{"id":6531,"date":"2015-09-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/2015\/09\/24\/mipcom-spotlight-lionsgate-2\/"},"modified":"2015-09-24T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T00:00:00","slug":"mipcom-spotlight-lionsgate-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldscreen.com\/tvusa\/mipcom-spotlight-lionsgate-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MIPCOM Spotlight: Lionsgate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\tCANNES: The half-hour comedy <em>Casual<\/em>, on offer from Lionsgate, is about a pair of siblings collectively facing the challenges of dating, love and family drama.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t&ldquo;With its unique blend of comedy and drama, <em>Casual<\/em> is a disarming and insightful look at present-day family life,&rdquo; says Peter Iacono, the president of international television and digital distribution at Lionsgate.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t<em>Manhattan<\/em> is set against the backdrop of the race to build the world&rsquo;s first atomic bomb. &ldquo;The Emmy-nominated, multiple award-winning and critically acclaimed drama <em>Manhattan<\/em> has a distinctive look and feel, with a second season already in production,&rdquo; Iacono says.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tThere&rsquo;s also a second season of <em>The Royals<\/em>, about a fictional British royal family. &ldquo;<em>The Royals<\/em> is a groundbreaking series with an enticing premise and a breakout cast,&rdquo; says Iacono.<\/p>\n<p>\n\tHe adds, &ldquo;These shows are perfect examples of the distinctive and audacious programming that epitomizes the highly successful Lionsgate TV brand.&rdquo;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CANNES: The half-hour comedy Casual, on offer from Lionsgate, is about a pair of siblings collectively facing the challenges of dating, love and family drama. &ldquo;With its unique blend of comedy and drama, Casual is a disarming and insightful look at present-day family life,&rdquo; says Peter Iacono, the president of international television and digital distribution &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[69],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6531","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","","category-top-stories"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>MIPCOM Spotlight: Lionsgate<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"MIPCOM Spotlight: Lionsgate. 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