AMC+ is an American subscription video-on-demand streaming service owned by AMC Global Media that was launched on June 11, 2020. The service is a premium bundle that includes the live feeds and program libraries of the company's television networks and streaming brands along with its own exclusive content.
History AMC+ was first launched on June 11, 2020, for Xfinity customers, and included content that was previously exclusive to subscribers of the AMC cable channel through its TV Everywhere AMC Premiere app. On October 1, 2020, AMC+ launched on Amazon Prime Video Channels and Apple TV Channels, and became available to Dish Network and Sling TV customers. On November 23, 2020, AMC+ launched on Roku. On April 6, 2021, AMC+ became available on YouTube TV. In the same month, AMC+ launched on DirecTV. In August 2021, AMC+ finally launched on TV, computer and mobile devices.
Former BBC America executive director Courtney Thomasma was named general manager of AMC+ on April 8, 2021. Thomasma reports to Miquel Penella, AMC Networks’ President of Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD).
In 2024, AMC Networks and Charter Communications reached an early renewal agreement for the distribution of AMC's portfolio of linear cable networks, which included complimentary access to AMC+ for Spectrum TV Select customers and the option to purchase the service for internet-only subscribers. Financial terms of the new deal were not disclosed, though it was described as extending "for multiple years to come".
Content AMC+ primarily features content from channel brands owned and operated by AMC Global Media, most notably its flagship channel AMC. Other cable channels include BBC America, IFC, and Sundance TV as well as the VOD streaming services Acorn TV, Shudder and Sundance Now. The service features early access to original series (such as AMC's The Walking Dead franchise), with new episodes offered up to a week before their cable television premieres. The service also includes exclusive films from the aforementioned channels and services as well as the film production companies IFC Films and RLJE Films, and sometimes with the Hidive streaming service.
Exclusive programming Original programming
Gangs of London (2020–present) Ultra City Smiths (2021) Kin (2021) Happy Valley (2021–2023) Show Me More (2021–present) Ragdoll (2021) Firebite (2021–2022) La Fortuna (2022) That Dirty Black Bag (2022) Slippin' Jimmy (2022) Cooper's Bar (season 1) (2022) This Is Going to Hurt (2022) Moonhaven (2022) Pantheon (2022)
Acquired programming
The Salisbury Poisonings (2020) Cold Courage (2021) Spy City (2021) Too Close (2021) The North Water (2021) Broke (2021) Anna (2021) Anne Boleyn (2021) The Ipcress File (2022) Slo Pitch (2022) Doctor Who (seasons 1–13; from June 11, 2026)
Exclusive films
A Banquet Apex Archenemy Barbarians Catch the Fair One Clean Dual Happening I Am Mortal Last Looks No Man of God Paris, 13th District Prisoners of the Ghostland Revealer Rogue Agent Section Eight Silent Night South of Heaven Spin Me Round Stowaway Survive the Game The Reef: Stalked The Tax Collector Warning
Simulcast programming Simulcast with AMC
61st Street The Audacity Better Call Saul Dark Winds Dispatches from Elsewhere Eli Roth's History of Horror Fear the Walking Dead Friday Night In with The Morgans Interview with the Vampire Kevin Can F**k Himself Lucky Hank Mayfair Witches Monsieur Spade Nautilus NOS4A2 Orphan Black: Echoes Parish Ride with Norman Reedus Snowpiercer (season 4) Soulmates Talamasca: The Secret Order Tales of the Walking Dead Talking Dead The Terror The Walking Dead The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon The Walking Dead: Dead City The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live The Walking Dead: World Beyond You Are Here
Simulcast with BBC America
Africa's Wild Year Killing Eve Meerkat Manor: Rise of the Dynasty The Split Ten Percent The Watch
Simulcast with IFC
Brockmire Cooper's Bar (season 2) Documentary Now! Hullraisers Sherman's Showcase SisterS
Simulcast with Shudder
The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Behind the Monsters The Boulet Brothers' Dragula (season 4–present) The Boulet Brothers' Dragula: Titans Creepshow Cursed Films Deadhouse Dark Queer for Fear: The History of Queer Horror Slasher (seasons 4–5)
Simulcast with Sundance TV/Sundance Now
Black Snow Clean Sweep Deutschland 89 A Discovery of Witches The Gulf The Long Shadow The Pact Riviera Rosehaven Sanctuary: A Witch's Tale State of the Union The Suspect Totally Completely Fine True Crime Story The Vanishing Triangle Wisting Wrongly Accused
Availability and distribution The service launched in Canada on Amazon's Prime Video and Apple TV in August 2021, ahead of the premiere of the eleventh season of The Walking Dead. Some content on the American version of the service has not been made available in Canada due to varying programming rights.
The service launched in Australia as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV as well in November 2021, which include Acorn TV on the package.
In March 2022, AMC+ launched in India via Apple TV Channels, including Acorn TV. In June, the service also launched on Prime Video.
The service is expected to be launched in New Zealand, Latin America and several European countries over 2022 and into 2023. Plans of further expansion were later suspended and no announcements of the service arriving in new countries have been made ever since.
In October 2022, AMC+ launched in New Zealand with a bundle option including access to both Acorn TV and Shudder. Also in the same month, KT added AMC+ into their newly rebranded Genie TV (formerly Olleh) as part of the service's one-stop Live TV & VOD platform.
Release date Country/Territory DTC app Distribution partner(s) Hubs United States Yes June 11, 2020: Xfinity October 1, 2020: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Channels, Dish Network, Sling TV November 23, 2020: Roku Channels April 6, 2021: YouTube TV April 2021: DirecTV August 2021: OTT AMC, Shudder, BBC America, The Walking Dead franchise, and Sundance Now Canada August 16, 2021: Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Channels September 28, 2022: OTT AMC, Shudder, IFC Films Unlimited and Sundance Now Australia Prime Video, Apple TV Channels AMC, Acorn TV, Shudder India No AMC, Acorn TV Spain Prime Video, Orange TV, Jazztel TV, Vodafone AMC, Acorn TV, Planet Horror New Zealand Yes Prime Video, Apple TV Channels AMC, Acorn TV, Shudder South KoreaNoGenie TVAMC
Reception Stephen Silver of Make Use Of noted the "impressive amount of content on offer from AMC+" and its "winning combination of shows you know, new ones to discover, and a large library of movies."
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