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06/22/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 06/22/2026 14:49
AMC Global Media’s July Highlights Include The Walking Dead: Dead City, The Vampire Lestat, Inspector Ellis, The Ridge, Harry Wild and More
AMC GLOBAL MEDIA'S JULY STREAMING HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A NEW SEASON OF THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY, NEW EPISODES OF THE VAMPIRE LESTAT AND HARRY WILD, THE LAUNCH OF NEW ACORN TV MYSTERY THE RIDGE, PLUS THE RETURN OF SHARON D CLARKE AS INSPECTOR ELLIS AND MORE
FILM PREMIERES INCLUDE THE EXCLUSIVE STREAMING DEBUTS OF DARK COMEDY OVER YOUR DEAD BODY AND SHARK THRILLER CHUM, AS WELL AS NEW SHUDDER PREMIERES EVERY WEEK INCLUDING FACES OF DEATH, SACCHARINE, TOUCH ME AND EXIT 8
New York, NY - June 22, 2026 - AMC Global Media's July highlights feature a sizzling lineup including a new season of The Walking Dead: Dead City starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Lauren Cohan, new episodes of The Vampire Lestat starring Sam Reid as the world's first immortal rock star, Harry Wild starring Jane Seymour; new mystery series The Ridge starring Lauren Lyle (Outlander) plus the return of Acorn TV's gripping hit detective drama Inspector Ellis starring three-time Olivier Award-winner and BAFTA-nominee Sharon D Clarke (Mr Loverman, Showtrial).
Film premieres for the month include the exclusive streaming debut of darkly comedic Over Your Dead Body featuring an all-star cast including Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant,and Juliette Lewis, AMC+ Exclusive film debut of shark thriller Chum, starring Alice Eve (Star Trek into Darkness), Shudder's remake of the cult favorite Faces of Death starring Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria), supernatural body horror Saccharine starring Midori Francis (Grey's Anatomy, The Sex Lives of College Girls), sci-fi horror Touch Mestarring Olivia Taylor Dudley (The Magicians, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension) and Japanese psychological thriller Exit 8.
On AMC+:
- The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 3 (AMC Original Series)
New Season Premieres Sunday, July 26 on AMC/AMC+; Episodes Continue Weekly until the Season Finale September 13
In season three, Maggie (Lauren Cohan)and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) finally put aside their differences to build the first thriving community in Manhattan since the apocalypse, but when chaos in the city begins to arise, they are forced to question: have they learned from their old wounds or will their dark past spell doom for the entire city? Also starring Jimmi Simpson, Raúl Castillo, Aimee Garcia, Logan Kim and Michael Emery.
- The Vampire Lestat (AMC Original Series)
New Episodes Continue Sundays on AMC/AMC+ until the Season Finale July 19
In the new rock and roll centric season, the Vampire Lestat (Sam Reid) goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by "muses" from his wild and rebellious past. As his band's popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat's influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat's power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population. The series also stars Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle.
- The Vampire Lestat: After Dark (AMC+ Original Series)
New Episodes Continue Sundays on AMC+ Until the Season Finale on July 19
Hosted by writer, producer and podcast host Lizzie Bassett (What Went Wrong), the After Show will take fans behind the scenes of each weekly episode of The Vampire Lestat, featuring interviews with series cast and producers, including Sam Reid, Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles,Executive Producer Mark Johnson and Executive Producer and Showrunner Rolin Jones.
- Chum (AMC+ Exclusive Film Premiere)
New Film Premieres Friday, July 24
A dream destination wedding in Malta explodes into chaos when a bloodthirsty shark attacks and a sinister fisherman with a hidden agenda turns the celebration into a deadly trap. Forced between open water and a relentless human predator, the wedding party must fight for survival as secrets surface and loyalties shatter. As the newlyweds are pushed to their limits, they're forced to confront the cracks in their relationship to determine who lives, who dies and who stays married. Starring Alice Eve (Star Trek into Darkness), Eric Michael Cole, Elle Haymond, Sarah Siadat, Johnny Gaffney, Lisa Yaro and Jim Klock.
