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Kevin McNally & Angus Macfadyen Join AMC Pilot ‘Turn’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday March 18, 2013 @ 11:30am PDTTags: AMC, Angus Macfadyen, Kevin McNally, Turn
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Kevin McNally (Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise, Downton Abbey) and Angus Macfadyen(Chuck) have been added to the cast of AMC‘s pilot Turn. Written by Craig Silverstein based on the book Washington’s Spies and directed by Rupert Wyatt, Turn is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull (Jamie Bell), who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. McNally, repped by SMS Talent, plays Richard Woodhull, the local magistrate and Abe’s well-respected father. A loyalist whose allegiance is to the King, we may wonder if he is trying to stay on the side he believes will win as opposed to the side he truly believes in. Macfadyen, repped by Innovative and Kramer Management, plays Robert Rogers, a feared and admired war hero who fought alongside George Washington in the French and Indian war but has fallen from grace following a return to England where he has gambled away his fortune and lapsed into alcoholism.

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Netflix Pacts For ‘The Killing’ Season 3

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday March 14, 2013 @ 3:00am PDTTags: AMC, Netflix, The Killing
Nellie Andreeva

After lengthy negotiations, Netflix has closed a deal with The Killing producer Fox Television Studios for the upcoming third season of the mystery drama, which premieres on AMC later this year. Under the pact, Netflix will be the exclusive subscription TV service for The Killing Season 3 and will begin streaming it three months after the third-season finale airs on AMC. That is an unusually short window for SVOD distribution of a cable series, which is usually tied to a season’s release on DVD around the following season’s premiere — about a year after the original TV run. I hear getting The Killing early was important for Netflix and key in getting the streaming service on board. The complete Season 2 of The Killing became available to Netflix members in the U.S. yesterday, joining Season 1, which launched on Netflix in 2012. “We’re excited to see The Killing back on TV and we’re especially proud to bring Season 3 to our members so soon after it premieres on AMC,” said Ted Sarandos, Netflix’s Chief Content Officer. “The Killing is a terrific serialized drama and we know our members love these high-quality shows.”

Fox TV Studios president David Madden said that the agreement with Netflix “played an extremely significant part in the studio’s strategy that enabled us to bring The Killing back for a third season.” Indeed, after AMC originally opted not to order a third season, FtvS held complex parallel talks with AMC and Netflix, with a second revenue stream from Netflix in addition to the license fee from AMC allowing the studio to proceed with production on Season 3, which is currently underway. The Netflix pact comes two months after FtvS closed a deal with AMC for a third season renewal of The Killing. Read More »

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Hot TV Poster: ‘Mad Men’ Season 6

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Monday March 11, 2013 @ 9:55pm PDTTags: AMC, Mad Men

Here’s Mad Men‘s Season 6 key art released today by AMC, one week after the network unveiled a teaser trailer for the April 7 two-hour opener penned by Matt Weiner. The art features Don Draper… and another Don Draper.

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TV Teaser: ‘Mad Men’ Season 6

By THE DEADLINE TEAM | Tuesday March 5, 2013 @ 12:32am PSTTags: AMC, Mad Men, Teaser

AMC’s Mad Men is back April 7 at 9pm to kick off its sixth season with a two-hour opener penned by creator Matt Weiner. The following week Jon Hamm steps behind the camera to direct the second episode as the show resumes its regular … Read More »

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‘Rectify’ Overseas Via AMC/Sundance Global

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Monday March 4, 2013 @ 2:39am PSTTags: AMC, Rectify, Sundance Channel

Sundance Channel’s first wholly-owned scripted production, Rectify, premieres on April 22 in the U.S. The show, from AMC Networks and Breaking Bad producers Gran Via, has been secured by AMC/Sundance Channel Global for an exclusive first … Read More »

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AMC Confirms Scott Gimple As ‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner, Ups Two Others To EP

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 27, 2013 @ 11:17am PSTTags: AMC, Scott Gimple, The Walking Dead
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AMC today made official The Walking Dead supervising producer Scott M. Gimple‘s promotion to executive producer and showrunner for Season 4, replacing Glenn Mazzara. Additionally, co-executive producer, Emmy-winning Special Effects … Read More »

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Lee Pace To Topline AMC Pilot ‘Halt & Catch Fire’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 26, 2013 @ 2:30pm PSTTags: AMC, Halt & Catch Fire, Lee Pace, Mackenzie Davis
Nellie Andreeva

Lee PaceFormer Pushing Daisies star Lee Pace is set as a lead of AMC‘s drama pilot Halt & Catch Fire, from Breaking Bad executive producer Mark Johnson. Also starring in the pilot, written by Chris … Read More »

