AMC is selling more shows including a trio of The Walking Dead spinoffs to third parties.
The company has closed a deal with Netflix in the U.S. to bring 15 shows to the streamer as part of a “curated selection” of AMC-branded shows.
It comes after AMC did something similar with Max last year, a move that saw Fear The Walking Dead and A Discovery of Witches air on the Warner Bros. Discovery streamer as part of a two-month “pop-up” experiment. Back in November, AMC Networks CEO Kristin Dolan said that she was “actively” exploring more deals along these lines.
The move is both promotional, the hope is that more people will tune in to these shows on Netflix, bringing viewers back to AMC and its own AMC+ service, but also contains a financial element.
Some 13 AMC shows will launch on Netflix for a year beginning on August 19. These are the first seasons of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, Monsieur Spade, That Dirty Black Bag and The Terror, three seasons of A Discovery of Witches, two seasons of Dark Winds, eight seasons of Fear the Walking Dead, two seasons of Gangs of London, three seasons of Into the Badlands, two seasons of Kevin can F*** Himself and four seasons of Preacher.
Two additional series, the first seasons of The Walking Dead: Dead City and The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live will launch on Netflix on January 13, 2025.
Eleven seasons of The Walking Dead are already available on Netflix.
It’s also reminiscent of the glory days of Breaking Bad; that show premiered on AMC in 2008 but exploded globally once it premiered on Netflix.
“This agreement puts our high-quality shows in front of the vast audience of Netflix subscribers with the AMC brand clearly represented. These curated titles are also being strategically windowed to drive interest in current and upcoming seasons on our direct-to-consumer and partner platforms,” said Kristin Dolan, CEO of AMC Networks. “We believe this significant expansion of our Netflix relationship will drive viewership and engagement on Netflix, while also raising awareness and interest in our award-winning content on AMC-branded and partner platforms across our distribution ecosystem.”
