Cobwebs, Walkers and Lace: AMC Networks Has Franchise Fever with Anne Rice and The Walking Dead

Published: July 20, 2022, 11 a.m.

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Dan McDermott, president of entertainment for AMC Networks and AMC Studios, details the world-building process that began after the company struck a wide-ranging deal with the estate of famed novelist Anne Rice. McDermott, a veteran executive and producer, explains the new TV math of\\xa0developing programs and characters designed to support interlocking characters across multiple platforms that to play out over a decade or more. McDermott discusses the pros and cons of aiming so high and why it\\u2019s such a departure from pilot season of old.\\xa0

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