Heels was cancelled by Starz earlier this week, and some viewers took to social media to express their outrage over the cancellation. The second season finale, now the de facto series finale, finished with a major cliffhanger. The series' showrunner hopes that won't be the end and there will still be a third season.
Starring Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman, the series follows a family-owned wrestling organization in Georgia.
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Starring Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman, the series follows a family-owned wrestling organization in Georgia.
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- 9/30/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Starz, like other outlets, cancelled and pulled some underperforming series late last year. It's been nearly two years since the end of the first season of Heels, and the ratings have really taken a hit. Does this series still have a fighting chance of being renewed for a third season, or is it likely to be cancelled, like so many others? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A wrestling drama series, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, the series revolves around Jack Spade (Amell) and his younger...
A wrestling drama series, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, the series revolves around Jack Spade (Amell) and his younger...
- 9/26/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Can Ace and Jack work out the differences in the second season of the Heels TV show on Starz? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Heels is cancelled or renewed for season three. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the second season episodes of Heels here. *Status Update Below.
A Starz wrestling drama, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj...
A Starz wrestling drama, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj...
- 9/26/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Jack and Ace won't be back for a third season. Starz has cancelled the Heels series. The second season of 10 episodes finished airing 10 days ago.
A wrestling drama, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women chasing their dreams in small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, the series revolves around Jack Spade (Amell) and his younger brother, Ace (Ludwig). The story follows a family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), and the rivalry between the two brothers as they war over their late father's legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the...
A wrestling drama, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women chasing their dreams in small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, the series revolves around Jack Spade (Amell) and his younger brother, Ace (Ludwig). The story follows a family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), and the rivalry between the two brothers as they war over their late father's legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the...
- 9/26/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
There are some big changes at Starz, and it's bad news for four shows.
Variety reported Monday evening that the premium cabler has canceled Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting and is scrapping The Venery of Samantha Bird ahead of its premiere.
Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting lasted for two seasons on the premium cabler, but it seems that the trio didn't have enough interest to sustain additional seasons.
The highest profile of the three shows was Heels, which starred Stephen Amell as Jack Spade, a man who inherited the league from his father.
However, he struggled to keep things running well, leading to plenty of drama across the two seasons.
The cast also included Alexander Ludwig, Chris Bauer, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, and Trey Tucker.
Rounding out the cast were Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, and Cm Punk.
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Variety reported Monday evening that the premium cabler has canceled Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting and is scrapping The Venery of Samantha Bird ahead of its premiere.
Heels, Run the World, and Blindspotting lasted for two seasons on the premium cabler, but it seems that the trio didn't have enough interest to sustain additional seasons.
The highest profile of the three shows was Heels, which starred Stephen Amell as Jack Spade, a man who inherited the league from his father.
However, he struggled to keep things running well, leading to plenty of drama across the two seasons.
The cast also included Alexander Ludwig, Chris Bauer, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, and Trey Tucker.
Rounding out the cast were Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, and Cm Punk.
Fans...
- 9/25/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Starz is canceling four of its series, Variety has learned exclusively. Specifically, “Heels,” “Run the World,” and “Blindspotting” will not get new seasons at the cable network, while “The Venery of Samantha Bird” Season 1 is being scrapped without airing.
“Heels,” “Run the World,” and “Blindspotting” all recently aired their second season at Starz, while “The Venery of Samantha Bird” was in production on its first season. Production was shut down, however, at the onset of the WGA strike. It was reported at the time that only two episodes of the first season were left to shoot.
“The Venery of Samantha Bird” was to star Katherine Langford as the title character. Per the official logline, “Samantha, while visiting family in New England, reconnects with her childhood sweetheart and falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance. But the couple’s picture-perfect love story isn’t as sweet as it seems on the surface.
“Heels,” “Run the World,” and “Blindspotting” all recently aired their second season at Starz, while “The Venery of Samantha Bird” was in production on its first season. Production was shut down, however, at the onset of the WGA strike. It was reported at the time that only two episodes of the first season were left to shoot.
“The Venery of Samantha Bird” was to star Katherine Langford as the title character. Per the official logline, “Samantha, while visiting family in New England, reconnects with her childhood sweetheart and falls headlong into a seemingly perfect storybook romance. But the couple’s picture-perfect love story isn’t as sweet as it seems on the surface.
- 9/25/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
David James Elliot and Stephen Amell in ‘Heels’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Starz)
Starz’s Heels spent season two building up the tension heading into a massive showdown between the Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl) and Florida Wrestling Dystopia (Fwd). The build-up pays off with season two episode eight – the season finale – and the arrival of “Harmageddon,” an epic event pitting the wrestling rivals against each other in the ring. The night was supposed to be a huge win for the Fwd; however, it didn’t go as scripted, and the result was season two ending on a huge cliffhanger.
Now the question is, will Starz renew the drama for a third season or leave fans hungering for answers? Season two’s ratings never reached season one levels, making it unlikely the show will return.
”High Flying” Recap
Ace (Alexander Ludwig) attempts to make friends with the senior citizen center resident...
Starz’s Heels spent season two building up the tension heading into a massive showdown between the Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl) and Florida Wrestling Dystopia (Fwd). The build-up pays off with season two episode eight – the season finale – and the arrival of “Harmageddon,” an epic event pitting the wrestling rivals against each other in the ring. The night was supposed to be a huge win for the Fwd; however, it didn’t go as scripted, and the result was season two ending on a huge cliffhanger.
Now the question is, will Starz renew the drama for a third season or leave fans hungering for answers? Season two’s ratings never reached season one levels, making it unlikely the show will return.
”High Flying” Recap
Ace (Alexander Ludwig) attempts to make friends with the senior citizen center resident...
- 9/16/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Vulture Watch
Who's in this show's corner? Has the Heels TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Heels, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A wrestling drama airing on the Starz cable channel, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Set in...
Who's in this show's corner? Has the Heels TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Starz? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Heels, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
A wrestling drama airing on the Starz cable channel, the Heels TV show looks at the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. The series stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Cm Punk, Aj Mendez, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Set in...
- 8/20/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The teaser for Starz’s Heels season two episode two confirms that Crystal is going to climb back into the ring. The promo for “The Journey is the Obstacle” also shows Ace away from Duffy and continuing with his own adventure. Directed by Pete Segal from a script by Mike O’Malley, episode two premieres on the Starz app on Friday, August 4, 2023 at midnight followed by a linear TV debut on Starz at 10pm Et/Pt.
