{"id":1926494,"date":"2026-05-08T19:15:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1926494"},"modified":"2026-05-08T19:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T16:15:28","slug":"got-a-couple-hundred-million-you-could-own-a-piece-of-the-walking-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1926494","title":{"rendered":"Got a Couple Hundred Million? You Could Own a Piece of \u2018The Walking Dead\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One of the most popular name brands in modern pop culture history is about to be up for grabs. AMC is gearing up to sell the \u201cnext round of rights\u201d to The Walking Dead<\/em>, and, reportedly, several major companies are interested.<\/p>\n

Deals for the licensing of a show end after a certain amount of time, which is why you see a big show like The Office<\/em> or Battlestar Galactica<\/em> on Netflix for a few years, then on Peacock for a few years. That\u2019s what\u2019s happening here, and while AMC plans to keep some of the rights for itself, it\u2019s exploring all other options, according to Deadline.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been really excited about the inbound for discussion on the licensing rights for The Walking Dead<\/em>,\u201d CEO Kristin Dolan said on an earnings call this week. \u201cWe\u2019re really looking at every scenario. There\u2019s a variety of ways to look at it. We definitely feel it\u2019s important to keep some of the content for ourselves co-exclusively, so we\u2019re emphasizing the fact that we\u2019re looking predominantly at co-exclusive deals, but there are some very large and enthusiastic partners in the bidding process right now. So, we\u2019re really looking at any variety of constructs, but the key thing for us is co-exclusivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no word on which \u201clarge and enthusiastic partners\u201d she\u2019s talking about, but there are only so many options these days. There\u2019s obviously Netflix, which has been the home for several AMC shows in the past, including The Walking Dead.<\/em> Then there\u2019s also HBO Max, Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV, and Peacock. Some mix of those is, surely, what Dolan is referring to.<\/p>\n

And while no specific numbers were given as the deals are still being negotiated, shows like Friends<\/em>, The Office,<\/em> and Seinfeld<\/em> have sold their rights for upwards of $500 million each. Just last year, the rights to South Park<\/em> sold for a whopping $1.5 billion. Deadline doesn\u2019t think The Walking Dead<\/em> will approach anything like that, but something in the hundreds of millions is accurate. Especially when you consider the rights presumably include not just 11 seasons of the main show but probably also eight seasons of Fear the Walking Dead <\/em>and\u00a0maybe even the more recent spinoffs like Daryl Dixon, The Ones Who Lived, <\/em>and Dead City. <\/em>There is a lot of Walking Dead<\/em> content out there.<\/p>\n

What does this mean to you, the viewer, though? Not much, honestly. It means that if you want to rewatch episodes of The Walking Dead <\/em>and its spinoffs, you\u2019ll have to go to another streamer. Maybe you get some more cool merchandise too. But also, if you have a few hundred million and want to be the exclusive streaming host for The Walking Dead<\/em>, give AMC a call.<\/p>\n

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One of the most popular name brands in modern pop culture history is about to be up for grabs. AMC is gearing up to sell the \u201cnext round of rights\u201d to The Walking Dead<\/em>, and, reportedly, several major companies are interested.<\/p>\n

Deals for the licensing of a show end after a certain amount of time, which is why you see a big show like The Office<\/em> or Battlestar Galactica<\/em> on Netflix for a few years, then on Peacock for a few years. That\u2019s what\u2019s happening here, and while AMC plans to keep some of the rights for itself, it\u2019s exploring all other options, according to Deadline.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve been really excited about the inbound for discussion on the licensing rights for The Walking Dead<\/em>,\u201d CEO Kristin Dolan said on an earnings call this week. \u201cWe\u2019re really looking at every scenario. There\u2019s a variety of ways to look at it. We definitely feel it\u2019s important to keep some of the content for ourselves co-exclusively, so we\u2019re emphasizing the fact that we\u2019re looking predominantly at co-exclusive deals, but there are some very large and enthusiastic partners in the bidding process right now. So, we\u2019re really looking at any variety of constructs, but the key thing for us is co-exclusivity.\u201d<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no word on which \u201clarge and enthusiastic partners\u201d she\u2019s talking about, but there are only so many options these days. There\u2019s obviously Netflix, which has been the home for several AMC shows in the past, including The Walking Dead.<\/em> Then there\u2019s also HBO Max, Prime Video, Paramount+, Apple TV, and Peacock. Some mix of those is, surely, what Dolan is referring to.<\/p>\n

And while no specific numbers were given as the deals are still being negotiated, shows like Friends<\/em>, The Office,<\/em> and Seinfeld<\/em> have sold their rights for upwards of $500 million each. Just last year, the rights to South Park<\/em> sold for a whopping $1.5 billion. Deadline doesn\u2019t think The Walking Dead<\/em> will approach anything like that, but something in the hundreds of millions is accurate. Especially when you consider the rights presumably include not just 11 seasons of the main show but probably also eight seasons of Fear the Walking Dead <\/em>and\u00a0maybe even the more recent spinoffs like Daryl Dixon, The Ones Who Lived, <\/em>and Dead City. <\/em>There is a lot of Walking Dead<\/em> content out there.<\/p>\n

What does this mean to you, the viewer, though? Not much, honestly. It means that if you want to rewatch episodes of The Walking Dead <\/em>and its spinoffs, you\u2019ll have to go to another streamer. Maybe you get some more cool merchandise too. But also, if you have a few hundred million and want to be the exclusive streaming host for The Walking Dead<\/em>, give AMC a call.<\/p>\n

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Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what\u2019s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

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