Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterLionsgate, the studio behind “John Wick,” “The Hunger Games” and Starz, has entered the podcasting space.
The company launched a new division called Lionsgate Sound, which will operate as a full-service podcast production company, handling titles for the studio’s film and television business while also overseeing projects for third-party clients.Lionsgate Sound will launch with four shows, including a podcast from rapper 50 Cent.
It has more than a dozen additional projects in the pipeline.The current slate includes “Cuate/twin: The Downfall of El Chapo (working title),” hosted and produced by Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his newly established G-Unit Audio; an interview podcast “Playing Dead”; the FBI-focused show “A Nation for Thieves”; and “Died and Survived,” which details near-death experiences.
Lionsgate Sound is also producing true-crime thriller “The Lives and Deaths of Barry and Honey Sherman” for exclusive distribution by CBC.
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