MOVIE NEWS – Just 12 months after its launch, SkyShowtime added 10 new original series premieres to its offer – including works from Central and Eastern European, Iberian and Scandinavian countries Monty Sarhan, CEO of SkyShowtime announced the arrival of the new series at the prestigious Marché du Film (Festival de Cannes) he announced in his speech at the film festival.

 

The Polish drama Warszawianka arrives on June 19, and the Czech-Slovak co-production comedy The Winner later in the year.

Europe’s next big streaming service, SkyShowtime, has announced the arrival of home-produced and exclusive series that are expected to premiere in 2023 and 2024. In his speech at the Marché du Film (Festival de Cannes), CEO Monty Sarhan revealed which series will soon be added to the range.

SkyShowtime, which launched in September in the Nordic countries and has been present in all target countries for just 80 days, will present a total of 10 home-produced series in 2023 – an amazing and unprecedented achievement for a service that is not even a year old. SkyShowtime is also the exclusive home to the best series from Paramount Global, NBC Universal, Peacock and Sky Studios.

SkyShowtime’s collection of self-produced series will be expanded from June 19 with the drama Warszawianka and the Czech-Slovak co-production comedy The Winner, which will be presented later in the year.

SkyShowtime also has a number of new series coming to SkyShowtime during the year, including the critically acclaimed ‘mystery of the week’ Poker Face, starring Natasha Lyonne (Russian Doll, Orange Is The New Black) as Charlie, the girl with a special ability to recognize the lies of others. The series debuts as a SkyShowtime homegrown series.

Also this year, SkyShowtime will bring the original series The Curse, starring Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie, in which it is gradually revealed how an alleged curse disrupts the relationship of a newly married couple. SkyShowtime will also present Taylor Sheridan’s latest series, Special Ops: Lioness, which will be available exclusively on its own platform. The main character, Zoe Saldaña, is also the executive producer of the series. The famous team of the creative team includes the Oscar-winning actress and production manager Nicole Kidman, Laysla De Oliveira and the Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman. The original series follows the story of the Lioness Engagement Team as they work to take down an internal terrorist organization.

The highly anticipated second installment of Yellowstone Season 5 will be available exclusively on SkyShowtime later this year. In addition, 1923, directed by Academy Award nominee Taylor Sheridan, starring Academy Award winner Helen Mirren and Academy Award nominee Harrison Ford, and the second season of Sylvester Stallone’s comedy series Tulsa King, will be available exclusively to SkyShowtime subscribers. are available. ​ The unmissable series, Halo, based on the film of the same name, is now delighting its fans with its second season.

Also coming exclusively to SkyShowtime are blockbusters such as Babylon on July 6, M3GAN on August 14 and She Said on June 23, Top Gun: Maverick, Between the blockbusters Jurassic World: Dominion and Minions: The Rise of Gru. There is no additional cost to watch movies. ​ ​

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Monty Sarhan, CEO of SkyShowtime, said: “SkyShowtime brings the very best in entertainment to Europe and we are proud to present our own productions to our markets. It’s unprecedented among new streaming services for a service to premiere 10 strong and compelling homegrown series in its first year of release. SkyShowtime, home to engaging exclusive shows and exceptional film offerings – featuring the best from Hollywood and surrounding film studios – is committed to offering its European subscribers premium content at great prices.”

SkyShowtime offers hours of quality entertainment for the whole family. Subscribers can choose from new and exclusive series, original content, Oscar-winning creations, children’s and family content from Universal Pictures, Paramount Pictures, Nickelodeon, DreamWorks Animation, Paramount+, SHOWTIME®, Sky Studios and Peacock’s selection of excellent movies and full seasons of series – all in one place. SkyShowtime is available in Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Hungary, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden away.

SkyShowtime is available directly to subscribers via the SkyShowtime app on Apple iOS, tvOS and Android devices, Android TV, Google Chromecast, LG and Samsung TVs, and via the website www.skyshowtime.com/hu. The price of the monthly SkyShowtime subscription: HUF 1,999 (ad-free), with a free 7-day trial period as a gift – and the subscription can be canceled at any time.

 

Warsawianka

 

Warszawianka is a fictional Polish drama series depicting the tragicomic adventures of a 40-year-old local legend (Borys Szyc) in Warsaw. Borys is a complex character. He’s always a party-goer, an indefatigable womanizer who’s on good terms with everyone. However, behind the cheerful exterior lives a tormented, self-loathing man who fell into the trap of his parents (Krystyna Janda and Jerzy Skolimowski) and who was bound by the culture and age that shaped him. He is a dreamer and his talent as a writer won the hearts of the X generation. But it’s like he hasn’t grown up yet. Not strong enough. Having had and then losing everything, he tries to make sense of the modern world populated by the city’s most interesting characters. ​

 

Poker Face

 

Poker Face is a 10-part series with a new mystery every week. Played by Natasha Lyonne, we can follow the story of Charlie, who is able to tell when someone is lying thanks to his special gift. He sets off in his Plymouth Barracuda and at every stop he meets new characters and strange crimes that he feels obliged to solve. The series is written, directed and produced by multiple Oscar-nominated filmmaker Rian Johnson, who is also the writer, director and producer of the Knives Out films. The lead producer, writer and director of the series is Lyonne. The creators of the series are T-Street, MRC and Animal Pictures.

 

The Curse

 

The Curse is a genre-bending SHOWTIME® series that explores how an alleged curse disrupts the relationship of a newlywed couple who want children and star in their new, rather messy HGTV show. The series The Curse produced by A24 is co-produced and created by Benny Safdie (Good Time, Uncut Gems and Daddy Longlegs) and Nathan Fielder (Nathan for You and The Rehearsal), who is also the director of the film. The series stars Fielder, Safdie and Oscar® winner Emma Stone (La La Land), who along with Dave McCary and Ali Herting is also the executive producer of the series through their company called Fruit Tree. Josh Safdie and Ronald Bronstein also served as executive producers. The series features guest appearances from Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips), Emmy® nominee Corbin Bernsen (L.A. Law, City on a Hill) and Constance Shulman (Orange Is the New Black).

 

Special Ops: Lioness

 

Academy Award nominee Taylor Sheridan’s series Special Ops: Lioness is based on a real-life program. It follows the life of Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira), a somewhat raw but passionate young Marine who is recruited into the Lioness Engagement Team to help bring down the organization from within. Zoe Saldaña plays Joe, the local leader of the Lioness program