Bell Media is bringing the U.S. channel STARZ to Canada on March 1 as both a pay TV channel and an add-on on the Crave subscription service. The current two Encore channels will be rebranded as CRAVE beginning in March and the channel’s library will become directly available to consumers as n add-on to Crave the following week.
Upcoming shows that will be available on STARZ in Canada include “NOW APOCALYPSE (March 10) from Gregg Araki and Steven Soderbergh; the highly anticipated, female-led, spy thriller, THE ROOK (2019), starring Emma Greenwell and Olivia Munn; and the recently greenlit series HIGHTOWN and P-VALLEY”.
In addition, back seasons of long-running shows such as BLACK SAILS, PARTY DOWN, THE GIRLFRIEND EXPERIENCE and POWER will also be available.
“Bringing STARZ to Canada is testimony to the continued commitment to offer our viewers exclusive, premium programming at an unparalleled value,” said Tracey Pearce, President, Distribution and Pay. “Our amazing partners at Starz have been integral to this mandate with their genre-bending, stand-out programming, making the addition of STARZ a must-have for discerning Canadian viewers.”