Starz does a clean job. There are four projects that have not been vetted as part of future programming at the cable network run by Jeffrey Hirsch (in Italy, first as StarzPlay and then Lionsgate+), three of which are in full production. Series heels, Rule the world AND Blind spot the corresponding third seasons will not continue, while the first season Veneria by Samantha Bird with the main character Katherine Langford it was canceled before it even aired.
Production on the latter was halted at the start of the WGA strike, with only two episodes remaining to be filmed. The series stars Katherine Langford as Samantha, a young woman who, as we read in the official plot, “while visiting her family in New England, becomes distraught over her childhood love, with whom she throws herself headlong into a seemingly perfect life”. love story.” For the translator 13 reasons why this is another unsuccessful project after closure DamnThe Netflix series was canceled after the first season, and scenes filmed in Avengers: Endgame as Tony Stark’s daughter. Starz
Returning to another interrupted series, heels followed the adventures of professional wrestlers from the Duffy Wrestling League, a small independent organization in Georgia. Main character Jack Spade (Stephen Amell), inherited the league from his father and is now fighting to keep it afloat while trying to take it to the next level.
Rule the world followed a group of friends from Harlem as they navigated life, careers, and relationships. The cast includes Amber Stevens West, Bresha Webb and Corbin Reid, as well as Stephen Bishop, Tosin Morohunfola, Erica Alexander and Nick Sagar. Blind spotHowever, it was born as a sequel to the film of the same name, released in 2018. In the series, Jasmine Cephas Jones reprized the role of Ashley, already played in the film. Ashley struggles to live a middle-class life in Oakland until Miles (Rafael Casal), her partner of 12 years and the father of their son, is unexpectedly arrested.
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Starz in Italy
The service debuted in Italy on June 28, 2019 under the name STARZPLAYand then converted from September 29, 2022 to Lionsgate+. As of March 31, 2023, the service is no longer available in Italy. Along with the announcement of the closure, it was announced that content on the platform would be moving to MGM+.