The Walking Dead can be finishedbut the AMC spin-off series ghost town will be continue the adventures of enemies Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in a post-apocalyptic version of Manhattan that evokes a certain John Carpenter classic…except with zombies crammed among the grim remnants of humanity.
Check out the new trailer below, complete with key art who tears not so subtly the iconic poster For Escape from New Yorkin case you haven’t already picked up the vibes provided here.
Was it a zombie rat king? It’s something Snake Plissken has never faced, at least. Here are some new images courtesy of AMC:
The cast also includes Gaius Charles and Željko Ivanek, and the showrunner is The Walking Dead veteran Eli Jorn. The Walking Dead: The Dead City premieres June 18 and 10 p.m. ET on AMC and AMC+; subsequent episodes will have an airtime of 9:00 p.m. Later this year, the next entry in AMC’s Walking Dead Universe series, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixonfollows fan-favorite character Norman Reedus in France (either way).
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