Fear the Walking Dead and other AMC Plus shows are coming to Max without ads

A handful of AMC Plus shows, incl Fear of the Walking Dead And kill Eve, It will have a temporary home on streaming service Max, Warner Bros. discovery, Starting September 1 It runs until October 31. Statements provided to multiple outlets by executives from the parent companies of both services show that the deal is meant to help AMC Plus add more content to Max, which is a good thing because, with strikes in Hollywood halting production and challenges for AMC, In the cable business, both companies probably need it.

“This promotional arrangement with Warner Bros. Discovery is an amazing opportunity to bring some of our most popular and critically acclaimed programming to millions of Max subscribers in the US for a full two months,” said Dan McDermott, president of AMC Entertainment and AMC Studios. Networks said in a statement.

Max will feature the AMC Plus series in a rail branded “AMC+ Picks on Max” and, more importantly, will contain no ads – whether you subscribe to the ad-free or lite versions of Max.

It’s not clear if the deals announced so far are the only ones coming to the Max (we’ve reached out for clarification), as the premium Kevin was cursing himself, For example, it doesn’t seem to be making the trip, however Fear of the walking dead And the first season was written by Tony Hillerman Dark wind is. Dark winds It is currently airing its second season on AMC Plus and AMC Channel.

Here is the list of offers announced so far for the promotion:

This is despite owning the broadcast rights to several notable and award-winning shows such as the walking Dead, mad men, And Hell on Wheels. The service also has many original shows, while parent company AMC Networks also owns many older cable channels, such as BBC America and IFC, as well as horror streaming service Shudder.

AMC also announced that it would be launching an ad-supported tier in October, other partnerships have seen it appear on the Roku Channel (as a paid add-on), and it has long been available as a subscription channel on both Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV. television.

The stakes are high for AMC Plus, as it pitches some of its best shows on Max – and in front of it Almost 100 million subscribers – It could put more attention on AMC Plus content. It remains to be seen if that will help the streaming service attract subscribers.