The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 feels like a "reset"

Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) will continue their adventures in Manhattan in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2. If season 1 set up the pieces, season 2 moves them around the board. Prepare for war, folks!

Looking ahead to the new season, fans can expect the big players in post-apocalyptic Manhattan — including The Dama (Lisa Emery) — to assert their authority. By the end of season 1, Maggie manages to find his son Hershel and bring him to safety. Meanwhile, Negan remains in Manhattan, seemingly taking on a new leadership role for the Burazi. Check out the first teaser, featuring the return of previously destroyed barbed wire-covered baseball bat, Lucille:

Speaking to Collider, showrunner Eli Journé confirmed that season 2 will feature a significant time jump of "around 6 months," allowing for Negan to garner a reputation, something he's extremely good at.

Moreover, Scott M. Gimple, who oversees all content across The Walking Dead Universe, teased that season 2 is very much a reset for the series:

""Season 1 was a resetfrom The Walking Dead for these characters and it feels like Season 2 is a reset of Season 1, because all thesealliances shift around, and people find themselves on very different sides for reasons they didn't expect. And that, to me, is the cool thing. It's always going to go in who knows what direction. It feels like every season can do that and that's one of the coolest things about this one.""

Jeffrey Dean Morgan: Negan is in "deep shit" in Dead City season 2

Despite Negan appearing to relish his new life as a leading figure in Manhattan in the season 1 finale, Jeffrey Dean Morgan explained that Negan may have bitten off a little more than he can chew. In fact, he'll end up in his most vulnerable position yet, and this is the guy who was locked up in Alexandria for years.

"I feel like Negan's in trouble," Morgan said. "I think it's going to be the most vulnerable that we get to see him. Maybe ever. I've seen him and he's in deep shit and he has to figure a way out of it."

Negan's managed to wriggle his way out of so many precarious positions over the years, I'm sure he'll be fine. The Walking Dead: Dead City doesn't have an exact release date yet, but it's confirmed for 2025. In the meantime, Daryl Dixon season 2, The Book of Carol, will premiere September 29 on AMC.

To stay up to date on everything fantasy, science fiction, and WiC, follow our all-encompassing Facebook page and Twitter account, sign up for our exclusive newsletter and check out our YouTube channel.