Founded over thirty years ago, AMC's (originally abbreviated from "American Movie Classics") initial purpose revolved around airing classic films. The channel was known primarily for this up until around 2002 when it began to put a more notable focus on airing original series.
AMC's rise to popularity occurred in the early-mid 2000s and was largely accredited to the success of one of its most well-known original series, Mad Men (2007). In the following years, AMC would go on to air smash hits such as Breaking Bad (2008), The Walking Dead (2010), and Better Call Saul (2015). Today, AMC has grown exponentially and become one of the most well-known networks on television, boasting a collection of some of the most successful TV shows currently on the air.
Updated on March 8th, 2021 by Kristen Palamara: AMC has a great lineup of series that push the creative boundaries in series like Breaking Bad and its spin-off Better Call Saul, but also has its core line-up like The Walking Dead. The channel has been recently finding great success in their original programming from new reality series that follow stars of The Walking Dead to creative dark comedies about perfect sitcom wives. AMC continues to build its original programming over the years with series that are extremely popular among their fans.
Friday Night In With The Morgans
Friday Night in with the Morgans is basically a virtual talk show that features The Walking Dead star Jeffrey Dean Morgan who appeared as the antagonist Negan throughout the series. The show's hosts are Morgan and his wife, Hilarie Burton, who interview people virtually about how they're coping with the current state of 2020.
The series is mostly centered around how people are coping with the COVID19 pandemic and quarantine, but it's a fun watch nonetheless.
Ride With Norman Reedus
Ride with Norman Reedus sees The Walking Dead star Norman Reedus invite his friends on motorcycle journeys that each start in a different city, and sometimes a different country, where they go on long rides throughout the location and interact with locals.
It's a fun show that shows great locations and has interesting guests like his Walking Dead co-stars including Michael Rooker, Melissa McBride, and Steven Yeun.
Soulmates
Soulmates is an anthology series that mixes personal lives and technological advances similar to Black Mirror. The series follows several stories of people trying to find their soulmates whether they're married, in a relationship, or single.
It centers on a new test that is able to scientifically pinpoint a person's perfect soulmate and most people in the world do want to take the test.
A Discovery Of Witches
A Discovery of Witches is a British romantic series that airs on AMC in the United States. It centers on a world of magic from witches to vampires with the main character, Diana Bishop, finding a magical manuscript and being brought back into the world of magic.
Bishop forms an alliance with a vampire as the two try to figure out the magical manuscript and its several riddles while also protecting it from magical threats.
Kevin Can F*** Himself
Kevin Can F*** Himself is a new AMC series that is slated to premiere in Summer of 2021, but the trailer has been released and there are already fans of the plot and its star best known for her role as Alexis Rose on Schitt's Creek. Annie Murphy stars in this new dark comedy that delves into the secret life of a passive and submissive sitcom wife.
The show juxtaposes her perfect wife persona and how she truly feels about herself, her marriage, and what she wants out of life and how much she actually hates her husband. It's a creative premise with a great lead that everyone should be excited to watch after viewing the trailer.
McMafia
In 2018, AMC (in partnership with BBC) aired the first season of the British crime drama, McMafia. The season spanned eight episodes, which was enough for the series to accrue significant success. McMafia is not AMC's most popular series, but it received rave reviews from critics and audiences alike.
The series follows a young businessman who struggles to detach himself from his mafia family's roots in light of a recent crime. In December of 2020, McMafia's much-anticipated second season is slated to premiere.
Talking Dead
When The Walking Dead's six-episode pilot season proved to be a major success, the concept of Talking Dead was generated as a way for fans to have an outlet to direct their questions, theories, and thoughts about the show. The latter series premiered in 2011, starring Chris Hardwick as its host and airing after every episode of The Walking Dead - which, by then, was in its second season.
The very first Talking Dead episode which revolved around TWD's season 2 premiere, "What Lies Ahead", featured guests Patton Oswalt, James Gunn, and Robert Kirkman. Nearly a decade later, Talking Dead gained conspicuous popularity and is now a staple of the Walking Dead experience.
