AMC Networks Unveils Exciting New TV Projects

0:00On April 30th, AMC Networks just dropped a bunch of fresh TV projects to their lineup, kicking things off with a point break series set 25. Years after the original flick, it's about a new high-screw link to that Wild Ex-Presidents gang from the movie. Dave Kaustine from Tredstone is writing an executive producing it with Alcon Entertainment behind the wheel. They also announced Thunder Road, a NASCAR drama starring Dennis Quaid as racing legend Dwayne Whitlock. This one's a multi-generational story about the Whitlock family's deep roots in stock car racing in Southern Hill Country life. John Fusco created it, with Taylor Elmore as showrunner, coming from AMC Studios and NASCAR Studios. Meanwhile, the Crave drama Yaga hits AMC Plus later this year as an 8-episode half-hour series. It stars up and cummer Hudson Williams alongside Carrie Ann Moss, Noah Reed, and Clark Bacco. AMC's also opening a writers room for Bannerman, a spy thriller based on John Maxson's novels,

1:00with Craig Silverstein running the show and Shane Black, directing. On the literary side, they're building an anthology around big American tales, starting with John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Raff. Rollin' Jones and Brett C. Leonard are co-writing the first season under Mark Johnson, aiming for production by years end in a 2027. Premier Plus, a new rise sports docu-series, Rise of the Saints, drops three episodes in February 2027, produced with NFL films and Eli Manning, and building hype for the Vampire Listat, Sam Reed's bringing the stats of life in a one-night only live concert at New York's Beacon Theatre on June 2nd, he'll perform original tunes by composer Daniel Hart before the premiere screening, tickets dropped free for fans starting May 6th at 12 a.m. Eastern Plenty here to keep AMC buzzing into next year. That wraps entertainment and celebrity news today, brought to you with AI, I'm Cory