Kristin Dolan, CEO of AMC networks, says that the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes will not threaten the company’s programming supply up until “well into 2024,” according to Deadline. Based on AMC’s second quarter earnings meeting with Wall Street analysts, Dolan deduced that the company will have no issue weathering both strikes.
Dolan stated, “We greatly value the work of our creative partners and hope these disputes can be resolved as quickly and fairly as possible. In the short term, the reality for AMC Networks is that we have a pipeline of finished shows that will allow us to continue to serve our viewers across all of our platforms for the remainder of this year and well into 2024.” This may seem like good news for lovers of The Walking Dead and other AMC Network productions, but what do the striking guilds think in response to Dolan’s statement?
Deadline notes that AMC Network allegedly fell short of professionals’ revenue forecasts. This is largely due to an approximately 17% year-over-year plunge in domestic advertising revenue.
AMC Networks is the parent company of the cable networks AMC, WeTV and IFC. They also own the streaming services Shudder and Allblk. AMC Networks is undoubtably most known for their zombie apocalypse series The Walking Dead which spans a whopping 11 seasons.
The Walking Dead is not even close to over. Deadline confirms that The Walking Dead: Dead City was recently premiered in June of this year. AMC also plans on debuting The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon this September. Production has also wrapped on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, which is set to air in 2024.
So, fans of The Walking Dead have nothing to worry about on the zombie plane, tons of spin-offs are in the works!
AMC isn’t stopping at just The Walking Dead, AMC has launched three new series in the Anne Rice franchise and has joined forces with actor Bob Odenkirk (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad) for a new series titled Lucky Hank.