History Series / TheWalkingDeadDeadCity

* EndOfAnAge/DawnOfAnEra: From the first episode to the last, it becomes increasingly clear that the "tribal" ways which were so synonymous with much of ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' and ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'', and which are still espoused by the Croat are slowly giving away to civilizations such as the Commonwealth and New Babylon, resulting in the return of borders, laws, police, economies and lines of production. More importantly, as the Dama professes, the clash of civilizations is surely to mark the second and third decades of the walker-infested Earth going forward.

* EndOfAnEra/DawnOfAnEra: From the first episode to the last, it becomes increasingly clear that the "tribal" ways which were so synonymous with much of ''Series/TheWalkingDead'' and ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead'', and which are still espoused by the Croat are slowly giving away to civilizations such as the Commonwealth and New Babylon, resulting in the return of borders, laws, police, economies and lines of production. More importantly, as the Dama professes, the clash of civilizations is surely to mark the second and third decades of the walker-infested Earth going forward.

''The Walking Dead: Dead City'' is a ZombieApocalypse series that is the fifth installment in Franchise/TheWalkingDeadTelevisionUniverse. It is also the fourth spin-off of ''{{Series/The Walking Dead|2010}}'', and notably the first series to debut following the main series' conclusion in 2022. As such, ''Dead City'' is a wholly original storyline not based on any of the [[ComicBook/TheWalkingDead source material]] by Creator/RobertKirkman.

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* BigBad: The Croat, a former Savior who now rules Manhattan and is responsible for kickstarting the plot by kidnapping Hershel.

** Why BlackAndWhiteMorality isn’t a good thing to have and that there is usually much, much more to people, sometimes even your enemies, than what you think.

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* WastelandWarlord: The Croat rules post-apocalyptic Manhattan with an iron fist.

''Dead City'' premiered on June 18, 2023 on Creator/{{AMC}}. It has been picked up for a second season. The teaser can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu2z-SY3hCk here]], and the first official trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-b4rvLJmI here]].

* RescueArc: The series' main premise is about Maggie and Negan teaming up to rescue Maggie's son Hershel.

''Dead City'' premiered on June 18, 2023 on Creator/{{AMC}}. It will consist of six episodes. The teaser can be seen [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu2z-SY3hCk here]], and the first official trailer [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1b-b4rvLJmI here]].

* BecomeTheirOwnAntithesis: Maggie has hated Negan for years for killing Glenn and taking her husband and her son's father from him. [[spoiler:While she has understandable motivations, she is revealed to be plotting to turn Negan over to the Croat, taking him from his wife Annie and his young son Joshua.]]

* WhamEpisode: "Stories We Tell Ourselves" reveals that [[spoiler:Maggie has been lying about the Croat stealing from Hilltop. He actually came looking for Negan, and Maggie attends to hand him over to the Croat in exchange for Hershel.]]

* GodzillaThreshold: Maggie is ''not'' happy about having to resort to asking Negan to help rescue Hershel, but he is key to helping get him back.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: According to Negan, the Croat stood out even among the other Saviors for his cruelty.

** Negan uses the word "neckbeard" in an insult. That word came to prominence in the mainstream lexicon during the early-to-mid-2010s (c. 2011–2015) due to online culture, which would have been after the zombie apocalypse had occurred in the Walking Dead's universe (c. August 2010).

** Every car in New York has the yellow "Empire Gold" license plate. That license plate was brand-new when the zombie apocalypse occurred (c. August 2010), so only a few cars would have had it then. Most cars would have still been using the blue-and-white Niagara Falls license plate design introduced in 2001.

** Every car in New York has the yellow "Empire Gold" license plate. That license plate was brand-new in August 2010, so only a few cars would have had it then. Most cars would have still been using the blue-and-white Niagara Falls license plate design introduced in 2001.

** Negan says "neckbeard" in an insult. The word came to prominence in the early-to-mid-2010s (2011–2015) due to online culture, after the zombie apocalypse occurred in the Walking Dead's universe (2010).

** Every car in New York has the "Empire Gold" license plate. That license plate was brand-new in 2010, so only a few cars would have had it. Most cars would have still been using the 2001-series Niagara Falls license plate design.

* PresentDayPast: Negan says "neckbeard" in an insult. The word came to prominence in the early-to-mid-2010s (2011–2015) due to online culture, after the zombie apocalypse occurred in the Walking Dead's universe (2010).

* Dumbstruck: Ginny became mute after a traumatic incident before the events of the show.

Years after the end of ''The Walking Dead'', Hershel Rhee, the son of [[Characters/TheWalkingDead2010MaggieGreene Maggie Rhee]] (Creator/LaurenCohan), has been kidnapped by nefarious forces who have a vendetta against his mother. Maggie finds herself forced to do the unthinkable and turn to [[Characters/TheWalkingDead2010NeganSmith Negan Smith]] (Creator/JeffreyDeanMorgan) for help - the very same man who murdered her husband Glenn and left Hershel fatherless. Though the two survivors formed a sort of peace years ago, they are now forced to work together to save Hershel from the undead-infested [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity Manhattan Island]], where a whole new world of horrors, villains, heroes, and dangers await them - that is, if the two survivors who have had a long, violent history don't tear each other apart first.

* ContinuityNod:
** Negan has a bounty out for him for crimes committed in New Babylon's territories, just like how Maggie was targeted for death by Pope and the Reapers in Seasons 10 and 11 of ''The Walking Dead''. In a cross-franchise example, the marshal hunting him is a ScaryBlackMan with a hat, not dissimilar to Emile [=LaRoux=] from ''Series/FearTheWalkingDead''.
** Flashbacks show Maggie screaming in horror as Hershel is taken from her, just like what happened in the final arc of Season 11 of ''The Walking Dead'' when both of them were captured and separated by the Commonwealth special forces.