SkyShowtime reveals impressive line-up of exclusive new series, movies and originals coming to the service in 2024 and beyond
Newly announced SkyShowtime Original Series include Spanish releases Las Pelotaris 1926 and Mamen Mayo, and documentary about Danish sporting legend Schmeichel
New and exclusive series coming to the service include Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace’s Landman starring Billy Bob Thornton and Demi Moore and The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch
Hit series returning with new seasons include Frasier (S2), Poker Face (S2), Lioness (S2), Tulsa King (S2) and Yellowstone (S5B)
SkyShowtime today announced its line-up of new and exclusive entertainment that will be premiering on the service in 2024 and beyond.
As the exclusive home for the best series from Paramount, NBCUniversal and Sky Studios, SkyShowtime has confirmed a range of star-studded titles that will be available to members later this year.
Exclusive series in the pipeline include The Day of the Jackal, a 10-part adaptation based on the seminal novel by Frederick Forsyth and subsequent award-winning 1973 film from Universal Pictures. This contemporary reimagining of the iconic thriller stars Academy, Tony and BAFTA award-winner Eddie Redmayne as The Jackal, an unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, and Lashana Lynch as Bianca, a tenacious MI6 agent in a relentless, global pursuit to catch him. Úrsula Corberó, star of global hit series La Casa De Papel (Money Heist), stars in the series as Nuria, someone at the heart of The Jackal’s personal life, entirely unaware of who he truly is.
Adding to the portfolio of titles penned by Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, SkyShowtime have also confirmed that Landman – a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs starring Academy Award® winner Billy Bob Thornton and Golden Globe® nominee Demi Moore – will be available to stream exclusively on the platform later this year.
Additionally, SkyShowtime have announced The Donovans – a 10-part drama loosely based on hit series Ray Donovan written by Top Boy creator Ronan Bennett with Guy Ritchie joining the project as Director and Executive Producer.
SkyShowtime has also expanded its offering in the documentary space, with co-produced SkyShowtime Original Schmeichel. A giant of football – Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is the most decorated goalkeeper in Premier League history and one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. Part of the remarkable Danish underdog team who won the Euros in 1992, he went on to become a rock for Manchester United during their most successful era under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson. Documentary Schmeichel is an incredible family story about success, failure and redemption that will document the highs and lows of his astonishing 22-year career.
Klitschko: More Than a Fight, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, will offer SkyShowtime members unprecedented access to former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko, along with his brother Wladimir, who together dominated the sport for more than a decade. This feature-length documentary charts Vitali’s journey from the ring to political office, ultimately leading the defence of the capital.
As a streaming service created specifically for Europe, SkyShowtime continues to increase its portfolio of original programming for local audiences. In addition to Schmeichel, SkyShowtime Original Series also announced today include Spanish series Las Pelotaris 1926 and Mamen Mayo. The streaming service has also recently announced the cast for Polish SkyShowtime Original Series Śleboda which started filming in April. This is the first locally commissioned SkyShowtime Original production created for Polish audiences which stars Maria Dębska (Autum Girl, Playing Hard), Maciej Musiał (Klangor, 1899) and Piotr Pacek (Kos, Sexify) in leading roles.
The addition of these titles builds on the success of existing original series launched on the platform since it launched in 2023 including Bosé, Codename: Annika, Fleeting Lies (Mentiras Pasajeras), Poker Face, The Curse, The Envoys (Los Enviados), The Invisible Ladies (Las Invisibles), The Tattooist of Auschwitz, The Winner (Víťaz), Veronika, and Warszawianka.
SkyShowtime members can also look forward to strong line-up of returning favourites that will be available to stream exclusively on the platform, including Frasier (S2), Funny Woman (S2), Poker Face (S2), Tulsa King (S2), Lioness (S2) and the Taylor Sheridan hit Yellowstone (S5B).
SkyShowtime will also bolster its impressive slate of box office hits with a star-studded selection of first-run theatrical movies arriving on the platform including: Bob Marley: One Love, Mean Girls, Migration, and Academy Award®-nominee for Best Picture - The Holdovers.