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. Season two also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell...
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. Season two also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell...
- 7/31/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Sports dramas are familiar to the television landscape, and are often beloved. Fans have leaned into series like “Glow,” “All American,” and even the mid-2000s cult classic “Friday Night Lights.” Yet it’s not the competitive action that keeps audiences pulled in weekly, or amid hours-long binges: It’s the characters and the worlds carefully crafted around them.
It’s been nearly two years since the Season 1 finale of the Michael Waldron-created series “Heels” aired. Set in the fictional town of Duffy, Georgia, “Heels” follows brothers Jack (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), the stars of the Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl). The league and its dilapidated dome are the life’s work of the Spade brothers’ late father, Tom (David James Elliot). Jack has struggled to keep Tom’s fledgling dream and business alive in his absence.
Season 1 began unpacking the brothers’ deep-seated rivalry, one that was...
It’s been nearly two years since the Season 1 finale of the Michael Waldron-created series “Heels” aired. Set in the fictional town of Duffy, Georgia, “Heels” follows brothers Jack (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), the stars of the Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl). The league and its dilapidated dome are the life’s work of the Spade brothers’ late father, Tom (David James Elliot). Jack has struggled to keep Tom’s fledgling dream and business alive in his absence.
Season 1 began unpacking the brothers’ deep-seated rivalry, one that was...
- 7/27/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety Film + TV
With the Dwl crew about to return to the ring, here’s everything you need to know for watching Season 2 of the wrestling drama Heels, which premieres Friday, July 28.
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Heels centers on Jack Spade (played by Arrow‘s Stephen Amell), a family man and wrestler with big dreams to expand the Duffy Wrestling League beyond its small-town roots...
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Heels centers on Jack Spade (played by Arrow‘s Stephen Amell), a family man and wrestler with big dreams to expand the Duffy Wrestling League beyond its small-town roots...
- 7/25/2023
- by How to Stream Team
- TVLine.com
Starz’s new one-minute new sneak peek at Heels season two kicks off with Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) reminding his fellow wrestlers that what they do is special but that they have to be willing to make the leap. The teaser also shows the crowd wants Ace back in the ring and that female wrestlers appear to have become an important part of the Duffy Wrestling League.
In addition to Stephen Amell, the season two cast includes Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) as Ace, Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (The L Word) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, and Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) as Rooster Robbins.
Chris Bauer (Survivor’s Remorse) plays Wild Bill Hancock, Trey Tucker (The Outpost) is Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) is Thomas Spade.
In addition to Stephen Amell, the season two cast includes Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) as Ace, Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (The L Word) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, and Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) as Rooster Robbins.
Chris Bauer (Survivor’s Remorse) plays Wild Bill Hancock, Trey Tucker (The Outpost) is Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) is Thomas Spade.
- 7/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
If you thought the chances of the Duffy Wrestling League succeeding would increase on Heels Season 2, the latest trailer will probably dash those hopes.
Starz on Monday unveiled a new sneak peek at the next chapter of the Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig drama, and it teases lots of tension for everyone involved.
The premium cabler previously teased the second season with a trailer earlier this month, but the latest footage hints at plenty of big swings in the storytelling department.
Heels Season 1 was a big success story, and with fans waiting almost two years for fresh episodes, there are high expectations to deliver a satisfying follow-up season.
A small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia, Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist.
"Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it's faces vs. heels," the logline teases.
Starz on Monday unveiled a new sneak peek at the next chapter of the Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig drama, and it teases lots of tension for everyone involved.
The premium cabler previously teased the second season with a trailer earlier this month, but the latest footage hints at plenty of big swings in the storytelling department.
Heels Season 1 was a big success story, and with fans waiting almost two years for fresh episodes, there are high expectations to deliver a satisfying follow-up season.
A small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia, Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist.
"Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it's faces vs. heels," the logline teases.
- 7/24/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Jack, Ace and the rest of the Dwl crew will leap back into action when Heels returns for Season 2 next Friday.
Season 1 aired back in 2021 and you may have forgotten a few things since then, so we’re bringing you up to speed. Press Play on the above video for all the highlights from the wrestling drama’s freshman run, including the Spade brothers’ feud and that uplifting finale twist. (You can also read our Season 1 finale interview with series creator Michael Waldron.)
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Season 1 aired back in 2021 and you may have forgotten a few things since then, so we’re bringing you up to speed. Press Play on the above video for all the highlights from the wrestling drama’s freshman run, including the Spade brothers’ feud and that uplifting finale twist. (You can also read our Season 1 finale interview with series creator Michael Waldron.)
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- 7/22/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Crystal (played by Kelli Berglund) won’t be the Dwl’s only female wrestler when Heels returns for Season 2. Elle Dorado (former WWE Divas Champion Aj Mendez) will drop by this season to give the newly crowned champion some real competition.
On Wednesday, Starz unveiled an extended sneak peek at Elle’s arrival, which features the famed wrestler mixing it up with Ricky Rabies (played by Mendez’s real-life husband and current Aew fixture Cm Punk). Press Play above to see Punk and Mendez go at it in the ring.
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On Wednesday, Starz unveiled an extended sneak peek at Elle’s arrival, which features the famed wrestler mixing it up with Ricky Rabies (played by Mendez’s real-life husband and current Aew fixture Cm Punk). Press Play above to see Punk and Mendez go at it in the ring.
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- 7/20/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Starz has released the trailer and key art for season two of the critically-acclaimed drama “Heels,” which returns to the ring for season two on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app. Starring Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) and Alexander Ludwig (“Vikings”), the small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut via linear tv on Starz at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 28, 2023. “Heels” is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels. Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers and rivals, Jack (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), continue to fight over their late father’s legacy and their individual versions of success, while also working to find their...
- 6/29/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The official trailer for Starz’s Heels season two reveals that Jack has lost himself and needs to rediscover who he is and what’s important. The trailer claims that our history is not our destiny and that everything in life is a choice. If that’s true, what paths will wrestling siblings Ace and Jack choose to take in season two?
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. The series also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) plays Thomas Spade.
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. The series also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) plays Thomas Spade.
