"Walking Dead: Dead City" Renewed for Season 3

“The Walking Dead: Dead City” has been renewed for Season 3 at AMC. 

The news comes a little less than a month after the Season 2 finale, which premiered on June 22.

In addition, Eli Jorné is stepping down as showrunner, with Seth Hoffman set to helm the show’s third season. 

Jorné developed the spinoff series and has served as showrunner since it began.

“We’re thankful to Eli Jorné for two seasons of ‘Dead City’ that took the story of these iconic characters in exciting new directions and broadened this thriving Universe by introducing a new corner of the walker apocalypse,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks. “As we continue to create new stories for a passionate TWD fanbase, we’re delighted to have a seasoned ‘Walking Dead’ veteran like Seth Hoffman at the helm of a new season, alongside the remarkable Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, that will bring new adversaries and alliances and push the boundaries of Maggie and Negan’s conflicted relationship.”

Hoffman was previously a writer and co-executive producer on “The Walking Dead” during the show’s fourth, fifth, and sixth seasons. 

In that time, he wrote episodes including “Too Far Gone,” “JSS,” and “No Way Out.” Hoffman’s other TV credits include shows like “House” and “Prison Break.”

“I’m excited to have the chance to dive back into ‘The Walking Dead’ Universe and work to deliver another dynamic season’s worth of stories to this epic franchise. It’s a true honor to chart out the next chapter for Maggie and Negan’s iconic adventures in Dead City,” said Hoffman. “Lauren, Jeffrey and Scott are incredible creative partners and I’m thrilled to collaborate with them to bring this story to life.”

Production on Season 3 of “Dead City” is set to begin in Boston, MA this fall. Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan will return as Negan and Maggie, respectively.

The official description of Season 3 states, “Maggie and Negan finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, but when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city?”

Cohan and Morgan are both executive producers on “Dead City” along with Hoffman. Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of “The Walking Dead” Universe, also executive produces alongside Brian Bockrath and Colin Walsh.