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", "Green aMC"

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, seasons 1 and 2 of Talking 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: "aMC Rectangle II", "Gold aMC", "Gold Bars", "Something More"

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. Done by Troika.

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-July 4, 2020)
Nicknames: "aMC Rectangle III", "Gold aMC II", "Golden Shine", "aMC: Good as Gold!", "Something More II"

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. Done by Troika.

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.

4th Logo (October 4, 2020-)
Nicknames: "aMC Rectangle IV", "Something More III"

Logo: On a black background, we see a thin AMC rectangle zooms out, and moves, rotates to the left to reveal the "aMC" from the 2nd logo, with the word "STUDIOS" appear and moves to the right next to the AMC logo.

FX/SFX: The rectangle zooms out, moves, and rotates.

Music/Sounds: None.

Availability: Seen on the season 9, episode 1 of Talking Dead.

Editor's Note: None.