MIPCOM Spotlight: Lionsgate

CANNES: Alongside tent-pole programs such as Weeds and Mad Men, Lionsgate has a slate of diverse new offerings for buyers at MIPCOM, including the new ABC drama Nashville starring Connie Britton and Hayden Panettiere.

Lionsgate is also offering shows that have already proven themselves. Anger Management just completed its initial ten-episode run and is headed back into production for 90 more. There is a second season of Boss, starring Kelsey Grammer, who won the Golden Globe Award for best actor for his performance in the drama. Grammer plays a fictional Chicago mayor who holds sway over just about everything in the city.

“In an increasingly diverse and competitive marketplace our programs define appointment viewing,” says Peter Iacono, the managing director of international television at Lionsgate. “Our goals are to continue to build the Lionsgate brand, to find new partners for our programs, to deepen relationships with existing partners.”