On SHUDDER (also available on AMC+):
- Touch Me (Shudder Exclusive Film)
New Film Premieres Friday, July 3
Two codependent best friends become addicted to the heroin-like touch of an alien narcissist who may or may not be trying to take over the world. Starring Olivia Taylor Dudley (The Magicians, Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension), Lou Taylor Pucci (You) and Jordan Gavaris (Orphan Black).
- Faces of Death (Shudder Original Film)
New Film Premieres Friday, July 10
Faces of Death continues the exploration of the original film's infamous 'Is it real or not?' when a woman (Barbie Ferreira, Euphoria) working as a content moderator for a major video platform discovers what appears to be re-enactments of murders from the original film. In an online world where nothing can be trusted, she must determine whether the violence is fiction or unfolding in real time.
- Exit 8 (Shudder Exclusive Film)
New Film Premieres Friday, July 17
Based on the video game, Exit 8 follows a man (Kazunari Ninomiya) trapped in an endless sterile subway passageway as he sets out to find Exit 8. The rules of his quest are simple: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary. If you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately. If you don't, carry on. Then leave from Exit 8. But even a single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and escape this infinite corridor?
- Saccharine (Shudder Original Film)
New Film Premieres Friday, July 24
Hana (Midori Francis, Grey's Anatomy, The Sex Lives of College Girls) is a lovelorn medical student who becomes terrorized by a sinister force after taking part in an obscure weight-loss craze: eating human ashes. Also starring Danielle Macdonald (Patti Cake$) and Madeleine Madden (The Wheel Of Time).
*Shudder's full programming schedule is available HERE.
On SUNDANCE NOW (also available on AMC+):
- The Idaho Murders: A College Town Nightmare (Sundance Now Documentary)
Two-Part Documentary Premieres Thursday, July 23
In the fall of 2022, four University of Idaho students were found murdered in an off-campus house in the quiet college town of Moscow. As fear spread through the community, investigators faced intense pressure to solve a case marked by few immediate answers. This new documentary unpacks the chilling crime, the investigation that followed, and the lasting impact on a town forever changed.
- Over Your Dead Body (Sundance Now Original Film)
New Film Premieres Friday, July 31 on Sundance Now
Featuring an all-star lineup including Jason Segel, Samara Weaving, Timothy Olyphant, Juliette Lewis, Paul Guilfoyle and Keith Jardine, Over Your Dead Body follows a dysfunctional couple (Segel and Weaving) who head to a remote cabin to supposedly reconnect, but each has secret plans to kill the other. Directed by Saturday Night Live alumnus and Lonely Island member Jorma Taccone (Pop Star: Never Stop Stopping, MacGruber), the film is adapted by Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney from the acclaimed Norwegian cult thriller, I Onde Dager.
On ACORN TV:
- Inspector Ellis Season 2 (Acorn TV Original Series)
New Season Premieres Monday, July 6; Episodes Continue Until the Season Finale on July 27
Season 2 sees DCI Ellis (Clarke) who, together with her colleague DS Harper (Gower), face a new wave of fractured communities and suspicious deaths that test not only her forensic brilliance but her resilience. This season takes them from a rural village, where the suspicious death of a beloved community leader exposes long-nursed resentments, to the industrial shadow of a stoneworks, where the death of a young woman reveals a hidden network of coercion and exploitation. Every case peels back layers of silence, ambition, and betrayal. Inspector Ellis also stars Charlotte McCurry (Say Nothing, Dalgliesh) as Detective Constable (DC) Kate Trent and Allison Harding (Malpractice, Dalgliesh) as Assistant Chief Constable (ACC) Alison Leighton.
