The Walking Dead: Dead City, or simply Dead City, is an American post-apocalyptic horror drama television series created by Eli Jorné for AMC, based on The Walking Dead characters Maggie and Negan. It is the first sequel to The Walking Dead television series, and the fifth series in The Walking Dead franchise, sharing continuity with the other television series. Jorné served as showrunner for the first two seasons before departing the show and being replaced by Seth Hoffman.