Negan looking serious while Christos aims Lucille at him in The Walking Dead Dead City season 2 episode 5 A new trailer for The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, episode 5 teases Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) confronting another Manhattan group as Bruegel (Kim Coates) arrives in Central Park. Dead City season 2, episode 4 focused on Negan getting Bruegel to join the Dama’s (Lisa Emery) alliance, blackmailing him because his so-called champion fighting zombie was really a person the whole time. He also told Maggie (Lauren Cohan) the location of a methane production facility, which could help New Babylon’s communities learn more about and utilize the technology for themselves.

Now, AMC (via WotNot) has released a new trailer for Dead City season 2, episode 5, focusing on Negan trying to convince Manhattan’s last holdout, Christos (Jake Weary), to join the Dama’s alliance. Meanwhile, Lucia (Dascha Polanco) seemingly turns on the Foragers, also demanding Negan is found and brought to her. Multiple scenes suggest chaos is about to unfold, such as Hershel looking at a massive fire, Maggie fighting someone in the forest, Negan killing a zombie in the streets with Lucille, and Bruegel arriving in Central Park. Check out the trailer below:

What Dead City Season 2, Episode 5’s Trailer Means For The Show

A Turning Point For The Series Is About To Happen

Jeffrey Dean Morgan smirking as Negan in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 Maggie speaking to Hershel looking worried in The Walking Dead Dead City season 2 episode 3 Bruegel (Kim Coates) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) shaking hands in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2Image via AMC Lisa Emery as the Dama in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2 Bruegel (Kim Coates) trying to talk calmly with Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2

While the first half of season 2 has been building out the world of Manhattan, it seems many conflicts are about to come to a head during episode 5. Dead City characters making big decisions include Lucia turning against the Foragers, seemingly destroying their home in the process.

Bruegel’s arrival in Central Park also emphasizes how little he trusts the Dama, but that he’s interested in learning more about what New Babylon is doing on the island. As for Maggie, it seems like she’ll be forced to find Negan now that the marshal knows he’s still alive. In the meantime, it also appears her mission with Perlie (Gaius Charles) and Hershel (Logan Kim) to find the methane production facility is going to be upended by Lucia’s actions.

The same might be said for Ginny (Mahina Napoleon) as well, who is aiming her gun at someone offscreen in the trailer. This could be Negan now that it’s been established she wants him dead after learning he killed her father at the end of Dead City season 1. Depending on how these multifaceted events unfold, some big changes might be coming to Manhattan in the process.

Our Take On Dead City Season 2, Episode 5’s Trailer

An Eventful Episode That Could Mark A Shift For The Show

Kim Coates as Bruegel in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2Image via AMC

Very important events are being teased in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2, episode 5’s trailer, as it seems some major allegiances could shift in the hour to come. While the context of the upcoming events is unknown, Bruegel’s arrival in Central Park could signal his plans involve allying himself with New Babylon, potentially as a ploy to take power in the city for himself. But, with Negan still gathering forces and Hershel also in league with the Dama, many changes to each group could be highlighted when episode 5 arrives.

Upcoming The Walking Dead: Dead City Episodes
Release Dates

Season 2, Episode 5: “The Bird Always Knows”
June 1, 2025

Season 2, Episode 6: “Bridge Partners Are Hard to Come by These Days”
June 8, 2025

Season 2, Episode 7: “Novi Dan, Novi Početak”
June 15, 2025

Season 2, Episode 8: “If History Were a Conflagration”
June 22, 2025

New episodes of The Walking Dead: Dead City arrive Sundays on AMC and AMC+.