The Walking Dead: Dead City episode 1 runtime: How long is the premiere?

Trey Santiago-Hudson as Jano, Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan - The Walking Dead: Dead City _ Season 1, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Peter Kramer/AMC
Trey Santiago-Hudson as Jano, Lauren Cohan as Maggie Rhee, Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Negan - The Walking Dead: Dead City _ Season 1, Episode 1 - Photo Credit: Peter Kramer/AMC

The first episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City has arrived, but just how long can TWD fans expect the premiere to last?

It’s time for The Walking Dead Universe to enter uncharted territory. The legendary AMC franchise reached a crossroads last November when the long-running show came to an end, but the creatives behind it found new ways to keep the universe alive by expanding the TWD Universe.

That expansion kicks off with the first new spinoff sequel series, which will bring back two of the show’s main characters. Those characters are none other than longtime rivals Maggie Rhee and Negan Smith. The pair buried the hatchet in the series finale when Maggie acknowledged that Negan had changed his ways but that she could never forgive him for brutally killing her husband Glenn.

After a lengthy wait and a delayed premiere date, the first episode of The Walking Dead: Dead City has arrived. If you’re ready to tune into the premiere and would like to know how long it is, here’s what you can expect from it.

How long is The Walking Dead: Dead City season 1 episode 1?

The series premiere of The Walking Dead: Dead City has a runtime of 49 minutes. That’s slightly longer than the average length of a standard episode of television on network TV and pretty much on par with the runtimes of an average episode of parent series The Walking Dead.

Titled “Old Acquaintances”, it will bring Maggie and Negan back together as the pair venture into the ruins of Manhattan in search of the former’s son, Hershel, who has been kidnapped by an unhinged man from Negan’s past known only as The Croat. Can Maggie’s archenemy convince this man to return her son safely?

Are you excited to see The Walking Dead: Dead City episode 1?