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EXCLUSIVE: AMC Studios has opened a writers' room for Moonhaven, an AI drama from writer-producer Peter Ocko (Lodge 49, Black Sails). The project is being developed as part of AMC's scripts-to-series model, which includes the commissioning of a writers' room to develop additional material and produce backup scripts…

EXCLUSIVE: The Walking Dead writer-producer Jim Barnes is expanding his relationship with AMC Studios, signing an exclusive, multi-year overall deal with the studio behind the hit zombie apocalypse series. Under the pact, Barnes will develop and produce new series for AMC’s television networks and streaming platforms…

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Studios has closed exclusive, multi-year overall deals with writers-producers Peter Ocko and J. David Shanks. Both have worked on AMC Studios series for AMC — Ocko was executive producer/showrunner on the praised Lodge 49, which aired for two seasons; Shanks serves as executive producer of the upcoming 6…

EXCLUSIVE: Norman Reedus is doubling down at AMC. Less than a week after it was announced that The Walking Dead star would be fronting his own spinoff of the cabler's zombie apocalypse series with Melissa McBride, Reedus has now signed a first look development deal with AMC Studios. Set to run for two years, the…

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Studios is developing Stay Tuned, a TV series adaptation of the 1992 cult classic which starred John Ritter and Pam Dawber. The project hails from Fear The Walking Dead co-showrunner/executive producer Ian Goldberg & writer/producer Richard Naing, who will write the series, part of Goldberg’s overall…

EXCLUSIVE: AMC has put in development The Burying Place, a thriller drama series based on Brian Freeman’s novel, from writer Kelly Masterson (Killing Kennedy), director David Semel (Goliath), producer Aaron Kaplan (A Million Little Things) and his Kapital Entertainment and AMC Studios. Written by Masterson, The Burying…

EXCLUSIVE: Fear the Walking Dead standout Colman Domingo has signed a first-look deal with AMC Studios, the studio behind the AMC zombie drama series, a spinoff from The Walking Dead. Domingo made his debut as Victor Strand in a two-episode guest arc during Fear the Walking Dead’s first season and was made a series…

Verve has brought aboard Rick Olshansky, former president of business operations at AMC Studios, as a special advisor. The agency said he will help with business operations and deals as well as representing Verve in its third-party interactions. At AMC, Olshansky oversaw all dealmaking for the acquisition…

AMC has unveiled a slew of developments including scripted projects from Katie Couric, The Report's Scott Z. Burns, Broad City's Ilana Glazer and Owen and Stephen King. The majority of the projects are being developed for its networks but there are also projects set up for AMC Studios to sell to third party…

EXCLUSIVE: AMC Studios has acquired the television rights to Jeff VanderMeer’s popular Borne universe novels to develop as a potential series. The books all take place within the same mysterious, mind-bending universe VanderMeer launched in 2017 with Borne, followed by The Strange Bird, and the latest, Dead Astronauts…

The third series in The Walking Dead universe is making its way around the world after AMC Studios closed deals across Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America. Amazon Prime Video will air the ten-part series, which is produced by AMC Studios for its parent network AMC, in Europe, excluding Spain and…

AMC Networks continues to consolidate its operations under Sarah Barnett. The latest move is integrating AMC Studios into the company’s Entertainment Networks Group. It is triggering the departure of David Madden, who will exit as President of Programming for the Entertainment Networks Group and AMC Studios later this…