The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 Rotten Tomatoes Score Revealed - How Does It Compare To Season 1?

The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2's Rotten Tomatoes score has been revealed, confirming how the new episodes hold up compared to season 1. Dead City season 2 will focus on Maggie (Lauren Cohan) returning to New York City in order to rescue Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) from the Burazi. However, she's unaware the group's leader, the Dama (Lisa Emery), is using him to help unite the survivors of Manhattan under her rule. The upcoming season will run for eight episodes, a first for the typically six-episode seasons of the series' latest spinoffs.

Now, Rotten Tomatoes has revealed The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 has an 80% critics score based on its first five reviews. This makes its debut score the same as season 1's final percentage, which is also 80%, but based off 57 reviews. However, reviews for season 2 are only just being released, meaning this initial score could go up or down in the near future. For now, though, it appears to be equivalent to the series' debut episodes.

What Dead City Season 2's Rotten Tomatoes Scores Say About The Show

The Walking Dead's Latest Spinoff Is Continuing Its Trends

So far, it seems the zombie spinoff is engaging critics at the same level as the previous season, with a few degrees of change here and there. The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 review from ScreenRant's Sarah Moran praised the show for having a more interesting story than season 1, but criticized slow pacing. Other reviews echo similar sentiments, though a commonality appears to be the introduction of interesting characters. This likely means newcomers like Kim Coates' Bruegel will be stealing the show from time to time.

With a low number of reviews from critics so far, it's unclear if the show will fall in percentage due to its plodding pace, or rise because of its more interesting ideas. Since Dead City's characters appear to be a highlight for many critics, the series will likely have plenty of memorable moments with them as Maggie's rescue mission commences. However, all that's known for sure is the series will be getting deeper into the groups of Manhattan, as well as the New Babylon Federation's interest in using the dead to produce ethanol.

Our Take On The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2's Rotten Tomatoes Score

What Does It Mean For The New Episodes' Quality?

The Walking Dead: Dead City's Rotten Tomatoes score signals the series will be around the same quality as season 1, with some more interesting story beats along the way. This bodes well for the spinoff, though, as it promises some exciting additions, even some attributes of the show, like Maggie and Negan's tension, remain the same. It appears that, with new ideas on the horizon and a longer season, the spinoff has a chance to create a memorable follow-up to its first big city adventure.

The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 premieres Sunday, May 4 on AMC and AMC+.

Source: Rotten Tomatoes