‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ to Invade New York City on 6/14

​Written by John Edward Betancourt 

Still from ‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ – Season 1. Photo Credit: Peter Kramer/AMC

Perhaps one of the best benefits of having the world begin to get back to normal after the madness that was 2020, is the sheer fact that nerdy events are beginning to pop up with more frequency. For conventions and festivals are back, and drawing healthy crowds and networks are studios are taking part in publicity events that truly make their fan bases happy. For once again, immersive experiences are popping up in our world, the kind that help the fans lose themselves in their favorite franchises, and it just so happens that The Walking Dead Universe is about to host a big one in the Big Apple no less.

For Wednesday, June 14th, will see The Walking Dead: Dead City invade New York City in order to promote the series premiere of this Maggie and Negan-centric series, and well… what they have planned is quite epic in nature. Since you’ll find the dead present at a multitude of NYC landmarks, wherein you can snap a selfie with a Walker and possibly leave with a giveaway or take advantage of a hot deal, and potentially grab a hot slice of that world famous, New York style pizza. And well, since you’re curious about this event is going to play out, and what treats await you in the transformed City of the Dead, here are all the details you need regarding this immersive event… courtesy of AMC. 

'AMC Networks announced today The Walking Dead Universe takeover in New York City on Wednesday, June 14 ahead of the highly anticipated premiere of The Walking Dead: Dead City, set in a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, on Sunday, June 18 at 9:00pm ET on AMC and AMC+. For the takeover, AMC is partnering with iconic NYC establishments, including Katz’s Deli, H&H Bagels, Joe’s Pizza, the New York Hot Dog King Cart, and more. Each location will feature merchandise giveaways and the show’s iconic Walkers, along with treats from the NYC staples.
 
The Walking Dead Universe New York City takeover details and timing are as follows:
 

• Dead City x The New Yorker Coffee Cart (8:00 – 11:00 AM; 33rd Street & 7th Avenue)

• The Walking Dead: Dead City coffee cart and coffee giveaway with custom New Yorker-designed cartoon sleeves for customers during designated time window.

 

• H&H Bagels Upper West Side (9:00 – 11:00 AM; 526 Columbus Ave)
  
• Limited-Time-Offer Bagel Sandwich to be offered June 14-18 at all 3 NYC locations: UWS, UES, Moynihan Train Hall
  
• Walker Wake-Up: Bacon, egg and cheese on customer’s choice of bagel with “Dead City Hot Walker Sauce”
  
• LTO bagel sandwich and premium giveaway for first 200 customers at UWS location during designated window of time

 

• Joe’s Pizza Times Square (12:00 - 2:00 PM; 1435 Broadway)

• 2-slice + premium giveaway for first 200 customers at Times Square location during designated window of time

 

• The New York Hot Dog King Cart (12:00 - 2:00 PM; by The Metropolitan Museum of Art; 82nd Street and 5th Avenue)

• Hot Dog + premium giveaway for first 200 customers during designated window of time

 

• Verizon Flagship Store- Bryant Park (12:30-1:30 PM; 125 W 42nd Street)
  
• The experience will include giveaways for all who stop in during the hour of the activation – The Walking Dead: Dead City tote bags and keychains, as well as AMC+ branded misters.

 

• Katz’s Deli (3:00 - 5:00 PM; 205 E Houston St)
  
• Half pastrami sandwich and 4 oz. coleslaw + premium for first 200 customers during designated window of time.

About The Walking Dead: Dead City
The Walking Dead: Dead City follows the popular Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffery Dean Morgan) characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror.
 
The series also stars Gaius Charles and Željko Ivanek, amongst others. Eli Jorné, who has been a writer and co-executive producer on The Walking Dead for multiple seasons serves as showrunner and executive producer on the series, which is overseen by Scott M. Gimple, chief content officer of The Walking Dead Universe. Cohan and Morgan also serve as executive producers, along with Brian Bockrath.
 
About AMC Networks Inc. 
AMC Networks (Nasdaq: AMCX) is a global entertainment company known for its popular and critically-acclaimed content. Its brands include targeted streaming services AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, Sundance Now, ALLBLK, and the newest addition to its targeted streaming portfolio, the anime-focused HIDIVE streaming service, in addition to AMC, BBC AMERICA (operated through a joint venture with BBC Studios), IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv and IFC Films. AMC Studios, the Company’s in-house studio, production and distribution operation, is behind some of the biggest titles and brands known to a global audience, including The Walking Dead, the Anne Rice catalog and the Agatha Christie library.  The Company also operates AMC Networks International, its international programming business, and 25/7 Media, its production services business.'

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