'Better to call Saul, & # 39; & # 39; Fear the Walking Dead & # 39; & # 39 ;, McMafia & # 39; renewed at AMC – Variety

AMC has renewed the drama series "Better Call Saul", "Fear the Walking Dead", and "McMafia". The announcement was made Saturday at the TCA summer press tour

"Better Call Saul" and "Fear the Walking Dead" was renewed for the fifth season while "McMafia" was renewed for a second season.

The "Better Call Saul" revival comes ahead of the premiere of season 4 on August 6th. Bob Odenkirk Jonathan Banks, Rhea Seehorn, Fabian Patrick, Michael Mando and Giancarlo Esposito. Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Thomas Schnauz and Gennifer Hutchison are executive producers. The series is a coproduction of Sony Pictures Television and AMC Studios created by Gilligan and Gould.

During his career, the show won 23 Emmy nominations as well as three Golden Globe nominations

"Fear the Walking Dead" was renewed before the premiere of the second half of his fourth season. The Walking Dead star Lennie James joined the sister series in her fourth season with Garret Dillahunt, Maggie Grace and Jenna Elfman. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Colman Domingo and Danay Garcia are among the cast members.

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"Fear the Walking Dead" is produced by Scott M. Gimple, showcunners Andrew Chambliss and Ian Goldberg, as well as Robert Kirkman, David Alpert, Gale Anne Hurd and Greg Nicotero, and produced by AMC Studios.

"McMafia" was created by Hossein Amini and James Watkins and inspired by Misha Glenny's bestseller of the same name on the "franchise" of the mafia worldwide. "McMafia" is co-produced by the BBC, AMC and Cuba Pictures, in association with Twickenham Studios, and distributed internationally by BBC Worldwide.

AMC also recently announced a renewal of its second season for "The Terror", with the second season to be defined during the Second World War. He will focus on a specter that threatens an American-Japanese community from his home in southern California to internment camps in the Pacific War.

"In an environment where the viewer's choice is almost limitless, the success of these shows is," said David Madden, president of original programming for AMC, SundanceTV and AMC Studios. "It's a privilege to continue to collaborate and share the vision of the talented creatives behind these series, and we are excited to begin exploring the next chapter in the lives of these unique and complex characters. "