'The Walking Dead: Dead City' Season 3 Episode 4: Release Date, Time, And What To Expect

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ has continued proving itself one of the more consistent entries in the sprawling zombie franchise, following Maggie and Negan as they navigate a fractured, walker-infested Manhattan. Since premiering its third season on July 26, the AMC spinoff has kept up a steady weekly release schedule that fans have come to rely on.

That consistency has carried the show through a season already shaping up to feel notably different from what came before. Under new showrunner Seth Hoffman, this run has traded some of Season 2’s tension-heavy dynamic between Maggie and Negan for a more collaborative partnership, as the pair now work together to lead a struggling new community through Manhattan’s dangers.

Following that weekly pattern, episode 4 is set to arrive on Sunday, August 16, continuing the season’s established Sunday release rhythm. As with previous weeks, the episode will first become available on AMC+ in the early morning hours before making its traditional cable debut on AMC that evening at 9 p.m. ET.

That staggered release approach has remained consistent throughout the season, giving streaming subscribers early access hours ahead of the standard broadcast slot. Viewers hoping to catch the episode as soon as possible will want to plan around the AMC+ rollout rather than waiting for the Sunday night television airing.

Much of this season’s narrative momentum has stemmed from the shifting power dynamics left behind by Season 2’s finale, which saw Maggie and Negan’s alliance grow increasingly strained following a dramatic stabbing incident. Hershel further complicated matters by aligning himself with the mysterious Dama, believing her vision offered a better path forward, putting him at odds with his own mother and positioning him as a potential adversary heading into the new season.

With the Croat no longer part of the equation, Maggie has spent the season’s early episodes working to reclaim control over Manhattan’s dwindling methane resources while co-leading the community alongside Renata. Critics have noted that this rejigged format has pushed ‘Dead City’ to take more creative risks than it has in the past, including a teased alternate reality episode already being singled out as a potential season highlight.

The season’s returning cast includes Aimee Garcia and Jimmi Simpson, both confirmed for Season 3 back in September 2025, alongside Raúl Castillo, who joined the production shortly afterward. Their continued presence suggests the season will keep building out Manhattan’s expanding cast of survivors as Maggie and Negan’s fragile new community faces mounting external pressures.

With eight episodes total planned for the season and a finale set for September 13, ‘Dead City’ still has plenty of story left to tell before wrapping up this chapter of Maggie and Negan’s uneasy alliance. Given how much ground the season has already covered in just a few weeks, episode 4 looks poised to keep pushing that partnership to its limits.