AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan On Why ‘The Walking Dead’ Deal With Netflix Was “The Right Choice”

AMC Global Media CEO Kristin Dolan said “a lot of the major players” in streaming looked at licensing The Walking Dead, but in the end re-upping with Netflix in a co-exclusive with AMC+ was “the right choice.” On the company’s second-quarter earnings call shortly after the company announced the 5-year, $500 million dea

Netflix has ponied up a half billion dollars to extend its streaming rights to The Walking Dead and the show's six spinoffs.

AMC Global Media reported its second-quarter 2026 earnings Thursday, on the heels of announcing a $500 million co-exclusive streaming deal with Netflix for “The Walking Dead.” Streaming revenue for the second quarter, which ran March-May, increased 6% to $180 million. U.S. ad sales were down 11% at $109 million. During

The non-exclusive deal extension will bring the show to new Netflix territories, including the U.K. and Australia, include all the spinoffs, and let AMC+ stream the show too.

The report shows 26 per cent of viewers turn to Netflix first compared with 25 per cent for the BBC.