Bravo dropped the trailer for their new limited series SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B and the stars are seen clashing. The show is set to premiere on Sunday, March 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET and you can watch a preview in the video posted above.
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Michael Wright is hoping to breathe new life into the lion with the launch of MGM+.
He is leading the charge to rebrand Epix on January 15 with significant backing from new owner Amazon and a mandate to order more original series so that it can have a slate of new shows on air every week of the year.
This will include some existing favorites such as Godfather of Harlem, starring Forest Whittaker, and sci-fi horror series From, as well as some new series such as Hotel Cocaine from Narcos’ Chris Brancato and a follow-up to Julian Fellowes’ Belgravia, as well as potentially new seasons of shows such as Condor and Chapelwaite.
Not to mention a move into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Silk: Spider Society.
Wright struck a new deal in November to become Head of MGM+, eschewing his previous double role as he was also President of MGM Scripted Television, with the studio side of the job going to Lindsay Sloane.
He told Deadline that the rebranding effort started three years ago, long before MGM was a twinkle in Amazon’s servers.
He said that the service, which is both a linear network and streaming destination, needed to distinguish itself as the world of peak TV continued to grow.
“If you’re not Netflix or Amazon, not so big that you can’t be all things to people, the path to success in this business for the rest of us is to identify the customer market, and say ‘that’s my core audience’. If you don’t have core audience, you’re wandering around blind in the forest,” he said.
This audience, which is around 60% male skewing, is essentially made up of slightly older, affluent, relatively sophisticated viewers that want to watch studio quality, adult contemporary movies, Wright says.
“Epix meant nothing [as a brand] but we
Bravo dropped the trailer for their new limited series SWV & XSCAPE: The Queens of R&B and the stars are seen clashing. The show is set to premiere on Sunday, March 5 at 9:30 p.m. ET and you can watch a preview in the video posted above.
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Starz is ready to get this party started: It released the official trailer for Party Down, the revival of the cult comedy series from 2009-10. Starz will debut the laugher at midnight on Friday, February 24 on its app and streaming platforms. Its linear debut is set for later that night at 9 PM ET/PT on Starz.
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was a long time coming…but that doesn't mean it will stick.Earlier this month, Us Weekly reported that the pair split around the time Kylie for a New Year's adventure with , her sister , and close friends and . The exes, who also share an 11-month-old son (), have been since 2017, but their latest reconciliation began in 2020.“ and are off again,” a source on January 7. “They were supposed to spend the holidays together, but she went to Aspen to be with her family and friends up there.
—the 45-year-old opted for a sheer, illusion Oscar de la Renta gown, complete with matching face mask. For her hair and makeup, went with sleek chignon and her signature natural vamp.Chastain's stunner of a gown was adorned with a sequined web pattern that spiraled in concentric circles toward her waist.