Who owns Shudder?
Shudder is owned by AMC Networks (the United States, NASDAQ: AMCX).[1]
Evidence: AMC Networks Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11, SEC EDGAR, 11 February 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- AMC Networks Inc. verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States, New York
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Category
- Internet & digital › Streaming & media › Streaming video
- Parent ticker
- NASDAQ: AMCX
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Shudder
Shudder is a streaming service of AMC Networks offering a selection of genre entertainment covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural, according to the company's 2025 10-K. The filing notes that 2025 was the service's tenth anniversary. It is one of the targeted streaming services within AMC Networks' streaming subscriber count.
What AMC Networks's annual report says about Shudder
Sentences about Shudder from AMC Networks's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
We also operate a film distribution business that distributes independent narrative and documentary films under the IFC Entertainment Group umbrella, which includes three distinct film brands: Independent Film Company, RLJ Entertainment Films ("RLJE Films") and Shudder.
Shudder's annual programming events included "Halfway to Halloween," a month-long event featuring new movies, series and specials and "Season of Screams," a three-month programming event surrounding Halloween featuring live events, watch parties and new releases every week.
How often AMC Networks names Shudder in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named less often than it was three years earlier.
Ownership timeline of Shudder
- Current owner AMC Networks [1] verified
Where Shudder sits in AMC Networks
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AMC Networks
AMC Networks controls 9 brands on Brandtree, 5 of them in internet & digital.
Also in internet & digital
Other brands in streaming video, and who owns them
AMC Networks has more brands in streaming video on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 36.
About the owner: AMC Networks
AMC Networks is a publicly listed company headquartered in New York, United States. Brandtree records 9 brands under its control, and it is listed as NASDAQ: AMCX.
AMC Networks Inc. is a Nevada corporation with principal executive offices at 11 Penn Plaza, New York. Its Class A common stock trades on Nasdaq as AMCX. Its 10-K for 2025 lists a portfolio of cable networks and streaming services including AMC, WE tv, IFC, SundanceTV, AMC+, Acorn TV, Shudder, ALLBLK and HIDIVE. BBC AMERICA is also listed in the filing as one of its networks, but the filing states no ownership terms, so it is not recorded here.
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🇺🇸 Shudder and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Shudder is not one of them.
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Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Shudder?
The parent company of Shudder is AMC Networks, a publicly listed company headquartered in the United States.
Is Shudder American?
Yes. Shudder originated in the United States and its owner, AMC Networks, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Shudder still owned by AMC Networks?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Shudder is still owned by AMC Networks. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] AMC Networks Inc. Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-02-11 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 11 February 2026; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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