Starz has given a second season renewal to "Magic City," three weeks before the period drama's premiere.
Drama set in Miami in 1959 stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a hotel magnate and family man who leads a double life and is tangled up with the mob. Starz has ordered another 10 segs of the series created and exec produced by Mitch Glazer. The series, produced in-house by Starz, will have a sneak preview on March 30 following the season finale of "Spartacus: Vengeance" prior to its official April 6 debut.
" 'Magic City' is a beautifully written, superbly acted, and visually stunning series, and we feel the quality of the work accomplished deserves a second season," said Starz CEO Chris Albrecht. "It has already been sold in more than 70 territories worldwide, and represents the kind of premium entertainment the Starz brand is seeking to create."
Albrecht has a history of giving a pre-premiere vote of confidence to new series. Last September, he gave the soph season order to Kelsey Grammer starrer "Boss" nearly a month before it bowed on the pay cabler. The early renewal can also help the production process, giving writers the jump on plotting arcs and allowing for efficiencies in production timetables.
Geyer Kosinski, Ed Bianchi and Dwayne Shattuck exec produce along with Glazer, who grew up in Miami Beach in the era depicted in the series. The feature scribe enthused that working on the show has been "the most fulfilling and complete creative experience of my life."
Production on season two will begin later this year for 2013.
In an effort to generate as much sampling as possible for the show, Starz will make the first three segs available online via a handful of satcasters and cable operators, as well as the net's own website, starting the day after the March 30 preview airing.
Source: Variety
Drama set in Miami in 1959 stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan as a hotel magnate and family man who leads a double life and is tangled up with the mob. Starz has ordered another 10 segs of the series created and exec produced by Mitch Glazer. The series, produced in-house by Starz, will have a sneak preview on March 30 following the season finale of "Spartacus: Vengeance" prior to its official April 6 debut.
" 'Magic City' is a beautifully written, superbly acted, and visually stunning series, and we feel the quality of the work accomplished deserves a second season," said Starz CEO Chris Albrecht. "It has already been sold in more than 70 territories worldwide, and represents the kind of premium entertainment the Starz brand is seeking to create."
Albrecht has a history of giving a pre-premiere vote of confidence to new series. Last September, he gave the soph season order to Kelsey Grammer starrer "Boss" nearly a month before it bowed on the pay cabler. The early renewal can also help the production process, giving writers the jump on plotting arcs and allowing for efficiencies in production timetables.
Geyer Kosinski, Ed Bianchi and Dwayne Shattuck exec produce along with Glazer, who grew up in Miami Beach in the era depicted in the series. The feature scribe enthused that working on the show has been "the most fulfilling and complete creative experience of my life."
Production on season two will begin later this year for 2013.
In an effort to generate as much sampling as possible for the show, Starz will make the first three segs available online via a handful of satcasters and cable operators, as well as the net's own website, starting the day after the March 30 preview airing.
Source: Variety
Already? Damn. And I thought it was just a one season mini-series, tbh. But yay!
ReplyDeleteAlready? Starz is on fire this year haha first Boss, now this, and also the S3 for Spartacus.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I hope it will be intriguing Mad Men style :)
I like the sign of confidence from the network, but it feels odd coming before anyone has seen the show. Look at Boss, do you think Starz would have renewed it based on numbers and reviews etc? Maybe.... Maybe not.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to this like I look forward to every cable serialized show, but I hope they keep the Miami feel to a minimum. Never enjoyed it myself.
Next show they have they will commission a second series before the pilot has been shot
ReplyDeleteGreat, sounds like a good show.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly shows faith and confidence in the show's quality, which I I think is great and promising, but it still seems like a rash decision.
ReplyDeleteI'm so excited that it's been renewed for a second season! I watched the first three episodes On Demand last night, and it is FANTASTIC! I started watching because of Jeffrey Dean Morgan, but I'll continue watching because of the great writing and casting:-)
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