🗞️ Quick Brief • Aug 21, 2026
What: Latest from The Hollywood Reporter
Where: Entertainment & Media
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Netflix, AMC Studios Team for ‘Bannerman’ Spy Thriller From Shane Black, Craig Silverstein
AMC Global Media and Netflix, which have an ongoing licensing agreement for AMC shows, are becoming production partners as well. Netflix has greenlit...
Key points
- AMC Global Media and Netflix, which have an ongoing licensing agreement for AMC shows, are becoming production partners as well.
- Netflix has greenlit Bannerman, a spy thriller that it will co-produce with AMC Studios.
- Shane Black and Craig Silverstein co-wrote the first episode, with Silverstein (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies) serving as showrunner and Black set to direct the first two episodes.
- “This is the perfect premium drama to kick off our first co-production with Netflix, and we are thrilled to continue evolving and expanding our partnership by jointly developing and producing select original series for our respective platforms.” AMC and Netflix signed a streaming licensing deal in 2024 (and renewed it last year) under which a selection of AMC Global Media series stream on Netflix under an “AMC Collection” heading.
What happened
AMC Global Media and Netflix, which have an ongoing licensing agreement for AMC shows, are becoming production partners as well. Netflix has greenlit Bannerman, a spy thriller that it will co-produce with AMC Studios. Shane Black and Craig Silverstein co-wrote the first episode, with Silverstein (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, AMC’s Turn: Washington’s Spies) serving as showrunner and Black set to direct the first two episodes. “This is the perfect premium drama to kick off our first co-production with Netflix, and we are thrilled to continue evolving and expanding our partnership by jointly developing and producing select original series for our respective platforms.” AMC and Netflix signed a streaming licensing deal in 2024 (and renewed it last year) under which a selection of AMC Global Media series stream on Netflix under an “AMC Collection” heading. AMC first announced development on the project in early 2023, with Black, Nicotero and Witten all attached. At that time, the company said Bannerman was destined for AMC and AMC+; Netflix joined the party last, leading to the series order.