Starz is stepping up its efforts to get its Havana Quartet drama series project starring Antonio Banderas off the ground, bringing in veteran showrunner Tom Fontana as executive producer. He is bringing a steady and experienced hand to the ambitious production, which is looking to be the first U.S. series to film in Cuba on a continuous basis. At TCA, Starz CEO Albrecht said that Havana Quartet remains a priority for the network, with efforts focused on the logistics of…...
- 8/1/2016
- Deadline TV
God save the Queen Walter Blunt’s liver.
Because if the British news anchor at the forefront of Starz’s Blunt Talk continues the way he’s going in the series premiere, he’ll pickle himself by the end of the season.
In a moment, we’ll want to hear what you thought of the half-hour comedy. But first, a quick recap:
Patrick Stewart plays Walter, who is essentially the anti-Picard: a drunken mess of a man who appears before millions on a cable news show each evening but who barely can button his own shirt without the help of...
Because if the British news anchor at the forefront of Starz’s Blunt Talk continues the way he’s going in the series premiere, he’ll pickle himself by the end of the season.
In a moment, we’ll want to hear what you thought of the half-hour comedy. But first, a quick recap:
Patrick Stewart plays Walter, who is essentially the anti-Picard: a drunken mess of a man who appears before millions on a cable news show each evening but who barely can button his own shirt without the help of...
- 8/23/2015
- TVLine.com
Season 2 of Starz’s Survivor’s Remorse will be anything but a layup for the Calloway family.
The basketball comedy returns Saturday at 9:30/8:30c and finds Cam Calloway (played by Jessie T. Usher) continuing to navigate sports stardom at the same time he’s dealing with the antics of his larger-than-life immediate family.
“This is his first season being signed to Atlanta after he made a name for himself,” Usher says. “Everybody has high expectations for what he can do.”
RelatedPatrick Stewart, Blunt Talk Ep Preview Starz’s Newsy Comedy, Tng Cameos
The actor gave TVLine the lowdown about the upcoming season.
The basketball comedy returns Saturday at 9:30/8:30c and finds Cam Calloway (played by Jessie T. Usher) continuing to navigate sports stardom at the same time he’s dealing with the antics of his larger-than-life immediate family.
“This is his first season being signed to Atlanta after he made a name for himself,” Usher says. “Everybody has high expectations for what he can do.”
RelatedPatrick Stewart, Blunt Talk Ep Preview Starz’s Newsy Comedy, Tng Cameos
The actor gave TVLine the lowdown about the upcoming season.
- 8/22/2015
- TVLine.com
Sir Patrick Stewart has made a career of playing sharp, smart men who issue orders, inspire masses and sometimes save the universe.
His latest character, Walter Blunt of Starz’s new comedy Blunt Talk, is… something entirely different.
A British war vet with a nightly show on an American cable news channel, Walter wants to exude the gravitas of a trusted anchor but frequently finds himself too drunk to stand, too high to focus and occasionally — as is the case in Saturday’s series premiere (9/8c) — pursued by the police while nuzzling a transsexual hooker’s chest.
Video Patrick Stewart Is a Boorish,...
His latest character, Walter Blunt of Starz’s new comedy Blunt Talk, is… something entirely different.
A British war vet with a nightly show on an American cable news channel, Walter wants to exude the gravitas of a trusted anchor but frequently finds himself too drunk to stand, too high to focus and occasionally — as is the case in Saturday’s series premiere (9/8c) — pursued by the police while nuzzling a transsexual hooker’s chest.
Video Patrick Stewart Is a Boorish,...
- 8/21/2015
- TVLine.com
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