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Dead City Finale Reframes Maggie and Negan, Leaving The Walking Dead on a Renewed Note
entertainment25 days ago

Dead City Finale Reframes Maggie and Negan, Leaving The Walking Dead on a Renewed Note

The Walking Dead: Dead City season 3 finale centers Maggie and Negan’s rebuilt bond, eliminates the season’s two villains, and offers a hopeful, potentially final chapter for the franchise. It features a dramatic arc for Dillard, a playful alternate-universe moment with Beth, and a sense that Maggie’s leadership and Negan’s redemption have become the show’s emotional core, leaving room for future stories even as the season feels like a fitting closer.

AMC Quietly Closes The Walking Dead Profit Saga with $120 Million Settlement
business1 month ago

AMC Quietly Closes The Walking Dead Profit Saga with $120 Million Settlement

AMC has resolved a 13-year profit-participation dispute over The Walking Dead by agreeing to pay $120 million to creator Robert Kirkman and producers Glen Mazzara, David Alpert, Charles Eglee, and Gale Anne Hurd—$85 million now and $35 million next year—ending lawsuits that dated to 2013 and 2017 over profits from The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, and Talking Dead; the move follows earlier Darabont–CAA settlements and comes as the franchise remains lucrative, with a Netflix deal worth about $500 million.

Walking Dead Prods Strike $120M Settlement After Legal Showdown
business1 month ago

Walking Dead Prods Strike $120M Settlement After Legal Showdown

After a nine-year battle over profits from The Walking Dead, five producers—Robert Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, David Alpert, Charles Eglee, and Glen Mazzara—reached a $120 million settlement with AMC, avoiding a federal trial; AMC will pay $85 million now and $35 million by January 31, 2027, and the move reduces its 2026 cash flow outlook from $220 million to $150 million. The dispute centered on how profits were calculated via 'modified adjusted gross receipts' and invoked a most-favored-nation clause, following earlier settlements with Frank Darabont and CAA; arbitration over Fear the Walking Dead spin-offs remains unresolved.

AMC Reaches $120 Million Settlement to End Walking Dead Profit Lawsuit
business1 month ago

AMC Reaches $120 Million Settlement to End Walking Dead Profit Lawsuit

AMC Global Media has settled the long-running profit-participation lawsuit with Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and producers, agreeing to pay $120 million to resolve claims over profits from The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead. The payout breaks down as $85 million this month and $35 million next year, the latter also treated as an advance against future profit participation. The case, which began in 2022 and followed earlier disputes dating to 2013, centers on how AMC calculates franchise profits and how much the creatives are owed; both sides called the resolution amicable and express optimism for the franchise’s continued success.

AMC Global Media Reaches $120 Million Settlement With Walking Dead Creators
business1 month ago

AMC Global Media Reaches $120 Million Settlement With Walking Dead Creators

AMC Global Media has reached a $120 million settlement with Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman and producers over a breach-of-contract suit, including an $85 million cash payment by Sept. 18 and $35 million by Jan. 31, 2027 as an advance against future receipts; plaintiffs will continue ordinary-course participation, AMC will book an $85 million charge in the September quarter, and the deal follows AMC’s Netflix rights renewal for The Walking Dead and spinoffs.

Netflix, AMC+ Strike $500M Deal to Co-Stream The Walking Dead Worldwide
entertainment2 months ago

Netflix, AMC+ Strike $500M Deal to Co-Stream The Walking Dead Worldwide

Netflix and AMC+ have agreed to a five-year, $500 million licensing deal to co-stream The Walking Dead and its six spinoffs starting in 2027, extending Netflix’s rights beyond the US to territories like the UK, Italy and Australia while giving AMC+ its first-time streaming rights to the main series; the package covers 371 episodes across the franchise, signaling Netflix’s willingness to share rights to keep the popular universe accessible globally.

Netflix Secures Five-Year, $500M Walking Dead Co-Exclusive Library with AMC Global Media
entertainment2 months ago

Netflix Secures Five-Year, $500M Walking Dead Co-Exclusive Library with AMC Global Media

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.

"Ed Boon's Original Vision: The Walking Dead's Michonne Almost Joined Mortal Kombat 1"
gaming2 years ago

"Ed Boon's Original Vision: The Walking Dead's Michonne Almost Joined Mortal Kombat 1"

Mortal Kombat co-creator Ed Boon revealed that Walking Dead's Michonne was considered for Mortal Kombat 1 before Omni-Man joined the roster. However, Michonne did not make the cut for the first Kombat Pack, and it is unclear if she will be included in future DLC packs. Fans are left to wonder about what could have been, while expressing their desire to see Michonne in Mortal Kombat.