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Starzplay teams up with Mediapro Studio for first Spanish original

Wednesday 17 March 2021 | 10:54 CET | News
The Starzplay subsidiary of US global media and entertainment company Lionsgate has joined forces with The Mediapro Studio to create its first local language production in Spain. The partners have started work on "Express", a thriller about a spate of express kidnappings starring "Locked Up" and "Cable Girls" star Maggie Civantos and Spanish Goya Award nominee Kiti Manver. The showrunner is Ivan Escobar, co-creator of the Netflix series "Locked Up", with Gabe Ibanez and Inaki Penafiel directing.

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Categories: Broadcast & Satellite
Companies: Lionsgate / Mediapro / StarzPlay
Countries: Spain
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