Jessie T. Usher (above left) has landed the role of Cam Calloway in Starz’s half-hour scripted comedy series Survivors’ Remorse – about a a basketball phenom who signs a huge contract with a professional team in Atlanta and has to deal with all the good and bad that comes with sudden, high-profile success. Ronreaco Lee […]
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Ben Daniels Nabs Feature Role In Starz Drama Flesh and Bone!
Tony®-nominated actor Ben Daniels has won the part of the ‘volatile and brilliant artistic director Paul Grayson’ in Starz’s new drama set in the world of ballet. The series, from Breaking Bad’s Moira Walley-Beckett, will begin shooting in New York City this spring. For more details, check out the press release following the jump.
Starz and BBC Co-Produce Limited Series The Missing!
James Nesbitt, Frances O’Connor and Tcheky Karyo will star in The Missing – a limited series being co-produced by Starz and BBC. Filming has begun in Brussels, Belgium. Nesbitt (The Hobbit Trilogy,Jekyll) plays Tony, a man devastated by the abduction of his son during a family vacation in France. His search for his son fractures […]
Starz Sets Da Vinci’s Demons Season One Marathons Leading Into Season Two Premiere!
With season two of Starz’s fun historical fantasy series Da Vinci’s Demons set to return on March 22nd (9/8C), the network has set Season One marathons across its four channels – Starz, Starz Black, Stars Edge and Encore – and online at Starz.com and on the STARZ PLAY service. Single day/eight hour marathons are planned […]
Starz Signs Animal Kingdom Director for Flesh and Bone Pilot!
David Michôd, director of Australia’s global hit film Animal Kingdom has been signed to direct the pilot for Flesh and Bone, the ballet drama from former Breaking Bad co-executive producer/writer Moira Walley-Beckett. The series – which has cast acclaimed dancer Sarah Hay in the lead role as a young ballet dancer with a distinctly troubled […]
New Threats From Rome In Season Two of Starz’s Da Vinci’s Demons!
When Starz’s oddly charming, ridiculously entertaining series Da Vinci’s Demons returns for its second season on Saturday, March 22nd (9/8C), things get even more chaotic than they’ve been so far. There are new threats from Rome and a deadly competitor in the race to find the Book of Leaves – possibly a new enemy even […]
Starz Greelights Pro Basketball Comedy!
Survivor’s Remorse, a comedy set in the world of professional basketball, has been give a six-episode order by Starz. The series – from NBA All-Star LeBron James, Mike O’Malley and Maverick Carter – follows Cam Calloway, ‘a basketball phenom in his early 20’s who is suddenly thrust into the limelight after signing a multi-million dollar […]
From Breaking Bad to Ballet–Moira Walley-Beckett’s Flesh and Bone Gets Series Order at Starz!
Once you’ve become part of the almost mythic tale of the man who goes from Mr. Chips to Scarface, what do you do for encore? Create a series a series, called Flesh and Bone, that follows the story of a ‘transcendent’ ballerina – with ambition and self-destructive tendencies – who has just joined a prestigious […]
Black Sails: Michael Bay Big; Robert Louis Stevenson Bold!
Starz’s new pirate series, Black Sails (Saturdays, 10/9C) has it all: gunplay, swordplay, piratical acts at sea and booty (of both kinds). Also, economics and democracy! The characters are something out of Robert Louis Stevenson (in some cases, literally) but amped up for the discerning connoisseur of adventure of all kinds. In a way, it […]
Da Vinci’s Demons Returns in March!
Starz’s sophomore season of Da Vinci’s Demons – a historical fantasy that brings a healthy dose of fun into the mix – will premiere on Friday, March 22nd. The ten-episode series will launch internationally – in 125 countries – on FOX International Channels. Check out the press release, after the jump, for an overview of […]
Starz and Encore Holiday Programming Slate Announced
Looking for something to do on Turkey Day besides watch Football? Starz STARZ and ENCORE are bringing you some tasty holiday treats this season with special programming in November and December including an Animation Marathon on Thanksgiving Day and nothing says Christmas like a Tarantino marathon.