EXCLUSIVE: Starzplay, the international streaming service from Starz that is now in close to 60 countries, is joining forces with Sony Pictures Television (SPT) on a premium scripted series about the life and reign of Spain’s controversial former king Juan Carlos I.XRey comes from Golden Globe and Emmy-winning producers Howard Gordon (Homeland, 24) and Alex Gansa (Homeland) via their overall deal with SPT.
Glenn Geller, president of their production company, will executive produce alongside the pair. Also onboard to develop the project is Spanish production company Weekend Studio.The multi-lingual series will chronicle how the Spanish king’s popular 40-year reign came to an abrupt end when he suddenly abdicated in 2014.
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