"Snowpiercer"
AMC Networks Picks Up Rights to Dystopian Drama Series ‘Snowpiercer’
March 15, 2024
AMC Networks has acquired the exclusive U.S. linear and streaming rights to all four seasons of the post-apocalyptic drama series “Snowpiercer.”
The first three seasons of the drama will stream on AMC+ later this year leading up to the series’ season four premiere on AMC and AMC+ in early 2025.
The series previously aired on TNT.
Set more than seven years after the world has become a frozen wasteland, Snowpiercer centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1,001 cars, that circles the globe. Class warfare, social injustice and the politics of survival play out in the television adaptation based on the graphic novel series by Jacques Lob and Jean-Marc Rochette, and the film from Oscar-winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite). The action-packed finale of season three left a split of the train with Melanie Cavill (Jennifer Connelly) leading the Eternal Engine and those passengers who chose to stay aboard Snowpiercer for relative safety, and Andre Layton (Daveed Diggs) leading the others on Big Alice who chose to adventure to the unknown, outside world of New Eden.
In addition to Oscar-winner Connelly and Grammy and Tony Award-winner Diggs, “Snowpiercer” stars Sean Bean, Rowan Blanchard, Emmy nominee Alison Wright, Mickey Sumner, Iddo Goldberg, Katie McGuinness, Tony Award-winner and Grammy nominee Lena Hall, Sam Otto, Chelsea Harris, Mike O’Malley, Roberto Urbina and Sheila Vand. Previously announced new cast members for season four include Clark Gregg (“Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.,” The Avengers, Thor) and Tony Award-winner Michael Aronov (The Drop, “The Americans,” Operation Finale).
“’Snowpiercer’ is an edge-of-your-seat thrill ride with a loyal fanbase — similar to the passionate fandoms we serve across our biggest franchise series — and a welcome addition to AMC and AMC+,” Ben Davis, EVP of original programming for AMC Networks and AMC Studios, said in a statement. “We look forward to giving viewers an opportunity to binge the first three seasons later this year, in anticipation of the arrival of a remarkable fourth season helmed by Paul Zbyszewski and this stellar cast, which will premiere in 2025.”
“We’re so thrilled the train has finally found a home, and we’re incredibly grateful to everyone at AMC and Tomorrow Studios for giving the fans of Snowpiercer a chance to enjoy season four with all the hard work this amazing cast and crew put into it,” show runner Paul Zbyszewski said in a statement.
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“We love ‘Snowpiercer’ and AMC is the perfect partner to share its final season, which completes an incredible series filled with brilliant talent that entertains viewers while exploring important global issues,” Tomorrow Studios’ founder/CEO Marty Adelstein, president/partner Becky Clements and EVP Alissa Bachner, said in a statement.