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SPOILER ALERT! This post contains details from the Season 2 finale of Starz’s Blindspotting. Season 2 of Blindspotting came to an end on Friday with a cathartic episode where the characters finally addressed some of the tensions that have been brewing since Miles [Rafael Casal] went to prison…

Lionsgate CFO Jimmy Barge said the company will see little to no financial impact from a three-month WGA strike – about how long the guild’s last work stoppage lasted — and that it hasn’t factored prolonged labor action into its guidance. A strong content pipeline and large library makes the business…

Lionsgate’s release of John Wick: Chapter 4 and the continued strength of the company’s 18,000-title film and TV library helped the company post fiscal fourth-quarter results ahead of Wall Street expectations. Related Story Lionsgate Execs On WGA Strike, Starz Price Hike, Upcoming Separat…

Starz has set a late summer premiere date for Season 2 of Power Book IV: Force. The third spinoff in the Power franchise starring Joseph Sikora as Tommy Egan will premiere its second season Friday, September 1 at midnight ET on the Starz app, Starz streaming and on-demand platforms and internationally on…

EXCLUSIVE: The WGA East has hit the pause button on two more shows in New York today. Power Book II: Ghost and the latest Pretty Little Liars installment temporarily shuttered production Thursday as East Coast scribes and their supporters took to the picket lines. The first spinoff in Starz's…

Add another Starz series to the list of shows suspended as a result of the writers strike. P-Valley has postponed its production in Atlanta. Deadline understands that the series had recently finished its writers room for season three but production had not started. Creator and showrunner…

Minx Creator Ellen Rapoport has reason to celebrate today — her show has a premiere date on its new Starz home — but she hasn’t forgotten that it’s also day eight of the WGA strike. After Starz revealed that her comedy would bow July 21, Rapoport reminded folks via Twitter how she was able to…

Minx will make its Season 2 premiere on July 21 at its new home at Starz—via linear at 9 p.m. ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada; midnight on the Starz app and on demand. Minx is set in 1970s Los Angeles and centers around Joyce Prigger (Lovibond), an earnest young feminist who joins forces with a low-rent…

EXCLUSIVE: Starz' The Venery of Samantha Bird has shut down production as a result of the writers strike. Deadline understands that the drama series has paused filming with two episodes of its eight episode order left to shoot. The series shoots in Montreal. Related Story Latest TV S…

EXCLUSIVE: Starz programming exec Jeff Cooke is set to exit the Lionsgate company. We’ve learned Cooke, Starz’s SVP of Programming for International Networks, will leave the business this July. The exec has been with Starz owner Lionsgate for a decade and with the U.S. cable network’s international…

EXCLUSIVE: Wendell Pierce (The Wire) and Erika Woods (Blue Bloods) have joined the Season 3 cast of Starz’s Power Book III: Raising Kanan in recurring roles. Pierce plays Ishmael "Snaps" Henry, a living legend on the street, former bank robber, and OG dealer who now acts as a mentor and financier for…

After waiting 13 years for the long-discussed Season 3 revival of the Starz comedy Party Down, will fans have to wait just as long for another installment?  “Probably,” said showrunner and EP John Enbom today at Deadline’s Contenders TV. “But hopefully [it’ll come] sooner.” Related Story …