GLOBAL – AUGUST 2010 – Fox International Channels and AMC will release the highly anticipated series The Walking Dead on the same week this fall. AMC is set to premiere on Sunday, October 31st followed by FIC’s worldwide launch the first week of November.
A television production from Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) and Gale Anne Hurd (The Terminator, Aliens, Armageddon, The Incredible Hulk), and based on Robert Kirkman’s best selling graphic novel, The Walking Dead tells the story of the weeks and months that follow a pandemic zombie apocalypse.
The series will debut in 120 countries, air in 33 languages and be viewed in 250 million households. This is an unprecedented event, marking the first time ever a TV series premieres in similar fashion to a theatrical film release.
“The evolution of AMC with the goal of delivering ‘premium television on basic cable’ continues with this unprecedented global launch,” said Charlie Collier President and General Manager, AMC. “A global debut of The Walking Dead with our partners at Fox International Channels will allow the characters Frank Darabont and Gale Anne Hurd are cinematically bringing to life on AMC, to have an immediate impact around the world. Fear, drama and great storytelling are universal and we are pleased to be navigating the post-zombie apocalypse side-by-side with our great partners at FIC.”
The Walking Dead is AMC’s first wholly-owned original series. Earlier this summer, FIC announced that it picked up all international rights for the project, which includes TV and Home Video Rights in all international markets outside of North America.
View the trailer here.
