Breaking Bad will kick off its final eight episodes on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 9pm as just announced by AMC. The network also revealed details on new shows, including Talking Bad, a half-hour live series that will air after each new episode of Breaking Bad‘s final season.
In addition, AMC announced new series being added to the network’s lineup and which shows have been renewed.
“Six years ago at AMC, we set a goal to create premium television on basic cable, and we began to develop and nurture shows that would set us apart,” stated Charlie Collier, President and General Manager of AMC. “As we lay out the year ahead for advertisers at our 2013 Upfront, it is an honor to have such a breadth of development and programming to share and to be in business with such a high caliber of talent in front of and behind the camera.”
New AMC Spring and Summer Programming Premieres:
Small Town Security Season 2
Thu., May 9 at 10/9c
Small Town Security explores the inner workings of a small, family-run security and private investigation company in Ringgold, Georgia called JJK Security. The series returns for a second season of straight-up and serious security work, love triangles with a twist, sarcasm served over easy, and a generous helping of stranger-than-fiction scatological humor that will draw you in and make you look away, all at the same time. The season two premiere will be preceded by a marathon of all eight episodes from season one beginning at 6/5c.
Showville
Thu., May 23 at 9/8c
Fame meets Main on AMC’s new unscripted competition series, Showville. The series centers around a small town talent show featuring local acts, who get the chance of a lifetime to be in the spotlight. Showville is a celebration of performing, and a fond, funny look at the lives, workplaces and families of these acts and what happens to them when Hollywood comes to town. Each week, a one-hour episode of Showville touches down in a quintessentially American small town and puts together a talent show in a mere four days.
Breaking Bad
Sun., Aug. 11 at 9/8c
Breaking Bad has garnered seven Primetime Emmy Award wins and a Peabody, and been named to the American Film Institute’s (AFI) list of the “Top 10 Programs of the Year” (2008, 2010, 2011, 2012). The explosive series that The Hollywood Reporter called “one of the greatest dramas in TV history,” returned to AMC for the first part of its final season on July 15, 2012 with its most watched episode to date with 2.9 million viewers (up 14% over the season four premiere).
Low Winter Sun
Sun., Aug. 11 at 10/9c
Starring Mark Strong and Lennie James, Low Winter Sun is a contemporary story of murder, deception, revenge and corruption in a world where the line between cops and criminals is blurred. The series begins with the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective. Seemingly the perfect crime, in reality the murder activates forces that will forever alter the detective’s life, and pull him into the heart of the Detroit underworld. The ten-episode series is based on the 2006 award-winning British two-part mini-series of the same name written by Simon Donald.
Owner’s Manual
Thu., Aug. 15 at 9/8c
Owner’s Manual will test one of the most common divides among man – those who read the owner’s manual and those who do not. Representing each side of this divide, Ed Sanders and Marcus Hunt are put to the test in a weekly challenge where they attempt to operate today’s most advanced, dangerous and powerful machinery and technology – from a stunt plane to an off-road racing car to a locomotive, and more. With opposing points of view and conflicting methods of practice — one man works strictly from the rule book, while the other uses only his instincts — the real test will be how this “everyman” duo can collaborate to accomplish their challenge.
The Pitch
Thu., Aug. 15 at 10/9c
The Pitch chronicles numerous interesting characters as they prepare unique creative campaigns, with big personal stakes, at their advertising agencies to try and win a major new piece of business. The show focuses on the characters who are putting their best work forward and shows the personal stakes involved in winning each client. The Pitch first premiered on AMC in April 2012 and earned a Critics Choice nomination for Best Reality Series – Competition.
The Killing
Sun., June 2 at 8/7c
Following its two-hour premiere, The Killing will return to its regular time on Sundays at 9/8c.
Hell on Wheels
Sat., Aug. 3 at 9/8c
Series Renewals:
Talking Dead
Renewed for a third season.
AMC’s live after show, hosted by Chris Hardwick, serves as a platform for discussion of the network’s hit series The Walking Dead.
Comic Book Men
Renewed for a third season.
The series follows the crew of fan boys from Kevin Smith’s iconic comic shop, Jay and Silent Bob’s Secret Stash, as they geek-out over rare memorabilia and discover treasures of the comic collecting world.
Freakshow
Renewed for a second season.
Freakshow follows Todd Ray’s quirky family business — the Venice Beach Freakshow. Leaving behind a successful career in the music industry, Todd realized his true passion: bringing together all things bizarre and unique, including two-headed animals, strange artifacts, eccentric performers and human wonders.