In addition to the new titles announced above, SkyShowtime has recently acquired over 135 series and movies that will be coming to the service. This line-up will bolster SkyShowtime’s local entertainment offering and includes Northern European hits such as Ett Sista Race, Englemagaren, Den Første, Margrete, Tilsammans99, Triangle of Sadness and Utvandrarna, through deals with SF Studios and Nordisk film. Additionally, SkyShowtime has acquired a range of critically-acclaimed Spanish series and movies from Atresmedia and Mediaset España, with titles such as Celda 211, El Barco, El Desconocido, El Príncipe, Ocho Apellidos Vascos and Palmeras en la Nieve coming to the service in the coming months.
SkyShowtime CEO Monty Sarhan said: “SkyShowtime is very excited to share the strong line-up of new originals, exclusive series and blockbuster hits coming to the service in 2024 and beyond. We continue to represent the best of Hollywood to our members, with star-studded titles such as Landman and The Day of the Jackal on their way, in addition to new seasons of audience favourites such as Yellowstone S5B and Frasier. We are also proud to announce new SkyShowtime Original Series Las Pelotaris 1926, Mamen Mayo and documentary Schmeichel, reinforcing our commitment to delivering a premium selection of both local and international entertainment to our members across Europe.”
SkyShowtime Chief Content Officer Kai Finke said: “SkyShowtime’s entertainment offering is more compelling than ever for our members and the next year is set to be even bigger and better. We're particularly proud to share the news about our latest local original commissions in Spain and Denmark, complementing our line-up of global exclusive series and movies. From returning hits such as Lioness (S2), Tulsa King (S2) and Poker Face (S2) to Oscar-winning titles like The Holdovers or upcoming documentary Klitschko: More Than a Fight, there is something for everyone."
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SkyShowtime is Europe’s newest streaming service. A joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, SkyShowtime brings together the best of Hollywood and local entertainment in one place.
From movies, and original series from the iconic brands of Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME®, Sky Studios, and Peacock to SkyShowtime Original series, SkyShowtime is Europe’s new home for premium entertainment.
Launched across all of its markets in 2023, SkyShowtime is available in: Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. It is available through select television providers in some markets and across Apple iOS, tvOS, Android devices, Android TV, Google Chromecast, LG TVs, Samsung Smart TVs, and the web.
Celebrate the life and music of an icon who inspired generations through his message of love, peace and unity. In this powerful and uplifting film, discover Bob Marley's incredible story of overcoming adversity and the journey behind his revolutionary music that changed the world. Bob Marley: One Love stars Kingsley Ben-Adir, Lashana Lynch and James Norton.
Season two of Frasier will continue to film in front of a live studio audience at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. The series follows Frasier Crane (Grammer) in the next chapter of his life after he returns to Boston to face new challenges, forge new relationships and – with hope – finally fulfil an old dream or two. In addition to Grammer, the series stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as Freddy, Frasier’s son; Nicholas Lyndhurst as Alan, Frasier’s old college buddy turned university professor; Toks Olagundoye as Olivia, Alan’s colleague and head of the university’s psychology department; Jess Salgueiro as Eve, Freddy’s roommate; and Anders Keith as David, Frasier’s nephew.
The second season of Funny Woman finds Sophie on a high. She is the nation’s favourite TV comedy star; she’s got a group of good friends and her romance with Dennis is full of promise. But trouble is just round the corner: Dennis's divorce will take three years; Sophie’s new sitcom flops and she uncovers a devastating family secret. Sophie escapes the turmoil by taking a leading role in a film opposite a glamorous French movie heart-throb. The film is a hit and Sophie’s slick new US agent offers her a fresh start in Hollywood…Series two sees Gemma Arterton (The King’s Man, Summerland) return as charismatic comedian Sophie Straw alongside Steve Zissis (The Changeling, Togetherness), Marcus Rutherford (The Wheel of Time, Obey), Tim Key (The Witchfinder, This Time with Alan Partridge), Gemma Whelan (Game of Thrones, The Tower) and Roisin Conaty (GameFace, Man Down).
