{"id":716,"date":"2026-04-30T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/2026\/04\/30\/amc-global-media-developing-bannerman-series-based-on-novels-point-break-to-debut-in-2027\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:30:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:30:00","slug":"amc-global-media-developing-bannerman-series-based-on-novels-point-break-to-debut-in-2027","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmag.live\/ja\/2026\/04\/30\/amc-global-media-developing-bannerman-series-based-on-novels-point-break-to-debut-in-2027\/","title":{"rendered":"AMC Global Media Developing \u2018Bannerman\u2019 Series Based on Novels, \u2018Point Break\u2019 to Debut in 2027"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\tA NASCAR<\/a> series starring Dennis Quaid, a new sports docuseries about the New Orleans Saints, a potential series based on the Bannerman<\/em> novels and an update on the Point Break<\/a><\/em> TV series are all on the menu from AMC\u30b0\u30ed\u30fc\u30d0\u30eb\u30e1\u30c7\u30a3\u30a2<\/a>, in the company\u2019s first upfront presentation under its new brand name.<\/p>\n

\tThe company hosted its upfront in New York\u2019s Tribeca neighborhood Wednesday, gathering advertisers, media buyers, distribution partners and many of the company\u2019s stars in one room.<\/p>\n

\tAnd it had programming news to share as well, including a further push into sports-adjacent programming with a scripted family drama series called Thunder Road<\/em> starring Dennis Quaid, set in the world of NASCAR, and a new installment of its Rise<\/em> docuseries focused on the New Orleans Saints.<\/p>\n

\tAMC launched its first Rise<\/em> series, about the San Francisco 49ers, earlier this year. The company also picked up TNA wrestling rights. Dan McDermott, chief content officer of AMC Global Media and president of AMC Studios, in an interview with \u30cf\u30ea\u30a6\u30c3\u30c9\u30fb\u30ea\u30dd\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc<\/em> ahead of the upfront, says that the company is not going to be bidding for the NBA or NFL, but it still wants to find a space to play in the sports genre, citing its efforts so far.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cThey may seem a little bit disparate, but they\u2019re all interconnected because they all service the three primary pillars of an AMC show, which is 1): A \u2018lightning in a bottle\u2019 character that you can put on a poster and everybody knows. That\u2019s Don Draper, that\u2019s Walter White, that\u2019s Eve Villanelle, Rick Grimes, that\u2019s Duncan Park. That\u2019s Tom Brady, Joe Montana, Jerry Rice. And in Thunder Road<\/em>, that\u2019s Dennis Quaid, who plays Duayne Whitlock,\u201d says McDermott.<\/p>\n

\tThe exec adds, \u201cThe second is that our shows take people, take the audience, into a unique world or subculture that they haven\u2019t seen before \u2026 And then the third pillar is that, yes, we want to be entertaining and fun, but we don\u2019t want to be disposable entertainment. We want our shows to say something about the world we live in, to have resonant thematics and ideas and ideology that really provides ballast and import to the shows. I think you can see that going all the way back to Mad Men<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cSports is the great uniter during big periods of divide. And I don\u2019t think now is any different than it was in the 60s, when Sports Illustrated<\/em> was launched, or even before, like when you\u2019re coming through a period of huge strife and divide, and what we\u2019re all living through now, sports is a moment that brings everyone back together,\u201d adds Kim Kelleher, president and chief commercial officer for AMC Global Media. \u201cAnd I feel like there\u2019s the storytelling of sports, which is our entry. Dan is right, we\u2019re not going to bid for NFL rights, but we can tell the story behind the greats. I think that we\u2019re on to something very exciting here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThunder Road<\/em> will debut next year, as will Rise of the Saints<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\tOf course, AMC is not shying away from its bread and butter scripted dramas either. The company announced the development of a series based on the Bannerman<\/em> spy novels by bestselling author John Maxim.<\/p>\n

\tFilmmaker Shane Black (Lethal Weapon<\/em>, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang<\/em>, Iron Man 2<\/em>) is attached to direct and executive produce with Craig Silverstein attached as creator and showrunner. The novels follow a charismatic former CIA spy named John Bannerman who is reluctantly pulled back into that world.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cIt\u2019s a crime story, but it\u2019s really character-centric, and it\u2019s funny as well as dramatic,\u201d McDermott says of the concept. \u201cWe know that audiences love these kinds of stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAnd he said that the Point Break<\/em> series could debut as soon as 2027.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cWe\u2019re pushing really fast on Point Break<\/em>,\u201d he says. \u201cWe\u2019ve got a great script. We\u2019re hoping to be in production, let\u2019s call it end of this year, top of next year in Australia, which is their summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tAMC changed its name from AMC Networks to AMC Global Media earlier this year, in recognition of the fact that the linear TV channels are less central to its strategy, given its move to lean into its niche streaming offerings, and its willingness to sell programming to others. <\/p>\n

\tThe company is rolling out a new ad option based on a user\u2019s first first stream of a show, the first time they will sit down and watch.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cA premiere is the first time somebody sits down to watch something,\u201d says Evan Adlman, executive VP of commercial sales and revenue operations for AMC Global Media. \u201cThe user\u2019s, the viewer\u2019s, attention and engagement in the program is at its highest when they first start watching it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\t\u201cFrom a viewer standpoint, we just want it to be seamless, we just want them to see the great shows the studios are putting out and we\u2019ve shouldered that for a number of years, and I feel like in today\u2019s fragmented market, that now is the benefit we\u2019re seeing,\u201d Kelleher adds. \u201cI think marketers are becoming more sophisticated, and they want that first stream, but they want it everywhere. So they don\u2019t just want it in a linear environment or a digital-only environment or a CTV-only environment, like they want that first stream everywhere. How do I actually own that premiere?\u201d<\/p>\n

\tThe company also had some other news to share, including the launch of an AMC+ app for the Meta Quest headset, and an expanded partnership with the Sphere in Las Vegas (which shares common ownership with AMC in the Dolan family). The Sphere partnership will once again see AMC branding (and partner branding) on the Sphere\u2019s exosphere around Halloween, and this year around the holidays as well.<\/p>\n

\tThe company is also planning an event for June at New York\u2019s Beacon Theater called The Vampire Lestat: One Night Only \u2013 LIVE, which will include a live performance from actor Sam Reid as Lestat, and a screening of the premiere episode.<\/p>\n

\t\u201cI think this audience is more passionate than any we have across the portfolio,\u201d says AMC Global Media CMO Kim Granito. \u201cSo this entire campaign, and especially the Beacon event, is a give back to the fans. We\u2019re doing it for them.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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