article_snippet: The top-secret drama, which went through the pilot process with the title of Cobalt, will join companion series on the network as the cabler continues to focus on scripted fare.
article_snippet: In addition to ordering A pilot to series, AMC has preemptively renewed the drama for a second season.
article_snippet: The first season will consist of six hourlong episodes — just like companion series did.
article_snippet: the drama will premiere on AMC in the "late summer," with season two set for 2016.
article_snippet: The flagship, which resumes production in the summer, airs the first half of its season in October and the second half in February.
article_snippet: AMC Global — the cabler's international network, has acquired the international televisions rights to the series, which AMC Global will air within 24 hours of the U.S. premiere
article_snippet: Fox International Channels does with the flagship series.
article_snippet: the flagship series comes months after AMC opted to focus on original scripted fare and ditched nearly all of Fox International Channels unscripted programming (save for "Comic Book Men" and "Talking Dead").
article_snippet: Fox International Channels joins a roster of dramas including the fifth and final season of "Hell on Wheels," "Halt & Catch Fire," "Turn," "Better Call Saul" (already renewed for a second season), "Badlands" (due in late 2015/early 2016), "Humans" and "Night Manager" as the network looks to the network future beyond "Mad Men.
article_snippet: On the pilot side, the network has Afghanistan drama "White City" and
article_snippet: The latter, which recently earned a pilot pickup, is in consideration for 2016.
highlights_snippet: A second season has already been ordered  for companion series .