According to sources, there had been talks about moving the musical dramedy series to streaming service Peacock for a third season, but that move ultimately did not come together. According to a spokesperson for Lionsgate Television, which co-produces the series, there are plans to shop it to other outlets.
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https://www.if.com.au/stan-and-prime-video-ask-government-to-hold-off-on-content-quotas/
Stan and Amazon ask government to hold off on content quotas
The second half of Billions season 5 premieres on Stan on September 6, same day as America.
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Amazon just doesn’t have the money.
Transfusion will debut on Stan next year. Production company Altitude Media will also launch international sales of the movie at the Cannes virtual market.
CHRISTOPH WALTZ & SAM NEILL TO STAR IN BRAND NEW STAN ORIGINAL FILM
THE PORTABLE DOOR
L-R: Christoph Waltz and Sam Neill
Directed by Jeffrey Walker and starring Christoph Waltz, Sam Neill, Patrick Gibson, Miranda Otto, Chris Pang, Jessica DeGouw, Rachel House, Arka Das, Damon Herriman and Sophie Wilde, the Stan Original Film The Portable Door is a magical fantasy adventure and is currently in production in Queensland.
Stan, Australia’s unrivalled home of original productions, today announced a brand new Stan Original Film, The Portable Door , a magical fantasy adventure which is currently in production in Queensland.
The film will see two-time Oscar winner Christoph Waltz ( Django Unchained, No Time to Die ) and multi-Golden Globe nominee Sam Neill ( Peter Rabbit, Jurassic Park franchise) star alongside Patrick Gibson ( The OA, Tolkien ) and an all-star Australian cast, including Miranda Otto ( The Lord of the Rings franchise), Chris Pang ( Crazy Rich Asians ), Jessica DeGouw ( Gretel & Hansel , Pennyworth ), New Zealand’s Rachel House ( Soul, Thor: Ragnarok ), Arka Das ( Mulan , Lion ), Damon Herriman ( Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Stan Original Series The Commons ) and Sophie Wilde (Stan Original Series Eden, You Don’t Know Me ).
Adapted from Tom Holt’s eponymous seven-book fantasy series, award-winning Australian director Jeffrey Walker ( Ali’s Wedding, Stan Original Series The Commons) is directing the film from a screenplay adapted by Australian writer Leon Ford ( Griff the Invisible ).
A Jim Henson Company and Story Bridge Films production, The Portable Door is produced by Blanca Lista from The Jim Henson Company ( Alexander and the Terrible Horrible No Good Very Bad Day, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance ), and Todd Fellman from Story Bridge Films ( Daybreakers , Bait 3D ). The Jim Henson Company’s Lisa Henson and Chris Lytton are executive producing as well as Arclight Films’ Gary Hamilton, Brian Beckmann, and Ying Ye, alongside Julia Stuart and Laura Grange from Sky, and Stan’s Cailah Scobie and Shana Levine. Madman Entertainment will handle theatrical distribution, ahead of the film’s premiere on Stan.
In The Portable Door , Paul Carpenter (Patrick Gibson) and Sophie Pettingel (Sophie Wilde) are the lowly, put-upon interns who begin working at the mysterious London firm J.W. Wells & Co. and become steadily aware that their employers are anything but conventional. Charismatic villains Humphrey Wells (Christoph Waltz), the CEO of the company, and middle manager Dennis Tanner (Sam Neill) are disrupting the world of magic by bringing modern corporate strategy to ancient magical practices, and Paul and Sophie discover the true agenda of the vast corporation where they work.
Stan Chief Content Officer Cailah Scobie said: “Stan continues its strong investment and focus on premium local programs and feature films like The Portable Door as part of our strategy to create more Australian produced content. Helmed by one of Australia’s most accomplished directors in Jeffrey Walker and featuring award winning actors Christoph Waltz, Sam Neill and Patrick Gibson, alongside a stellar Australian cast, we look forward to seeing this magical film cast a spell on Stan subscribers.”
Madman Entertainment CEO and Founder Paul Wiegard said: “The film promises a joyful cinematic experience; a big screen visual feast of imagination, fantasy and humour. Audiences will recapture, uninterrupted, that feeling from their youth of watching a truly creative work.”
Executive producer Lisa Henson said: “Director Jeffrey Walker is leading an amazing cast and creative team to bring to life the high-fantasy setting and unique humour of The Portable Door. An unexpected adventure filled with deeply funny moments; The Portable Door is poised to be the next Henson fan favourite.”
Producer Todd Fellman said: “It has been exciting to watch the diverse comedic talents of our incredible cast take this gem of a script by Leon Ford to a whole new level. We are truly creating a very special film that will be lots of fun for audiences of all ages.”
Financing and distribution partners include Sky Studios, Stan, Madman Entertainment, MEP Capital, Fulcrum Media Finance and Arclight Films International. Development and production support provided by Screen Queensland.
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Two Aussie actors have joined season 4 of Yellowstone: Jacki Weaver (Animal Kingdom) as Caroline Warner, CEO of Market Equities; and Finn Little (Storm Boy) as Carter.
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Stan only have the first season of Evil, right?
The series is also on 10 All Access, so perhaps they’ve retained the rights for the second season which has already started streaming weekly on Paramount+.
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Yes they only have Season 1 of Evil on Stan.
I wonder if Stan will get some stuff off Paramount+ but after say 12-18 maybe 24 months … eg Showtime stuff / CBS titles etc.
Or perhaps new Showtime stuff totally exclusive to Paramount+ and we won’t see it anywhere else? Stan still has some older Showtime stuff, Weeds, Episodes even The Tudors, US of Tara and The L Word (and I doubt it’s suddenly going to disappear next month)
Why Woman Kill 's first season is on SBS on Demand so I wonder if Stan might end up/have a deal/ getting access to i think it’s called a “second window?” to air content.
ViacomCBS would make money having it premiere on their service and then also have say Stan airing older seasons.
This may not work well with keeping people subscribed to Paramount + having the shows older seasons available elsewhere.
Be interesting to see what happens.
The new season of dexter from showtime will be exclusive to P+. I’d say more and more it will all move across.
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Evil was featured in the ad for Paramount+ along with Why Women Kill. I would say all further seasons of those shows will be on Paramount+ first.
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Must’ve missed that, thanks.
Stan probably picked up Evil before CBS decided to shift it to Paramount+ which is why the don’t have the new season which is airing now.
New 10-part horror series Chapelwaite, based on Stephen King’s 1978 short story Jerusalem’s Lot, premieres on Stan on August 23.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan premieres Sunday, 18 July, same day as the US with new episodes weekly, on Stan.
Angela Black is set to debut on ITV in UK later this year.
Stan comedy series No Activity is getting another adaptation - in Spain.
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Binge Head of Content congratulating Stan on its acquisition of Hacks.
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I saw the trailer for this tonight. Looks fantastic.
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