- 6/29/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The very long wait is almost over, and we are so ready to get back into the ring!
Heels Season 1 set things up beautifully for the story to continue, and today, Starz released the trailer and key art for Heels Season 2.
Let me tell you, this season does not disappoint!
Premiering on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app, Heels Season 2 makes its linear debut on Stars at 10/9c on the same day.
Starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), the small-town sports drama series is based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia and the family dynamics that brought it to life.
Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels.
Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers...
Heels Season 1 set things up beautifully for the story to continue, and today, Starz released the trailer and key art for Heels Season 2.
Let me tell you, this season does not disappoint!
Premiering on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app, Heels Season 2 makes its linear debut on Stars at 10/9c on the same day.
Starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), the small-town sports drama series is based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia and the family dynamics that brought it to life.
Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels.
Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers...
- 6/29/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Starz released today the trailer and key art for season two of the critically-acclaimed drama “Heels,” which returns to the ring for season two on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app. Starring Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) and Alexander Ludwig(“Vikings”), the small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut via linear tv on Starz at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 28, 2023.
“Heels” is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels. Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers and rivals, Jack (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), continue to fightover their late father’s legacy and their individual versions of success, while also working to find their own...
“Heels” is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels. Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers and rivals, Jack (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), continue to fightover their late father’s legacy and their individual versions of success, while also working to find their own...
- 6/29/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
The blows keep coming for Jack Spade (played by Stephen Amell), who takes a punch to the face in the full trailer for Heels Season 2.
The sneak peek, which was released on Thursday, finds Jack dealing with the fallout from his wife leaving him and his brother disappearing after their in-ring brawl at the end of Season 1.
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The sneak peek, which was released on Thursday, finds Jack dealing with the fallout from his wife leaving him and his brother disappearing after their in-ring brawl at the end of Season 1.
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- 6/29/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
The official trailer for “Heels” Season 2 is finally here, and it’s clear we’re in for an emotional ride.
The sophomore season, which premieres July 28 on Starz, picks up after Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) has been through the ringer in his personal life after parting ways with his family. Meanwhile, his brother, Ace (Alexander Ludwig), is nowhere to be found.
“Who am I? A man who’s wife and son have left him and doesn’t know where is brother is,” Spade says in the trailer. “I don’t know what I have to do to find the guy that I was before, [but] I’m gonna figure it out.”
While Jack — and fans of the family-owned wrestling organization — question how to move forward without his brother at his side, Jack leans on his Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl) family as the group battles outside threats and Jack steps back into the ring.
The sophomore season, which premieres July 28 on Starz, picks up after Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) has been through the ringer in his personal life after parting ways with his family. Meanwhile, his brother, Ace (Alexander Ludwig), is nowhere to be found.
“Who am I? A man who’s wife and son have left him and doesn’t know where is brother is,” Spade says in the trailer. “I don’t know what I have to do to find the guy that I was before, [but] I’m gonna figure it out.”
While Jack — and fans of the family-owned wrestling organization — question how to move forward without his brother at his side, Jack leans on his Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl) family as the group battles outside threats and Jack steps back into the ring.
- 6/29/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Starz has released the first full trailer for “Heels” Season 2.
The new season of the pro wrestling drama will drop on July 28 at midnight on the Starz App before its linear debut on Starz at 10 p.m.Et/Pt that same day.
In the trailer, Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) is dealing with the fallout from the events of the Season 1 finale, including a complete breakdown of his relationship with his brother Ace (Alexander Ludwig) as well as with his wife Staci (Alison Luff). Meanwhile, Crystal (Kelli Berglund) is itching to defend the Dwl championship in the ring, while Charlie Gully (Mike O’Malley) is out for revenge against Jack and the Dwl.
Watch the full trailer below.
The cast of the series also includes Mary McCormack, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Aew star...
The new season of the pro wrestling drama will drop on July 28 at midnight on the Starz App before its linear debut on Starz at 10 p.m.Et/Pt that same day.
In the trailer, Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) is dealing with the fallout from the events of the Season 1 finale, including a complete breakdown of his relationship with his brother Ace (Alexander Ludwig) as well as with his wife Staci (Alison Luff). Meanwhile, Crystal (Kelli Berglund) is itching to defend the Dwl championship in the ring, while Charlie Gully (Mike O’Malley) is out for revenge against Jack and the Dwl.
Watch the full trailer below.
The cast of the series also includes Mary McCormack, Allen Maldonado, Chris Bauer, Trey Tucker, Robby Ramos, Alice Barrett Mitchell, Roxton Garcia, David James Elliott, Joel Murray, Josh Segarra, and Emmy Raver-Lampman. Aew star...
- 6/29/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The long wait for Heels Season 2 is almost over.
Heels returns to the ring for season two on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app.
Starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), the gripping small-town drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut on linear on Starz at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 28, 2023.
Heels is a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling.
Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), are at war over their late father's legacy while working to find their identity and their individual versions of success.
Heel is a common wrestling term used to describe the antagonist or villain in the ring, however,...
Heels returns to the ring for season two on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app.
Starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), the gripping small-town drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut on linear on Starz at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 28, 2023.
Heels is a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling.
Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), are at war over their late father's legacy while working to find their identity and their individual versions of success.
Heel is a common wrestling term used to describe the antagonist or villain in the ring, however,...
- 5/12/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“Heels” returns for season two on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app. Starring Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) and Alexander Ludwig (“Vikings”), the small-town drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut on linear on Starz at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt in the US and Canada on Friday, July 28.
Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), are at war over their late father’s legacy while working to find their identity and their individual versions of success. “Heel” is a common wrestling term used to describe the antagonist or villain in the ring.
Season two begins after a spectacular showing at the South Georgia State Fair, and the Duffy Wrestling League’s popularity is suddenly on the upswing. Hoping to seize the opportunity, Jack and his cohorts...
Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), are at war over their late father’s legacy while working to find their identity and their individual versions of success. “Heel” is a common wrestling term used to describe the antagonist or villain in the ring.
Season two begins after a spectacular showing at the South Georgia State Fair, and the Duffy Wrestling League’s popularity is suddenly on the upswing. Hoping to seize the opportunity, Jack and his cohorts...
