Walking Dead: Dead City Thrives with Impressive Rotten Tomatoes Score, Silencing Initial Doubts

The Walking Dead: Dead City, the latest spinoff of the post-apocalyptic series, has received an impressive Rotten Tomatoes score. Premiering on AMC on June 18, it follows the story of Negan and Maggie as they reluctantly join forces to rescue Maggie's son from a zombie-infested Manhattan.

With a sufficient number of critical reviews, Rotten Tomatoes has calculated a score for the miniseries. Despite some initial critiques, the series has garnered enough positive feedback to achieve an 83 percent fresh rating at the time of writing. This places it in competition with other spinoff shows such as Tales of the Walking Dead, which holds a rating of 74 percent, and World Beyond, with an average score of 46 percent.

Is Dead City's RT Score a Sign of Good Things to Come?

The Walking Dead franchise is expanding and exploring new avenues now that the original series has concluded. While Fear the Walking Dead has already achieved success with its spinoff, The Walking Dead: World Beyond had a shorter run of only two seasons, leaving fans uncertain about the future. However, Dead City has the potential to prove that World Beyond's performance was just a minor setback. This is encouraging for the franchise as it aims to attract a substantial viewership for Dead City, ensuring continued interest in the upcoming Walking Dead spinoffs.

The Walking Dead: Dead City serves as the beginning of a larger universe, with upcoming series focusing on the post-exit adventures of Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Danai Gurira) before the Walking Dead finale. Furthermore, the franchise will continue with the anthology More Tales from the Walking Dead Universe and a spinoff featuring the beloved character Daryl Dixon, portrayed by Norman Reedus, traveling to France. The Dead City format is expected to be the foundation of the franchise moving forward, making their success in these initial stages crucial.