Exciting news for fans of *The Walking Dead: Dead City*—Season 2 is set to premiere on May 4, 2025, as revealed exclusively at IGN Fan Fest 2025. During the event's second day, IGN unveiled an exclusive clip and conducted an insightful interview with Scott Gimple, the chief content officer of The Walking Dead universe, along with Maggie actor Lauren Cohen and Negan actor Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Lauren Cohen provided a glimpse into Maggie's mental state heading into Season 2, saying, “Sadly not everything is quite as rosy as it could be or seems or one would hope.” She elaborated on the challenges Maggie faces, juggling family dynamics with her son and Ginny, whom she cares for, amidst the backdrop of an apocalyptic world. “My son is still a teenage boy and there are these natural tensions of navigating just family life. And I’ve got Ginny in my care and she’s a teenage girl. And so there are very relatable domestic dynamics that are playing out as we come back in Season 2, on top of this apocalyptic world and trying to eat and stay safe and sleep. That’s where we find ourselves before another big bad thing happens.”
Jeffrey Dean Morgan discussed Negan's evolution from a despised character to a fan-favorite. He shared insights into Negan's current predicament, saying, “We find Negan very much under the thumb of The Dama and The Croat, and on some ground he’s not real familiar with. He’s going to try flip that script, of course. But he’s in a place that I don’t think he’s enjoying very much. At the beginning of the season we find him having a hard time with all of it. He’s always scheming and trying to figure out how he can get on top of the situation, but he finds himself in a hard spot.”
Morgan also touched on Negan’s iconic weapon, Lucille, a baseball bat wrapped in barbed wire, named after his deceased wife. “The Lucille of it all, what can I say?” he remarked. “I love that thing! But I as an actor, that’s the only prop I’ve ever had my whole life I enjoy carrying around with me. It brought back very fond memories for me. Not for Lauren!”
Scott Gimple discussed the complex dynamics and conflicts that will unfold in Season 2, stating, “There is no single big bad. There’s a lot of shifting as far as the power ranking for this season. It isn’t all antagonistic. It’s a little more complex like that. It’s a little more political. And then we get kinda physical.”
IGN also shared the opening minutes of the first episode of Season 2 of *The Walking Dead: Dead City*, giving fans a sneak peek of what's to come. *The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2* will hit AMC on May 4, 2025. Make sure to stay updated with all the announcements from IGN Fan Fest 2025.
