Streaming Service Starzplay Rebrands To Lionsgate+, Releases Trailer & Premiere Date For ‘Dangerous Liaisons’ Series

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Streaming service Starzplay has undergone a rebrand from today, and will now be known as Lionsgate+ across many international markets, including the UK. They have also released a trailer and November premiere date for the new Original series ‘Dangerous Liaisons‘.

‘Dangerous Liaisons’ is a bold prelude of Laclos’ classic 18th-century novel focusing on the origin story of how his iconic characters, the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, met as passionate young lovers in Paris on the eve of the revolution. This modern take on a classic story takes audiences through wonder and terror, beauty and degradation, seduction and deception in pre-revolutionary Paris. Driven to right the wrongs of their past, the young couple’s survival depends on their skills of seduction and manipulation of not only the French nobility but of each other.

Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton portray the notorious lovers: Camille who is taken in by the current Marquise de Merteuil (played by Lesley Manville) navigates her own path in a world of men, using the power of secrets to take back control, and Valmont who will stop at nothing to regain his title that was recently taken from him. Their on-again-off-again love story is the heart of the series. It’s not love… it’s war.

The series is produced for STARZ by Playground and Flame Ventures in association with Lionsgate Television. It was created and written by Harriet Warner, who also serves as showrunner and executive producer. In addition to Warner, Colin Callender (Playground), Tony Krantz (Flame Ventures), Scott Huff, Bethan Jones, and Christopher Hampton also serve as executive producers. Barney Reisz serves as producer. Along with Englert, Denton and Manville, the series also stars Kosar Ali as Victoire, Carice van Houten as Jacqueline de Montrachet, Hilton Pelser as Gabriel Carrè, Fisayo Akinade as Chevalier de Saint-Jacques, Michael McElhatton as Jean de Merteuil, Nathanael Saleh as Azolan, Colette Dalal Tchantcho as Ondine de Valmont, Hakeem Kae-Kazim as Majordome, and Tom Wlaschiha as Henri de Montrachet.

Regarding the rebrand of the service itself, STARZPLAY will now be known as LIONSGATE+ in 35 markets including the UK. In the U.S. and Canada, it will remain STARZ. Brand names for STARZPLAY ARABIA along with South and Southeast Asia’s LIONSGATE PLAY will also remain in place.

“We recognized the potential of the global OTT market early, and over the last few years we have built an incredible global streaming service, which has become a destination for audiences seeking premium, provocative programming,” said Jeffrey Hirsch, President and CEO of STARZ. “Operating under LIONSGATE+ internationally brings a distinct and differentiated identity in an increasingly crowded international marketplace and builds on the brand equity in the Lionsgate name that our extensive research has proven is strong around the world. Even with the separation of STARZ and the Lionsgate studio business, the Lionsgate brand will continue to be valuable to the ongoing success of our international platform.”

If you’re wondering how to get LIONSGATE+, it is available for download on iOS, as well as on a wide range of Android-supported devices as an app. You can also get it as an additional Amazon Prime Video Channel, on the Apple TV app, ROKU devices, and selected Smart TVs. It is also available direct to Virgin TV customers as an additional subscription to their package. You can find out more at lionsgateplus.com.

‘Dangerous Liaisons‘ premieres Sunday, 6 November 2022 on LIONSGATE+ (Formally known as STARZPLAY).

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