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Jamie Bell To Topline AMC Pilot ‘Turn’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Monday February 25, 2013 @ 11:30am PSTTags: AMC, Jamie Bell, Turn
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In his first major TV gig, Jamie Bell (The Adventures Of Tintin) is set to star in AMC‘s period drama pilot Turn, written by Craig Silverstein and directed by Rupert Wyatt. Based on Alexander Rose’s … Read More »

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AMC Signs Deal With Nerdist Industries, Will Develop ‘All Star Celebrity Bowling’ For TV

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 19, 2013 @ 5:30am PSTTags: All Star Celebrity Bowling, AMC, Big Deals TV, Nerdist Industries
Nellie Andreeva

Nerdist Industries, the Legendary Entertainment-owned company founded by comedian Chris Hardwick, host of AMC’s The Talking Dead, has inked a multi-platform deal with AMC. Under the pact, Nerdist’s YouTube channel will be showing bonus footage from Talking Dead, the companion live Walking Dead aftershow. Additionally, AMC has inked a development deal with Nerdist to take their YouTube program, All Star Celebrity Bowling, and develop it as a potential series for the network. The Web series features the casts and crews of popular shows, including AMC’s The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, facing off at a bowling alley. Read More »

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Duo Cast In AMC Drama Pilot ‘Turn’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Thursday February 14, 2013 @ 2:00pm PSTTags: AMC, Daniel Henshall, Meegan Warner, Turn
Nellie Andreeva

Australian actors Meegan Warner and Daniel Henshall have become the first cast in AMC‘s period drama pilot Turn, written by Nikita creator/executive producer Craig Silverstein and directed by Rise Of The Planet of The Apes helmer Rupert Wyatt. Based on Alexander Rose’s book Washington’s Spies, Turn is set in the summer of 1778 and tells the story of New York farmer Abe Woodhull, who bands together with a group of childhood friends to form The Culper Ring, an unlikely group of spies who turn the tide in America’s fight for independence. Read More »

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AMC Developing ‘Terror’ Drama Produced By Scott Free, TV 360 & Alexandra Milchan

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Wednesday February 13, 2013 @ 11:50am PSTTags: AMC, Big Deals TV, The Terror
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EXCLUSIVE: AMC has put in development The Terror, a drama series adaptation of the 2007 bestselling novel by Dan Simmons, which is being executive produced by Scott Free TV, Television 360 and feature producer Alexandra Milchan. Written by hot feature writer David Kajganich, The Terror is set in 1847 when the crew of a Royal Naval expedition to find the Arctic’s treacherous Northwest Passage discovers instead a monstrous predator – a cunning and vicious Gothic horror that stalks the ships in a desperate game of survival, the consequences of which could endanger the region and its native people forever. Kajganich executive produces with Scott Free’s David Zucker and Ridley Scott, TV 360′s Scott Lambert and Meghan Lyvers, Milchan and Simmons. The project keeps AMC in the genre space where it has enjoyed a tremendous success with The Walking Dead. Read More »

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Peter Sarsgaard Joins AMC’s ‘The Killing’

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 12, 2013 @ 4:50pm PSTTags: AMC, Peter Sarsgaard, The Killing
Nellie Andreeva

In his first major TV series role, Peter Sarsgaard has joined the third season of the AMC’s drama The Killing, from Fox TV Studios. Season 3 follows Detective Sarah Linden (Mireille Enos) as she investigates … Read More »

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‘The Walking Dead’ Returns With Record-Breaking 12.3M Viewers

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Monday February 11, 2013 @ 12:19pm PSTTags: AMC, The Walking Dead, TV Ratings

Walking Dead Ratings Season 3 Return AMC’s The Walking Dead returned last night from its third-season break with 12.3 million viewers, a series high for the zombie apocalypse drama. Up against the Grammys, the 9 PM midseason premiere pulled in 7.7 million viewers among Adults 18-49, a basic-cable record for a series and up 6% from the show’s previous high for its October 14 season premiere. In total, 16.6 million viewers watched Walking Dead last night combining the 9 PM premiere and 11 PM, midnight and 2 AM encores on AMC. The series was back Sunday for the last eight episodes of its third season after a break of more than two months. Read More »

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‘Walking Dead’ EP Gale Anne Hurd Q&A On Glen Mazzara’s Departure, The Series’ Return & ‘Downton Abbey’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Saturday February 9, 2013 @ 12:46pm PSTTags: AMC, Gale Anne Hurd, The Walking Dead

The Walking DeadYou could call her the Queen of the Dead. Walking Dead executive producer Gale Anne Hurd has been with the AMC zombie apocalypse show from the very beginning, through its behind the scenes up and downs and its record breaking ratings results this past year. After a more than two-month break, The Walking Dead is back Sunday for eight more episodes of its third season. Hurd spoke with Deadline about the show’s return, the sudden exit last year of showrunner Glen Mazzara and how Dead comic creator and show EP Robert Kirkman feels about the detours the series takes from the comics. The seasoned producer also talks about the possibility of a Walking Dead movie and the similarities between her show and its fellow Sunday night airer Downton Abbey.

