AMC’s handed out early renewal orders to two new shows in the “Walking Dead Universe.” The Walking Dead: Dead City starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan and Lauren Cohan as Maggie completed its first season on July 23, 2023 and is confirmed to return for season two. The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon with Norman Reedus back as the titular character kicks off season one on September 10, 2023, and has already been renewed for season two.
“This next chapter in the ‘Walking Dead Universe’ continues to thrive with a terrific inaugural season for Dead City and highly anticipated new journey for fan-favorite character Daryl Dixon coming in September. We can’t wait to bring Dead City fans back to the epicenter of Manhattan for more zip-lining action with Maggie and Negan.
And, ahead of its debut, we’re thrilled to double down on Daryl as we bring the apocalypse to France, transforming Notre Dame, Pont du Gard and other iconic locales into an apocalyptic landscape unlike anything we’ve seen before,” stated Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks.
Season one of Dead City premiered to record-breaking numbers on AMC+ and has grown its viewership over the six-episode season.
Per AMC:
The Walking Dead: Dead City’s first season follows the popular Maggie (Cohan) and Negan (Morgan) characters traveling 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.
In The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Daryl (Reedus) washes ashore in France and struggles to piece together how he got there and why. The series tracks his journey across a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home. As he makes the journey, though, the connections he forms along the way complicate his ultimate plan.
