“For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and loses his soul?” Ike Evans risks everything in a life and death battle to rid his Miramar Playa Hotel of the mob and Ben “The Butcher” Diamond. Even if Ike’s long-shot gamble to take back his hotel succeeds, will the price […]
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Black Sails Poster & Trailer–Michael Bay and Starz May Just Have Another Winner!
The poster for Michael Bay’s Black sails (coming to Starz on January, 20/14) is a cool riff on the skull and crossbones flags flown by pirate ships. The first teaser trailer for the series (following the jump) is also pretty spiffy.
Two Cool Teases for Magic City: Season Two!
Starz’s Magic City exudes an effortless cool. Above and following the jump: two mentholated teases for season two, premiering on July 14th.
First Look: Black Sails–Starz’s Pirate Series!
Gore Verbinski made pirates big on the silver screen. Now Michael Bay and Starz hope to do the same for the small screen with Black Sails. The series is a kind of loose prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s Treasure Island, with Luke Arnold playing the not-yet-legendary pirate, John Silver, and Clara Paget as the notorious […]
Starz Gives Da Vinci’s Demons Second Season!
Da Vinci’s Demons has been renewed for a second season. The historical action-fantasy series from Starz premiered to some of the network’s best ratings and no small amount of critical acclaim (yours truly gave it an A+ based on the first three epsiodes). Check out the full press release following the jump.
Da Vinci’s Demons Make Historical Fantasy Fun!
Leonardo Da Vinci was the man who caused the phrase ‘Renaissance Man’ to enter the lexicon. He was a painter, sculptor, mathematician, and inventor – and one of the best in history in every category. It’s a wonder that no one had ever seized upon his genius as the basis of a TV series, but […]
Starz Premieres Da Vinci’s Demons Following Spartacus Series Finale!
Starz Entertainment’s new eight-episode action-adventure series Da Vinci’s Demons is set to premiere on Friday April 12th at 10/9C, following the series finale of Spartacus: War of the Damned. Succeeding episodes will be run in the 9/8C slot. The series, which follows the exploits of the young Leonardo Da Vinci comes from David S. Goyer […]
Breaking Ballet?
Starz is looking to develop a series that explores ‘the dysfunctional underbelly of the ballet world with a series from Breaking Bad Co-Executive Producer Moira Walley-Beckett and multiple-Oscar®-nominee Lawrence Bender. Also involved would be Roswell producer Kevin Brown. The series would follow a young female dancer named Claire – who has a troubled past – […]
Spartacus: War of the Damned – The End Is Nigh!
The final season of Spartacus (Starz, Fridays, 10/9C), subtitled War of the Damned, begins tonight with an episode called Enemies of Rome and finds Spartacus leading his rapidly growing army of rebels against a rapidly shrinking Roman detachment while others seek to persuade Marcus Crassus to finance and lead major offensive against them.
Spartacus: War of the Damned Creator And Stars Talk Final Season!
This week marks the beginning of the end for Spartacus as Spartacus: War of the Damned (Starz, Fridays, 10/9C) premieres. As the final season’s subtitle suggests, we are now to the point where Rome has to take the upstart slave and his rebels seriously – what was once considered a distraction has turned to full […]
Rap Icon Rick Ross Cast in Season 2 of Magic City!
Starz’s Magic City welcomes Rick Ross to its cast. He will play Butterball – the owner of an illegal Cuban-American gambling house (known as a bolita) in Miami. Details follow the jump – along with an extended trailer for the show’s second season (which should carry a language warning – there are multiple f-bombs!).