AMC isn’t done with Manhattan’s walker-infested ruins just yet, The Walking Dead: Dead City has officially been renewed for Season 3. The announcement comes just weeks after the Season 2 finale dropped on June 22.
Eli Jorné, who developed the spinoff and steered it through its first two seasons, is stepping down as showrunner. Seth Hoffman will take over for Season 3, bringing serious Walking Dead cred to the table. Hoffman was a writer and co-executive producer on the main series during Seasons 4 through 6, writing standout episodes like “Too Far Gone,” “JSS,” and “No Way Out.” His resume also includes House and Prison Break.
AMC Networks’ president of entertainment Dan McDermott praised Jorné’s work in a statement: “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.
“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 sounds just as eager to jump back in: “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. Lauren, Jeffrey and Scott are incredible creative partners and I’m thrilled to collaborate with them to bring this story to life.”
Production kicks off this fall in Boston, with Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan reprising their roles as Negan and Maggie. According to AMC, Season 3 will see the duo finally set aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, until chaos erupts and forces them to question whether their past will destroy everything they’ve built.
Cohan and Morgan will continue serving as executive producers alongside Hoffman, Scott M. Gimple, Brian Bockrath, and Colin Walsh.
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