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Conventions, Television

AMC Returns to Comic-Con International with The Walking Dead, Fear the Walking Dead, Preacher and Better Call Saul!

AMC’s flagship series, The Walking Dead, its sibling series Fear the Walking Dead, Preacher will return to Comic-con International 2018 – and the critically acclaimed offshoot of Breaking Bad,  Better Call Saul, will make its Comic-Con debut.

Each series will be the subject of a panel, with a special 10th Anniversary panel for Breaking Bad.

Other events include a red carpet premiere for season four of Better Call Saul; Dead Quarters, the official fan zone of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead; and a booth activation for The Walking Dead: Our World.

Comic Con International 2018 will take place July 19th–22nd at the San Diego Convention Center, in San Diego, CA.

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Television

AMC Sets Weekly Walking Dead Marathons Leading Into New Episodes of Preacher!

 The Walking Dead – Tara Chambler (Alanna Masterson), Michonne (Danai Gurira), Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), Carl Grimes (Chandler Riggs), Tobin (Jason Douglas), Aaron (Ross Marquand), Rosita Espinosa (Christian Serratos) – Photo by Gene Page/Courtesy of AMC.

Walkers and Preachers and Irish Vampires, oh my!

Beginning Sunday, June 24th at 11:00 a.m. ET/PT, AMC will air a multi-weekend Best Of The Walking Dead marathon event, leading into all-new episodes of season three AMC’s “Preacher,” airing Sundays at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Survival Sunday: The Walking Dead Season Finale, Fear The Walking Dead Season Premiere In Cinemas!

AMC and Fathom Events are taking the much anticipated The Walking Dead/Fear The Walking Dead crossover into new territory.

On Survival Sunday, April 15th, the 8th season finale of The Walking Dead and the fourth season premiere of Fear The Walking Dead will be shown, commercial-free, in 750 theaters.

Tickets go on sale on Friday, March 16th (members of TWD Fan Rewards Club can purchase their tickets starting Thursday, March 15 at www.TWDRewards.com and earn points for their fandom).

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The Walking Dead’s Season 8B Key Art Foreshadows Life After Carl!

The Walking Dead: Season 8B – Photo courtesy of AMC.

War is hell – especially in a walker apocalypse. The key art for season 8B of The Walking Dead foreshadows life after Carl, with Daryl Dixon (Norman Reedus), Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) and Michonne (Dania Gurira) facing the Carl-less world together.

Season 8B of The Walking Dead premieres on February 25th.

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Television, TV-Tie-Ins

AMC Launches Fan-Focused Initiatives for Walking Dead Fans!

AMC is launching two new initiatives for fans of The Walking Dead and Feat the Walking Dead: The Walking Dead Fan Rewards Club and The Walking Dead Subscription Box (working title).

Fans can earn points for things they’re probably already doing (watching the show; posting comments and discussions online, etc.) through the rewards club, while the subscription box will be a quarterly box of exclusive TWD/FtWD-related, limited edition merchandise from the shows.

Both initiatives will go into effect in September – in time for The Walking Dead’s milestone 100th episode and the premiere of the second half of Fear the Walking Dead’s third season.

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SDCC 2017: AMC Releases Walking Dead & Fear the Walking Dead Con Art!

The Walking Dead, Season 8. Photo Credit: Courtesy AMC

AMC today released special Comic Con art for “The Walking Dead” and “Fear the Walking Dead.”  “The Walking Dead” key art also reveals October 22nd as the season 8 premiere, which coincides with the series’ 100th episode.

AMC will also be present at MLK Park with a fan activation for fans of both shows.

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AMC Goes From Talking Dead to Talking with Chris Hardwick!

Chris Hardwick – Talking – Photo Credit: Joe Pugliese/AMC

Talking Dead is the #1 talk show on TV and Chris Hardwick is a large part of the reason why.

Now AMC is investing Hardwick’s combination of wit, charm and pop culture knowledge by greenlighting Talking with Chris Hardwick.

Episodes of “Talking with Chris Hardwick” will feature a wide breadth of guests and highlight Hardwick’s singularly irreverent and authentic take on today’s pop culture landscape.

Talking with Chris Hardwick will premiere on Sunday, April 9th (11/10C) – the week after the current season of The Walking Dead’s finale. The show will then run weekly except during the season runs of The Walking Dead and Fear the Walking Dead.

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The Walking Dead Keep Rising!

Alanna Masterson as Tara Chambler, Danai Gurira as Michonne, Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes, Chandler Riggs as Carl Grimes, Jason Douglas as Tobin, Ross Marquand as Aaron, Christian Serratos as Rosita Espinosa,  – The Walking Dead _ Season 7, Episode 9 – Photo Credit: Gene Page/AMC

The Walking Dead continues to dominate the ratings, big time. Its seventh season mid-season premiere showed increases from its mid-season finale in key demographics – to the tune of a 5% increase in toital viewers and a 3% increase in the 18-49 demo.

NFL Sunday? No contest! The Big Bang Theory? Not even close!

Outside of the Super Bowl, TWD continues to reign supreme.

For all the numbers, read on…

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Television, TV-Tie-Ins

Want To Be a Walker? AMC Announces The Walking Dead Play Dead Sweepstakes!

If you’ve ever wanted to be a Walker on AMC’s hit drama series The Walking Dead, now’s your chance.

AMC has announced The Walking Dead Play Dead Sweepstakes, with four lucky winners being flown to Atlanta for a (strangely appropriate) walk-on role as a walker in the 100th episode of The Walking Dead.

The Play Dead Sweepstakes are open to American and Canadian viewers (excluding Quebec) over the age of 21 and are open beginning during the mid-season premiere of The Walking Dead.

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