The Walking Dead’sJeffrey Dean MorganandLauren Cohanare embarking on a deadly new journey.Just as the flagship series aired its final moments on Sunday, AMC debuted the first trailer for their new spinoff series,The Walking Dead: Dead City.First announced in March and originally titledIsle of the Dead— AMCconfirmed its new titlein August —Dead Cityis expected to premiere in April 2023.The six-episode limited series will follow Negan (Morgan) and Maggie (Cohan) “traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland,” readsa description from the network. “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 teaser trailer shows the pair — who shared a pair of pivotal moments in the original series' final episode, including one where Negan apologized for killing Maggie’s husband, Glenn — navigating their new urban surroundings. It also gives fans a sneak peek at the new cast membersDead Citywill introduce.Friday Night Lights' Gaius Charles joins the franchise as Perlie Armstrong, who is described as “confident, ruthless, and unyielding” andMadam Secretaryalum Željko Ivanek stars in the spin-off as “the Croat.“CurrentWalking Deadwriter and co-executive producer, Eli Jorné, signed on as showrunner and executive producer.In a new video about the making ofWalking Dead:Dead City, the cast shares a bit more insight into the newest entry of theWalking Deaduniverse.“I would describeDead Cityas a new kind of danger,” Cohan says in the video. “The cold concrete elements and the ominousness of the architecture and the structure of New York.““With us, it’s like, ‘Okay, well, what do you do when you takeThe Walking Deadto a city that has millions and millions of people?” newcomer Armstrong asks.Morgan, who callsDead Citya “wholly different show” in the video, says that “getting out of the woods and into New York City” has been “really fun.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Earlier this year, Morgan teased the new series witha photo of himself and Cohan, where he wrote: “In between set ups on set of ‘dead city’ I’ll say this … it feels like we making something special.““Nobody I’d rather be doing this with than @laurencohan,” the actor continued. “We can’t wait to show you something … soon I think.“The Walking Dead: Dead Cityis set to premiere in 2023.

The Walking Dead’sJeffrey Dean MorganandLauren Cohanare embarking on a deadly new journey.

Just as the flagship series aired its final moments on Sunday, AMC debuted the first trailer for their new spinoff series,The Walking Dead: Dead City.

First announced in March and originally titledIsle of the Dead— AMCconfirmed its new titlein August —Dead Cityis expected to premiere in April 2023.

The six-episode limited series will follow Negan (Morgan) and Maggie (Cohan) “traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan long ago cut off from the mainland,” readsa description from the network. “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 teaser trailer shows the pair — who shared a pair of pivotal moments in the original series’ final episode, including one where Negan apologized for killing Maggie’s husband, Glenn — navigating their new urban surroundings. It also gives fans a sneak peek at the new cast membersDead Citywill introduce.

Friday Night Lights' Gaius Charles joins the franchise as Perlie Armstrong, who is described as “confident, ruthless, and unyielding” andMadam Secretaryalum Željko Ivanek stars in the spin-off as “the Croat.”

CurrentWalking Deadwriter and co-executive producer, Eli Jorné, signed on as showrunner and executive producer.

In a new video about the making ofWalking Dead:Dead City, the cast shares a bit more insight into the newest entry of theWalking Deaduniverse.

“I would describeDead Cityas a new kind of danger,” Cohan says in the video. “The cold concrete elements and the ominousness of the architecture and the structure of New York.”

“With us, it’s like, ‘Okay, well, what do you do when you takeThe Walking Deadto a city that has millions and millions of people?” newcomer Armstrong asks.

Morgan, who callsDead Citya “wholly different show” in the video, says that “getting out of the woods and into New York City” has been “really fun.”

Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.

Earlier this year, Morgan teased the new series witha photo of himself and Cohan, where he wrote: “In between set ups on set of ‘dead city’ I’ll say this … it feels like we making something special.”

“Nobody I’d rather be doing this with than @laurencohan,” the actor continued. “We can’t wait to show you something … soon I think.”

The Walking Dead: Dead Cityis set to premiere in 2023.

source: people.com