Why John Wick Prequel 'The Continental' Moved From Starz To Peacock
In August lost "< a href="https://www.Indiewire.Com/t/the-continental/" id="car-tag_the-continental" facts-tag="the-continental" >The Continental", the upcoming prequel series based on the ""movement franchise. Instead, it will go to - despite the fact that the premium cable community and franchise percentage of the same company determine in . At RBC's Tuesday press conference, the Starz CEO on Tuesday shed some light on the stream.
Hirsh said the show "honestly doesn't fit our core demos," which include an African-American audience in love with the "Power" universe and the women who helped make "Outlander" successful. And even though he said "The Continental" could have been "an incredible success" for Starz, Lionsgate is trying to liberate Starz and show that every aspect of the business enterprise can get its money's worth. . .
"We felt that in terms of maximizing the price for shareholders, it might be higher for the agency if they pulled it and offered it somewhere other than on Starz," Hirsh said. “I guess at the end of the day when the math is sort of settled, it's probably 7-8 times more to shareholders than we did with him than on Starz. I guess it had been a wonderful achievement for us. But I think absolutely everyone working collectively at Lionsgate, we're looking to maximize the cost to shareholders. So it becomes the right decision. But that's the way we paint together these days. And I guess we can paint together as we become a separate company. »
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"The Continental," Hirsh said, is a great example of how studio Lionsgate and Starz paint well together. The reality though, he conceded, is that Starz needs to "expand or become part of something bigger and not just stand still" if you want to stay competitive and generate the maximum prize. p>
To that end, Lionsgate VP Michael Burns updated the RBC convention on the timeline to separate the studio and Starz. He said the media organization plans to register a deal via the March shutdown and the entire separation via the shutdown of its second 2023 financial sector – at the end of next September. A source also indicated that Lionsgate is maintaining productive discussions about finding a buyer for the studio or Starz.
Hirsh touted the price of Lionsgate's 17,000 ID library and said that apart from Sony, there is no other fairly compelling unbiased library available on the market.
"The studio is going to be in really desirable shape in terms of being a real weapons supplier, and they're going to have a lot of interest in the Starz aspect," he said. “I guess we're either going to have to expand or end up being part of something bigger. I think it's a good way to appear as well. Do I believe that we can keep to succeed the dimensions that we are today? Absolutely. I guess our knowledge method and I think our team will continue to grow within the business enterprise, but it is a difficult environment to obtain. »
"The Continental" will be released on Peacock in 2023 as a 3-part event series and on Amazon Prime Video internationally. The series is set in 1975 and features Colin Woodell playing the role of Ian McShane in the 'John Wick' films, examining the history of how he fought to take over the long-running seaside resort which could later become the home of hitmen and criminals around the world.
In August lost "< a href="https://www.Indiewire.Com/t/the-continental/" id="car-tag_the-continental" facts-tag="the-continental" >The Continental", the upcoming prequel series based on the ""movement franchise. Instead, it will go to - despite the fact that the premium cable community and franchise percentage of the same company determine in . At RBC's Tuesday press conference, the Starz CEO on Tuesday shed some light on the stream.
Hirsh said the show "honestly doesn't fit our core demos," which include an African-American audience in love with the "Power" universe and the women who helped make "Outlander" successful. And even though he said "The Continental" could have been "an incredible success" for Starz, Lionsgate is trying to liberate Starz and show that every aspect of the business enterprise can get its money's worth. . .
"We felt that in terms of maximizing the price for shareholders, it might be higher for the agency if they pulled it and offered it somewhere other than on Starz," Hirsh said. “I guess at the end of the day when the math is sort of settled, it's probably 7-8 times more to shareholders than we did with him than on Starz. I guess it had been a wonderful achievement for us. But I think absolutely everyone working collectively at Lionsgate, we're looking to maximize the cost to shareholders. So it becomes the right decision. But that's the way we paint together these days. And I guess we can paint together as we become a separate company. »
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"The Continental," Hirsh said, is a great example of how studio Lionsgate and Starz paint well together. The reality though, he conceded, is that Starz needs to "expand or become part of something bigger and not just stand still" if you want to stay competitive and generate the maximum prize. p>
To that end, Lionsgate VP Michael Burns updated the RBC convention on the timeline to separate the studio and Starz. He said the media organization plans to register a deal via the March shutdown and the entire separation via the shutdown of its second 2023 financial sector – at the end of next September. A source also indicated that Lionsgate is maintaining productive discussions about finding a buyer for the studio or Starz.
Hirsh touted the price of Lionsgate's 17,000 ID library and said that apart from Sony, there is no other fairly compelling unbiased library available on the market.
"The studio is going to be in really desirable shape in terms of being a real weapons supplier, and they're going to have a lot of interest in the Starz aspect," he said. “I guess we're either going to have to expand or end up being part of something bigger. I think it's a good way to appear as well. Do I believe that we can keep to succeed the dimensions that we are today? Absolutely. I guess our knowledge method and I think our team will continue to grow within the business enterprise, but it is a difficult environment to obtain. »
"The Continental" will be released on Peacock in 2023 as a 3-part event series and on Amazon Prime Video internationally. The series is set in 1975 and features Colin Woodell playing the role of Ian McShane in the 'John Wick' films, examining the history of how he fought to take over the long-running seaside resort which could later become the home of hitmen and criminals around the world.
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