INDIANAPOLIS, IN- (December 2015) – GreenLight Collectibles is thrilled to announce their newly signed licensing agreement with The Walking Dead, AMC’s hit series that has been the #1 show on television among adults 18-49 for the past three years.
What started off as a comic book has now turned into the highest rated series on television among adults 18-49. The show revolves around an apocalyptic world that has been overtaken by zombies, known in the show as Walkers. Those who have been fortunate enough to survive are attempting to adapt to their unfortunate surroundings. Now in its sixth season on AMC, The Walking Dead has become must-watch programming and a cultural phenomenon.
The Walking Dead offers several opportunities for GreenLight to bring vehicles and collectibles to fans everywhere. This release will be available through official GreenLight official hobby shops and wholesale dealers, as well as select mass retailers, including Amazon.com. Toys R Us, Hobby Lobby, Wal-Mart Mexico, Hastings and many more. One of the first planned items will be Rick’s Crown Victoria Police Interceptor and the criminal’s Pontiac GTO that they were chasing in season one.
The new license with The Walking Dead even has GreenLight employees ecstatic and ready to see what models will be brought to life. Angel Callan of GreenLight stated, “I’ve been waiting for a long time to see some GreenLight products that represent what has to be my all-time favorite TV show. The fact that these products will be manufactured with such quality and detail makes it especially thrilling and I can’t wait to see the first pieces that I can add to my collection!”
Fans of the show and collectors all around can expect many unique The Walking Dead products.
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The Walking Dead
Based on the comic book series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics, “The Walking Dead” has reigned as television’s highest-rated series among for adults 18-49 for the past three years. “The Walking Dead” tells the story of the months and years that follow after a zombie apocalypse, and follows a group of survivors, led by sheriff Rick Grimes, who travel in search of a safe and secure home. The series, which has been heralded by critics as “an honest-to-God phenomenon” (Variety), “relentless and provocative” (Orlando Sentinel) and “brilliantly engaging” (TheHollywoodNews.com), stars Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, Steven Yeun, Lauren Cohan, Chandler Riggs, Melissa McBride, Danai Gurira, Sonequa Martin-Green, Michael Cudlitz, Christian Serratos, Alanna Masterson, Seth Gilliam and Josh McDermitt. The series is executive produced by Scott M. Gimple, Kirkman, Gale Anne Hurd, Greg Nicotero, David Alpert and Tom Luse. “The Walking Dead” will return for the second half of its sixth season on Sunday, February 14th at 9:00pm ET/PT on AMC.
AMC
Whether commemorating favorite films from every genre and decade, or creating acclaimed original programming, AMC brings to its audience something deeper, something richer, Something More. The network reigns as the only cable network in history ever to win the Emmy® Award for Outstanding Drama Series four years in a row with “Mad Men,” and six of the last eight with back-to-back honoree “Breaking Bad.” The network boasts the most-watched drama series in basic cable history and the number one show on television among adults 18-49 for the last three years with “The Walking Dead.” AMC’s current original drama series include “The Walking Dead,” “Better Call Saul,” “Hell on Wheels,” “TURN: Washington’s Spies,” “Halt and Catch Fire,” “Humans,” “Fear the Walking Dead,” “Into the Badlands,” and the forthcoming “The Night Manager,” “Broke” and “Preacher.” AMC also explores authentic worlds and discussion with original shows like “Talking Dead,” “The Making of The Mob,” “Comic Book Men” and the upcoming “Ride with Norman Reedus” and “The American West.” AMC is owned and operated by AMC Networks Inc. and its sister networks include IFC, SundanceTV, BBC America and WE tv. AMC is available across all platforms, including on-air, online, on demand and mobile. AMC: Something More.
For more information about GreenLight’s up-coming releases or the other quality collectibles from GreenLight, visit www.greenlightcollectibles.com.
GreenLight Collectibles is a premier manufacturer and marketer of authentic die-cast vehicle replicas and other automotive-related products. GreenLight replicas are produced under various themes in 1:18, 1:24, 1:43 and 1:64 scales and are officially licensed by the world’s premier automotive and entertainment companies, including Airstream, General Motors, Ford Motor Company, Chrysler Group LLC, NYC & Co., Warner Bros., Carroll Shelby Licensing, CBS, Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios, Sony Pictures, IndyCar Series and many others.
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