The Walking Dead Revival: Surprise New Spin-Off Series Announced – Everything Fans Need to Know

H1 has The Walking Dead turned you into a franchise completist? 2025 may be the year that pays off. Here’s everything AMC has confirmed (and what the rumor mill is buzzing about) so you can plan your next binge, score convention tickets, and avoid spoilers. H2 Dead City Season 2 Brings Manhattan Mayhem in Spring 2025 • AMC has locked in a spring window for “The Walking Dead: Dead City” season 2, with show-runner Eli Jorné teasing “a skyscraper siege and the franchise’s largest walker herd yet.” Production wrapped in Atlanta and on location in Newark last month, giving the VFX team nearly a year to finish the city-scale hordes that appeared in the first teaser. • Lauren Cohan (Maggie) and Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Negan) remain co-leads, but new casting reports list Kim Coates as a power-hungry Manhattan warlord and Dearbhla Molloy as a Civic Republic scientist hunting for a cure. H2 Daryl Dixon Season 3: Europe Isn’t Safe Either • Norman Reedus’ globe-trotting spinoff scored an early season 3 renewal and a 2025 premiere slot right behind “Dead City.” Showrunner David Zabel confirmed filming in Spain and Morocco after the Marseille arc ends, promising “a guerrilla road movie with walkers on jet skis.” Sneak-peek footage debuted in a 1-minute trailer that hit YouTube in May 2025. • Fan-favorite Dog survives—Reedus posted behind-the-scenes photos of the Belgian Malinois sporting a Kevlar vest. H2 Will Rick Grimes Return in 2025? • Andrew Lincoln headlined “The Ones Who Live” in early 2024, and AMC executives say the six-episode event “exceeded streaming projections.” While no formal season 2 has been green-lit, contract options keep Lincoln and Danai Gurira available through 2026. Industry insiders point to a crossover cameo inside “Dead City” episode 4—timed to Comic-Con hype—but AMC declines comment. H2 All Planned The Walking Dead Releases Through 2025 January – Fear the Walking Dead complete series hits Netflix US March – Tales of the Walking Dead season 2 anthology (AMC+) April – Dead City season 2 (AMC / AMC+) Summer – Daryl Dixon season 3 Fall – Untitled Atlanta-set animated special (rumored) Holiday – Walking Dead Holiday Special live event from Universal Studios Hollywood H2 Binge Guide: Watch Every Series in Canonical Order New viewers keep asking how to catch up without spoilers. The easiest order is: 1 The Walking Dead (seasons 1-11) 2 Fear the Walking Dead (seasons 1-8) 3 World Beyond (seasons 1-2) 4 Tales of the Walking Dead (season 1) 5 The Ones Who Live (limited series) 6 Dead City (season 1) 7 Daryl Dixon (seasons 1-2) 8 Dead City season 2 → Daryl Dixon season 3 (both 2025) A new ComicBook.com guide lists where each entry is streaming and which episodes overlap. H2 Franchise Health Check: Still Undead and Kicking • Nielsen’s 2024 finale for “The Ones Who Live” drew 3.2 M same-day viewers—more than any cable drama that year and triple AMC’s prime-time average. • “Dead City” holds a 92 % Rotten Tomatoes audience score, highest of any Walking Dead property since season 5 of the flagship. • With two spinoffs filming simultaneously, Georgia’s film office estimates 2,400 crew jobs and $180 M in direct spending. H2 How to Stay Ahead of Spoilers • Turn on AMC+ push alerts for official release dates. • Mute #SetLeak and #TWDSpoilers on X (formerly Twitter). • Convention season kicks off with Walker Stalker Orlando in February—expect trailer exclusives before they hit YouTube. H2 Bottom Line From Manhattan skyscrapers swarming with walkers to Daryl’s weaponized motorcycles in Spain, 2025 is shaping up to be the franchise’s busiest year since the original series debut. Bookmark this page: we’ll update release dates, casting confirmations, and trailer drops the second AMC makes them official.