Heels - Season 1 [UPD]
Heels is an American drama television series about professional wrestling created by Michael Waldron that premiered on August 15, 2021, on Starz.[1] In November 2021, the series was renewed for a second season.
Heels - Season 1
On February 17, 2017, it was announced that Starz had given straight-to-series order to Michael Waldron's series. Production companies involved with the series are Paramount Television and LBI Entertainment.[7] On January 7, 2020, Peter Segal replaced Kyle Patrick Alvarez to direct the series.[8] On May 2, 2021, Starz announced the series would premiere on August 15, 2021.[1] On November 3, 2021, Starz renewed the series for a second season.[9] On an episode of Michael Rosenbaum's "Inside of You" podcast released on January 3, 2023, Stephen Amell mentioned that filming of the second season wrapped in July of 2022, but no further information was available regarding a trailer or release date.[10]
This modern soap opera follows the lives of Jack Spade and Ace Spade, two brothers and rivals chasing their dreams of making it big in the pro wrestling world. Jack runs and promotes the family-owned Duffy Wrestling League and plays the league's heel while his brother Ace is the people's champ trying desperately to climb up from small-time wrestling in Georgia to the big leagues. For the two men, the drama spreads far beyond the bounds of the ring though. Through betrayal and hardship, they struggle to balance what's best for their personal lives and their status in the league as heels and faces.
Although this was an unknown property first season show, we were excited to start rolling out content early and often with the launch of our epic character posters. A total of thirteen animated character posters released following a socially led schedule to ensure that each cast member received their own day of introduction and celebration, acting as an avalanche of their individual fan bases. Throughout the season, we continued to keep the cast engage through weekly Instagram Lives that let fans talk directly to their Heels favorites.
Our first season of Heels helped us create an engaged fanbase who are already eager for Season 2. Our social engagement grew almost every week as the season aired, showing an increased appetite for each new episode and Heels hit the top 5 Talkwalker most social premium cable series weekly too.
Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) have both been part of successful drama series in the past and have each done their share of on-screen fighting. The Heels TV show is a very different kind of series, however. Will it win the battle for ratings? Will Heels be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
The season finale of Heels drew the fourth-lowest viewership for the show, and tied with the one other episodes for the lowest key demo rating. Viewership was up 10.96% from the week before, while the key demo rating was down 50% from the week before.
The questions started coming from a reporters surrounding him, probing what had gone wrong. But they weren't just about one game. They were about an entire season, one that has seen an experienced team open with a No. 1 ranking after a magical ride to the national-title game only to close the regular season in precarious at best standing for a return to the NCAA Tournament.
The Tar Heels (19-12) are flirting with becoming the first team to open at No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press poll and miss the NCAA Tournament since its expansion to 64 teams in 1985. They've struggled to make outside shots or win close games, building a postseason resume filled with far more missed opportunities than high-end wins.
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