From Writer and Executive Producer Jason Horwitch
Series Stars James Badge Dale (The Departed), Lili Taylor (Six Feet Under),
and Miranda Richardson (The Crying Game)

Warner Horizon Television to Produce Network’s New Original Drama

NEW YORK, NY, June 24, 2009 – AMC announced today it has greenlit the dramatic series Rubicon. From writer and executive producer Jason Horwitch (Pentagon Papers, Medical Investigation), Rubicon is a conspiracy thriller that focuses on an analyst at a New York City based federal intelligence agency who is thrown into a story where nothing is as it appears to be, and everything he thought about his career and what he is doing must be questioned. The one-hour, 13-episode weekly series will be produced by Warner Horizon Television. Rubicon marks the third series order from AMC. The first two series that the network developed were Mad Men and Breaking Bad.

“Rubicon is an incredibly compelling story that taps into the powerful concept of trust. Who can you trust in your own life? Do you trust the government and its relationship with the corporate world? These are questions we’re all asking in light of current events and they have always presented a very potent formula for great drama,” said Joel Stillerman, SVP of original programming, production and digital content for AMC. “We love the idea of setting a show like this in a think-tank. These are inherently mysterious places with murky agendas, and it’s something we have not seen on TV before. The opportunity to tell a story like this with such a phenomenally talented cast and production team, is a privilege.”

The show’s cast includes James Badge Dale (The Departed), Lili Taylor (Six Feet Under, High Fidelity), Dallas Roberts (Walk the Line, Flicka, The L Word), Jessica Collins (The Nine, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation), Christopher Evan Welch (Vicky Cristina Barcelona), Lauren Hodges (Law & Order), Paul Butler (The Insider, Reign Over Me) with Arliss Howard (Full Metal Jacket, Natural Born Killers, The Sandlot) and Oscar®-nominated actress Miranda Richardson (Sleepy Hollow).

AMC’s Joel Stillerman, SVP of original programming, production and digital content, Vlad Wolynetz, Vice President of Production, Series and Movies, and Jeremy Elice, Vice President of Original Programming, will oversee the development and production of the new drama.

Rubicon’s pilot was produced in New York City and was directed by acclaimed film and television helmer Allen Coulter (The Sopranos, Hollywoodland, Damages and Nurse Jackie). Kerry Orent (Michael Clayton, Rescue Me) is the producer, and the casting director is Avy Kaufman (The Sixth Sense, King Kong, Garden State).

In July of 2006, AMC entered into the original programming arena with Broken Trail starring Robert Duvall and Thomas Haden Church, which garnered record ratings for AMC and scored four Emmy wins. In the summer of 2007, AMC debuted its first original drama Mad Men. The series has received overwhelming recognition from the industry including making history by becoming the first cable network to garner back to back Golden Globe® wins for Best Dramatic Television Series and receiving multiple Emmy wins including making history again by becoming the first cable network to win for Outstanding Drama series. Then in January of 2008, AMC premiered its newest original series, Breaking Bad, which took home the Emmy for outstanding lead actor for Bryan Cranston’s portrayal of lead character Walt White. This November, AMC premieres its reimagination of the 1960’s cult classic, The Prisoner starring Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen. The network features an extensive library of iconic, top-rated movies, acclaimed unscripted originals and specials, including AMC StoryMakers with Peter Bart and Peter Guber, and curated movie franchises including Hollywood Icon, AMC Complete Collection and AMC Celebrates.