The Walking Dead: Dead City

Maggie returns to Manhattan, a city cut off from the mainland since the outbreak, and she brings Negan along as an uneasy companion. The series tracks their arrival into a skyline of collapsed towers, flooded streets, and neighborhoods run by survivors who set brutal rules of their own. The dead roam and factions vie for control, making every move risky. Maggie's motives are personal, tied to family and loss, while Negan's arrival complicates trust and decision making at every turn.

Released in 2023, The Walking Dead: Dead City was created by Eli Jorné with Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard, continuing the franchise on television with Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, produced for television with international streaming availability and marketing.

The series has not collected major industry awards to date, but it drew early praise for Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan's performances, and for bringing a fresh setting to the franchise. Genre critics highlighted strong lead work and atmospheric direction. It continued to be discussed by awards season observers.

Pairing Maggie and Negan rekindled fan debate about their fraught history, and setting a spinoff in Manhattan gave the franchise striking, sometimes cinematic images of an urban apocalypse. The show became a frequent topic on social media among Walking Dead fans, and its ruined skyline inspired fan art and ongoing online discussion.

Critics and viewers generally rated Dead City positively, noting tense character work and moody atmosphere, reflected in a 7.96 viewer average. Some reviewers critiqued pacing and episodic momentum, while many praised the leads, the Manhattan setting, and themes of guilt, power, redemption, and how communities remake rules after collapse.