By Elliot Lines - October 15, 2024
The Walking Dead: Dead City is one of the latest spin-offs from the hit zombie TV show, The Walking Dead. The series sees the return of show favourites Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), however this time they'll have to work together in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan in the search for Maggie's son.
The Walking Dead lost it's way towards the end of the show, with me personally checking out after the 10th season, however the spin-off series' so far have mostly bought my attention back to the franchise. This largely boils down to the return of much loved characters like Rick & Michonne (The Ones Who Lived), Daryl (Daryl Dixon) and here we have one of the franchises most notorious villains, Negan, who could forget that skull crunching moment and Maggie, one of the originals from the second season of the show. These characters certainly bring interest back to the franchise that may have lost it's way.
Seeing Negan, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, on screen again gets the excitement pumping. Sure he has developed as a character from our first encounter, however there is still that snarky and killer inside of him, which shows throughout this series. The history Maggie and Negan have makes for some great tension throughout, with the two of them "forced" to work together, but the past does occasionally get in the way. Other characters that we are introduced to throughout Dead City are fairly expendable, which helps when trying to kill them off, however without that connection you're almost rooting for a bit of zombie action just for a boost.
Dead City continues the trend of survival in this post-apocalyptic world, with the politics between factions of people being at the forefront of the show. The zombies have taken a side step in this franchise for a while now, however with this being set in Manhattan it provides a more interesting dynamic for the zombies to become relevant again. Out in the rural areas it felt like the characters could avoid and escape easily, but with this setting there are more traps they can easily fall into, bringing more jeopardy into the show.
The Walking Dead: Dead City is by no means back to the level of the early Walking Dead seasons, but personally was more enjoyable than when I checked out. That may come down to the break I've had from the show, but the return of beloved characters and a setting where there's more at stake than worrying about humans, Dead City was an enjoyable step back into a franchise I once adored.
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