The Walking Dead: Dead City (2023)

The Walking Dead: Dead City parents guide

The thing to know: extreme gore, more than a TV-MA usually carries. Beyond that, real scares and several jump scares.

Scare

Properly scary

Frightening, not just tense.

Jump scares

Several

More than a couple of sudden jolts.

Gore

Extreme gore

Our top level for gore.

Violence

Brutal violence

Our top level for violence.

Sex and nudity

Mild

Mild means innuendo, or sex implied off screen, with no nudity.

Language

Strong

Frequent strong profanity or slurs.

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Three questions

Is The Walking Dead: Dead City scary?

Yes, properly. The Walking Dead: Dead City is the real thing without being an endurance test.

How gory is The Walking Dead: Dead City?

Extreme gore and brutal violence. If graphic gore is a dealbreaker, skip it.

What is The Walking Dead: Dead City rated, and is it OK for kids?

Real scares, several jump scares and brutal violence. The TV-MA is earned, so not for kids.

What is The Walking Dead: Dead City about?

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, beauty, and terror.

Cast and crew

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The Walking Dead: Dead City is on our Goriest, Zombies, Survival, Dystopias and Sci-fi on Prime Video lists.

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Prompts we typed into CouchRot, and the lists that share its tags.

• “a movie that will make me cry”
• “a fun halloween movie, not too scary”
• “a thriller with a twist, no spoilers”

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