Charlie Collier


Fox hires AMC president as entertainment boss

Fox has appointed AMC president and GM Charlie Collier as its entertainment boss. Collier, who is to serve as CEO of entertainment, will oversee “New Fox” and its entertainment strategy across live, scripted and non-scripted content. He will begin transitioning into his new role on November 1. The exec replaces Fox chairman and CEO Gary […]

AMC confirms Stillerman replacement

David Madden has been confirmed as president of original programming for US networks AMC and SundanceTV, replacing Joel Stillerman. He will also take on the same role at producer AMC Studios, reporting in all capacities to AMC, Sundance and AMC Studios president Charlie Collier. Madden was expected to make the move after leaving US broadcaster […]

UnReal’s Noxon behind Dietland plan for AMC

US cable channel AMC has given the greenlight to Dietland, the latest drama from UnReal showrunner Marti Noxon. News of the series first emerged last year, and a ten-part series is now going ahead following successful execution of AMC’s writers’ room development model. This sees writers work on scripts for several months ahead of a […]

AMC orders final run of PC drama Halt and Catch Fire

AMC has said 1980s tech drama Halt and Catch Fire will come to an end after its next season. The US cable net has ordered a fourth ten-episode season and said it will be the show’s last. Season three of the show, about the birth of the home computer industry, has just ended on AMC […]

Fear the Walking Dead smashes cable records

The much-anticipated zombie drama Fear the Walking Dead has gone into the record books after delivering huge debut numbers. The 90-minute debut episode of the AMC show took 10.1 million viewers, making it the most-watched cable premiere in American television history in total numbers and all key demos, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals data. In […]

AMC restructures production for studio

AMC is restructuring its in-house studio unit under Rick Olshansky and Stefan Reinhardt. The pair will led AMC Studios, with a remit to increase the amount of programming AMC Networks owns from its network. The US-based pay TV group has produced recent series such as Fear the Walking Dead (pictured) and Into the Badlands through AMC […]

Collier names AMC, SundanceTV top team

Charlie Collier has laid out his top level management team at US cable channels AMC and SundanceTV. Collier was recently named president and general manager of both AMC Networks channels, and has now elevated Joel Stillerman and Jan Diedrichsen to top posts. The news comes two months after AMC boss Collier replaced Sarah Barnett as […]

AMC ties down Walking Dead creator

US cable group AMC Networks has inked an exclusive pact with The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman. The multiyear agreement comes after zombie drama The Walking Dead ascended to the top of the all-time non-sports cable ratings list in the US and became a worldwide smash. The new deal sees Kirkman continuing as executive producer […]

Collier replaces Barnett at SundanceTV

AMC’s president, Charlie Collier, will add SundanceTV to his duties. By becoming president and general manager of the AMC Networks channel, he replaces Sarah Barnett, who was named president of BBC America last year. She has continued to run SundanceTV in the interim. He will continue with his president and GM at AMC, and reporting […]

Walking Dead midseason smashes records

The Walking Dead continues to set ratings records, this time scoring the most-watched midseason finale in series history. The eighth episode of season five took 14.8 million viewers and 9.6 million 18-49s, up 23% and 24% on the corresponding season four ratings, respectively. Furthermore, companion show Talking Dead became the most-watched aftershow midseason finale on […]