Netflix, AMC Studios Team for Shane Black's 'Bannerman'
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- Netflix and AMC Studios are co-producing 'Bannerman' — their first co-production together — with AMC airing the series in the US and Canada and Netflix picking it up 90 days after the season finale.
- The series adapts John R. Maxim's five Paul Bannerman novels (published 1989–2003), following a lethal covert operative who recruits assassins to retire in the Connecticut suburbs.
- Shane Black co-wrote the first episode with Craig Silverstein — marking Black's first TV writing credit — while also directing, with Silverstein serving as showrunner.
- Greg Nicotero ('The Walking Dead,' 'Creepshow,' 'Pulp Fiction') and Brian Witten ('Creepshow') are also executive producers, with AMC Studios as the lead studio.
- The deal calls for joint premieres in Australia, New Zealand, and Spain, with Netflix holding exclusive rights in all other territories.
- Craig Silverstein previously created AMC's 'Turn: Washington Spies' and 'Pantheon,' and currently co-showruns Disney+'s 'Percy Jackson and the Olympians.'
Why it matters: This is the first co-production between a major cable network and a global streamer, pairing AMC's prestige-drama positioning with Netflix's distribution reach. The 90-day US/Canada delay preserves AMC's window while Netflix gets global exclusivity elsewhere, and the deal gives both companies access to Shane Black's first-ever TV writing credit and a five-novel source library.
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