Klitschko: More Than a Fight directed by acclaimed filmmaker Kevin Macdonald, offers viewers unprecedented access to former heavyweight boxing world champion Vitali Klitschko, along with his brother Wladimir, who together dominated the sport for more than a decade. Now the longest serving Mayor of Kyiv, this feature-length documentary charts Vitali’s journey from the ring to political office, ultimately leading the defence of the capital when it was attacked by Russian forces in February 2022.
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, the series is based on the notable 11-part podcast “Boomtown,” the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics. The series stars Billy Bob Thornton (Sling Blade, A Simple Plan, The Man Who Wasn’t There) Demi Moore (Ghost, A Few Good Men, G.I Jane), Jon Hamm (Mad Men), Ali Larter (The Last Victim), Michelle Randolph (1923), Jacob Lofland (Joker 2), Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart), James Jordan (Yellowstone), Mark Collie (Nashville) and Paulina Chávez (The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia).
SkyShowtime Original Series Mamen Mayo is a mockumentary series which combines dark comedy with family “drama”. Each episode will follow inheritance mediator Mamen Mayo and her law firm "Mediaciones Mayo" as she attempts to resolve the conflicts of interest within families entangled in inheritance disputes.
Created by Marc Cistaré (Vis a Vis, El barco, La víctima número 8), Las Pelotaris 1926 is a SkyShowtime Original Series that follows Chelo, Idoia and Itzi - three female pelota vasca players who are struggling to achieve their dreams in the 1920s. These successful professional sportswomen will face the consequences of breaking the mould in a world where ambition and freedom are not an option for women. Alongside Mexican actress Zuria Vega and Spanish actresses Claudia Salas and María de Nati, the series stars David Chocarro and Marco de la O, Vicente Tamayo, Héctor Kotsifakis and Antonio Gaona in leading roles. Additional cast includes Colombian actress Viviana Serna, Spanish actresses Alex Onieva, Krista Aroca and Eva Rubio, and Spanish actors Jesús Castejón and Peter Vives, alongside the veteran Mexican actor Eligio Menéndez.
From Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan, Lioness is based on a real-life program and follows Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), a rough-around-the-edges but passionate young Marine recruited to join the Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down a terrorist organization from within. Zoe Saldaña will play Joe, the station chief of the Lioness program tasked with training, managing, and leading her female undercover operatives.
From the comedic mind of Tina Fey comes a new twist on the modern classic, Mean Girls - the hit theatrical musical comedy based on the Tony Award®-nominated Broadway musical of the same name. New student Cady Heron is welcomed into the top of the social food chain by the elite group of popular girls called “The Plastics,” ruled by the conniving queen bee Regina George and her minions Gretchen and Karen. However, when Cady makes the major misstep of falling for Regina’s ex-boyfriend Aaron Samuels, she finds herself prey in Regina’s crosshairs. As Cady sets to take down the group’s apex predator with the help of her outcast friends Janis and Damian, she must learn how to stay true to herself while navigating the most cutthroat jungle of all: high school.
Migration is an action-packed new original comedy from Illumination. The Mallard family is in a bit of rut. While dad Mack is content to keep his family safe paddling around their New England pond forever, mom Pam is eager to shake things up and show their kids—teen son Dax and duckling daughter Gwen—the whole wide world. After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, Pam persuades Mack to embark on a family trip, via New York City, to tropical Jamaica. As the Mallards make their way South for the winter, their well-laid plans quickly go awry. The experience will inspire them to expand their horizons, open themselves up to new friends and accomplish more than they ever thought possible, while teaching them more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined.
SkyShowtime Original Series Poker Face stars Emmy® nominated Natasha Lyonne as Charlie, who has an extraordinary ability to determine when someone is lying. She hits the road with her Plymouth Barracuda and, with every stop, encounters a new cast of characters and strange crimes she can’t help but solve.
