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The Best Episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1

Every episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1!

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Maggie and Negan travel to post-apocalyptic Manhattan - long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made it a world full of anarchy, danger,

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 Episode 1 - Old Acquaintances
    7.6/10(5580 votes)

    #1 - Old Acquaintances

    S1:E1

    Maggie finds Negan, and they travel to Manhattan; a marshal named Armstrong follows Negan; we meet a quiet young girl named Ginny.

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  2. The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 Episode 2 - Who's There?
    8.0/10(4900 votes)

    #2 - Who's There?

    S1:E2

    Maggie and Negan encounter native New Yorkers; Armstrong revisits a trauma; Ginny attempts to adapt to change.

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  3. The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 Episode 3 - People Are a Resource
    7.5/10(4119 votes)

    #3 - People Are a Resource

    S1:E3

    Dark instincts reveal themselves as Maggie and Negan form a strategy; Armstrong is tested; Ginny embarks on a daring journey.

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  4. The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 Episode 4 - Everybody Wins a Prize
    7.7/10(3984 votes)

    #4 - Everybody Wins a Prize

    S1:E4

    Maggie and Negan carry out an attack, but not everything unfolds according to plan; Ginny and Armstrong each make unexpected contact with others.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writer:Eli Jorné

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  5. The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 Episode 5 - Stories We Tell Ourselves
    7.3/10(3664 votes)

    #5 - Stories We Tell Ourselves

    S1:E5

    Truths are unearthed and motives are revealed as Maggie, Negan and the others travel further into the city's depths.

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  6. The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 1 Episode 6 - Doma Smo
    7.8/10(3778 votes)

    #6 - Doma Smo

    S1:E6

    Tensions between Maggie and Negan come to a head; Ginny's search continues; questions arise around Armstrong's path forward.

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Old Acquaintances" is the best rated episode of "The Walking Dead: Dead City" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 5580 votes. Directed by Loren Yaconelli and written by Eli Jorné, it aired on 6/18/2023. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Who's There?".