- 5/12/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Alexander Ludwig and Stephen Amell in Starz’s ‘Heels’ season 2
Starz’s wrestling drama Heels will finally return for a second season on July 28, 2023. Season one, starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), debuted in August 2021 and wrapped up its eight-episode season in October 2021. New season two episodes will debut on Fridays at midnight on the Starz app and at 10pm Et/Pt on Starz.
The premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first photos from season two.
In addition to Stephen Amell as Jack Spade and Alexander Ludwig as Ace Space, the upcoming season stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (The L Word) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth,...
Starz’s wrestling drama Heels will finally return for a second season on July 28, 2023. Season one, starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), debuted in August 2021 and wrapped up its eight-episode season in October 2021. New season two episodes will debut on Fridays at midnight on the Starz app and at 10pm Et/Pt on Starz.
The premiere date announcement was accompanied by the first photos from season two.
In addition to Stephen Amell as Jack Spade and Alexander Ludwig as Ace Space, the upcoming season stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (The L Word) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
It’s a tense family reunion for Max (Cheyenne Jackson) on Call Me Kat in the February 23 episode, and TV Insider has an exclusive sneak peek at Jag star David James Elliott as his father, Dan. Max is in the bar with Kat (Mayim Bialik), Sheila (Swoosie Kurtz), Randi (Kyla Pratt), Carter (Julian Gant), and Gideon (Jack McBrayer) when Dan walks in. “Long time no see. You got big,” he remarks. Max doesn’t pull his punches: “Yeah, 30 years will do that.” Dan asks if they can sit down, but he doesn’t get the response he’d hoped for. “You can. I’m out of here,” Max tells him before walking out. Everyone’s surprised to see Max’s father, and you can watch the clip above to see Kat explain the situation to the others as well as Sheila’s comment that leads her daughter to comment she’s just made it worse.
- 2/22/2023
- TV Insider
Released in 2013, “Lone Survivor” is an emotional tour de force based on the best-selling 2007 memoir by the same name. Directed by Peter Berg, this action-packed war movie follows a Navy Seal team on a mission to capture Taliban leader Ahmad Shah in Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region.
The thrilling cast and on-location filming create an intense viewing experience that highlights the bravery of the soldiers who fought alongside one another. With numerous awards and nominations under its belt, “Lone Survivor” provides a natural and powerful look at the life of a soldier in modern warfare.
The gripping movie, directed and penned by Peter Berg, featured Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana in pivotal roles.
With a budget of 40 million, Lone Survivor became a box-office success, grossing over 154 million worldwide. The film has also been met with positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
If you...
The thrilling cast and on-location filming create an intense viewing experience that highlights the bravery of the soldiers who fought alongside one another. With numerous awards and nominations under its belt, “Lone Survivor” provides a natural and powerful look at the life of a soldier in modern warfare.
The gripping movie, directed and penned by Peter Berg, featured Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, and Eric Bana in pivotal roles.
With a budget of 40 million, Lone Survivor became a box-office success, grossing over 154 million worldwide. The film has also been met with positive reviews from critics and audiences alike.
If you...
- 1/26/2023
- by Israr
- buddytv.com
The irony of Bob Clark's 1983 film "A Christmas Story" was that it was initially intended to be a satire, a wicked deconstruction of the placid, false, Normal Rockwell-ian idyll of 1950s Americana. Christmastime was not a time of peace and ease in "A Christmas Story," but a bitter world of selfishness, childhood greed, bullying, and disappointment. Over the years, "A Christmas Story" grew in estimation to such a degree that it now is run in Holiday-season 24-hour marathons on certain cable TV stations. What was once meant to dismantle nostalgia is now just a new generation's nostalgia.
The film was adapted to a stage musical in 2009, which was, in turn, broadcast on live TV in 2017. Some who pay close attention will also have noted that 2012 saw the release of the straight-to-video "A Christmas Story 2," with actor Braeden Lemasters playing a teenage version of Ralphie, the star of the first film,...
The film was adapted to a stage musical in 2009, which was, in turn, broadcast on live TV in 2017. Some who pay close attention will also have noted that 2012 saw the release of the straight-to-video "A Christmas Story 2," with actor Braeden Lemasters playing a teenage version of Ralphie, the star of the first film,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Exclusive: CNN will be ringing in the New Year with a film on a music superstar.
CNN Films’ award-winning documentary Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, directed by Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner, will premiere on CNN January 1, 2023 at 9 pm Et and Pt, broadcast with limited commercial interruption.
Warwick got her start singing in gospel groups with family members in New Jersey, and became a pop music sensation when she teamed with the songwriting duo of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, beginning with the 1962 song “Don’t Make Me Over.”
“Ms. Warwick’s own velvet-toned voice largely tells the story of her music and life for the film,” CNN Films noted in a release, “underscoring her creative and cultural legacies during six decades of an extraordinary career. The film explores her stunning range of musical styles and versatility.”
CNN Films added, “Her career has soared despite dramatic upheaval within a fickle industry,...
CNN Films’ award-winning documentary Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, directed by Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner, will premiere on CNN January 1, 2023 at 9 pm Et and Pt, broadcast with limited commercial interruption.
Warwick got her start singing in gospel groups with family members in New Jersey, and became a pop music sensation when she teamed with the songwriting duo of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, beginning with the 1962 song “Don’t Make Me Over.”
“Ms. Warwick’s own velvet-toned voice largely tells the story of her music and life for the film,” CNN Films noted in a release, “underscoring her creative and cultural legacies during six decades of an extraordinary career. The film explores her stunning range of musical styles and versatility.”
CNN Films added, “Her career has soared despite dramatic upheaval within a fickle industry,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about dozens of shows including Succession, NCIS: Hawai’i, La Brea and Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas!
1 | After watching Lifetime’s Miracle in Motor City, are you secretly hoping Motown great Smokey Robinson gets a spinoff series called Smokey Saves the Day where he struts into struggling churches singing “Silent Night”? Us, too.
More from TVLineZoey's Extraordinary Christmas Video: Stars, EP Break Down Their Favorite Musical Numbers From Holiday MoviePerformer of the Week: Daniel HenneyTVLine Items: Lego Masters Renewed,...
1 | After watching Lifetime’s Miracle in Motor City, are you secretly hoping Motown great Smokey Robinson gets a spinoff series called Smokey Saves the Day where he struts into struggling churches singing “Silent Night”? Us, too.
