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The Walking Dead: Dead City Renewed for Third Season, New Showrunner Announced
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AMC Networks officially confirmed the renewal of The Walking Dead spinoff, The Walking Dead: Dead City, for a third season. Additionally, veteran writer Seth Hoffman (The Walking Dead, House, Prison Break) is being promoted to showrunner for The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3.
The new season starts production in Boston, Massachusetts later this fall. The hit series stars fan-favorites Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan and Lauren Cohan as Maggie.
Speaking on the news via a press release, AMC Studios and AMC Networks President of Entertainment, Dan McDermott, commented, “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.” He continued, “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.”
Hoffman added in a statement, “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. 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.”
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 features Maggie and Negan finally putting aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse. However, when chaos strikes the city, the duo is forced to question, have they learned from their past wounds, or will their dark past bring doom to the entire city?
Dead City recently wrapped its second season on June 22 on AMC and AMC+. Season 3 executive producers also include Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of The Walking Dead Universe, Cohan, Morgan, Brian Bockrath and Colin Walsh.
The first two seasons of the spinoff are available to stream now on AMC+.
