Normally, when a composer joins the crew of a TV series, it’s not a big thing but when that composer is Bear McCreary – he of Battlestar Galactica, Da Vinci’s Demons, Defiance and The Walking Dead fame – it’s definitely news. And when that composer is joining the contingent of cast and crew at Comic-Con […]
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Sam Heughan Snags Lead in Starz’s Outlander!
After a much speculation, it’s official – Scottish actor Sam Heughan will play Jamie Fraser in Starz Entertainment’s Outlander series. The series, from Battlestar Galactica’s Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore, is based on Diana Gabaldon’s epic series of bestselling novels. For Gabaldon’s reaction and more, check out the official press release after the jump.
Black Sails: Pirates Invade Comic-Con 2013!
The creators and several cast members of Starz’s upcoming pirate series, Black Sails, will be appearing at Comic-con 2013 in San Diego to kick off the fan-only screening scheduled for Thursday, July 18th. Follow the jump for details from the official press release.
Starz Greenlights Outlander Series!
Diana Gabaldon’s bestselling genre-bending Outlander series is coming to television. Starz entertainment and sony Pictures Television are partnering to produce the show, with an order for 16 episodes. Outlander will begin shooting in Scotland this fall and is being planned for a 2014 premiere. The adaptation is being written by Peabody Award winner Ronald D. […]
Starz to Premiere Black Sails at Comic-Con 2013!
Starz will be showing the premiere episode of its pirate series Black Sails at Comic-Con 2013 on Thursday, July 18th. There will be special guests (who they might be is yet to be announced). The series, which is a prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic Treasure Island, centers on the adventures of Captain Flint, whose […]
Starz Greenlights Series From 50 Cent and The Good Wife’s Courtney Kemp Agboh!
Starz has greenlighted Power – a new series to be executive produced by Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson and creator Courtney Kemp Agboh. The one-hour drama centers on James ‘Ghost’ Patrick, who wants to make his elite New York club a fortune 500 company. Unfortunately, his secret life as the kingpin of a lucrative drug empire […]
Starz Developing Comanche Wars Series by The Contender’s Rod Lurie!
Starz, home of ambitious series like Magic City, Da Vinci’s Demons and Boss, is taking on the Comanche Wars that followed the Civil War. Monsters of God will be set in Texas in 1867, during the Comanche Wars. It will follow ‘two powerful ex-cavalry men, a war-hungry Colonel, and his seemingly by-the-book executive officer as […]
Da Vinci’s Demons Season Finale: Love, Mayhem, Mystery!
On tonight’s season finale of Da Vinci’s Demons (Starz, 9/8C),The Lovers, The Pazzis prepare a murderous plot for Easter Sunday. The Turk tells Leonardo where to find the Book of Leaves. Lucrezia makes a confession as Leonardo attempts to save the Medicis.
Starz’s White Queen Gets August Premiere!
White Queen, Starz’s epic ten-episode miniseries based the Phillippa Gregory novels, will premiere on August 9th at 9/8C. The event series – which stars, among others, Max Irons, James Frain and Janey McTeer – adapts the series of novels that are told from the point of view of three women who laid claim to the […]
Starz Marathons Da Vinci’s Demons for Memorial Day Weekend!
As I noted in my review of Da Vinci’s Demons (Starz, Fridays, 10/9C), it is ‘a fast-paced hour that mixes all the pomp and grandeur of historical fiction with a sense of joyousness and fun that makes (it) a genuinely unique experience. A+’ For the Memorial Day Weekend, Starz is giving the series a week […]
Teaser: Da Vinci’s Demons: Da Vinci Meets Dracula!
Da Vinci’s Demons (Starz, Fridays, 9/8C) is one of the year’s most delightfully skewed pleasures. As the second half of the show’s ten-episode first season continues, a clue from the Turk about the Book of Leaves sends Leonardo to Wallachia, where he encounters Vlad Dracula. Lorenzo and Piero meet the Duke of Urbino. The search […]