NATPE Spotlight: Starz Worldwide Distribution

MIAMI: Starz Worldwide Distribution will be at NATPE talking to buyers about Spartacus: War of the Damned as well as Magic City.

Just before the official kickoff of NATPE, the first episode of Spartacus: War of the Damned, the epic final season of the Spartacus saga, will premiere in the U.S. “On the TV-series front, we are focusing on premium, high-quality, globally appealing shows, or ‘popcorn’ series,” says Gene George, the executive VP of worldwide distribution for Starz. “Starz wants to transport viewers and have them immersed in our programming. If it’s the gladiatorial arena with Spartacus or at the poker table with mobster Ben Diamond in 1950’s Miami with Magic City, we want to create bold and interesting worlds.”

On the movie side, Starz is licensing a slate of theatrical movies for U.S. cable and broadcast networks. The offerings include Brooklyn’s Finest, starring Richard Gere and Don Cheadle; Stone, with Robert De Niro and Edward Norton; and The Son of No One, starring Channing Tatum, Katie Holmes and Al Pacino.