AMC has today renewed its original drama series The Walking Dead: Dead City for a third season. Production will begin this fall in Boston for a 2026 premiere.
In season three, Maggie and Negan finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, but when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city?
The drama stars Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Gaius Charles, Željko Ivanek, Mahina Napoleon, Lisa Emery, Logan Kim, Dascha Polanco and Keir Gilchrist.
Eli Jorné created the spinoff of AMC's The Walking Dead. For the third season, Seth Hoffman will take over as the new showrunner. He will executive produce with Cohan, Morgan, Scott M. Gimple, Brian Bockrath and Colin Walsh. AMC Studios, Skybound Entertainment, Valhalla Entertainment and Circle of Confusion produce.
"We're thankful to Eli Jorné for two seasons of Dead City that took the story of these iconic characters in exciting new directions and broadened this thriving Universe by introducing a new corner of the walker apocalypse," said Dan McDermott, President of Entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. "As we continue to create new stories for a passionate TWD fanbase, we're delighted to have a seasoned Walking Dead veteran like Seth Hoffman at the helm of a new season, alongside the remarkable Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, that will bring new adversaries and alliances and push the boundaries of Maggie and Negan's conflicted relationship."
"I'm excited to have the chance to dive back into The Walking Dead Universe and work to deliver another dynamic season's worth of stories to this epic franchise," added Hoffman. "It's a true honor to chart out the next chapter for Maggie and Negan's iconic adventures in Dead City. Lauren, Jeffrey and Scott are incredible creative partners and I'm thrilled to collaborate with them to bring this story to life."