Star Wars: The Force Awakens to Debut on Starz

BEVERLY HILLS: Starz has set a September date for the exclusive TV premiere of Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

The seventh installment in the Star Wars franchise will premiere on all six Starz channels on September 10 at 9 p.m. and again at 11:20 p.m. It will also be available for download via the Starz App on the same day. The movie brought an estimated $248 million at the box office in North America, and two sequels, Episode VIII and Episode IX, are scheduled for release in 2017 and 2019, respectively.

“No greater fandom has ever existed than the Star Wars fans, and we are thrilled to be the exclusive home of The Force Awakens,” said Chris Albrecht, the president and CEO of Starz. “We are offering a variety of ways for fans and subscribers to watch, on the Starz networks, on demand, by streaming or download on the Starz App or through an Amazon Prime Starz subscription. We want to make the movie as accessible as the fans’ appetites for what is truly one of the greatest franchises of all time.”