‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 3 Release Schedule: How Many Episodes Are Left?

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ season 3 premiered on July 26 and will feature a total of eight episodes airing weekly on Sundays until the finale on Sept. 13. Here’s everything to know about ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ season 3 release schedule.

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The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3 premiered on July 26, 2026, and includes eight episodes

The third season features returning cast members Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan and introduces new characters

Episodes air on AMC and AMC+, with previous seasons available to stream on AMC+ and Netflix

The Walking Dead: Dead City is well on its way through a third season.

The Walking Dead sequel series follows Maggie Greene (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) as former enemies who must work together to survive in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan.

The series also stars Gaius Charles, Željko Ivanek, Lisa Emery and Logan Kim, with Aimee Garcia, Raúl Castillo and Jimmi Simpson as new cast additions for season 3. Dead City initially premiered on AMC in 2023 and launched its third season, which consists of eight episodes, in July 2026.

“In Season 3, Maggie and Negan finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, but when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city?” the official synopsis reads.

Since Dead City season 3 premiered in July, more than half of the episodes have already aired. Here’s everything to know about The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3 release schedule.

Warning: The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3 spoilers ahead!

When did The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3 premiere?

A little over a year after season 2 premiered, The Walking Dead: Dead City released its first season 3 episode, titled “Trillium,” on July 26, 2026.

The season 3 premiere picked up from where the dramatic season 2 finale left off, with Maggie and Negan as two wanted fugitives. During the episode, the Croat (Ivanek) is fatally injured by an explosion and dies in Negan’s arms.

How many episodes are left in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3?

Season 3 of Dead City will include a total of eight episodes — so after the Aug. 30 episode, there are two episodes remaining.

The second season also consisted of eight episodes, while the first only had six episodes. Season 3 marks the first season with Seth Hoffman as showrunner after Eli Jorné left the series following seasons 1 and 2.

“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,” Hoffman previously shared in a statement. “Lauren, Jeffrey, and [executive producer and chief content officer] Scott [M. Gimple] are incredible creative partners, and I’m thrilled to collaborate with them to bring this story to life.”

What is The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3 release schedule?

Starting with the season 3 premiere on July 26, new episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City air weekly on Sunday nights.

Here’s the full release schedule for season 3 of The Walking Dead: Dead City, per AMC.

July 26: Episode 1, “Trillium”

Aug. 2: Episode 2, “Haven”

Aug. 9: Episode 3, “Emigrants”

Aug. 16: Episode 4, “Found/Lost”

Aug. 23: Episode 5, “Imperialis”

Aug. 30: Episode 6, “Genesis”

Sept. 6: Episode 7, “Hourglass”

Sept. 13: Episode 8, “Tenebrae”

What time do new episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3 come out?

New episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City hit AMC at 9 p.m. ET each Sunday until the finale on Sept. 13.

Where can I watch The Walking Dead: Dead City?

The Walking Dead: Dead City airs on both AMC and the AMC+ streaming service. All available episodes from the last three seasons are also available to stream on AMC+.

In addition, viewers can binge the first two seasons on Netflix.

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