diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/amcnetworks.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/amcnetworks.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..be9552541c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/amcnetworks.py
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+# coding: utf-8
+from __future__ import unicode_literals
+
+from .theplatform import ThePlatformIE
+from ..utils import (
+    update_url_query,
+    parse_age_limit,
+)
+
+
+class AMCNetworksIE(ThePlatformIE):
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://(?:www\.)?(?:amc|bbcamerica|ifc|wetv)\.com/(?:movies/|shows/[^/]+/(?:full-episodes/)?season-\d+/episode-\d+(?:-(?:[^/]+/)?|/))(?P<id>[^/?#]+)'
+    _TESTS = [{
+        'url': 'http://www.ifc.com/shows/maron/season-04/episode-01/step-1',
+        'md5': '',
+        'info_dict': {
+            'id': 's3MX01Nl4vPH',
+            'ext': 'mp4',
+            'title': 'Step 1',
+            'description': 'In denial about his current situation, Marc is reluctantly convinced by his friends to enter rehab. Starring Marc Maron and Constance Zimmer.',
+            'age_limit': 17,
+            'upload_date': '20160505',
+            'timestamp': 1462468831,
+            'uploader': 'AMCN',
+        },
+        'params': {
+            # m3u8 download
+            'skip_download': True,
+        },
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.bbcamerica.com/shows/the-hunt/full-episodes/season-1/episode-01-the-hardest-challenge',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.amc.com/shows/preacher/full-episodes/season-01/episode-00/pilot',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.wetv.com/shows/million-dollar-matchmaker/season-01/episode-06-the-dumped-dj-and-shallow-hal',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }, {
+        'url': 'http://www.ifc.com/movies/chaos',
+        'only_matching': True,
+    }]
+
+    def _real_extract(self, url):
+        display_id = self._match_id(url)
+        webpage = self._download_webpage(url, display_id)
+        query = {
+            'mbr': 'true',
+            'manifest': 'm3u',
+        }
+        media_url = self._search_regex(r'window\.platformLinkURL\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]+)', webpage, 'media url')
+        theplatform_metadata = self._download_theplatform_metadata(self._search_regex(
+            r'https?://link.theplatform.com/s/([^?]+)', media_url, 'theplatform_path'), display_id)
+        info = self._parse_theplatform_metadata(theplatform_metadata)
+        video_id = theplatform_metadata['pid']
+        title = theplatform_metadata['title']
+        rating = theplatform_metadata['ratings'][0]['rating']
+        auth_required = self._search_regex(r'window\.authRequired\s*=\s*(true|false);', webpage, 'auth required')
+        if auth_required == 'true':
+            requestor_id = self._search_regex(r'window\.requestor_id\s*=\s*[\'"]([^\'"]+)', webpage, 'requestor id')
+            resource = self._get_mvpd_resource(requestor_id, title, video_id, rating)
+            query['auth'] = self._extract_mvpd_auth(url, video_id, requestor_id, resource)
+        media_url = update_url_query(media_url, query)
+        formats, subtitles = self._extract_theplatform_smil(media_url, video_id)
+        self._sort_formats(formats)
+        info.update({
+            'id': video_id,
+            'subtiles': subtitles,
+            'formats': formats,
+            'age_limit': parse_age_limit(parse_age_limit(rating)),
+        })
+        return info
diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
index 07928c530a..a5e0805b21 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/extractors.py
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 from .airmozilla import AirMozillaIE
 from .aljazeera import AlJazeeraIE
 from .alphaporno import AlphaPornoIE
+from .amcnetworks import AMCNetworksIE
 from .animeondemand import AnimeOnDemandIE
 from .anitube import AnitubeIE
 from .anysex import AnySexIE