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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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Sci-Fi Classic ‘Earth Abides’ Greenlit as TV Series Starring Alexander Ludwig
George R. Stewart’s classic sci-fi novel Earth Abides has been officially greenlit as a limited series for streaming channel MGM+. The story follows the aftermath of a global plague and is being adapted by creator and showrunner Todd Komarnicki (Sully), and has signed Alexander Ludwig (Vikings, The Covenant) to star. Previously announced as in development, […]
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‘Narcos’ Creator Working on ‘Peaky Blinders’ Style Series on Irish Gangs in NY for MGM+
The next project from Narcos creator Chris Brancato may be a Peaky Blinders-esque period drama series about Irish gangs in New York. Brancanto, speaking at the TV festival Series Mania in Lille, France on Wednesday, said he was developing the period crime series for MGM+. Brancanto made the announcement in the final few minutes of […]
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Forest Whitaker Boards ‘Emperor of Ocean Park’ for MGM+
Forest Whitaker is going to pull double duty for MGM+. The actor, who currently stars in the cable network’s Godfather of Harlem, has joined the cast of its suspense thriller Emperor of Ocean Park. Based on author and law professor Stephen L. Carter’s novel, the series from writer and exec producer Sherman Payne (Shameless) is […]
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‘Beacon 23’ Renewed for Season 2 at MGM+ (Exclusive)
MGM+ is returning to Beacon 23. The premium cable network formerly known as Epix has officially picked up a second season of the sci-fi drama series starring Stephan James and Lena Headey. The news comes as MGM+ just wrapped the first season of the drama from creator Zak Penn and aired a teaser for the […]
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‘Godfather of Harlem’ Renewed at MGM+
MGM+ is going back to Harlem. The premium cable network formerly known as Epix has handed out a fourth-season renewal to Godfather of Harlem, the drama series starring and exec produced by Forest Whitaker. Production on the 10-episode fourth season will begin next year in New York. Godfather of Harlem is one of the […]
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Lena Headey’s ‘Beacon 23’ Series Moves to MGM+
Beacon 23 has a new home. The drama starring Lena Headey will bow in November on MGM+, with the premium cable network formerly known as Epix landing the series after it was originally poised to air on Spectrum and, later, AMC. The eight-episode series based on Hugh Howey’s book of the same name will launch […]
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‘From’ at MGM+ Renewed for Season 3
Horror drama From is returning to MGM+. The premium cable network, formerly known as Epix, has handed out a third-season renewal for the series starring Harold Perrineau. The series from creator/executive producer John Griffin and showrunner Jeff Pinkner (Lost, Alias, Fringe) ranks as the network’s second-most-viewed series in its history and trails only Forest Whitaker-led drama […]
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MGM+ Lands Docuseries on Killer Who Inspired ‘Psycho,’ ‘Silence of the Lambs’
MGM+ will examine one of America’s most notorious serial killers in a four-part documentary series. The cable outlet and streamer has picked up Psycho: The Lost Tapes of Ed Gein, directed and executive produced by James Buddy Day (MGM+’s Fall River). The series comes from Roots Productions (The Devil We Know) and Day’s Pyramid Productions. […]
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King Arthur Drama ‘The Winter King’ Ordered at MGM+
MGM+ is going back to the fifth century for a “revisionist” take on the story of King Arthur. The linear network formerly known as Epix has handed out a straight-to-series order for The Winter King, a 10-episode drama has already wrapped production in Wales and the West Country, which makes the show one of few […]
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MGM+ Orders ‘Hollywood Black’ Docuseries From Justin Simien
MGM+ has greenlit a new four-part docuseries that will tackle the experience of Black creatives in Hollywood over the course of a century. The linear channel and streaming service has ordered an adaptation of historian Donald Bogle’s 2019 book Hollywood Black from director Justin Simien (Dear White People), it announced on Tuesday. The docuseries, from […]
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Amazon to Relaunch MGM Streaming Services in Europe as MGM+ International, Add Lionsgate Content
Following the relaunch of Epix as MGM+ in the U.S. in January, Amazon unveiled Wednesday that MGM’s streaming services will be rebranded as MGM+ International in key European countries. The company also announced that it had struck a “strategic content deal” with Lionsgate for “a significant package of premium films and television series” in support […]
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