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USA Network Announces Sixth Season Pickup of 'THE DEAD ZONE'
The Hit Series from Lionsgate and CBS Paramount International Television to
Return with 13 Original Episodes in Summer 2007
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- USA Network has picked up THE
DEAD ZONE, the hit series starring Anthony Michael Hall ("61*," "The
Pirates of Silicon Valley," "Sixteen Candles"), for a sixth broadcast
season of 13 one-hour episodes, it was announced today by Jeff Wachtel,
USA's executive vice president, original programming. Produced by Lionsgate
(NYSE: LGF), the leading independent filmed entertainment studio, and CBS
Paramount International Television in association with Piller-Segan, the
series will return to USA Network in summer 2007, with production scheduled
to begin early next year.
THE DEAD ZONE premiered in June 2002 as the network's highest-rated
original dramatic series debut ever, earning a place as the top basic cable
original dramatic series of all time. The show still continues to perform
as one of basic cable's top-rated series.
"It's been a long, winding and wonderful road on 'The Dead Zone'. Our
relationship with Lionsgate and the show's producers has been everything a
network could ask for," said Wachtel. "We look forward to continued success
in the show's sixth Season."
"'The Dead Zone' is an important franchise for us and we're delighted
about the pick-up," said Kevin Beggs, Lionsgate's president of television
programming and production. "We've enjoyed a great creative partnership
with Piller-Segan and tremendous support from the network, and are looking
forward to the start of an exciting new season."
THE DEAD ZONE is a psychological thriller blending action, romance, the
paranormal and a continuing quest for justice. In one of the most demanding
roles on series television, Hall stars as Johnny Smith, a man injured in a
near-fatal car crash, who emerges from a six-yearlong coma with psychic
powers that allow him to see into the past and future through visions
triggered by touch.
THE DEAD ZONE was created for television by the late acclaimed
executive producer Michael Piller ("Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Star
Trek: Deep Space Nine," "Star Trek: Voyager") and his son, Shawn Piller
("Star Trek: The Next Generation," Star Trek: Voyager"). Executive
producers are Lloyd Segan ("Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas," "The
Bachelor," "Bones") and Shawn Piller.
For photos of THE DEAD ZONE, please log on to the NBC Universal Media
Village at http://www.nbcumv.com/.
Lionsgate is the leading independent filmed entertainment studio,
winning this year's Best Picture Academy Award(R) for Crash, generating two
consecutive years of $300 million-plus domestic theatrical box office,
operating a $500 million-plus home entertainment business and producing a
broad slate of prime time television series for fiscal 2007. It is a
premier producer and distributor of motion pictures, television
programming, home entertainment, family entertainment, and video-on-demand
content. Its prestigious and prolific library of more than 7,800 titles is
a valuable source of stable, recurring revenue and a foundation for the
growth of the Company's core businesses. The Lionsgate brand is synonymous
with original, daring, quality entertainment in markets around the world.
CBS Paramount International Television is one of the most diverse
suppliers of current and library programming to the international
television marketplace featuring drama, comedy, talk, court, game shows,
entertainment news, news and movies of the week from a catalog of over
70,000 hours. Programming from CPITV can be seen in over 200 countries and
in more than 30 languages. Additionally, the Division supervises the
development and production of television programming customized for the
international marketplace and producing product with international
partners. CPITV offers programming from CBS Paramount Network Television,
CBS Paramount Domestic Television, CBS Productions, King World Productions,
CBS News and Spelling Television. CBS Paramount International Television is
a division of CBS Paramount Television, a unit of CBS Corporation.
Seen in 90 million homes, USA Network is cable television's leading
network of original series and feature movies, sports and entertainment
events, network shows and blockbuster theatrical films. The USA Network Web
site is located at http://www.usanetwork.com. Characters Welcome.
USA Network is a program service of NBC Universal Cable a division of
NBC Universal, one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies
in the development, production, and marketing of entertainment, news, and
information to a global audience.
SOURCE USA Network
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