STARZ in your eyes
Streaming service STARZPLAY has built up an impressive collection of series over the years. Here, we highlight12 of the best...
THE ACT
Based on a true story, this eight-part drama stars Patricia Arquette as controlling Missouri mum Dee Dee Blanchard, whose daughter Gypsy Rose (Joey King) is desperate to break free, and forms a murderous plan with a boy she meets online.
VIDA
Enjoy all three seasons of this drama about a pair of estranged Mexicanamerican sisters –
Lyn (Melissa Barrera) and Emma (Mishel Prada) – who reunite following the death of their mother.
MANHUNT: DEADLY GAMES
Following 2017’s Manhunt: Unabomber, this true-life drama explores another high-profile manhunt by the FBI. This time, it’s the search for the culprit behind the deadly terrorist attack at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta.
PENNYWORTH
Discover the early years of Bruce Wayne’s butler Alfred Pennyworth in this Batman spin-off set in 1960s London. The 10-part drama begins with former SAS soldier Alfred (Jack Bannon) getting caught up in the conflict between American agent Thomas Wayne and the shadowy Raven Society.
FOUR WEDDINGS AND A FUNERAL
Based on the hit 1994 film, this 10-part romantic drama follows the lives and loves of a group of American friends.
HARLOTS
The rivalry between two charismatic brothel owners is at the heart of this bawdy drama series set in 18th-century London. Samantha Morton and Lesley Manville play the madams, and they are supported by Eloise Smyth, Liv Tyler and Jessica Brown Findlay.
DEADLY CLASS
An elite private academy where students are trained to become assassins is the setting of this 10-part action-adventure series starring Benjamin Wadsworth as Marcus, who faces vicious cliques while dealing with his own teenage insecurities.
CASTLE ROCK
This horror series is set in the fictional Maine town of the title, where much of Stephen King’s work is based, and features a cast that includes Sissy Spacek, Tim Robbins and Lizzy Caplan.
MR MERCEDES
This US crime drama, based on novels by Stephen King, stars Brendan Gleeson as retired detective Bill Hodges, who’s haunted by an unsolved case in which the driver of a stolen Mercedes ploughed into a queue of people.
THE ROOK
When Myfanwy Thomas (Emma Greenwell) wakes up on London’s Millennium Bridge surrounded by dead bodies, she has no recollection of who she is or how she got there. The cast also includes Gina Mckee, Joely Richardson and Adrian Lester.
THE SPANISH PRINCESS
Based on two of Philippa
Gregory’s historical bestsellers, this eight-part drama stars Charlotte Hope as Catherine of Aragon, who became the first of Henry VIII’S six wives.
DOOM PATROL
With a second season starting from 16 July, this series follows a group of superheroes who have all received their powers through tragic circumstances, and were brought together by Niles ‘The Chief ’ Caulder, played by Timothy Dalton.