{"id":24264,"date":"2026-01-28T10:16:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T15:16:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/starz-acquires-u-s-rights-to-the-listeners\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T12:02:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T17:02:15","slug":"starz-acquires-u-s-rights-to-the-listeners-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvdrama\/starz-acquires-u-s-rights-to-the-listeners-2\/","title":{"rendered":"STARZ Gains U.S. Rights to The Listeners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>STARZ has acquired the U.S. rights to the five-part thriller <em>The Listeners<\/em>, starring Rebecca Hall and directed by Janicza Bravo, from Fremantle.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the novel by Jordan Tannahill, who worked on the adaptation, the drama premiered on BBC One in the U.K. and will premiere in the U.S. exclusively on STARZ in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Listeners<\/em> is a taut thriller centered around Claire, a popular English teacher, who begins to hear a low humming sound that no one else around her can hear.<\/p>\n<p>Tannahill and Bravo serve as executive producers, alongside Ed Guiney, Andrew Lowe, Chelsea Morgan Hoffmann and Rachel Dargavel for Element Pictures, Rebecca Ferguson for the BBC, and Alice Birch. 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