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Producing zombie television: AMC, The Walking Dead , and the institutional dynamics of green-lighting hard-edged horror on cable.

Authors :
Platts, Todd K
Source :
Critical Studies in Television; Sep2023, Vol. 18 Issue 3, p274-290, 17p
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

This study documents the industrial conditions that permitted the green-lighting and production of The Walking Dead (2010–2022) on AMC, a network that built its reputation through high-brow series like Mad Men (2007–2015) and Breaking Bad (2008–2013). The findings challenge two major arguments forwarded to make sense of the show's airing: 1) the diagnostic model which suggests that zombies dovetailed into a zeitgeist-coloured paranoia of Others and the aftereffects of a neoliberalised social order and 2) the reputation model, which maintains that the industry track records of the personnel behind projects significantly enhances the chances of receiving a green-light. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
17496020
Volume :
18
Issue :
3
Database :
Complementary Index
Journal :
Critical Studies in Television
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
170059363
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1177/1749602020981373