what is the walking dead dead city

The Walking Dead: Dead City is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Eli Jorné for AMC, based on The Walking Dead characters Maggie and Negan. It is the first sequel to The Walking Dead television series, and the fifth series in The Walking Dead franchise, sharing continuity with the other television series. The series follows Maggie and Negan traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan cut off from the mainland in search of Maggies kidnapped son, Hershel. The city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world. The first season premiered on AMC on June 18, 2023, and was released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 12, 2023. The review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes reported an 81% approval rating with an average rating of 7.2/10, based on 53 critic reviews.