The Walking Dead: Dead City is coming back for Season 2 as part of the 2025 TV schedule. That’s right, Maggie, Negan, The Croat, Perlie, and more are all coming back for a second time around – and we’re heading right back into the thick of things.
Dead City follows two enemies-turned-forced allies when Maggie’s son is taken from her – and she must team up with Negan to hunt down the people who took him, leading them to Manhattan, of all places – hence the title, “Dead City.” With some faces that are familiar and others that are brand new, here is where you’ve seen the Dead City cast before, including those that will be coming as part of Season 2.
Lauren Cohan as Maggie Greene (Season 1 - Present)
First up on the list is the obvious one, Lauren Cohan, who plays Maggie Greene in The Walking Dead: Dead City. Cohan played Maggie all throughout The Walking Dead as well as the first season of Dead City, and will continue her story in the next season.
Cohan, however, has done much more than just TWD during her time in television and movies. Besides her main role on the show, she also had a main role on her own series, Whiskey Cavalier, for a season, and had recurring roles on several other TV shows, including the hit fantasy series Supernatural, for one season, the teen drama series The Vampire Diaries, Chuck, and the adult animated series, Archer.
With film, Cohan’s biggest credit thus far was her starring role in the horror movie The Boy, one of the scariest doll movies out there, but she was also in films such as Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Mile 22, All Eyez on Me, and Reach Me.
Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan (Season 1 – Present)
Next up on this list is the man, the myth, the legend, Negan himself, the person who was arguably the best villain on TWD – and later turned into a decent guy down the line. Dead City brings back Negan, played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, someone who has been in the movie and television industry for some time, and his story will continue in Season 2.
Morgan has been in many films that you might recognize him from, including Rampage, Heist, Walkaway Joy, The Resident, Watchmen, Shanghai, Jam, Road Kill, The Unholy, Fall and more. But television has been where Morgan has really shined in the past.
He appeared in recurring roles in shows such as The Good Wife, Extant, The Burning Zone, Grey’s Anatomy, Supernatural, The Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, Leopard Skin, and more. He also had a big guest role in Season 4 of The Boys.
Gaius Charles as Perlie Armstrong (Season 1 – Present)
Moving on, we take a look at Gaius Charles, who plays Perlie Armstrong in The Walking Dead: Dead City and is expected to come back in Season 2. The first of many new characters within The Walking Dead universe, Perlie is a strong and confident man who is willing to do anything in order to build a safe world for his family, including killing those that get in his way.
Charles has been around on television for some time. He was a part of the main cast of Friday Night Lights, and had recurring roles on television shows such as Necessary Roughness, Aquarius, Grey’s Anatomy, Roswell: New Mexico and Queens. He was also a part of the main cast of God Friended Me.
Besides that, Charles has also appeared in movies such as The Messenger, Salt, Takers, Batman: Bad Blood in a voice role, Alice, Land of Dreams, and The Stanford Prison Experiment.
Željko Ivanek as The Croat (Season 1 – Present)
The next person we’re going to talk about is Željko Ivanek, who plays The Croat in Dead City, and will certainly be back in Season 2 in a big way with Negan’s plot.
Ivanek has appeared in many television shows before this, with many big roles. He has had parts in series such as Damages, Homicide: Life on the Street, Heroes, 24, True Blood, Suits, Revolution, 12 Monkeys and so many more. Most recently, he had a main role on the hit show, Madame Secretary, where he played Russell Jackson, the chief of staff at the White House.
Besides that, Ivanek has also appeared in a variety of films. Some of his biggest include The Last Duel from Ridley Scott, The Courier, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, X-Men: Apocalypse, Seven Psychopaths, The Associate, Argo, Tower Heist and others.
Mahina Napoleon as Ginny (Season 1 – Present)
Next up is Ginny, who is played by Mahina Napoleon. Like her castmate before her, Napoleon is relatively new to the industry, as the only major role she’s had so far, besides this, was a recurring part on NCIS: Hawai’i, but it’ll be exciting to see where she goes from here on out.
Kim Coates as Bruegel (Season 2)
Deadline confirmed in early April 2024 that Kim Coates would play Bruegel in Season 2 of Dead City. Bruegel is the leader of a gang in New York City, and has a surprising “manipulative” brain that no one expects.
The actor is primarily known for his role as Tig in Sons of Anarchy, but has appeared in various other television shows like Bad Blood, Prison Break, CSI and more. He’s also appeared in big movies like Bad Boys, King of Sorrow, and The Last Boy Scout among others. He’s also done a lot of stage work as well.
Keir Gilchrist as Benjamin Pierce (Season 2)
Back during the 2024 San Diego Comic-Con in July, executive producer Eli Jorne gave us insight into several new casting additions. The first of which is Keir Gilchrist, who will play Benjamin Pierce in Season 2 of Dead City.
The actor has appeared in various television shows before, including United States of Tara, Atypical, and more. He also held roles in movies like It’s Kind of a Funny Story, It Follows, Flashback, The Featherweight and more.
Dascha Polanco as Major Lucia Narvaez (Season 2)
The next name confirmed was Dascha Polanco, who will play Major Lucia Narvaez in Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Dead City. Polanco has appeared in various movies including In The Heights, Samaritan, The Irishman, and more.
The actress is primarily known for her role as Daya in the Orange is the New Black cast on Netflix, but has appeared in several other TV shows including Poker Face, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story, and more.
Jake Weary as Christos (Season 2)
Jake Weary will play Christos in Season 2 of Dead City. The actor appeared in movies such as It: Chapter Two, Rushed, The Birthday Cake, Smartass and more prior to his role in Dead City.
He also appeared in television shows like Pretty Little Liars and Animal Kingdom, among others.
Pooya Mohseni as Roksana (Season 2)
Pooya Mohseni will portray Roksana in Dead City Season 2. The actress has appeared in various movies and TV shows such as Heather, The Arrival, Bound, Remote, and more. She’s also done voice-acting work as well.
Jonathan Higginbotham as Tommaso (Season 1)
Moving on, we take a look at Jonathan Higginbotham, who portrayed Tommaso in The Walking Dead: Dead City. Higginbotham is relatively new to television, as he’s only had guest roles prior to his major role in shows such as The Blacklist, Bonding, and Shining Vale. He was also in the movie Agent Toby Barks. His character died in the first season and is not expected to return in Season 2.
Trey Santiago-Hudson as Jano (Season 1)
The last person on this list is Trey Santiago-Hudson, who played Jano in The Walking Dead: Dead City. The actor has been in two movies before, You Hurt My Feelings and Vineyards, but he also had a guest role in the popular show, New Amsterdam before it ended in early 2023. His character died in the first season and is not expected to come back in Season 2.
While we’re not sure where these characters will take Maggie and Negan on this epic adventure, I’m sure that it’s going to be a wild ride indeed, especially after the intense first season. Are you ready to dive deeper into Dead City?
