‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ season 3 confirmed, with new showrunner and fresh chaos

AMC has officially renewed The Walking Dead: Dead City for a third season, but the show’s return will come with major changes, both on and off screen. The Negan and Maggie spinoff is set to begin production this fall, not in post-apocalyptic Manhattan, but in Boston, a location shift that hints at a fresh direction.

Most notably, series creator Eli Jorné is stepping down as showrunner. Taking over is Walking Dead veteran Seth Hoffman, a writer and former co-executive producer on the original series. The move suggests AMC is looking to reinvigorate the franchise with new energy and, perhaps, a darker edge.

In season 2, Maggie came dangerously close to killing Negan, the man who brutally murdered her husband Glenn, before ultimately walking away. Season 3 will see them attempt the unthinkable: working together to build Manhattan’s first thriving community since the outbreak. But AMC teases that “chaos in the city begins to arise,” raising the question: can they really leave their past behind?

The network promises new allies, new enemies, and deeper exploration of Maggie and Negan’s fragile truce. For fans, it’s a twist-filled gamble that could either redeem or unravel the show’s core tension.

AMC’s president Dan McDermott said the new season will “push the boundaries of Maggie and Negan’s conflicted relationship,” calling the characters ‘iconic’ and their arc “still full of surprises.” Whether fans will embrace this shift, especially those still haunted by Glenn’s death, remains to be seen.

There’s no premiere date yet, but with production slated for fall 2025, fans can expect the new episodes to drop sometime in 2026.