As pointed out by ScreenRant, fans of "The Walking Dead" reportedly believe that Maggie and Negan could end up going to New York in search for a secret underground base that supposedly houses a cure for the zombie apocalypse. The reasoning behind this can be found in another "TWD" spinoff and limited series, "The Walking Dead: World Beyond," which aired two seasons from October 2020 to December 2021.
In that show, there's a facility in the Empire State where scientists from the CRM (Civic Republic Military) were testing a bio-weapon that could possibly eradicate Walkers on a mass scale by using a yeast-based fungus to accelerate their rate of decay. The scientists fled the CRM and established the underground base in Ithaca, NY, which is roughly 200 miles from Manhattan. The going theory suggests that Maggie and Negan could be going to NYC to meet the scientists or someone who possibly knows about them — like Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) perhaps. As we already know, Rick was whisked away by a CRM helicopter during his final "TWD" moments in Season 9, and it's never been revealed where he's been.
"I am convinced #TWD will have Negan & Maggie journey to find Rick," theorized one fan on Twitter. A major idea that viewers have is that Maggie and Negan could be get contacted by Rick in some way and told of the weapon/cure. "After discovering Rick is alive...Negan and Maggie plan to go to NY in search of him," tweeted another fan, who continued, "things won't go as planned, NY will be VERY different from what they're used to."
