Exclusive clip and interviews tease the chaos ahead for Maggie and Negan
Summary
– The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 premieres on May 4, 2025, as revealed at IGN Fan Fest
– Lauren Cohan describes Maggie’s struggles balancing survival with family tensions
– Jeffrey Dean Morgan hints at Negan’s tough situation under The Dama and The Croat
IGN Fan Fest 2025 delivered a major update for The Walking Dead: Dead City fans, confirming that Season 2 will premiere on May 4, 2025. Along with the announcement, IGN showcased an exclusive clip and interviews featuring Scott Gimple, Lauren Cohan, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan.
Cohan gave insight into Maggie’s mental state going into the new season, explaining that despite a sense of stability, things are far from peaceful.
“Sadly, not everything is quite as rosy as it could be or seems or one would hope,” Cohan said. “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. 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.”
Morgan spoke about Negan’s current predicament, revealing that he’s in unfamiliar territory under The Dama and The Croat.
“We find Negan very much under the thumb of The Dama and The Croat, and on some ground he’s not real familiar with,” Morgan said. “He’s going to try and flip that script, of course. But at the beginning of the season, we find him having a hard time with all of it.”
Morgan also reflected on Negan’s legendary weapon, Lucille.
“The Lucille of it all, what can I say?” he said. “I love that thing! But 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!”
Gimple added that the season’s conflict isn’t as straightforward as a single villain.
“There is no single big bad,” Gimple explained. “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 than that. It’s a little more political. And then we get kinda physical.”
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 will premiere on AMC on May 4, 2025. Stay tuned for more updates from Fan Fest 2025.
