Two major Walking Dead spinoffs are locked in for 2026: Dead City Season 3 premieres July 26, 2026, followed by Daryl Dixon Season 4 arriving in fall 2026. Beyond them, More Tales From the Walking Dead is still in development with no updates since a 2023 green
The Walking Dead universe is still expanding—just not on a schedule everyone expected.
After the original series wrapped almost four years ago. the franchise has kept fans circling back to its world of walkers. alliances. and survival. Now. with 2026 still sitting short of any wider “breakout” rollout. two spinoffs have landed dates that can’t be missed—and they come with a sense of momentum. because both are being framed as pivotal chapters.
Dead City Season 3 is set to premiere on July 26, 2026. A third season was always expected, with the show renewed in summer 2025 ahead of San Diego Comic-Con. Production was completed at the end of 2025. but the series was left out during an earnings call that previewed this year’s new arrivals—an omission that led fans to worry it might not premiere until next year.
That uncertainty didn’t last. It was revealed that Dead City Season 3 would come this year and that it would slot in early as the next offering in the TWD Universe. The new season is also described as a shift in direction under new showrunner Seth Hoffman. who is also described as a Walking Dead legend. The premise is focused on Maggie Rhee and Negan attempting to build a better future in Manhattan for the next generation of survivors.
Then, fall 2026 comes with another clock ticking—this time tied to endings. The fourth and final season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will premiere on AMC and AMC+ this fall. with an official release date to be announced in due course. The expectation is that it will land in the same September/October window the spinoff has been part of. though no exact day is provided yet.
The story of how they got there has always been the engine of Daryl Dixon. The first season placed Daryl on an unlikely adventure in France. with Carol showing up to pull him out of trouble. taking out dangers and setting a plan in motion meant to get them back home to the US. That plan went awry. and the series moved on to England and then. eventually. Spain—where the third season took place. Now their stories are set to end, at least on this show’s terms.
The mission right now is described plainly: getting Daryl and Carol back home. If they manage it. the article says there could even be a Rick Grimes cameo at the end. with Andrew Lincoln rumored to reprise his role in the series finale—though it’s presented as a possibility rather than a guarantee. Either way, Daryl Dixon Season 4 is positioned as the close of an era.
What happens after that is less clear. There is one more spinoff hovering beyond Daryl Dixon’s final chapter: More Tales From The Walking Dead Universe.
That series was greenlit by AMC in 2023, with development described as having stalled since. It was intended to be a short-form spinoff and/or sequel to Tales of the Walking Dead. but there have been no updates for years. The original Tales concept was praised, but the finished product received mixed reviews. A second season never arrived; the article notes that the franchise moved into the bigger-budget sequel series, including Dead City.
Because More Tales was ordered-to-series at a time when Dead City hadn’t premiered yet, the article suggests AMC may have shifted directions. No official cancellation announcement was ever made, so it remains in development “for the time being.”
And then there’s the reunion that fans have been orbiting for years.
Even after the franchise split into different paths—Daryl Dixon. Dead City. and The Ones Who Live—audiences have held onto an idea that feels like a long shot until it becomes the only thing left to wish for: a shared-universe crossover that reunites the main characters from each offshoot. The article describes it as an “Avengers: Endgame-style crossover,” with a final, unified moment across the series.
Longtime TWD creative and executive producer Greg Nicotero has acknowledged that the idea has been talked about for “a couple of years.” It’s also described as being supported by industry insiders who suggest the wheels are already turning. especially with Daryl Dixon ending. Andrew Lincoln, meanwhile, confirmed he was in talks to return as Rick Grimes in the franchise’s near-future. If that return doesn’t happen in the Daryl Dixon finale. the article frames a reunion crossover as the next logical place for it.
For now, the dates do the talking. Dead City reaches Manhattan on July 26, 2026. Daryl Dixon heads into its final fall run on AMC and AMC+ with its premiere date still to come. Everything else—More Tales. and the reunion fans keep returning to—hangs on what AMC chooses to greenlight next. and whether the franchise can pull together one last shared ending before it fades into smaller stories again.
The Walking Dead Dead City Daryl Dixon spinoffs AMC AMC+ 2026 premiere date Seth Hoffman Maggie Rhee Negan Carol Peletier More Tales From The Walking Dead Universe Andrew Lincoln Rick Grimes Greg Nicotero