Lauren Cohan Teases 'Something Very, Very New' for Negan and Maggie on The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3

Published: June 20, 2025

Lauren Cohan, the actress who plays Maggie on The Walking Dead: Dead City, has teased what's ahead for her character and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in season 3.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Cohan hinted at "something very, very new" for Maggie and Negan, saying, "I'm probably not allowed to talk about this actually, but I think that the baseline with Maggie and Negan is ultimately what makes us who we are and how capable are we of change — and is it really up to me to decide someone's fate?"

Cohan also addressed the fact that many fans think Maggie should never forgive Negan for killing her husband, Glenn (Steven Yeun). "I don't like to say too much because it's kind of like the heart of what keeps this tension between us," she explained. "And it's still being explored, and it's for people to sort of have their own experience with as well, as a viewer."

Cohan added that she's excited to see where her character goes in season 3, teasing that "we do resolve some things" for her. "I don't see a hard ending, but I see something around the corner," she said of Maggie. "She's trapped in this sort of myopic view where her entire outlook is colored by her resentment against someone who took something from her that she'll never get back."

Cohan also opened up about her directorial debut, stepping behind the camera to direct the June 8 episode. "I think aspects of it came naturally, and I think I had really good advice early on of don't ever pretend to know something that you don't know, which is, by the way, such great advice for life," she joked.

Cohan admitted that, despite Morgan being "so excited" for her to direct and her being "hyper-prepared" to take on the task, she felt "intimidated" to give feedback to her fellow actors.

Check out the season 2 finale of The Walking Dead: Dead City on Sunday, June 22, at 9 p.m. ET on AMC.

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