Warning: SPOILERS ahead for The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, episode 5!The Walking Dead: Dead Cityseason 2, episode 6 trailer has been released, showing Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) dealing with the Croat’s (Željko Ivanek) shocking decision while Bruegel (Kim Coates) offers Perlie (Gaius Charles) a deal.Dead Cityseason 2, episode 5 ended with the Croat killing the Dama (Lisa Emery), letting her burn to death under some fallen candles. The soldiers of the New Babylon Federation wiped out the Foragers but were killed by zombies themselves, with Bruegel arriving in the final scene with the show’s main heroes.
Now, AMC (viaWotNot) has released a new trailer forThe Walking Dead: Dead Cityseason 2, episode 6,showing Negan confronting the Coat after the Dama’s death.The trailer also sees Bruegel trying to cut a deal with Perlie, saying he can give New Babylon access to the Burazi’s methane. Maggie (Lauren Cohan) doesn’t trust him, but it seems whatever happens will bring her face-to-face with Negan once more. The trailer ends showing a feral bear attacking her and Hershel while they’re seemingly still in Central Park. Check out the trailer below:
The Conflict For Manhattan Is Becoming Even More Complex
Multiple majorcharacters inDead Citydied in season 2, episode 5, including New Babylon’sde factoleader, Lucia (Dascha Polanco), Foragers leader Roksana (Pooya Mohseni), and the Dama. The remaining cast also went through a multitude of major changes, such asHershel (Logan Kim) realizing the error of his ways for sending a smoke signal to the Burazi, and Ginny (Mahina Napoleon) having a major injury. With the Manhattan group without a leader and Bruegel seemingly teaming up with Perlie, alliances are forming that will determine the long-term future of the island.
Maggie and Negan seeing each other again seems like it’ll be tinged with renewed confrontation, not only because of theend ofDead Cityseason 1, but also because they’re still on opposite sides of a massive war. Negan will be dealing with his own issues now that the Dama is dead, especially since it’s unclear what this means for when his wife and son arrive in New York City. His current alliance with the Croat means the pair will probably stay on good terms, although it all depends on if another untoward event causes a major falling out.
Will Perlie Really Trust Bruegel To Help Him?
Bruegel clearly has ulterior motives for wanting to join forces with New Babylon, not trusting the Croat or Negan with uniting Manhattan’s groups. Whether Perlie will trust his power play remains unclear, but, based on Maggie’s statement, it seems she’s getting fed up being in the middle of two antagonistic groups vying for power on the island. With three episodes left,The Walking Dead: Dead Cityhas plenty of time to reveal how these allegiances shape the series' future, and what they mean for major characters going forward.
UpcomingThe Walking Dead: Dead CitySeason 2 Episodes
Release Dates
Episode 6: “Bridge Partners are Hard to Come by These Days”
Episode 8: “If History Were a Conflagration”
August 14, 2025
New episodes ofThe Walking Dead: Dead Cityarrive Sundays on AMC and AMC+.
