As the writers’ and actors’ strike continues, AMC Networks just scored a big victory with a new deal with SAG-AFTRA that allows two The Walking Dead spin-offs and “Interview With the Vampire” to resume production.
AMC Networks has reached tentative agreements for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live and Interview With the Vampire, via Deadline, allowing filming to resume on all three series.
The agreements reportedly only apply to these three shows and are not a “blanket agreement” that covers every show on AMC Networks.
AMC Networks confirmed the agreements to Deadline but did not provide any further details.
Although numerous tentative agreements have been signed since the SAG-AFTRA strike on July 14, these are the largest to date.
CV: As the writers’ and actors’ strike continues, AMC Networks just scored a major victory, with a new deal with SAG-AFTRA that allows two The Walking Dead spin-offs and Interview With the Vampire to resume production
Tentative: AMC Networks has reached tentative agreements for The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon, The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live and Interview With the Vampire via Deadline, allowing all three series to return to production
Specific: The agreements reportedly apply only to these three shows and are not a “blanket agreement” that covers every show on AMC Networks
Other shows that have secured deals include faith-based indie series “The Chosen,” Apple TV Plus’ “Tehran” and indie series “Hal & Harper,” starring Mark Ruffalo and Lili Reinhart.
Tehran is said to have reached an agreement due to the international nature of the production, which may have been a factor in the contracts with The Walking Dead and Interview With the Vampire.
“The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon” will film its second season in Europe, while “The Ones Who Live,” in which Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprise their roles as Rick and Michonne, will complete post-production work including additional dialogue recording (ADR). .
As for the remaining shows under the AMC Networks umbrella, CEO Kristin Dolan indicated that their production pipeline would not be affected by the strike until “well into 2024.”
“We greatly appreciate the work of our creative partners and hope that these disputes can be resolved as quickly and fairly as possible,” Dolan said.
“The short-term reality for AMC Networks is that we have a pipeline of finished shows that will allow us to continue serving our viewers across all of our platforms for the remainder of this year and well into 2024.” she said further in the company’s second quarter earnings release.
The first season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon premieres on September 10th and brings back Norman Reedus as the title character.
Second Season: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will film its second season in Europe, while The Ones Who Live, in which Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira reprise their roles as Rick and Michonne, will complete post-production work including additional dialogue recordings (ADR)
International: Tehran is said to have reached an agreement due to the international nature of the production, which may have been a factor in the contracts for The Walking Dead and Interview With the Vampire
First: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon premieres its first season on September 10th and brings back Norman Reedus as the title character
The story follows the crossbow-wielding survivor who washes ashore in France and struggles to figure out how he got there and why.
“The series follows his journey through a broken but resilient France as he hopes to find a way back home.” “As he embarks on his journey, the connections he makes along the way complicate his ultimate plan.” says the show’s description.
The six-part series also stars Clémence Poésy, Adam Nagaitis, Anne Charrier, Eriq Ebouaney, Laika Blanc Francard, Romain Levi and Louis Puech Scigliuzzi, with Scott M. Gimple, showrunner David Zabel, Reedus, Greg Nicotero, Angela Kang and Brian Bockrath and Daniel Percival served as executive producers.
Production on the second season of Interview with the Vampire paused in July after beginning in Prague in April with Assad Zaman, Jacob Anderson and Delainey Hayles, Sam Reid and Eric Bogosian. AMC has already renewed it for the second season.