Deadline: I have to ask right off the bat – What happened with Glen Mazzara?
Gale Anne Hurd: Essentially with the series moving forward, he saw Season 4 in a different light than AMC did.

Deadline: OK. That’s very similar to what he has said. With Glen having left, are we are going to see any difference in the show with Scott Gimple taking over the showrunner job?
Hurd: I don’t think there will be any difference. We have the same writers’ room who’ll be contributing to all the episodes as we had before. We have Greg Nicotero and Robert Kirkman and producer Dave Alpert are still very strong voices. So I don’t think you’ll see a shift at all.

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Glen Mazzara No-Show At ‘Walking Dead’ TV Academy Panel

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday February 5, 2013 @ 9:28pm PSTTags: Academy of Televison Arts and Sciences, AMC, The Walking Dead

Walking Dead TV Academy It was an almost Walking Dead full house tonight on stage at the TV Academy’s Leonard E. Goldenson Theatre. Almost. Noticeably absent Tuesday was Glen Mazzara. The departing executive … Read More »

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Stacey Sher & Michael Shamberg’s Double Feature Films Inks First-Look Deal With AMC

By NELLIE ANDREEVA | Tuesday February 5, 2013 @ 11:00am PSTTags: AMC, Big Deals TV, Michael Shamberg, Stacey Sher
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EXCLUSIVE: AMC, the network behind Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead, has signed a two-year first-look deal with film producers Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg‘s Double Feature Films. This marks the first such pact for Sher and Shamberg with a cable network. Under the deal, Double Feature Films will develop and produce scripted projects for AMC. The cable network, which built its brand with classic movies before branching out into original programming, has a successful track record working with feature producers — two of its signature drama series, The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad, are executive produced by Gale Anne Hurd and Mark Johnson, respectively. “What AMC does so well is to tell great stories with fresh characters and their series truly feel like films,” Sher and Shamberg said. “This gives us the opportunity to take what we are so drawn to from the film side and make our own productions on the TV side.” Read More »

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Lionsgate’s Codeblack Films Picks Up Angela Davis Documentary

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Wednesday January 30, 2013 @ 5:18am PSTTags: AMC, BET, Codeblack Films, Lionsgate

Codeblack Films has acquired the theatrical rights to the documentary Free Angela and All Political Prisoners. Written and directed by Shola Lynch, the film about Angela Davis premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last year. Free Angela … Read More »

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NATPE: Glen Mazzara Says “Ask AMC” Why He Was Dropped From ‘Walking Dead’

By DOMINIC PATTEN | Tuesday January 29, 2013 @ 11:42am PSTTags: AMC, Glen Mazzara, NATPE, The Walking Dead

Former The Walking Dead showrunner Glen Mazzara said today that if you want to know why he suddenly lost his job on the hit show last year, he’s not your guy. “When people involved with the show are looking at the long-term plan, you know, they want something different. And what those differences are, you’d have to ask AMC,” he said Tuesday during a session at NATPE. Mazzara exited Walking Dead in December when AMC renewed the breakout series for a fourth season. “I was a hired gun coming in to support the creator of the show and, through odd circumstances, I ended up becoming the showrunner. I was just glad that I was able to contribute and not mess up the show, I see that as a win,” he added to laughs from the crowd. Earlier this month, Walking Dead supervising producer Scott Gimple was announced as Mazzara’s replacement. Mazzara was appearing on a panel in Miami with Lost co-creator/showrunner Damon Lindelof on the second day of the conference. The second part of The Walking Dead’s third season starts February 10.

Related: Kurt Sutter Slams “Small Minded” AMC Over ‘Walking Dead’ Showrunner Exit
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Sky Sets UK Debut For ‘Mad Men’ Season 6

By NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor | Tuesday January 29, 2013 @ 2:43am PSTTags: AMC, Mad Men, Sky Atlantic

Mad Men fans in the U.S. breathed a sigh of relief last week when AMC announced an April 7 start date for the series’ sixth season. UK viewers won’t have to wait long … Read More »

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