Was The Walking Dead’s Dead City Spinoff Worth It?

The Walking Dead: Dead City represented a new dawn for AMC’s long-running zombie franchise, but the not-so-small question of whether Maggie and Negan’s spinoff breathed new life into The Walking Dead, or stumbled over its own rotting feet, must still be answered. To say that AMC is taking a massive risk on The Walking Dead in 2023 would be a herd-sized understatement. Most TV shows that experience the viewership slump The Walking Dead suffered after a decade onscreen get gently put to pasture, to be revived 20 years later once the nostalgia factor kicks in. AMC had different ideas. The Walking Dead was canceled, and three brand-new shows took its place.