The current Writers Guild of America strike is not expected to disrupt AMC Networks’ programming schedule for the rest of 2023 and well into 2024.
That’s the verdict of a company spokesperson according to The Wrap. The company operates the AMC cable channel, AMC+ streaming service and siblings IFC, WeTV and Sundance.
The network already has three “The Walking Dead” spin-offs that have completed filming – the eighth and final season of “Fear the Walking Dead,” and the new “Dead City” and “Daryl Dixon” shows both due this year.
The same goes for “Dark Winds” which wrapped filming its second season in March, the “Orphan Black: Echoes” spin-off starring Krysten Ritter which wrapped in January, and the Giancarlo Eposito-led new series “Parish” which was shot late last year.
Only two AMC originals were in production at the time the strike was called – “The Walking Dead: Rick and Michonne” which began filming in February and so is likely a good way through its shoot, and the second season of “Interview with the Vampire” which began shooting only a few weeks ago. Both aren’t due to air until sometime in 2024.
Other shows on the AMC slate are still in the early development stages like the “Alan Wake” game-to-TV adaptation, the “Max Headroom” reboot, the “Good Night and Good Luck” TV series adaptation, and a third series set within their Anne Rice universe with John Lee Hancock steering that.
The strike, which involves a long list of issues writers want Hollywood studios to address, is expected to go for at least two months at this point. Picketing began in New York City and Los Angeles on Tuesday.
