Low Winter Sun (AMC) — Preview

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Breaking Bad’s last season is set to premiere. The Killing’s next season is up in the air. Mad Men is deep into itself as a series. Hell on Wheels and The Walking Dead still have a lot to give to their cult followings. And AMC is at it again with new original series and crime drama Low Winter Sun.

low winter sun castLow Winter Sun premieres Sunday, August 11th after the Breaking Bad season premiere. So far it looks like this this conflicted-man drama pair will own Sundays for the near future. If all goes according to plan, BB’s following will piggy back onto LWS and ensure it’s longevity. LWS is based on a British mini-series and was filmed in Detroit.

“Murder, deception, revenge and corruption that starts with the murder of a cop by fellow Detroit detective, Frank Agnew.” (IMDb)

A Look at the New Series: Low Winter Sun

About the Show

The AMC Original Series Low Winter Sun is a contemporary story of murder, deception, revenge and corruption in a world where the line between cops and criminals is blurred. Low Winter Sun begins with the murder of a cop by a fellow Detroit detective. Seemingly the perfect crime, in reality the murder activates forces that will forever alter the detective’s life, and pull him into the heart of the Detroit underworld. Based on the award-winning 2006 British miniseries of the same name, Low Winter Sun stars Mark Strong (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, Zero Dark Thirty) and co-stars Lennie James (The Walking Dead, Jericho, Snatch). Chris Mundy (Criminal Minds, Cold Case) serves as writer, executive producer and showrunner. Season one consists of ten, one-hour episodes. (AMC)

AMC — “Story Matters Here” (TV)

Bittersweet AMC news: Breaking Bad final episodes confirmed; Mad Men finally returns 2012; The Walking Dead S2 and Hell on Wheels premiere soon; The Killing renewed; Rubicon still cancelled (LOL).

Mad Men (AMC) returns March 2012 with an anticipated season 5 (teaser) after a delayed return
— expected to last until season 8.
— star Jon Hamm to direct season 5.
— season 1 trailer here

Breaking Bad (AMC)
— season 4 (trailer) ratings even better than the last
— final batch of 16 episodes ordered/confirmed
— season 1 promo here

The Walking Dead (AMC) season 2 premieres October 16th 2011.
— “showrunner” steps down (creator/ exec producer/ director)
— season 2 trailer here
— season 1 trailer here

Hell on Wheels (AMC)
— series premiere November 6th 2011
— filmed in Alberta, Canada
— series trailer here

The Killing (AMC) returns in 2012 (probably Spring) for season 2
— season 2 will reveal “the killer
— based on a Danish TV series
— filmed in Vancouver, BC, Canada
— season 1 trailer here

Rubicon (AMC)
— remains cancelled
— short-lived season 1 trailer here

TV Couples: True Blood vs. Mad Men vs. Sons of Anarchy

3 of the hottest shows on TV = 3 of the hottest couples on TV

In no particular order (or is it):

Anna Paquin & Stephen Moyer (married IRL)
as Sookie Stackhouse & Bill Compton
HBO’s True Blood
based on The Sookie Stackhouse Novels
by Charlaine Harris
Season 1 Trailer
Stream
IMDB
Official Site
Season 4 currently airing

January Jones & Jon Hamm
as Betty & Don Draper
AMC’s Mad Men
Season 1 Trailer
Stream
IMDB
Official Site
Season 5 expected in 2012

Charlie Hunnam & Maggie Siff
as Jackson ‘Jax’ Teller & Tara Knowles
FX’s Sons of Anarchy
DVD Trailer
Stream
IMDB
Official Site
Season 4 premieres Sept 6th

aparoo says watch original/premium series if you want quality, watch The Bachelor if you’re a dimwit