The ending of Maggie and Negan’s rescue mission clearly set the stage for The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, showing that the Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan-led TWD spinoff has plenty more story left to tell. The very premise of Dead City, a trip to Manhattan to rescue Maggie’s son, created the impression that a six-episode story was all the Walking Dead spinoff needed. Now that the first season is over, it’s clear that Maggie and Negan’s journey in Manhattan is intended to be much more than a miniseries.

The Walking Dead: Dead City ending seemed to be building up to what felt like a bloody fight between its heroes and its villain, the Croat. Instead, the show went in a surprising direction by pitting its two protagonists against each other. No fight with the Croat was needed, as the Dead City villain shockingly kept his word and allowed Maggie to walk free with Herschel in tow. Negan, on the other hand, remained with the Croat and his boss, thus setting the stage for more stories down the road when The Walking Dead: Dead City returns for season 2.

The Walked Dead: Dead City Season 2 Latest News

A Second Trailer For Season 2 Arrives

With plenty of teasers and trailers already released, the latest news comes in the form of a second full trailer for Dead City season 2. Perhaps the most revealing trailer thus far, it opens with Maggie opting to return to Manhattan before shifting to Negan as he assumes his leadership role within the Burazi. A separate faction, led by Kim Coates' Bruegel, claims ownership of Manhattan, and he's aligned with the Croat and the Dama. Several action scenes are teased, and the last shot shows Maggie wielding Negan's Lucille.

The Walking Dead: Dead City season 1 concluded on July 23, 2023.

The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Release Date

The Spinoff Is Returning In May 2025

During The Walking Dead at San Diego Comic-Con 2023, it was confirmed that The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 was officially greenlit by AMC. Just as The Walking Dead: Dead City season 1’s ending suggested, Maggie and Negan will get at least one more season to resolve their conflict. Details were somewhat scant for the better part of 2023 and 2024, but now AMC has scheduled Dead City season 2 to arrive on Sunday, May 4, 2025.

Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Cast

Maggie & Negan Return

In addition to Lauren Cohan (Maggie) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan), Dead City is also bringing back Mahina Napolean (Ginny). Though there’s been no official confirmation regarding the other actors returning for the cast of Dead City season 2, it can be assumed that Gauis Armstrong (Perlie) and Željko Ivanek (The Croat) will stay on as series regulars since both of their characters are among the few who survived Dead City’s first chapter. Also, Lisa Emery’s The Dama is poised to serve as a major antagonist. Newcomer Kim Coates was added to the sophomore season as a gang leader named Bruegel.

The expected cast of Dead City season 2 will include:

Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Story

What Happens Next For Negan & Maggie?

His new role lays the groundwork for Negan and Maggie to be on opposing sides through most of The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, even if Negan’s motivations are complicated by The Dama's threats.

The season 1 finale created a blueprint for Dead City’s next story. Assuming Negan takes the Dama’s offer to lead her forces in their takeover of Manhattan, he’s in a position to resume his role as the leader of a vicious gang and perhaps become even stronger. His new role lays the groundwork for Negan and Maggie to be on opposing sides through most of The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, even if Negan’s motivations are complicated by The Dama's threats.

The early teasers for season 2 make it seem as if Negan's takeover has been successful, and he'll wield power through power. At some point, the baseball-bat-wielding goon is able to restore power to part of the city, giving him a source of control not found in previous incarnations of the Walking Dead franchise.

The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Trailer

Watch The Trailers Below

Arriving during the show's at the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con, a short trailer for The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 was revealed. Narrated by various characters from season 2, the teaser shows Negan being reunited with the infamous baseball bat, Lucille, and establishes Maggie's mission to rescue him from his evil ways. Through various short clips, the teaser also reveals the return of The Croat, The Dama, and Kim Coates' new character, Bruegel.

Months after the first teaser dropped, a second teaser appeared in October 2024. The latest glimpse at The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 features dialogue from various characters as they discuss returning to Manhattan after the events of season 1. Maggie looks shocked to discover that Negan has risen to power somehow, before the anti-hero reveals that "power equals power" as Radio City Music Hall suddenly flickers to life.

In March 2025, AMC dropped a full-length trailer for The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, and it's the most revealing glimpse yet. The trailer opens with Maggie deciding to return to Manhattan before showing Negan fitting in as a new leader on the island. Kim Coates' Bruegel clearly welds some sort of power in Manhattan, and he's aligned with Negan, the Dama, and the Croat. Restoring power to the island gives Negan outsized influence, but violence breaks out almost immediately. Maggie s Perlie and Herschel in Manhattan, and the final scene shows her wielding Lucille.