AMC Enters First-Look Deal with Double Feature Films

NEW YORK: A two-year agreement has been signed that gives AMC a first look at scripted projects from Double Feature Films.

This is the first time that Double Feature Films has done a first-look pact with a cable network for TV projects. The company will be developing and producing scripted projects for AMC. Stacey Sher and Michael Shamberg are producers and partners at Double Feature Films. Sher recently produced the new Quentin Tarantino film Django Unchained. Shamberg served as an executive producer on the film and also worked on Erin Brockovich with Sher.

Joel Stillerman, the executive VP of original programming, production and digital content at AMC, commented, “Stacey and Michael are outstanding producers who have made an incredible range of films; along with an iconic, out of the box, television series that is still talked about today. What’s clear from looking at their body of work is that they are driven by great material, great ideas, and great talent; and they know how to put those things together. We truly look forward to collaborating with them.”

Sher and Shamberg added, “It’s great to be in business with AMC. We watch the great shows on AMC all the time so we love the idea that we can see our own productions on the network. What AMC does so well is to tell great stories with fresh characters and their series truly feel like films. This gives us the opportunity to take what we are so drawn to from the film side and make our own productions on the TV side.”