AMC+

AMC+ is an American subscription video on demand streaming service owned by AMC Networks 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 in 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. On 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 Miguel Penella, AMC Networks’ President of Subscription Video on Demand (SVOD).
Content
AMC+ primarily features content from channel brands owned and operated by AMC Networks, 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 HIDIVE, IFC Films and RLJE Films.
Exclusive programming
Original programming
Gangs of London (2020–present)
Ultra City Smiths (2021)
Kin (2021–present)
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)
Happy Valley (2021–2023)
Broke (2021)
Anna (2021)
Anne Boleyn (2021)
The Ipcress File (2022)
Slo Pitch (2022)
Exclusive films
A Banquet
Apex
Archenemy
Barbarians
Catch the Fair One
Clean
Dangerous
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
White Elephant
Simulcast programming
Simulcast with AMC
61st Street
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
NOS4A2
Ride with Norman Reedus
Soulmates
Tales of the Walking Dead
Talking Dead
The Walking Dead
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon
The Walking Dead: Dead City
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 (season 4–present)
Simulcast with Sundance TV/ Sundance Now
A Discovery of Witches
Black Snow
Clean Sweep
Deutschland 89
The Gulf
The Pact
Riviera
Rosehaven
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 U.S. 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.
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 has including AMC+ into their newly rebrand Genie TV as one-stop Live TV & VOD platform.
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."
Notes
References
External links
AMC Networks
Internet television streaming services
Subscription video on demand services
Internet properties established in 2020