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David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, EPs from Boat Rocker who worked on the original series, return as EPs on Echoes. Katie O'Connell Marsh, Nick Nantell, and ...

Since then, a passionate fandom has joined us for a wildly entertaining ride,” added David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, Co-Executive Chairmen, Boat Rocker Media. The two also exec produced Orphan Black and will carry on with Echoes. “We’re delighted to be partnering with AMC and Anna Fishko and joining forces again with John Fawcett, to boldly reenter the Orphan Black universe. “We can’t wait to dive back in with Anna, John and our partners at Boat Rocker and deliver an all-new version of this rich world that is worthy of the #CloneClub.” AMC says the Orphan Black spinoff is set in the near future and “takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence.

10-episode first season is set in the same universe as the Tatiana Maslany-led series.

David Fortier and Ivan Schneeberg, executive producers from Boat Rocker on the original Orphan Black series, return as executive producers on the new series. “We can’t wait to dive back in with Anna, John and our partners at Boat Rocker and deliver an all-new version of this rich world that is worthy of the #CloneClub.” This new Orphan Black series is “set in the near future,” according to the logline, and “takes a deep dive into the exploration of the scientific manipulation of human existence.

AMC's new series Orphan Black: Echo from showrunner Anna Fishko will return to the Clone Club's world with a new story set in the near future.

Based on the novel by Richard Russo, Straight Man is a “mid-life crisis tale” that takes place on a fictional college campus in the Pennsylvania Rust Belt.

“Once again a project with AMC with a focus on character depth and sensitivity. “I loved Paul and Aaron’s take on Richard’s excellent, entertaining novel,” Odenkirk said in a statement. The Better Call Saul star is set to play the lead role in Straight Man, a dramedy that is in fast-track development at the cable network, TVLine has learned.

As AMC launches up the sixth and final season of Better Call Saul this month, the network is already plotting to stay in business with star Bob Odenkirk.

Once again a project with AMC with a focus on character depth and sensitivity. “Bob Odenkirk is just as good as it gets. All this while coming to terms with his philandering father, the dereliction of his youthful promise, and the ominous failure of certain vital body functions.

Variety has learned that the “Better Call Saul” star is attached to lead a new dramedy series that is currently being fast-tracked in development at AMC. The ...

“Once again a project with AMC with a focus on character depth and sensitivity. He began starring in the prequel series “Better Call Saul” in 2015. It is described a mid-life crisis tale set at Railton College, told in the first person by William Henry Devereaux, Jr. (Odenkirk), the unlikely chairman of the English department in a badly underfunded college in the Pennsylvania rust belt.

The new series, set to premiere in 2023, will follow new characters in the same world as the BBC America cult favorite. By Rick Porter. Plus Icon ...

We’re delighted to be partnering with AMC and Anna Fishko and joining forces again with John Fawcett, to boldly re-enter the Orphan Black universe. I’m incredibly lucky to have such supportive partners in Boat Rocker, John Fawcett and AMC, and can’t wait to introduce audiences old and new to the next installment of this beloved story.” The series, set to debut in 2023 on AMC+ and the company’s linear networks, comes from writer and showrunner Anna Fishko (Pieces of Her) and Boat Rocker, whose Temple Street Productions produced the original series.

AMC Networks is developing an adaptation of Richard Russo's novel Straight Man that would star 'Better Call Saul' star Bob Odenkirk.

Better Call Saul returns for its sixth and final season on Apr. 18. "Once again a project with AMC with a focus on character depth and sensitivity. "I loved Paul and Aaron's take on Richard's excellent, entertaining novel," said Odenkirk in a statement.

AMC Networks, ahead of its first in-person upfront since 2019, has announced new digital originals and six new streaming channels.

Another Rice-related digital original is The Night Island, about an exclusive resort open only from sunset to sunrise, catering to an exclusive clientele of vampires and mortals. The roster includes more employee training videos, an animated short-form series focused on the childhood of Jimmy McGill in Cicero, IL, and original comedy Cooper’s Bar, starring Rhea Seehorn. “The way we’re approaching this space is different than most media companies,” she said. Advertising revenue continues to be a significant part of AMC Networks’ financial picture. In 2021, the company set a revenue record of $3.1 billion, up 9%. Unlike in years past, however, AMC is managing through a period of significant change. (Nielsen today said streaming view time has risen 18% over the past year.)

'Better Call Saul' star Bob Odenkirk will remain with AMC for his next TV project, an adaptation of Richard Russo's novel 'Straight Man.'

Once again [this is] a project with AMC with a focus on character depth and sensitivity,” said Odenkirk in a statement. We’re also thrilled to be working again with our partners at Sony Pictures Television and Mark Johnson’s Gran Via to explore this compelling material.” Odenkirk joins fellow Better Caul Saul and Breaking Bad star Giancarlo Esposito in sticking around at AMC. Esposito will star in and executive produce a drama titled The Driver at the cabler, based on a 2014 BBC miniseries.

Want to Shop Like a Vampire? AMC Networks Leans on Digital Extensions of Franchises in Upfront Pitch. New free ad-supported streaming services and multiple ' ...

“They are not an add-on, they are core to our strategy,” Kim Kelleher, president of commercial revenue and partnerships for AMC Networks, told The Hollywood Reporter in an interview. “People just want to watch great content, and they will find it wherever it is.” But it has also leaned into FAST channels, which use the company’s library (and its digital originals from the Content Room) in an ad-supported streaming environment. Now AMC is hoping to develop a similar fanbase about its upcoming Interview with the Vampire and Lives of the Mayfair Witches series, both based on the Anne Rice novels. “Fan-first is the best way to put it, we start really wide and then look at what these audiences really want,” Granito says. But AMC is also planning a substantial investment in original digital content to complement its linear programming.