More from TVLineZoey's Extraordinary Christmas Video: Stars, EP Break Down Their Favorite Musical Numbers From Holiday MoviePerformer of the Week: Daniel HenneyTVLine Items: Lego Masters Renewed,...
- 12/3/2021
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso, Mekeisha Madden Toby, Keisha Hatchett and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
As inspirational college sports movies go, “Heart of the Champions” doesn’t go, or row, nearly far enough off the beaten path. It’s every bit as boilerplate as its generic title might indicate, distinguished only by its focus on an underdog rowing team rather than the amateur baseball, basketball, football or hockey players usually involved in similar scenarios. There’s just so much even a fine actor like Michael Shannon can do to freshen such stale material, even when he’s given a plum role as a demanding coach who expects the impossible from his young charges. Of course, he might have been able to do more had he also been given more screen time, but, alas, we’ll never know.
The time is 1999-2000, and the place is the fictional Beeston University, an institution of higher learning that desperately needs a new coach after its rowing team finishes...
The time is 1999-2000, and the place is the fictional Beeston University, an institution of higher learning that desperately needs a new coach after its rowing team finishes...
- 10/29/2021
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
"Your are gonna learn something that can't be taught in a book or classroom." Vertical Entertainment has released an official trailer for Heart of Champions, a sports drama formerly known as Swing before this release retitle. This recently premiered at the Oldenburg Film Festival a few months ago. The film is about a trouble rowing crew. During their last year at an Ivy League college in 1999, a group of friends and crew teammates' lives are changed forever when an army vet takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team. Michael Shannon stars as Coach Murphy, with a cast including Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton, Alex MacNicoll, Ash Santos, Lilly Krug, and David James Elliott. This doesn't seem like it has anything new to offer, just another story of a team learning to play together to be better, like so many other sports movies before. And it's produced by the Winklevoss twins,...
- 10/7/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to Swing, the indie coming-of-age drama set in the world of elite rowing. Michael Mailer directed and Oscar nominee Michael Shannon stars in the film, which is getting a fall theatrical platform release after a planned festival run.
The screenplay is from Vojin Gjaja, a former armor officer in the U.S. Army who was an oarsman at Columbia University. Set in in 1999, it centers on a group of friends and crew teammates in their last year at an Ivy League college whose lives are changed forever when an Army veteran (Shannon) takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team. Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton and Alex MacNicoll also star along with Ash Santos, Lilly Krug and David James Elliott.
Daniel Dávila, Lucas Jarach, Gjaja, Robert Ogden Barnum, Frank Buchs, Shannon and Byron Wetzel produced Swing, whose executive producers include Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss,...
The screenplay is from Vojin Gjaja, a former armor officer in the U.S. Army who was an oarsman at Columbia University. Set in in 1999, it centers on a group of friends and crew teammates in their last year at an Ivy League college whose lives are changed forever when an Army veteran (Shannon) takes over as coach of their dysfunctional rowing team. Alexander Ludwig, Charles Melton and Alex MacNicoll also star along with Ash Santos, Lilly Krug and David James Elliott.
Daniel Dávila, Lucas Jarach, Gjaja, Robert Ogden Barnum, Frank Buchs, Shannon and Byron Wetzel produced Swing, whose executive producers include Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss,...
- 8/19/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The contemporary television landscape is littered with examples of ambitious-to-a-fault dramas built on lofty concepts and complex structures, shows that often burn fast and hot in a pilot, only to leave uncertainty about where they can possibly go. Such is not the case with “Heels,” Starz’ family drama about a small-town wrestling league and the sibling rivalry at its wobbly foundation.
“Heels” is built for endurance, not for speed, and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if, in another two seasons, it starts popping up in “TV’s best drama” conversations. That said, the journey toward realizing that potential is slow and amorphous for the first full half of its debut season. For a show set in such a potentially explosive environment, “Heels” comes with an awfully long fuse on it.
Stephen Amell stars as Jack Spade, the put-upon older brother tasked with maintaining the Duffy Wrestling League, a...
“Heels” is built for endurance, not for speed, and it wouldn’t come as a surprise if, in another two seasons, it starts popping up in “TV’s best drama” conversations. That said, the journey toward realizing that potential is slow and amorphous for the first full half of its debut season. For a show set in such a potentially explosive environment, “Heels” comes with an awfully long fuse on it.
Stephen Amell stars as Jack Spade, the put-upon older brother tasked with maintaining the Duffy Wrestling League, a...
- 8/15/2021
- by Joshua Alston
- Variety Film + TV
As Heels reviews come to light, you're likely to hear that the Michael Waldron (Loki) drama is reminiscent of Friday Night Lights.
That's not a bad comparison, but the sheer physicality needed from the Heels stars puts it on a different level than Fnl.
The uniqueness of the sport is also of note. While professional wrestling has an abundance of rabid fans, this is the first drama to shed light on the lifestyle.
The real comparison is with Audience Network's Kingdom, which focused on a family of Mma fighters, a gritty family drama that introduced an entirely new audience to Mma through its complex characters.
On Heels, Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) and his younger brother, Ace (Alexander Ludwig), are professional wrestlers trying to keep their father's legacy alive.
While Kingdom showcased the paternal relationship between a father and his three sons, Heels has Jack and Ace reeling after the sudden death of their father.
That's not a bad comparison, but the sheer physicality needed from the Heels stars puts it on a different level than Fnl.
The uniqueness of the sport is also of note. While professional wrestling has an abundance of rabid fans, this is the first drama to shed light on the lifestyle.
The real comparison is with Audience Network's Kingdom, which focused on a family of Mma fighters, a gritty family drama that introduced an entirely new audience to Mma through its complex characters.
On Heels, Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) and his younger brother, Ace (Alexander Ludwig), are professional wrestlers trying to keep their father's legacy alive.
While Kingdom showcased the paternal relationship between a father and his three sons, Heels has Jack and Ace reeling after the sudden death of their father.
- 8/4/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Heels Trailer 2 — Starz‘s has released the second TV show trailer for Heels (2021). View here the first Heels TV show trailer. Cast and crew Heels stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Chris Bauer, Allen Maldonado, Mary McCormack, David James Elliott, James Harrison, Kelli Berglund, and Phil Brooks. Peter Segal [...]
