This spring, AMC Networks unveils a robust slate of compelling dramas, fan-favorite franchises, and highly-anticipated films across its channels and targeted streaming services including AMC+, AMC, Acorn TV, ALLBLK, IFC, BBC AMERICA, Shudder, Sundance Now, SundanceTV and WE TV.
Highlights from across the suite of networks and targeted streaming services this spring include:
That Dirty Black Bag(AMC+)
New Series Premieres Thursday, March 10
A raw, epic and romantic eight-part series about the dark side of the Far West, That Dirty Black Bag features an all-star ensemble cast led byDominic Cooper (Preacher, Spy City) and Douglas Booth (The Dirt, Loving Vincent),withNivSultan(Tehran),Guido Caprino (The Miracle), Christian Cooke (The Promise, Ordeal by Innocence),TravisFimmel(Vikings,Raised by Wolves) andAidanGillen(Game of Thrones,Kin) co-starring. Filmed in Italy, Spain and Morocco, thestory describes the eight-day clash between Arthur McCoy (Cooper) an incorruptible sheriff with a troubled past, and Red Bill (Booth), an infamous, solitary bounty hunter known for decapitating his victims and stuffing their heads into adirtyblackbag, because, as he puts it, “Heads weigh less than bodies.” Paying homage to the classic spaghetti western, the series tells of bounty hunters, bandits and bloody vendettas.
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61st Street (AMC+ / AMC / ALLBLK)
New Limited Series Premieres Sunday, April 10
From AMC Studios,61st Streetis a propulsive thriller coursing through the dark heart of the infamous Chicago criminal justice system as police and prosecutors investigate a deadly drug bust that threatens to unravel the police department’s code of silence. The two-season television event stars Emmy® Award-winner Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story,Lovecraft Country), Emmy® Award-nominee Aunjanue Ellis (When They See Us,King Richard), Mark O’Brien (City on a Hill,Halt and Catch Fire), Holt McCallany (Mindhunter,Lights Out), Tosin Cole (Doctor Who,Hollyoaks), Andrene Ward-Hammond (Your Honor,Manifest) and Bentley Green (Snowfall,Sweet Magnolias).
The Ipcress File(AMC+)
New Series Premieres Spring 2022
Based on the globally renownedLen Deightonnovel and adapted by Oscar nominated and BAFTA award-winning screenwriterJohn Hodge(Trainspotting, T2 Trainspotting), theenthralling and atmospheric dramastars Joe Cole (Gangs of London, Peaky Blinders) as iconic British spy Harry PalmeralongsideLucy Boynton(Bohemian Rhapsody, Murder on the Orient Express) and BAFTA award winnerTom Hollander(The Night Manager, Birdbox). The twist-laden spy thriller offers a stylish and tense tale of abducted scientists, brainwashing, inter-departmental rivalry, treason, and a possibly unwise romance. Directed by Emmy winner James Watkins(McMafia, Black Mirror, The Woman In Black) and set in Berlin and London during the 1960’s,The Ipcress Filefollows Harry Palmer (Cole) – a British army sergeant on the make in Berlin during the height of the Cold War. In the newly partitioned city, a sharp working-class young man with sophisticated tastes can make a lot of money. Wholesaler, retailer, fixer, smuggler -- Harry’s varied interests bring him into contact with everything and everyone – until the law catches up and it all comes crashing to a halt.
Killing Eve Season 4 (AMC+ / BBC AMERICA)
Final Season Premieres Sunday, February 27, Subsequent Episodes Debut One Week Early on AMC+ Ahead of BBC America Until the Series Finale Simulcast on April 10
After the emotional climax of Season 3, Eve (Golden Globe® winnerSandra Oh), Villanelle (Emmy® Award winnerJodie Comer) and Carolyn (BAFTA winnerFiona Shaw) are in very different places. Following Eve and Villanelle’s exchange on the bridge, Eve is on a revenge mission, while Villanelle has found a brand-new community in an attempt to prove she’s not a “monster.” Having killed Paul, Carolyn goes to extraordinary lengths to continue to chase down The Twelve and the person that ordered Kenny's hit. This season follows our extraordinary women, each driven by passion, revenge and obsession, building towards a messy, nuanced and totally glorious series finale.
The Walking Dead Season 11B (AMC / AMC+)
Premieres Sunday, February 20 on AMC; Episodes Released One Week Early on AMC+ Beginning February 13
The Walking Deadreturns withmany of our heroes fightingimminent hellfire under Reaperattack; while othersbattleMother Nature’s torrential wrath in Alexandria. For all, their world is literally crashing down around them. Meanwhile,life in the Commonwealth is not as idyllic as it seems. Will they be able to pick up the pieces and who will be alive to help? Will their relationships heal or fracture? Will olive branches be extended, accepted, or rejected? For some, hope will be renewed. Others will be pushed past the point of no return. One truth holds tight: Lives hang in the balance with each decision drastically changing their future, their chances of survival, and the state of each community.
Better Call Saul Season 6 (AMC / AMC+)
Back-to-Back Episodes Premiere Monday, April 18 beginning at 9:00pm ET/PT on AMC and AMC+
Better Call Saul’s final season concludes the complicated journey and transformation of its compromised hero, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), into criminal lawyerSaul Goodman. From the cartel to the courthouse, from Albuquerque to Omaha, season six tracks Jimmy, Saul, and Gene as well as Jimmy’s complex relationshipwith Kim (Rhea Seehorn) who is in the midst of her own existential crisis. Meanwhile, Mike (Jonathan Banks), Gus (Giancarlo Esposito), Nacho (Michael Mando)and Lalo (Tony Dalton) are locked into a game of cat and mouse with mortal stakes.
State of The Union (SUNDANCETV / SUNDANCE NOW / AMC+)
Season 2 Premieres Valentine’s Day, Monday, February 14
Emmy® award-winning short form drama series,StateoftheUnion returns withBrendan Gleeson(In Bruges),Patricia Clarkson(Sharp Objects) andEsco Jouléy(High Maintenance) leadingthesecond installmentoftheinnovative format, 10 episodes, each 10 minutes in length. Written by Nick Hornby (Brooklyn,An Education) and directed by Stephen Frears (TheQueen,A Very English Scandal),StateoftheUnion cleverly explores relationships andthehuman experience.In this season, liberal campaigning Ellen (Clarkson) drags her traditional, self-made husband Scott (Gleeson) outofhis comfort zone and into a hipster Connecticut coffee shop, wherethey have ten minutes beforetheir marriage counseling session to drink a coffee, gathertheir thoughts and argue about everything from Quakerism to pronouns. Amongstthebickeringthey also discuss betrayals fromtheir past, howthey’re changing as people, and whatthefutureoftheir relationship might look like in a changing world.
