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AMC Global Media has agreed to pay $120 million to settle a breach of contract lawsuit with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and other producers. The settlement resolves a dispute over profit participation rights that had been pending since 2022. This financial resolution follows a recent $500 million licensing deal between AMC and Netflix for the franchise's streaming rights.
Netflix and AMC Global Media have signed a five-year, $500 million global streaming deal to bring The Walking Dead Universe—including six spin-offs and the original series—to Netflix in most regions starting next year, with AMC+ streaming the original series in 2027; the pact expands to key territories like the UK, Italy, Australia and New Zealand and covers about 371 episodes across the lineup.
The Walking Dead franchise will stream on Netflix and AMC+ starting in 2027 under a five-year, $500 million global licensing deal that covers the original series plus six spin-offs (371 episodes), with licenses starting on different dates across territories and AMC+ gaining access to the original series for the first time.
Netflix has signed a five-year, $500 million co-exclusive deal with AMC Global Media to stream The Walking Dead original series and all its spinoffs, with rights expanding to Netflix in the U.S. and international markets (plus AMC+ access starting next year). The pact covers 371 episodes across Fear the Walking Dead, Dead City, Daryl Dixon, The Ones Who Live, World Beyond, Tales of the Walking Dead, and more, solidifying The Walking Dead as a key economic engine for AMC Global Media while the streaming giant leans on top IP amid investor scrutiny.
AMC is relaunching Interview With the Vampire as The Vampire Lestat with a rock-forward marketing push, including a Beacon Theatre premiere where Sam Reid performs six original songs (from a slate of 20) by Daniel Hart, plus cross-platform promos like a Rolling Stone cover, a Sphere Las Vegas presence, Amazon Music’s Times Square billboards, and partnerships with Pom Wonderful and Fender to position Lestat as a real-world musician and attract new viewers for Season 3.
AMC Global Media is pursuing sports-focused programming rather than billion-dollar league rights, greenlighting Thunder Road with NASCAR, renewing the sports documentary Rise, and hosting TNA Wrestling to attract sports audiences through storytelling and authentic production while avoiding major league deals.
AMC Global Media is pushing its biggest spectacles beyond traditional TV by partnering with Meta to bring AMC+ to the Meta Quest VR headset later this year, and by expanding live, branded events such as a Vampire Lestat concert tied to a Beacon Theater premiere and a renewed Sphere Entertainment collaboration for Halloween content, signaling a strategy that mixes streaming, VR apps, and experiential venues to reach audiences in non-TV venues.