- The Ridge (Acorn TV Exclusive Series)
New Series Premieres Monday, July 27; Episodes Continue Weekly until the Season Finale on August 31
This six-part psychological thriller is centered on Mia (Lauren Lyle, Outlander), a Scottish doctor who is fleeing addiction and leaves her professional life in tatters in Scotland. She accepts a wedding invitation from her estranged sister in New Zealand - only to find the would-be-bride dead upon arrival. Caught up in grief and pulled by a dark attraction to her late-sister's fiancé Ewan, Mia is soon drawn into the small town's web of lies and secrets.
- Harry Wild Season 5 (Acorn TV Original Series)
New Episodes Continue Weekly Until the Season Finale on July 27
Harry (Jane Seymour), Fergus (Rohan Nedd) and Charlie (Kevin Ryan) are pulled into their most dangerous and complex cases yet. With the help of new pathologist Pierce Kennedy, the team take on undercover operations, chilling murders and relentless criminals who push them to the edge. Joe Lando, Seymour's longtime co-star from the beloved Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning series Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, joins the most ambitious season yet as Pierce Kennedy, a charming and brilliant new State Pathologist whose arrival quickly makes waves in Harry's world.
*Acorn TV's full programming schedule is available HERE.
On ALL REALITY:
- This Is Poly Season 1 (We TV Original Series)
New Episodes Every Friday on All Reality and We TV (9:30 PM ET/PT on We TV) Until the Season Finale on July 17
A new, unscripted series exploring the real lives of modern polyamorous relationships. The eight-episode series takes a first-of-its-kind look at the world of polyamory, following the lives of five wildly different polycules, interconnected groups of people in polyamorous relationships. As they build lives and families outside traditional norms, the series dives into the emotional realities of jealousy, commitment, communication and trust, testing every rule of love and redefining what it means to be a family.
- Love After Lockup Season 7B (We TV Original Series)
New Episodes Every Friday on All Reality and We TV (8 PM ET/PT on We TV) Until the Season Finale on July 31
In the new season of Love After Lockup, couples face untold obstacles when one partner is released from prison. Damond plans a "double" release to two different women. Dia falls for her ex's cellmate. Kayleigh drops $42K on Michael. Felicia wants a fresh start after a 9-year sentence. Keirsten weds Brady on the inside. Charlie races to propose to Hilary.
- I Think You're Overthinking It (Original Vodcast Series)
New Episodes Every Sunday on All Reality and AMC+ Until the Season Finale on August 16
Comedian and Podcast pioneer Chris Hardwick relaunches the I Think You're Overthinking It podcast which focuses on pop culture, movies, TV, music, comedy and more, all through the lens of overthinking. The audio and video podcast, which tapes in Los Angeles, features weekly guests, including Billy Magnussen (The Audacity, Lilo & Stitch), Alison Brie (Glow, Community) Nathan Fillion (The Rookie, Castle), Jason Ritter(Matlock, Captain Fall), Eli Roth (Ice Cream Man, Borderlands), and Lamorne Morris (New Girl, Fargo) with more to be announced. The deep-dive, free-flowing conversations explore the intersection of personal hobbies, life lessons, and the obsessive side of fandom-all while attempting to navigate the beautiful, neurotic mess of overthinking everything.
- Sex Box (We TV Original Series)
Season 2 Premieres Friday, July 24 on All Reality
` From the We TV vault comes the too-hot-for television series, Sex Box, an extreme therapy reality concept that allows couples discuss their relationship issues with a panel of experts before retiring to a camera-free, soundproof box on the show's set to have sex. They emerge to immediately discuss their experiences in the box and most intimate personal issues with the experts, as the cameras roll before a studio audience.
On ALLBLK:
- Da'partments (ALLBLK Film Premiere)
New Film Premiering Thursday, July 2
The sequel to hip hop star T.I.'s hit Atlanta comedy-drama set in modern-day Atlanta is inspired by real-life events exploring the fine line between the everyday struggles of the underprivileged and the enchantment hidden within an apartment complex.
