Buckle up, because America's best street racers are behind the wheel for an all-new season of Discovery's hit series STREET OUTLAWS. After last season's confusion and conflict, the 405 bands together to update the rules guiding the most contentious street races in the nation and to shake up 'The List,' leaving every man for himself. Discovery kicks it into high-gear with a 2-hour STREET OUTLAWS season premiere on Monday, May 28 at 8pm ET/PT. New episodes continue on Discovery's Motor Mondays at 9pm ET/PT.
CBS All Access, CBS' direct-to-consumer digital subscription video on-demand service, launched today in Canada, marking its first expansion into an international market. For $5.99 CAD, CBS ALL ACCESS will offer Canadian viewers more than 7,500 commercial-free episodes on demand, spanning full current seasons of select CBS series, entire previous seasons and classic shows, as well as the ability to live stream CBSN, CBS News' 24/7 streaming news service.
Today Atom Tickets, the social movie ticketing platform, announced that it has secured nine new exhibitor partnerships including Harkins Theatres, the fifth largest theater chain in the United States. Additional leading exhibitors that have agreed to enable Atom Tickets at their locations include New Vision Theatres, Santikos Entertainment and Regency Theatres. Regional exhibitors have also signed on including O'Neil Cinemas and Zyacorp Entertainment's Cinemagic Stadium Theaters (New England area), WYO Movies (Wyoming), Starlight Cinemas and CGV Cinemas (Los Angeles area).
iQIYI Inc.(IQ) ('iQIYI' or the 'Company'),an innovative market-leading online entertainment service inChina, today announced that iQIYI-produced film 'The Pluto Moment' will be included at the 2018 Directors Fortnight, a prestigious independent film festival founded in 1969 and held annually in parallel with the Cannes Annual Film Festival. 'The Pluto Moment' will be shown as one of twenty films selected from around the world.
Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premium video streaming service, announced today the acquisition of BAFTA-nominated hit British television series 'Motherland' from global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), which has worldwide rights to the comedy. The critically-acclaimed series, written and created by Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, and Graham and Helen Linehan, will make its exclusive U.S. debut with the first two episodes premiering on the service Thursday, May 10th. New episodes of the half-hour comedy starring BAFTA-winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Philomena, The Night Watch), Lucy Punch ('A Series of Unfortunate Events', Into the Woods, 'Ben and Kate'), BAFTA-nominated Diane Morgan ('Cunk on Britain', Me Before You, Funny Cow) and Paul Ready (The Death of Stalin, 'The Terror') will stream weekly every Thursday until its season one conclusion on June 14th.
Sundance Now, AMC Networks' premium video streaming service, announced today the acquisition of BAFTA-nominated hit British television series “Motherland” from global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), which has worldwide rights to the comedy. The critically-acclaimed series, written and created by Sharon Horgan, Holly Walsh, and Graham and Helen Linehan, will make its exclusive U.S. debut with the first two episodes premiering on the service Thursday, May 10th. New episodes of the half-hour comedy starring BAFTA-winner Anna Maxwell Martin (Philomena, The Night Watch), Lucy Punch (“A Series of Unfortunate Events”, Into the Woods, “Ben and Kate”), BAFTA-nominated Diane Morgan (“Cunk on Britain”, Me Before You, Funny Cow) and Paul Ready (The Death of Stalin, “The Terror”) will stream weekly every Thursday until its season one conclusion on June 14th.
On the eve of the premiere of GENIUS: PICASSO on Tuesday April 24, National Geographic announced today that the third season of its acclaimed scripted anthology series will bring to life the myth maker and towering literary figure Mary Shelley. From Fox 21 Television Studios, the new season will again be executive produced by Brian Grazer and Ron Howard's Imagine Entertainment, MWM Studios and EUE/Sokolow, and will premiere globally on National Geographic in 172 countries and 43 languages in 2019. The first season of GENIUS was watched by more than 45 million people around the world, and was National Geographic's best performing new series launch ever.
Adding to its roster of elite talent relationships, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) today announced a multiyear television deal with producers Eric and Kim Tannenbaum (Two and a Half Men) to create scripted programming for the studio through their Tannenbaum Company production banner.
Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced the acquisition of several series and features that initially debuted on Seeso, the former comedy subscription streaming service, including 'Take My Wife' seasons 1 and 2, 'Night Train with Wyatt Cenac' and the 'Sklar Brothers: Hipster Ghosts' stand-up special.
Netflix's critically-acclaimed comedy Dear White People returns this spring to go in on all of this -- and more! The much-anticipated Dear White People Vol. 2 launches Friday, May 4th, everywhere Netflix is available.
Blackfriars Repertory Theatre celebrates their 20th anniversary with a new production of N. Richard Nash's The Rainmaker, co-producing with The Storm Theatre Company.Performances begin on April 27 with opening night scheduled for May 5 in the Black Box Theater at The Sheen Center for Thought & Culture.
Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), today announced the acquisition of several series and features that initially debuted on Seeso, the former comedy subscription streaming service, including “Take My Wife” seasons 1 and 2, “Night Train with Wyatt Cenac” and the “Sklar Brothers: Hipster Ghosts” stand-up special.
The oddball crew at Fired Up Garage shifts into high gear for an all-new season of MISFIT GARAGE, returning to Discovery Channel on Wednesday, May 2nd at 9PM ET/PT. The FAST N' LOUD spin-off series is back with brand-new episodes, and the misfits are ready to change the game. This season the team takes on their most ambitious build yet in hopes of improving their reputation, but with their usual antics and a team member's departure, the crew at Fired Up Garage must put everything on the line for success.
Adding to its roster of A-list talent relationships, global content leader Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) has signed a first-look producing deal with Salma Hayek Pinault, one of the industry's premier multi-hyphenates, along with her producing partner Jose 'Pepe' Tamez. Under the agreement, Hayek Pinault and Tamez will produce feature films for Lionsgate under Hayek Pinault's Ventanarosa Productions banner. Reflecting Hayek Pinault's enormous versatility, her production banner will also explore feature film opportunities with Lionsgate's Pantelion Films venture.
Vangeline Theater presents Japanese Butoh dancer Dai Matsuoka (principal dancer with celebrated butoh company Sankai Juku) on April 21, 2018, at 8pm at Cameo Studios, 307 W. 43rd Street, Studio A, NYC. With this performance, Vangeline Theater debuts its Studio Series, where audiences enjoy the unique opportunity to witness the skill and polish of talented dancers in an intimate setting. Tickets are $15 and can be purchased at https://nine.brownpapertickets.com. Doors open at 7:45pm - Space is limited to 60.
Vangeline Theater presents Japanese Butoh dancer Dai Matsuoka(principal dancer with celebrated butoh company Sankai Juku) on April 21, 2018, at 8pm at Cameo Studios, 307 W. 43rd Street, Studio A, NYC. With this performance, Vangeline Theater debuts its Studio Series, where audiencesenjoy the unique opportunity to witness the skill and polish of talented dancers in an intimate setting.
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today its popular long-running docuseries 'Welcome to Sweetie Pie's' will premiere its fifth and final season with a special sneak preview on Tuesday, May 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (after Tyler Perry's 'The Haves and The Have Nots'). The series about the drama that comes with running a family-operated soul food empire, will continue in its regular time slot on Saturdays at 9 p.m. ET/PT beginning Saturday, May 5.
Roundabout Theatre Company has announced the world - premiere production of TONI STONE, by Lydia R. Diamond, starring Emmy Award winner Uzo Aduba ( " Orange Is the New Black, " Godspell, The Wiz ) as " Toni Stone, " directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon.
