Chris Hardwick has returned to AMC to host the video podcast I Suppose You’re Overthinking It for AMC+ in addition to AMC International Media’s All Actuality, FAST channels, YouTube and digital/podcast platforms. The present will premiere on Sunday, Could 31.
Suppose You’re Overthinking It, which can tape its 12 hourlong episodes in Los Angeles, focuses on popular culture, motion pictures, TV, music and comedy. Deliberate company embody Billy Magnussen (The Audacity, Lilo & Sew), Alison Brie (Glow, Neighborhood), Nathan Fillion (The Rookie, Citadel), Jason Ritter (Matlock, Captain Fall), Eli Roth (Ice Cream Man, Borderlands) and Lamorne Morris (New Lady, Fargo).
Hardwick hosted The Strolling Lifeless companion podcast Talking Dead from its inception in October 2011 till it resulted in November 2022, with one very public monthlong hiatus. Hardwick was quickly dropped as Speaking Lifeless host after abuse allegations surfaced in an essay by his ex-girlfriend Chloe Dykstra. Following an investigation by AMC, throughout which Yvette Nicole Brown stuffed in as host, Hardwick (@midnight) was reinstated.
“We are delighted to collaborate and reunite with Chris, who has an unmatched ability to tap into the heart of pop culture — whether its music, movies, TV and all the wonderful corners of fandom — and turn that curiosity into smart, entertaining conversation,” mentioned Ben Davis, govt vice chairman of scripted programming for AMC International Media. “This podcast is a natural extension of the world our audiences love, and we couldn’t be more excited to bring his voice and perspective back into the AMC Global Media family.”
“AMC and I had been looking for the right way to work together again after Talking Dead wrapped in 2022 and this felt like a natural fit. I stepped away from podcasting that same year for a bit during a parenting hiatus, and when I brought the show back last year, it evolved into I Think You’re Overthinking It. The podcast has always been rooted in conversations about curiosity, anxiety, fandom, creativity, all the ways our brains can spiral when we care deeply about something and how to get out of our own way. When AMC saw an opportunity to expand it into a video series, it felt like the perfect next step,” mentioned Hardwick.
Dykstra by no means instantly recognized Hardwick in her authentic essay, however she described being in a relationship with a high-profile man, alleging sexual assault and restrictive guidelines that triggered an consuming dysfunction. AMC employed an out of doors agency to deal with an investigation through which Dykstra opted not not take part. Whereas Hardwick’s identify was quickly faraway from the Nerdist web site he based, it was reinstated after the investigation.
I Suppose You’re Overthinking It is a co-production with AMC Studios and ID1OT with Drama 3/4 producing.