Continue reading: Heels (2021) TV Show Trailer 2: Stephen Amell & Alexander Ludwig are Brothers and Wrestling Rivals [Starz]...
Continue reading: Heels (2021) TV Show Trailer 2: Stephen Amell & Alexander Ludwig are Brothers and Wrestling Rivals [Starz]...
- 7/23/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
This weekend sees the release of another addition in the movies’ complex relationship with criminals, in particular gangsters. Or the “made men”. But not “made-up men” as in those early-talkie Warners classics, or the celebrated Corleone trilogy. This guy was the “real deal”, although he would’ve grimaced at seeing his name on a theatre marquee. He preferred working and plotting (a wiz at making the numbers click) in the shadows. Ah, but films have found him fascinating because of his unique heritage, as he was one of the few underworld figures who was Jewish, rather than the prevalent Catholic-raised Italian-Americans. Now, there was a fictionalized version of himself in that second of the earlier mentioned series, being Lee Strasberg as Hyman Roth in the superior sequel, The Godfather Part II. But several acclaimed actors have portrayed him on the big and small screen including Patrick Dempsey and Oscar-winners Richard Dreyfus and Sir Ben Kingsley.
- 6/24/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Vision Film has acquired rights to I Love Us, a romantic drama from Danny A. Abeckaser’s 2B Films. Abeckaser stars with Jackie Cruz, Katie Cassidy, Harlow Jane, David James Elliott, Robert Davi, Jasper Polish, Greg Finley, James Madio, David James Elliott, Elya Baskin and Courtney Lopez in the ensemble, which wrapped production at the end of March after a shoot in Los Angeles. It will get a 10-city theatrical run along with VOD in September.
In the script by Kosta Kondilopoulos, a seasoned thief (Abeckaser) trades in his criminal ways for a “normal” married life after falling in love with a single mother (Cassidy) that catches him off guard. But when tragedy strikes, he’s forced to take one last job to pay off old debts and keep his new family together, creating conflict all around him.
Abeckaser also produced with Wild7Films’ Kyle Stefanski and Mike Hermosa, and Above the Clouds’ Jeff Hoffman. Executive producers are Katie Cassidy, Ron Rofe, Isaac Gindi, Eddie Gindi and Gustavo Nascimento.
“I Love Us was such a passion project and a labor of love. I felt the movie deserved to be with a company that really believes and loves the movie like I do. Lisa Romanoff at Vision was the right person for this journey for myself as director along with producers Kyle Stefanski, Mike Hermosa and Jeff Hoffman. We are excited for people to see it.”
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Level 33 Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Rollers, written and directed by Isaiah Smallman. The film will be available in theaters and on VOD on June 25.
The plot centers on Rufus Paisley (Johnny Ray Gill), a closet alcoholic and whose everything he loves is smashed together into one place: Rollers. He gave up a promising career as a musician in order to keep it alive, but the historic venue, once owned by his parents, is in trouble and he’s running out of ways to save it, and himself. His friends urge him to move on, but can he?
Kevin Bigley, Vicky Jeudy, Kate Cobb, Joel Allen and Spencer Rayshon Stevenson also star. Smallman and Tara Ansley produced the pic, which was executive produced by Tiffany Boyle, Bryce McGuire, Elsa Ramo and Eric Costello.
The deal was negotiated by Boyle and Erika Canchola on behalf of the filmmakers and by Andreas Olavarria and Kate Sheffield on behalf of Level 33.
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Gravitas Ventures has acquired rights to the sports documentary Resurgence, directed by social media fitness stars Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers (aka the Buttery Bros). The pic, which follows the shakeup of the worldwide annual fitness competition The CrossFit Games in the midst of the pandemic, will debut on iTunes and Apple TV on July 20, followed by digital platforms and VOD on August 3.
“With Covid-19 restrictions allowing for only 10 athletes versus the usual 80-100+, it’s the first and possibly last year we will be able to tell interesting angles from every athlete competing,” the directors said. “We are honored to have been there for this intimate event, and excited for the world to see the behind the scenes of what went on at the 2020 CrossFit Games.”
“The collaboration among the Buttery Bros., CrossFit HQ, and Gravitas has been smooth and it’s great to get the band back together,” said Michael Murphy, President of Gravitas Ventures. “Previous CrossFit films are immediate best-sellers, and we expect the same from Resurgence which is awesome in scope, story-telling, and quality.”
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The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles‘ Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature went toTamil director Thamizh’s debut film Seththumaan (Pig) as the 19th edition of the fest wrapped its run this week. The Features Jury gave honorable mention to Malayalam film Biriyaani, directed by Sajin Baabu. Ajitpal Singh’s debut feature Fire in the Mountains won the Audience Award for Best Feature.
The Grand Jury Prize for Best Short went to Karishma Dev Dube for Bittu, while the Audience Award for Best Short went to Aarti Neharsh’s queer love story The Song We Sang.
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Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American VOD rights to the World War II feature documentary Lost Airmen of Buchenwald. It will hit digital platforms June 15.
Written and directed by Mike Dorsey, the doc tells the story of the 168 Allied airmen in World War II who fought for survival in Germany’s infamous Buchenwald Concentration Camp after they were caught by the German Gestapo while hiding with the French Resistance. Facing starvation, disease, execution, forced marches, and even a bombing by their own side, the airmen are in a race against time to get out of Buchenwald alive.
Dorsey, Gerald Baron, Frank Imhof and Duane McNett are producers. Freestyle negotiated the deal with A3 Artists Agency representing Dorsey.
Here’s the trailer:...
In the script by Kosta Kondilopoulos, a seasoned thief (Abeckaser) trades in his criminal ways for a “normal” married life after falling in love with a single mother (Cassidy) that catches him off guard. But when tragedy strikes, he’s forced to take one last job to pay off old debts and keep his new family together, creating conflict all around him.
Abeckaser also produced with Wild7Films’ Kyle Stefanski and Mike Hermosa, and Above the Clouds’ Jeff Hoffman. Executive producers are Katie Cassidy, Ron Rofe, Isaac Gindi, Eddie Gindi and Gustavo Nascimento.
“I Love Us was such a passion project and a labor of love. I felt the movie deserved to be with a company that really believes and loves the movie like I do. Lisa Romanoff at Vision was the right person for this journey for myself as director along with producers Kyle Stefanski, Mike Hermosa and Jeff Hoffman. We are excited for people to see it.”
