AMC Networks Inc (AMCX) & Two Reasons “The Walking Dead” Could Be a Billion-Dollar Franchise

Meanwhile, the comic book series written by co-creator Robert Kirkman is still going strong after more than 100 issues. I’ve read through Issue 78. The TV show and the comics are different in huge ways, but they’re close enough that my reading says the TV series has only explored about a third of the source material.

Thus, AMC Networks Inc (NASDAQ:AMCX) could make six more seasons of The Walking Dead right now. Would we still want this show six seasons from now? Would Kirkman still want to be involved? There’s no way to know for sure. All we can be certain of is that AMC has what looks to be the richest content wellspring in all of entertainment right now, and it’s nowhere near fully tapped.

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