'Point Break' TV series in the works at AMC, Canal+
- AMC and streaming platform AMC+ officially greenlit an eight-part series based on the 1991 action film Point Break, which has been in development for over a year.
- Set in the present day, over 30 years after the original film, the series follows a new heist crew inspired by the Ex-Presidents gang while the FBI must recruit an ex-pro surfer to infiltrate them.
- Co-Showrunners Dave Kalstein and Christopher C. Rogers will executive produce, with lead studio Alcon Television Group partnering with AMC Studios and StudioCanal for production beginning early next year.
- "Point Break was the movie that rocked our worlds forever," Kalstein and Rogers stated, while Dan McDermott, president of AMC Studios, expressed enthusiasm for the production moving forward.
- StudioCanal will handle international distribution, bringing the series to Canal+ subscribers across Europe, Africa, and Asia, complementing AMC's portfolio expansion that includes the final season of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon.
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