takes place years after the other TWD spinoffs is so that the other remaining characters don’t have to interact with the abomination that is the new contrived dynamic between Negan & Maggie. To think that a show originally about found family has been bastardized so much all to validate Negan and try to make him just another one of the gang. They had core characters beefing over keeping him alive, Rick separated from his family for 8 yrs in part bc of plotting around said beef, relationships were damaged over the decision not to kill him, but now they’ve got Maggie attached to the hip with him and calling him the only family she has left. How insulting to anyone who loved the original show and the actual Team Family. I hope no other OG characters will be ruined to further try to validate Negan with forced interactions that strain credulity, he doesn’t belong in any reunion (and with how they’ve written Maggie, I don’t think she does either at this point tbh). See more Ananya M @AnanyaMai Sep 22, 2026 Best season of Dead City so far IMO. Season 3 tried some new things that were really fun (episode 6!!) & I've really liked the direction the show has been going in. JDM and LC's acting is pretty damn good. The new cast is fab too; Jimmi Simpson's character in particular is a great addition. Genuinely some really cool character development for both Maggie + Negan & adds more complexity to their duoship; their overall dynamic is great now. Still not quite BFFs, but still earning some genuine level of trust & deeper connection. And Maggie finally gets time to smile & be happy THANK GOD. Hershel felt more like a character rather than a plot device too which I really enjoyed. 9/10, hoping for season 4 announcement soon! 🥲🙏 See more Tom R @RT26773826 Sep 20, 2026 How did we get here? See more Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jul 26, 2026 Trillium Maggie and Negan are caught in a treacherous situation that challenges their newfound alliance. Details Episode 2 Aired Aug 2, 2026 Haven Maggie and Negan deal with old enemies and confront new challenges. Details Episode 3 Aired Aug 9, 2026 Emigrants Maggie, Negan and their new community receive an unexpected overflow of survivors. Details Episode 4 Aired Aug 16, 2026 Found/Lost Maggie and Luis look for valuable resources, while Negan and Renata protect the city. Details Episode 5 Aired Aug 23, 2026 Imperialis Maggie, Negan, Dillard and Renata go on a hunt to resupply their dwindling resources. Details Episode 6 Aired Aug 30, 2026 Genesis Maggie and Negan find themselves in different circumstances, wrestling with their purposes. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 6, 2026 Hourglass As Negan faces his fate, Maggie pleads with him to save the community. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 13, 2026 Tenebrae Maggie and Negan fight walkers to rescue their community, including Luis, from enemy clutches. Details
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Season Info

Director
Sylvain White, Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Lauren Wolkstein, Sharat Raju
Executive Producer
Scott M. Gimple, Brian Bockrath
Network
AMC
Rating
TV-MA (V|L)
Genre
Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jul 26, 2026
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