'The Walking Dead' NBC Universo Premiere: AMC Series To Make First-Ever Spanish Debut On Network

Five years after its first episode aired in 2010, "The Walking Dead" will make its first-ever Spanish debut, catering to the U.S. Hispanic audiences.

NBC Universo announced Tuesday that it has acquires the exclusive television rights from AMC to air the apocalyptic series. This marks the first time the popular series airs in Spanish on U.S. TV and other platforms. The American horror drama television series, which is currently running its sixth season on AMC, has been television’s highest-rated series among adults 18-49 for the past three years.

"Very few series in television history have so thoroughly captivated young adult audiences like ‘The Walking Dead.’ It has been a blockbuster mainstream hit, and there’s a tremendous appetite for Latinos to fully enjoy this series in Spanish for the very first time in the U.S.,” said Rubén Mendiola, President, NBC UNIVERSO. “Adding ‘The Walking Dead’ to our primetime programming lineup is a clear demonstration of our commitment to bringing the most provocative and best-quality entertainment to U.S. Hispanics in Spanish.”

NBC Universo will begin airing episodes from seasons one through three dubbed in Spanish beginning in early 2016. In addition to "The Walking Dead," the cable channel will also launch "Prison Break" in Spanish, premiering October 20.