Dispatches From Elsewhere
On March 1st of 2020, AMC premiered a new anthology drama series titled Dispatches From Elsewhere. The series was created by and starred How I Met Your Mother star Jason Siegel, with a supporting cast that included Sally Field and André 3000.
Dispatches From Elsewhere was planned with more than one season in mind, but at this time, its fate is still up in the air. Regardless, the series has made quite the mark with only one season under its belt so far.
Fear The Walking Dead
On August 23, 2015, the pilot episode of The Walking Dead's first spinoff series, Fear The Walking Dead, premiered on AMC to mixed reviews. Many were simply excited about the concept of a Walking Dead spinoff that would chronicle the early days of the apocalypse, but criticism of the quality of Fear began to arise amidst the series first season.
Over five years later, Fear The Walking Dead is set to air its sixth season on October 11th, 2020. Though the series' ratings have dropped significantly throughout its time on the air, there's no end in sight yet for TWD's first spinoff, even after its original main cast was primarily written out.
The Terror
The Terror is widely regarded by fans as one of AMC's most riveting yet underrated series. Premiering in 2018, The Terror immediately brought to the table a different tone and style than many other AMC series that preceded it.
The anthology series is loosely based on Dan Simmons's 2007 novel of the same name. The historical horror drama now has two seasons under its belt, but fans are still waiting on news of a third season that will hopefully be confirmed (or denied) soon.
Killing Eve
Another BBC/AMC production, Killing Eve saw major levels of success upon airing its very first season in 2018. Emmy nominations came rolling in at an astounding pace, and it was for this series that former Grey's Anatomy star, Sandra Oh, famously became the first Asian actress to win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series.
Killing Eve has a large fanbase of devoted viewers. In January of 2020, the series was renewed for a fourth season, but the production was unfortunately delayed due to COVID.
Eli Roth's History Of Horror
In 2018, AMC aired the first season of a series titled Eli Roth's History Of Horror. The show served as an educational look at the history of the horror genre and was hosted by the titular Eli Roth, who produced such classics as Cabin Fever (2003), The Last Exorcism (2010), and Hostel (2006), among many other well-known horror flicks.
History Of Horror featured guests such as Stephen King, Greg Nicotero, Quentin Tarantino, Rob Zombie, and Jordan Peele, among many, many others. The series is slated for a second season in October of this year.
The Walking Dead
In October of 2003, Image Comics published the first issue of Robert Kirkman's future smash hit, The Walking Dead. In 2010, Frank Darabont, who by then had a strong history of filmmaking in his past, adapted the graphic novel series to a television-friendly format for AMC.
With a humble beginning in the form of a six-episode pilot season, The Walking Dead is now one of AMC's most successful shows to date. The series has been on the air for a decade, and though it is set to conclude with an 11th season in 2022, the franchise will live on.
Creepshow
In 2015, AMC launched a streaming service aimed at pleasing fans of all subgenres of horror. The site is called Shudder, and since its founding five years ago, the horror-focused streaming service has reached significant success, mostly in recent years.
Recently, Shudder premiered one of its first original series; an anthology adaptation of Stephen King and George Romero's 1982 black comedy, Creepshow. The series premiered in September of 2019 to critical and audience praise. A second season is in the works, but the release date remains unknown at the moment.
Better Call Saul
There's no denying that Breaking Bad was easily AMC's most well-known and successful TV show, and also one of the most beloved television programs of all time. The series only spanned five seasons from 2008 to 2013 and left fans wanting more by the time its series finale aired.
In 2015, the crew and some of the cast of Breaking Bad returned with Better Call Saul, a prequel spinoff series that focused on Breaking Bad's infamous crooked lawyer Saul Goodman's (Jimmy McGill, as he is now better known) life before meeting Walter White. Better Call Saul's sixth and final season is slated to air in 2021, after an extremely successful run.