***
Level 33 Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Rollers, written and directed by Isaiah Smallman. The film will be available in theaters and on VOD on June 25.
The plot centers on Rufus Paisley (Johnny Ray Gill), a closet alcoholic and whose everything he loves is smashed together into one place: Rollers. He gave up a promising career as a musician in order to keep it alive, but the historic venue, once owned by his parents, is in trouble and he’s running out of ways to save it, and himself. His friends urge him to move on, but can he?
Kevin Bigley, Vicky Jeudy, Kate Cobb, Joel Allen and Spencer Rayshon Stevenson also star. Smallman and Tara Ansley produced the pic, which was executive produced by Tiffany Boyle, Bryce McGuire, Elsa Ramo and Eric Costello.
The deal was negotiated by Boyle and Erika Canchola on behalf of the filmmakers and by Andreas Olavarria and Kate Sheffield on behalf of Level 33.
***
Gravitas Ventures has acquired rights to the sports documentary Resurgence, directed by social media fitness stars Heber Cannon and Marston Sawyers (aka the Buttery Bros). The pic, which follows the shakeup of the worldwide annual fitness competition The CrossFit Games in the midst of the pandemic, will debut on iTunes and Apple TV on July 20, followed by digital platforms and VOD on August 3.
“With Covid-19 restrictions allowing for only 10 athletes versus the usual 80-100+, it’s the first and possibly last year we will be able to tell interesting angles from every athlete competing,” the directors said. “We are honored to have been there for this intimate event, and excited for the world to see the behind the scenes of what went on at the 2020 CrossFit Games.”
“The collaboration among the Buttery Bros., CrossFit HQ, and Gravitas has been smooth and it’s great to get the band back together,” said Michael Murphy, President of Gravitas Ventures. “Previous CrossFit films are immediate best-sellers, and we expect the same from Resurgence which is awesome in scope, story-telling, and quality.”
***
The Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles‘ Grand Jury Prize for Best Feature went toTamil director Thamizh’s debut film Seththumaan (Pig) as the 19th edition of the fest wrapped its run this week. The Features Jury gave honorable mention to Malayalam film Biriyaani, directed by Sajin Baabu. Ajitpal Singh’s debut feature Fire in the Mountains won the Audience Award for Best Feature.
The Grand Jury Prize for Best Short went to Karishma Dev Dube for Bittu, while the Audience Award for Best Short went to Aarti Neharsh’s queer love story The Song We Sang.
***
Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American VOD rights to the World War II feature documentary Lost Airmen of Buchenwald. It will hit digital platforms June 15.
Written and directed by Mike Dorsey, the doc tells the story of the 168 Allied airmen in World War II who fought for survival in Germany’s infamous Buchenwald Concentration Camp after they were caught by the German Gestapo while hiding with the French Resistance. Facing starvation, disease, execution, forced marches, and even a bombing by their own side, the airmen are in a race against time to get out of Buchenwald alive.
Dorsey, Gerald Baron, Frank Imhof and Duane McNett are producers. Freestyle negotiated the deal with A3 Artists Agency representing Dorsey.
Here’s the trailer:...
- 5/28/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to writer-director Eytan Rockaway’s crime drama Lansky, starring Harvey Keitel and Sam Worthington. The film also stars AnnaSophia Robb, Minka Kelly, David James Elliott, David Cade, Danny A. Abeckaser and John Magaro. Vertical is planning a theatrical day-and-date release on June 25, 2021.
“In this day and age it’s important to have companies like Vertical that embrace cinema and give independent filmmakers a stage to express their creative voices,“ said Rockaway.
The film follows David Stone (Worthington), a renowned but down-on-his-luck writer who has the opportunity of a lifetime when he receives a surprise call from Meyer Lansky (Keitel). For decades, authorities have been trying to locate Lansky’s alleged nine-figure fortune and this is their last chance to capture the aging gangster before he dies. With the FBI close behind, the godfather of organized crime reveals the untold truth about his...
“In this day and age it’s important to have companies like Vertical that embrace cinema and give independent filmmakers a stage to express their creative voices,“ said Rockaway.
The film follows David Stone (Worthington), a renowned but down-on-his-luck writer who has the opportunity of a lifetime when he receives a surprise call from Meyer Lansky (Keitel). For decades, authorities have been trying to locate Lansky’s alleged nine-figure fortune and this is their last chance to capture the aging gangster before he dies. With the FBI close behind, the godfather of organized crime reveals the untold truth about his...
- 5/19/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Heels Trailer — Starz‘s Heels (2021) teaser trailer has been released. The Heels trailer stars Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Alison Luff, Chris Bauer, Allen Maldonado, Mary McCormack, David James Elliott, James Harrison, Kelli Berglund, and Phil Brooks. Crew Peter Segal and Jessica Lowrey directed various episodes of Heels. Michael Waldron wrote the screenplays [...]
Continue reading: Heels Trailer: Stephen Amell & Alexander Ludwig are Small-town Pro Wrestlers in Starz’s 2021 TV Series...
Continue reading: Heels Trailer: Stephen Amell & Alexander Ludwig are Small-town Pro Wrestlers in Starz’s 2021 TV Series...
- 5/3/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Starz is stepping into the ring of independent professional wrestling with its upcoming drama Heels, and we’ve got our first look at the sparring brothers-turned-wrestlers in the series’ very first teaser.
Created and written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty, Loki), Heels is set to premiere Sunday, Aug. 15 at 9/8c. The series follows “a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Arrow‘s Stephen Amell as Jack Spade, and Vikings’ Alexander Ludwig as younger brother Ace) war over their late father’s legacy,” reads the official description. “In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis,...
Created and written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty, Loki), Heels is set to premiere Sunday, Aug. 15 at 9/8c. The series follows “a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Arrow‘s Stephen Amell as Jack Spade, and Vikings’ Alexander Ludwig as younger brother Ace) war over their late father’s legacy,” reads the official description. “In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis,...
- 5/3/2021
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
TV vet Mike O’Malley tackled double duty on Starz’s upcoming Heels, not only serving as the wrestling drama’s showrunner but also filling a villainous role, TVLine has learned exclusively.
