The eagerly awaited premiere date for The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 was revealed at IGN Fan Fest 2025: mark your calendars for May 4, 2025. During Day 2 of the event, IGN shared an exclusive clip and conducted an insightful interview with Scott Gimple, the chief content officer of The Walking Dead universe, along with stars Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who portray Maggie and Negan, respectively.

Lauren Cohan shed light on Maggie's mental state as they head into Season 2, stating, "Sadly not everything is quite as rosy as it could be or seems or one would hope." She elaborated on the relatable domestic dynamics Maggie faces, juggling the complexities of family life with her son and Ginny amidst 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 discussed Negan's journey from being despised to becoming a fan-favorite, and his current predicament in Season 2. "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 remarked. Negan's struggle to regain control was a focal point, with Morgan adding, "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 expressed 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 said. "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 insight into the evolving conflicts of Season 2, 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 offered fans a sneak peek with the opening minutes of the first episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2, available below. The new season premieres on AMC on May 4, 2025. Stay tuned for more updates and announcements from IGN Fan Fest 2025.