The Walking Dead: Dead City star Lauren Cohan has explained why season 2 of the zombie spinoff series changed one key detail in contrast to season 1. Dead City season 2 will see Maggie (Cohan) return to New York City, intent on rescuing Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) after trading him away to the Burazi for her son, Hershel (Logan Kim). However, while season 1 of the show was actually filmed in the Big Apple, season 2 saw its production location change to Boston, Massachusetts and surrounding towns.