During the final years of The Walking Dead’s lifespan when news about yet another spin-off dropped with the regularity of a metronome, arguably the most intriguing was a show focused on diehard enemies turned reluctant companions, Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), entitled The Walking Dead: Dead City (formally known as Isle of the Dead).
Given how much history the two have shared – very little of which didn’t involve one trying to kill the other – the prospect of them headlining their own show was one no Walking Dead fan could avoid being tempted by (something its record-breaking premiere numbers have seemingly confirmed).
If earlier indications are to be believed, Dead City is set to be the most rewarding slice of zombie mayhem for a long time — in large part because of its welcome restructuring around a select few characters who already enjoyed a compelling relationship in its parent show.
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