Starz
Hope for ‘Heels’? Canceled Wrestling Drama Licensed to Netflix (Exclusive)
Heels might be headed back to the ring. The drama, which was unceremoniously canceled along with a couple more series as Starz cleaned house in September, has been licensed to Netflix by Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution. With the acquisition, Netflix will have nonexclusive rights to the two-season, 16-episode library of the wrestling drama starring Stephen […]
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‘Mary & George’ Review: Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine in Starz’s Juicy Period Soap
The dramatic miniseries chronicles the rise of a charismatic young man and his scheming mother during the reign of King James VI and I in early 17th century Britain.
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Amazon Strikes Deal for Lionsgate, Starz Content, Including ‘Outlander,’ for MGM+ in U.K.
MGM Studios owner Amazon said Tuesday that its MGM+ has struck a content deal to offer Lionsgate and Starz programming to customers in the U.K., including hit show Outlander. Under the partnership, the MGM-branded service will offer series and movies from Lionsgate and Starz in the U.K., marking the third in a series of content […]
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Starz, CAPE Team for Showrunners Incubator for Asian Pacific Islander TV Writers (Exclusive)
Many of the current generation of Asian and Pacific Islander writers working in television today came up through the CAPE New Writers Fellowship, one of the most successful entry-level programs in the industry. Now, the Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment is expanding its focus to the other end of the pipeline. The CAPE Showrunners […]
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‘Power’ Spinoff ‘Raising Kanan’ Renewed for Season 5
The third Power spinoff will outlive the second. Starz has renewed Power Book III: Raising Kanan for a fifth season, with the pickup for the spinoff starring Mekai Curtis coming as the fourth cycle of the show is in production in New York. Creator Sascha Penn will return as showrunner and exec producer. The renewal […]
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Starz Discounts Subscription Price to $1.50 As Part of Surprise Streaming Promotion
Cord cutters can save 70 percent off their first three months when they sign up for a new subscription or add the channel to their existing live TV streaming service.
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‘This Is Us,’ ‘Scandal’ Stars Board ‘The Hunting Wives’ at Starz
Starz is adding to the cast of its forthcoming thriller The Hunting Wives. Chrissy Metz, Jaime Ray Newman, Katie Lowes and George Ferrier have joined the ensemble for the drama series, based on May Cobb’s novel. The cast for the series from Lionsgate Television and 3 Arts Entertainment also includes Malin Akerman, Brittany Snow, Dermot […]
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‘Power’ Spinoff ‘Ghost’ Ending With Season 4
The end is in sight for Power Book II: Ghost. A day after unveiling plans for a prequel series tracing the Origins of Ghost characters Ghost and Tommy (Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora), Starz revealed that the second series in the Power franchise will come to a conclusion with its upcoming fourth season. The final […]
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Fourth ‘Power’ Spinoff in the Works at Starz
Starz is eyeing a further expansion of its Power franchise — this one a prequel featuring two of the key characters in the original series. The premium cable outlet is developing a drama titled Origins, which would follow younger versions of Ghost and Tommy, characters played by Omari Hardwick and Joseph Sikora in Power (Sikora […]
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Lionsgate Stock Rises on Stock Upgrade Ahead of Planned Studio Spinoff
Shares of Lionsgate are trading higher after Barrington Research issued an upgrade to overweight and set a price target of $12 for the Hollywood studio. Analyst James Goss in a Monday investors note said Lionsgate after many delays unveiling plans to spin off its film and TV studio business from Starz via a SPAC deal promises […]
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Starz Sets ‘P-Valley’-Inspired Docuseries ‘Down in the Valley’
Starz is heading down south with Uncle Clifford. The Lionsgate-backed premium cable network has ordered Down in the Valley, a half-hour docuseries exploring the Deep South with P-Valley star Nicco Annan set to host. The six-episode series will launch at a date to be determined this year and explore the people, music, culture and stories […]
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‘BMF’ Scores Series High Audience for Season 3 Premiere
The third season premiere of BMF gathered its biggest audience to date for Starz. The drama’s March 1 debut racked up 5.1 million cross-platform viewers over its opening weekend. That’s the best performance to date for the series and up by a million viewers over the season two premiere in January 2023 — a nearly […]
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