Written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty) with O’Malley serving as showrunner, Heels follows a Georgia-based, family-owned wrestling promotion as brothers Jack and Ace Spade (played by Arrow‘s Stephen Amell and Vikings‘ Alexander Ludwig) war over their late father’s legacy.
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Written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty) with O’Malley serving as showrunner, Heels follows a Georgia-based, family-owned wrestling promotion as brothers Jack and Ace Spade (played by Arrow‘s Stephen Amell and Vikings‘ Alexander Ludwig) war over their late father’s legacy.
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- 4/16/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
So, a superhero and a viking walk into a wrestling ring….
Starz has released a first look at Heels, its upcoming pro wrestling drama starring Arrow‘s Stephen Amell and Vikings‘ Alexander Ludwig, and if bare, sweaty pecs are your thing, well, happy Tuesday!
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Written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty) with Mike O’Malley (Survivor’s Remorse) serving as showrunner, Heels is described as “a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in...
Starz has released a first look at Heels, its upcoming pro wrestling drama starring Arrow‘s Stephen Amell and Vikings‘ Alexander Ludwig, and if bare, sweaty pecs are your thing, well, happy Tuesday!
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Written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty) with Mike O’Malley (Survivor’s Remorse) serving as showrunner, Heels is described as “a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in...
- 3/9/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
While recent time loop movies like Palm Springs have presented a rather bright and bubbly approach to the concept, The Obituary of Tunde Johnson takes a different path. Directed by Ali LeRoi, the drama follows a Nigerian-American teenager who is pulled over by police, shot to death, and then immediately awakens to relive the same day. Starring Steven Silver, Spencer Neville, Nicola Peltz, Sammi Rotibi, and David James Elliott, the TIFF premiere will now arrive this month and the first trailer has landed.
Jared Mobarak said in his review, “While not in control of the response, Tunde Johnson (Steven Silver) does control the conversation when deciding to come out as gay to his wealthy, Nigerian-born parents the night of his secret boyfriend’s (Spencer Neville’s Soren) birthday. He sits them down, diverts their attention from the busy intellectual discourse that runs through their heads, and says his peace. He...
Jared Mobarak said in his review, “While not in control of the response, Tunde Johnson (Steven Silver) does control the conversation when deciding to come out as gay to his wealthy, Nigerian-born parents the night of his secret boyfriend’s (Spencer Neville’s Soren) birthday. He sits them down, diverts their attention from the busy intellectual discourse that runs through their heads, and says his peace. He...
- 2/18/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
CBS is looking to expand the NCIS franchise outside the contiguous United States.
TVLine has learned that the Eye network is in the early stages of developing a new iteration of NCIS, this one set in Hawaii. This would mark CBS’ third NCIS spinoff and the fourth NCIS series overall, joining the Mark Harmon-headlined mothership, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.
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TVLine has learned that the Eye network is in the early stages of developing a new iteration of NCIS, this one set in Hawaii. This would mark CBS’ third NCIS spinoff and the fourth NCIS series overall, joining the Mark Harmon-headlined mothership, NCIS: Los Angeles and NCIS: New Orleans.
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- 2/16/2021
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Good ol’ 2-Bit shows up on the Stansfield campus in this week’s Power Book II: Ghost, just in time for Parents’ Weekend. And that makes sense, in a way: Though he’s no longer with us, the sins of Tariq’s father continue to truly eff with his son’s life.
But the Tejada family is not without its share of turmoil in “Family First,” which chronicles Cane’s ouster from Monet’s inner circle — not to mention her house. Read on for the episode’s highlights.
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But the Tejada family is not without its share of turmoil in “Family First,” which chronicles Cane’s ouster from Monet’s inner circle — not to mention her house. Read on for the episode’s highlights.
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- 12/21/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Mr. Wednesday’s romantic past comes into play in this exclusive first look at American Gods Season 3: May we introduce you to his former love, the goddess Demeter?
As previously reported, the Greek deity of the harvest, played by Blythe Danner (Will & Grace, Huff), will pop up in the upcoming season of the Starz fantasy drama. She and Ian McShane’s Wednesday, aka Odin, have some unresolved relationship business to deal with — which is complicated by the fact that she’s been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility.
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As previously reported, the Greek deity of the harvest, played by Blythe Danner (Will & Grace, Huff), will pop up in the upcoming season of the Starz fantasy drama. She and Ian McShane’s Wednesday, aka Odin, have some unresolved relationship business to deal with — which is complicated by the fact that she’s been involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility.
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- 12/17/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
A Grimm cop and a Practice legal eagle are the two newest members of Starz’s Black Mafia Family.
Russell Hornsby and Steve Harris will be series regulars in Curtis “50 Cent'” Jackson’s new drama, our sister site Deadline reports.
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Russell Hornsby and Steve Harris will be series regulars in Curtis “50 Cent'” Jackson’s new drama, our sister site Deadline reports.
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- 12/17/2020
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Jag alum David James Elliott has entered the ring of Starz’s family/wrestling drama Heels, playing pop to Arrow vet Stephen Amell.
Written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty) with Mike O’Malley (Survivor’s Remorse) serving as showrunner, Heels is described as “a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small town pro wrestling.” Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack and Ace Spade (played by Amell and Vikings‘ Alexander Ludwig), war over their late father’s legacy. “In the ring, somebody...
Written by Michael Waldron (Rick and Morty) with Mike O’Malley (Survivor’s Remorse) serving as showrunner, Heels is described as “a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small town pro wrestling.” Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack and Ace Spade (played by Amell and Vikings‘ Alexander Ludwig), war over their late father’s legacy. “In the ring, somebody...
- 12/15/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Jag alum David James Elliott and Joel Murray (Mad Men) are set for recurring roles opposite Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig in Heels, Starz’s eight-episode hourlong drama set in the outrageous world of independent professional wrestling.
Written by Michael Waldron, with Mike O’Malley as showrunner, Heels is a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy (Ludwig) and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel (Amell). But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.
Elliott will play Tom Spade, a former wrestler and proprietor of the Duffy Wrestling...
Written by Michael Waldron, with Mike O’Malley as showrunner, Heels is a story about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals, Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy (Ludwig) and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel (Amell). But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.
Elliott will play Tom Spade, a former wrestler and proprietor of the Duffy Wrestling...
- 12/15/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
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