The Walking Dead: Dead City has been renewed for a third season with Sean Hoffman signing on as showrunner.
Hoffman, who takes over for Eli Jorné, spent three years as co-executive producer and writer on The Walking Dead. Production on season 3 of Dead City that stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan will begin in Boston this fall.
“We’re thankful to Eli Jorné for two seasons of Dead City that took the story of these iconic characters in exciting new directions and broadened this thriving universe by introducing a new corner of the walker apocalypse,” said Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios for AMC Networks, in a statement. “As we continue to create new stories for a passionate TWD fanbase, we’re delighted to have a seasoned Walking Dead veteran like Seth Hoffman at the helm of a new season, alongside the remarkable Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, that will bring new adversaries and alliances and push the boundaries of Maggie and Negan’s conflicted relationship.”
“I’m excited to have the chance to dive back into The Walking Dead Universe and work to deliver another dynamic season’s worth of stories to this epic franchise. It’s a true honor to chart out the next chapter for Maggie and Negan’s iconic adventures in Dead City,” added Hoffman in a statement. “Lauren, Jeffrey and Scott are incredible creative partners and I’m thrilled to collaborate with them to bring this story to life.”
The Walking Dead: Dead City ended its second season on June 22 on AMC and AMC+. In addition to showrunner Hoffman, executive producers include Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of The Walking Dead Universe, Cohan, Morgan, Brian Bockrath and Colin Walsh.
Hoffman is repped by Lauren Fox and Mina Ross at CAA and Ken Richman and Robby Koch at Hansen, Jacobsen.
