‘Beacon 23’ Starring Lena Headey & Stephan James Moves To MGM+ After Spectrum/AMC Cancelation
deadline.comBeacon 23, the sci-fi drama starring Lena Headey and Stephan James, has a new home. MGM+ has picked up the series, which was originally greenlit by Spectrum Originals and AMC Networks.
The Amazon-owned cabler and streamer will launch the series on November 12. The surprise move comes after Spectrum moved out of original programming and AMC Networks has scaled back its own originals.
The show was left without a home as a result of the Spectrum decision and the move by AMC Networks, which had a second window licensing agreement for the show, to cut costs and take $400M in content write-downs.
It’s the end of a long road for the show, which was originally ordered in 2020. Spectrum and AMC had already renewed the series for a second season in August 2022, a few month into production with The Walking Dead’s Glen Mazzara coming on board as showrunner and exec producer.
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