On HIDIVE:
· The World Is Dancing (HIDIVE Exclusive)
New Subtitled Simulcast Episodes Every Monday Throughout July
Step back into history this summer when the highly-anticipated new historical period drama The World Is Dancing streaming exclusively on HIDIVE with new subtitled simulcast episodes every Monday in July following its premieres on June 29. One does not need dance to live. In 1374, during the turbulent age when the Northern and Southern Courts were locked in conflict, the Northern Court's shogun, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu, was becoming an increasingly dominant force. Born the son of Kan'ami, head of the Kanze troupe of sarugaku performers, Oniyasha drifts through his days with a hazy question lodged in his heart: Why do people dance? His spirit remains clouded, until the day he encounters a dance that is truly "good." Curious, sensitive, and strikingly beautiful, the boy meets people, laughs, cries, confronts his own weaknesses, and slowly begins to shape a new form of dance for a world steeped in impermanence. The World Is Dancing is directed by Toshimasa Kuroyanagi together with series composition by Sawako Kawamitsu and production by Cypic.
· HELL MODE Season 2 (HIDIVE Exclusive)
Subtitled Simulcast Premiere on Friday, July 3
The smash hit isekai action series HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing returns next month for its 2nd Season exclusively on HIDIVE, premiering July 3 and followed by new weekly subtitled simulcast episodes on Fridays. Thirty-five-year-old Kenichi Yamada has spent his life playing every single MMORPG he can get his hands on. Tired of new games that cater to casual players, he leaps at the chance to try out a never-ending game with an intimidating "Hell Mode" that raises the difficulty (and chances to level up) to impossible heights. But, as soon as he selects the "Summoner," Kenichi finds himself transported into the world of the game and reborn to a family of serfs as a baby named Allen! With nothing but his memories and wits to guide him, Allen sets off to conquer Hell Mode, unearth the secrets of the Summoner class, and free his newfound family from their fate. HELL MODE: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World with Garbage Balancing 2nd Season is directed by Masato Tamagawa together with series composition by Daishiro Tanimura and production by Yokohama Animation Lab.
· The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Road Trip (HIDIVE Exclusive)
Subtitled Simulcast Premiere on Monday, July 6
Otherworldly food and fantasy arrive next season with the new gourmet slow-life isekai series The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Road Trip in Another World available exclusively on HIDIVE and set to premiere on July 6 with new subtitled simulcast episodes every Monday thereafter. Late 20's caregiver Rin Takanashi has been summoned as a saint, only to then be dumped alone in another world. Equipped with just her ridiculously overpowered god-like skills, Motor Home aka "Mochan" and Survival, she decides to indulge her love of solo camping and cooking in this strange new place. Thus begins Rin's journey: one filled with gourmet cuisine and an array of wonderful companions along the way. Now, hop aboard Mochan and enjoy this fantasy world to its fullest! The Forsaken Saintess and Her Foodie Road Trip is directed by Atsushi Nigorikawa together with series composition by Takashi Aoshima and production by EMT Squared in association with Ankichi Kobo.
· The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie (HIDIVE Exclusive)
Streaming Film Premiere on Tuesday, July 14
This summer, The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie, the first-ever film from the beloved hit rom-com franchise, moves from the big screen to the little screen for its streaming premiere on July 14, in both sub and dub and exclusively on HIDIVE. Kyotaro Ichikawa is a painfully awkward middle school boy deep in the throes of eighth-grader syndrome, spending his days obsessed reading morbid books. His quiet, isolated world is suddenly turned upside down when Anna Yamada, the classroom star, unexpectedly steps into his life. And before he knows it, she is occupying his every day thoughts. As they spend more time together, Yamada too begins to find herself drawn to Ichikawa in ways she never expected. It's the first time either of them has truly understood what it means to "like" someone. Through misunderstandings and clumsy, heartfelt emotions, the distance between them slowly, but surely, begins to close. The Dangers in My Heart: The Movie is directed by Hiroaki Akagi together with writing by Jukki Hanada and production by Shin-Ei Animation.
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