"Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Premiere Date Set for IGN Fan Fest 2025"

The premiere date for Season 2 of *The Walking Dead: Dead City* was unveiled at IGN Fan Fest 2025, set to air on May 4, 2025. During the second day of the event, IGN provided an exclusive clip and conducted interviews with key figures from the series, including Scott Gimple, the chief content officer of The Walking Dead universe, along with actors Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who portray Maggie and Negan, respectively.

Lauren Cohan delved into Maggie's mindset as Season 2 begins, stating, "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 the complexities of family life with her son and the care of Ginny, 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 journey from being a despised character to a fan-favorite. He shared insights into Negan's current situation, 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 provided an overview of the season's dynamics, explaining, "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 released the opening minutes of the first episode of Season 2, giving fans a sneak peek into the upcoming adventures in *The Walking Dead: Dead City*. The series is set to return on AMC on May 4, 2025. Stay tuned for more updates from IGN Fan Fest 2025.