This contemporary reimagining of the iconic thriller stars Academy, Tony and BAFTA award-winner Eddie Redmayne (Broadway’s upcoming CABARET Revival, The Good Nurse, The Theory of Everything) as The Jackal, an unrivalled and highly elusive lone assassin, and Lashana Lynch (Bob Marley: One Love, The Woman King, No Time To Die) as Bianca, a tenacious MI6 agent in a relentless, global pursuit to catch him. Úrsula Corberó, star of global hit series La Casa De Papel (Money Heist), stars in the series as Nuria, someone at the heart of The Jackal’s personal life, entirely unaware of who he truly is. Other stellar cast include Charles Dance (Game of Thrones, The King’s Man) featuring in the role of Timothy Winthrop, Richard Dormer (Blue Lights, Fortitude, Game of Thrones) as Norman, Chukwudi Iwuji (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3, The Split) as Osita Halcrow, Lia Williams (The Capture, The Crown) as Isabel Kirby, Khalid Abdalla (The Crown, The Kite Runner) as Ulle Dag Charles, Eleanor Matsuura (The Walking Dead, I Used To Be Famous) as Zina Jansone, Jonjo O’Neill (Andor, Bad Sisters) as Edward Carver, and Sule Rimi (Classified, Andor) as Paul Pullman. The 10-part adaptation is based on the seminal novel by Frederick Forsyth and subsequent award-winning 1973 film from Universal Pictures.
With the most powerful clients in Europe, The Donovans will see family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London’s most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what’s in store tomorrow.
The powerful story of the unlikely bond formed by a rebellious student, a notoriously disliked professor, and the school’s head chef as they are the only ones left on-campus for Christmas break, helping each other understand that they are not beholden to their past. This heartwarming film stars Golden Globe®-winner Paul Giamatti, Academy Award®-winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph, and newcomer Dominic Sessa.
A giant of football – Danish goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is the most decorated goalkeeper in Premier League history and one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time. Part of the remarkable Danish underdog team who won the Euros in 1992, he went on to become a rock for Manchester United during their most successful era under the leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson. Documentary Schmeichel is an incredible family story about success, failure and redemption that will document the highs and lows of his astonishing 22-year career. Schmeichel is directed by Owen Davies, with Simon Lazenby and Victoria Barrell from Sylver Entertainment as Producers and with Dogwoof serving as Executive Producers.
Śleboda is the first locally commissioned SkyShowtime Original production created for Polish audiences. The SkyShowtime Original Series is based on the first part of the critically acclaimed series of crime novels by Małgorzata Fugiel-Kuźmińska and Michał Kuźmiński and will be produced by Magdalena Szwedkowicz (Forgotten Love) and directed by Michał Gazda (The Pack, Forgotten Love).
The series – created and executive produced by Oscar®-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan - follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi, just after he is released from prison after 25 years and is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew from a group of unlikely characters to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet. Season one recurring stars Annabella Sciorra and Tatiana Zappardino have been upped to series regulars for the second season, alongside an incredible ensemble cast that includes Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza and Jay Will, with Garrett Hedlund and Dana Delany.
Yellowstone chronicles the Dutton family who controls the largest contiguous cattle ranch in the United States. Amid shifting alliances, unsolved murders, open wounds, and hard-earned respect – the ranch is in constant conflict with those it borders – an expanding town, an Indian reservation, and vicious business rivalries.
About SkyShowtime
SkyShowtime is Europe’s newest streaming service. A joint venture of Comcast and Paramount Global, SkyShowtime brings together the best of Hollywood and local entertainment in one place.
From movies, and original series from the iconic brands of Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME®, Sky Studios, and Peacock to SkyShowtime Original series, SkyShowtime is Europe’s new home for premium entertainment.
Launched across all of its markets in 2023, SkyShowtime is available in Albania, Andorra, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden. It is available through select television providers in some markets and across Apple iOS, tvOS, Android devices, Android TV, Google Chromecast, LG TV, Samsung Smart TVs, and the web.
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