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Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars in Starz hot new series “Magic City”

March 30, 2012 Barb Oates

It’s a Friday afternoon in Pasadena, Calif., where the cast of Starz’s new drama series Magic City (premiering Friday, April 6) has converged at the Langham Hotel for a press junket. The star of the series, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, is in great spirits. And he should be — he’s got the incredible role of Ike Evans, the glamorous king of 1959 Miami Beach whose drive and ambition turned this hotel cabana boy into the owner of the luxurious Miramar Playa Hotel. Grinning handsomely, the 46-year-old Morgan playfully skips over to greet me. It’s been a few years since we last […]

Liam McIntyre takes on “Spartacus” role with a “Vengeance”

January 18, 2012 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison While death is dished out regularly on Spartacus — often by way of cartoonish violence and slow-motion effects shots — it hit home for the cast and crew in a very real way in September with the passing of original star Andy Whitfield. Production was nearly complete on Season 2 — dubbed Spartacus: Vengeance — with Liam McIntyre assuming the lead role, a development that had occurred with Whitfield’s blessing, when they got the tragic news. Executive producer Steven S. DeKnight said the Spartacus crew knew how gravely ill their friend was, as he fought his second […]

First look at new Starz drama “Magic City”

October 26, 2011 Jeff Pfeiffer

By Jeff Pfeiffer Follow @ChannelGuideJP Here’s a “first look” trailer for the new Starz drama Magic City, premiering on the network next spring and starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan (Watchmen), Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace), Christian Cooke, Steven Strait and Danny Huston. It looks and sounds great, capturing the feel of late ’50s, early ’60s Miami Beach, recalling similar introductory scenes from Goldfinger. But with The Playboy Club quickly canceled, and Pan Am not looking like it has smooth flying ahead, are audiences ready to give any other ’60s period piece except for Mad Men a chance? Featuring subplots including mobsters, racial […]

Kelsey Grammer is a modern-day King Lear in Starz’s “Boss”

October 21, 2011 Ryan Berenz

By Karl J. Paloucek Follow @ChannelGuideK It’s one of life’s fascinating conundrums: People desire power, yet power corrupts. The stories of those caught in this vice have played out time and again throughout the centuries, and if their cautionary tales aren’t more relevant today than ever before, it sure feels like they are. This month a new morality play begins to unfold with the premiere of Starz’s Boss (Friday, Oct. 21 at 10pm ET/PT), starring Kelsey Grammer. We visited the set of the series here in Chicago, where Boss takes place, to see the inner workings of this intense drama […]

Starz’s “Boss” throws Troy Garity into a web of political intrigue

October 14, 2011 StayTuned Staff

by Karl J. Paloucek Follow @ChannelGuideK Nothing really intrigues like politics, does it? Especially if you live in Chicago, where real-life political intrigue is layered especially thick and comes straight from the “You can’t make this stuff up” files. Maybe you can’t, but Gus Van Sant and Farhad Safinia are giving it a go anyway with their ambitious and highly anticipated series Boss premiering on Starz next Friday, Oct. 21 at 10pm ET/PT. Boss centers on incumbent Chicago mayor Tom Kane (Kelsey Grammer), a potent and charismatic leader whose administration has been a success with the people, but whose achievements […]

Starz makes Kelsey Grammer the “BOSS” in October

June 14, 2011 Lori Acken

By Lori Acken Follow @ChannelGuide The teaser for Starz upcoming scripted drama series BOSS features a somber Kelsey Grammer as dicey-but-productive fictional Chicago mayor Tom Kane striding through an austere looking building and silently ruminating on the sacrifices he’s made to reach the top of the Windy City’s power pyramid. Aw. Poor flag-on-the-lapel-wearin’, give-it-all-up-for-his-town kind of guy! Then he says, “Sacrifices are easy when you’re holding the knife.” Oh. Oh oh. Something ain’t right with this fella.

Starz offers sneak preview of “Camelot” tonight

February 25, 2011 StayTuned Staff

With every retelling of the King Arthur legend comes the promise that this will be a version unlike any ever seen before. For Starz’s Camelot, the premium is placed on grittiness, a more earthy approach to magic and, thanks to the format of an hour-long weekly drama series, the ability to delve much deeper into the story. While it doesn’t officially premiere until April 1, the network is offering a sneak preview of the pilot tonight at 10:56pm ET. In one efficient, entertaining hour, the setting, characters and aesthetic — all of which are complex, beguiling and beautiful to look […]

“Spartacus” returns for “Gods of the Arena” prequel

January 21, 2011 StayTuned Staff

By Stacey Harrison After last year’s hugely successful run of Spartacus: Blood and Sand, which combined 300-style visuals with ornate, Shakespearean dialogue — along with generous amounts of sex and nudity — the stage appeared set for a long, successful run. That path took a tragic turn, however, when leading man Andy Whitfield was diagnosed with cancer before Season 2 could begin shooting, and the production crew was left with the possibility of having to close down for a year while he recovered. Instead, the creators came up with the idea to go back and further explore the gladiator arena […]

Catch the bloody good trailer for “Spartacus: Gods of the Arena”

November 19, 2010 StayTuned Staff

Starz has more extreme gladiator action in store to kick off the new year. Spartacus: Gods of the Arena is a prequel to the smash hit Spartacus: Blood and Sand, filling in the back stories of popular characters like Batiatus and Lucretia (John Hannah, Lucy Lawless), an ambitious couple who run a house of gladiators in ancient Rome. It also introduces a new character, Gannicus, played by Aussie Dustin Clare. The six-episode saga premieres Jan. 21.

“Spartacus” Star Andy Whitfield Talks About Getting Into Gladiator Shape

January 31, 2010 StayTuned Staff

After testing the waters of original programming with Head Case, Crash and Party Down, Starz makes its biggest splash yet with an extreme action epic that turns an ancient tale into a bacchanal of guts, glory and a generous helping of flesh. Spartacus: Blood and Sand (Fridays beginning Jan. 22) — in addition to taking full advantage of the freedom that comes with airing on a premium channel — marries the graphic-novel visuals of 300 to the dramatics of Gladiator, and in the process promises to make a star out of Aussie newcomer Andy Whitfield. Writer/executive producer Steven S. DeKnight […]