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Starz Acquires Sky’s Mozart Drama ‘Amadeus’

Starz Acquires Sky’s Mozart Drama ‘Amadeus’
Starz Acquires Sky’s Will Sharpe-Starring Period Drama ‘Amadeus’ · deadline.com

Starz, a TV network, has bought the rights to show a new series called ‘Amadeus’ in the U.S. This series is about the famous composer Mozart and his rivalry with another composer, Salieri.

It’s based on a famous play and stars actors like Will Sharpe as Mozart and Paul Bettany as Salieri.

The show has already started in the UK on Sky and is about Mozart’s life in Vienna, his music, and the challenges he faced.

Starz thinks this series will be a great addition to their shows because it’s a dramatic story about music and history.

The series is produced by a group of companies and has many other well-known actors in it.

Key facts

Title
Amadeus
Type
Five-part limited series
Based on
Peter Shaffer’s 1979 play
Starring
Will Sharpe, Paul Bettany, Gabrielle Creevy
Acquired by
Starz
Debuted in UK
Recently on Sky
Executive Producers
John Griffin, Megan Spanjian, Michael Jackson, Stephen Wright, Julian Farino, Alice Seabright
Directors
Julian Farino, Alice Seabright

Quotes

Alison Hoffman

President of Starz Networks

“Amadeus is a perfect fit for our original series lineup — a bold, character-driven reimagining of one of history’s most intoxicating rivalries. With Will Sharpe, Paul Bettany and Gabrielle Creevy leading an extraordinary ensemble, the series captures the passion, envy, and genius at the heart of Mozart’s world. Audiences continue to be drawn to STARZ because of the power of our premium period dramas, and ‘Amadeus’ delivers that in spectacular form.”
deadline.com

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