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Three AMC shows are headed back into production. The cable network has struck a deal with SAG-AFTRA that will allow filming on Interview with the Vampire season two and The Walking Dead spin-offs – Daryl Dixon and The Ones Who Live – to resume amid the ongoing actors strike.
Daryl Dixon stars Norman Reedus and follows the titular character stuck in Paris after mysteriously washing up on the shores of Europe. The series premieres on September 10th and has already been renewed for a second season, which will film in Europe.
As for The Ones Who Live, the upcoming spin-off series will wrap up the story of Rick and Michonne, played by Andrew Lincoln and Danai Gurira from the original Walking Dead show. There is some post-production work left to do on this series, including ADR by the actors. The series will arrive in early 2024.
Interview with the Vampire revolves around the vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), who recounts his life with his maker Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), and others in his past. The second season films in Prague. Production on the Anne Rice series was paused in July.
Deadline revealed that the deal struck between AMC and SAG-AFTRA only covers these three shows. AMC Networks is what’s known as an authorized company with regards to the AMPTP but is not among the studios involved in the negotiations.
Kristin Dolan, AMC Networks CEO, said the following about the network and its programming in recent weeks:
“We greatly value the work of our creative partners and hope these disputes can be resolved as quickly and fairly as possible. In the short term, the reality for AMC Networks is that we have a pipeline of finished shows that will allow us to continue to serve our viewers across all of our platforms for the remainder of this year and well into 2024.”
What do you think? Are you glad to hear that these three AMC shows are headed back into production?
I love the walking dead, but The interview with a vampire was terribly. Full of kinky sex, same with that Witch thing. I was so disappointed in both shows.
No mention of the Mayfair Witches? Someone must have at last put their hand up and said how awful their show was and how little it resembled the book or the actual characters and that it was not nearly as immortal as it thought. Mind you, the fact IWAV is coming back suggests the ability to question or act upon a lack of quality programme production is indeed a thing in 2023 television production. Someone really needs to put a stake through the entire heart of these Anne Rice Shows, and commit to redoing them in 20 years, hopefully with… Read more »