The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Premiere Release Date Confirmed – IGN Fan Fest 2025

The highly anticipated premiere of *The Walking Dead: Dead City* Season 2 is set to air on May 4, 2025, as revealed exclusively at IGN Fan Fest 2025. During the second day of the event, IGN showcased an exclusive clip along with an insightful interview featuring Scott Gimple, the chief content officer of The Walking Dead universe, alongside actors Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who portray Maggie and Negan respectively.

Lauren Cohan delved into Maggie's mindset as they head into the new season, stating, "Sadly not everything is quite as rosy as it could be or seems or one would hope." She highlighted the ongoing challenges Maggie faces, balancing family life with the apocalyptic backdrop. "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 provided insights into Negan's current situation, who has transitioned from a despised character to a fan-favorite. "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 explained. "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 shared his affection for 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 evolving dynamics and conflicts 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 provided a sneak peek with the opening minutes of the first episode of *The Walking Dead: Dead City* Season 2, available for viewers to watch. The new season is scheduled to premiere on AMC on May 4, 2025. Stay tuned for more updates from IGN Fan Fest 2025.