AMC Networks is poised for another payday from The Walking Dead as its current streaming deal with Netflix nears its end.<\/p>\n
During a conference call with Wall Street analysts Wednesday about the company\u2019s fourth-quarter earnings, CEO Kristin Dolan said the company is \u201cin conversations\u201d over a potential renewal. The 177 episodes in the original series, which ended in 2022, are due to return to AMC Networks\u2019 control \u201cin less than a year,\u201d Dolan said.<\/p>\n
The series generated nearly half a billion hours of viewership on Netflix in the second half of 2025, she added.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t say a lot,\u201d Dolan said, declining to respond directly to a question about whether the rights could fetch upwards of $300 million in a new cycle. \u201cAs you noted, the rights are very valuable.\u201d<\/p>\n
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She also didn\u2019t explicitly say whether the talks were exclusively with Netflix, though parties typically have an exclusive window before the IP holder is allowed to test the broader market.<\/p>\n
AMC Networks has had \u201ca great relationship with Netflix for well over a decade,\u201d Dolan added, noting the companies first reached a streaming deal for the zombie show back in 2011.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s more to report. We\u2019re just not ready to speak about it now,\u201d Dolan said. \u201cWe\u2019re very optimistic about the value of the content and our opportunity to monetize it.\u201d<\/p>\n
In 2024, Netflix and AMC Networks struck a deal that saw series such as Interview with the Vampire and Dark Winds land on the streamer. Last fall, the two companies expanded that agreement. The wider deal added a slew of titles to Netflix including Season 2 of Interview with the Vampire, Season 3 of Dark Winds, and the second seasons of The Walking Dead Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead: Dead City and Anne Rice\u2019s Mayfair Witches.<\/p>\n
AMC Networks is a textbook example of a traditional media player that benefited from Netflix in the 2010s with shows like Breaking Bad getting stair-step increases in ratings as seasons hit streaming. Viewership dynamics have shifted since then, and AMC Networks has its own streaming flagship, AMC+. Even so, the vast reach of Netflix continues to be attractive to most programmers.<\/p>\n
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