AMC Studios

Background
AMC Studios is the in-house production unit of the AMC Television Network, a unit of AMC Networks Inc.

1st Logo (2010-2013)
Nickname: "aMC Rectangle"

Logo: A green rectangle is seen that has "aMC" on the left in a smaller rectangle and "STUDIOS" is on the right side.

FX/SFX: It is a still logo.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme to the show or silence.

Availability: Appeared on the seasons 1 and 2 of The Walking Dead. It may be preserved in syndication, Netflix streaming and the Anchor Bay Entertainment DVD and Blu-ray releases of the show.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (2013-2016)
Nicknames: "Gold aMC", "Gold Bars"

Logo: There is what appears to be several gold bars. A small part of one slides down and it says "aMC" in the style of the previous logo. "STUDIOS" is to the right in white.

FX/SFX: The sliding of the gold bar.

Music/Sounds: The closing theme of the show or silence.

Availability: Appeared on The Walking Dead from season 3 to 6, Hell on Wheels and the first lot of episodes of Fear the Walking Dead. Other shows on AMC also contain this logo.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd Logo (May 22, 2016- )
Nicknames: "Gold aMC II", "Golden Shine", "aMC: Good as Gold!"

Logo: A gold background is seen with a corner of a black rectangle on the left and a "ST" on the right. It zooms in a bit, then bounces back, revealing a black rectangle with the "aMC" from the previous two logos in a bright grayish-gold color, with "STUDIOS" to the right of it. The rectangle has a golden outline which shimmers.

FX/SFX: The logo zooming, bouncing back and shining.

Music/Sounds: None or the closing theme.

Availability: First seen on Preacher, and also seen on season 6 of Talking Dead, season 7 of The Walking Dead, later episodes of Fear the Walking Dead, Feed the Beast, and more AMC shows.

Editor's Note: Even though they changed their branding in 2019, this logo is still in use on certain shows, which is dated a bit.