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EXCLUSIVE: Starzplay has cast Tessa Ía (De Brutas), Martín Saracho (Who Killed Sara?), and Lizeth Selene (Rebelde) as the leads for the Spanish-language dramedy series Yellow (w/t). Production officially kicked off on the project in Mexico City on Monday. Ía will portray "Dan" who is described as someone who is…

First Look At Starzplay's Spanish Original 'Express' Season Two Starzplay has put a second season of its Mediapro Studio-produced drama Express into production and you can see a first image here. The  show, Starzplay's first original series from Spain sees Alejo Sauras (Estoy Vivo) as the new police chief, and Laura…

The streaming landscape is changing at a rate of knots. The biggest U.S. players are looking for new revenue streams and growth areas, and, in 2022 much of that that growth is coming from European TV. These platforms’ activity in the continent was all anyone could talk about at this year’s European TV markets, and each…

EXCLUSIVE: Deutschland 83 co-creator Jörg Winger’s latest drama series Ouija has added Starzplay as co-producer and the show has set cast, Deadline can reveal. Co-created by Thomas Bourguignon (Réunions), the France Télévisions series was one of the first development projects detailed when Winger unveiled the Fremantle…

Starzplay Acquires HBO’s Max’s Ken Watanabe Crime Thriller Series ‘Tokyo Vice’ HBO Max's upcoming crime thriller Tokyo Vice is headed to streaming service Starzplay in Europe. The Starz streamer has acquired rights in Austria, Germany, German-speaking Switzerland, Ireland and the U.K. and will debut with two episodes…

A consortium led by Emirates-based technology and investment group e& has agreed to acquire a majority equity stake in SVOD and streaming platform Starzplay Arabia. The group, including e&'s E-Vision and Abu Dhabi-based investment and holding company ADQ, is taking approximately 57% of the Middle East and North…

EXCLUSIVE: Last week, Deadline broke the news that Starzplay, the international streaming service from Starz, is partnering with Sony Pictures Television for what will be one of its most ambitious originals to date. XRey, a high-end, multi-lingual drama series about the life and reign of Spain's controversial former…

Marc Levy, the author and showrunner behind Starzplay/Studiocanal's upcoming All Those Things We Never Said, was driven to adapt the show for TV after a year of being "overwhelmed by division." Speaking at today's Mipcom alongside Studiocanal execs, Levy said he relished "being able to tell a story in 300 minutes…

EXCLUSIVE: Starzplay, the international streaming service from Starz that is now in close to 60 countries, is joining forces with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) on a premium scripted series about the life and reign of Spain's controversial former king Juan Carlos I. XRey comes from Golden Globe and Emmy-winning…

Starzplay has picked up a bunch of international rights for Peacock’s true-crime limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, and Christian Slater. The Lionsgate-backed international streamer will carry the UCP-produced series, based on the hit Wondery podcast of the same name, in the UK, Belgium…

Starzplay, a leading streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa, has secured its first independent debt financing with a $25M injection from Abu Dhabi-based Ruya Partners. The funds, secured on the basis of the company's financial strength and performance, will be used to strengthen the service's geographic…

Starzplay Launches On France’s Canal+ Starz’s streaming service Starzplay is launching in France on Canal+. The streamer will be made available to all Canal+ Series subscribers at no extra cost and will be stocked with shows including The Great and Ramy. "Partnering with Canal+, a marquee brand well known for its…