Shudder Renews ‘The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs’ for a Super-Sized Sixth Season

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl in ‘The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs’. (Photo Courtesy of Aimee Kuge/Shudder.)

It is definitely safe to say, that Joe Bob Briggs helped to bring horror into the mainstream. For his work via Monstervision allowed for the cable masses to understand the majesty of horror and how ‘B’ horror movies had value and meaning, and he of course… offered up amazing commentary on every film he showcased and that really did get people thinking about horror on a different level, and they came to properly understand how it can be so much more that spooky yet mindless entertainment. And of course, horror is indeed quite popular now, in large part because of Joe Bob’s efforts, and everyone’s newfound love and desire to see it and learn more of it, has made his new series a smash hit on Shudder.
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For people love hearing what he and Darcy the Mail Girl have to say about iconic horror films on The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, and that is why the show trends on Twitter/X when it is on the air and why we cannot get enough of it. Because Joe Bob and Darcy just get horror on a level that few ever well and their insights are simply invaluable and well, that is why Shudder made an important announcement today regarding the show. In that, it’s sixth season was renewed for an extended run. So that Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy can have a better horror presence year-round. Which is great news for horror fans and fans of the show and well, to properly do this announcement the justice it deserves, here are all the details regarding today’s renewal, courtesy of Shudder.  

‘Shudder, AMC Networks’ premium streaming service for horror, thrillers and the supernatural, announced that it has renewed its hit original series The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs for a supersized sixth season. The expanded season will include a record number of more than 30 titles, starting with a series of seasonal specials then transitioning to a new schedule beginning in March 2024. The show concluded its fifth season on July 21st, with each new episode trending in the Top 10 nationally on Twitter every Friday night.
 
The sixth season kicked off this month with The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs: The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon special on September 15, featuring special guest Greg Nicotero (The Walking Dead). This season will also feature two Halloween-themed specials in October, a Holiday special in December and a Valentine’s Day special in February. Then, beginning in March 2024, Shudder will roll-out the new schedule of Joe Bob’s signature movie watch parties every other Friday night, featuring single titles and surprises.

“As everyone knows, you should never invite me into your home, because I always show up. Shudder has graciously invited me to stick around for a sixth year, and I intend to use that kindness to haunt your phones, laptops and big-screen TVs with the most ghastly examples of perversity in the history of cinema,” said Joe Bob Briggs. “Plus a few old jokes and some celebrity guests who will still return our phone calls. Put it all together and it spells PARTAY.”
 
“We're delighted to bring Joe Bob, Darcy and the rest of The Last Drive-In Team back for our biggest season yet of crazy, scary and crazy-scary movies and specials, with the most entertaining commentary on TV,” said AMC Networks’ Executive Vice President of Streaming Courtney Thomasma. “Joe Bob will be hosting more movie nights than any previous season and we can’t wait to continue the Friday night party with our Shudder family.”
 
On The Last Drive-In, Briggs, the world’s foremost drive-in movie critic hosts eclectic horror movies, talking about their merits, histories and significance to genre cinema.
 
Shudder and Briggs first teamed up in July 2018, for the 27-hour marathon intended to be Briggs’ final farewell to televised movie hosting. After the special turned out to be an unprecedented hit, Shudder brought The Last Drive-In back as a weekly series and for multiple holiday specials.
 
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs is produced by Matt Manjourides and Justin Martell and directed by Austin Jennings.’

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AMC Networks’ Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers and the supernatural. Shudder’s expanding library of film, TV series, and originals is available on most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. For a 7-day, risk-free trial, visit www.shudder.com.’

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