CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR WITH A "BOND. JAMES BOND" MARATHON ONLY ON ESQUIRE NETWORK

-- On January 2, 2017 Pierce Brosnan Takes Over --

LOS ANGELES - December 21, 2016 - On Monday, January 2, 2017 Esquire Network presents a full day programming takeover of Pierce Brosnan's James Bond, one of the world's most celebrated franchises. Ignite your adventurous side and kick off 2017 with Goldeneye, Tomorrow Never Dies, World is not Enough and Die Another Day. It's going to be one hell of an unforgettable day and an even better year. Straight up, shaken not stirred. Procrastinating those resolutions? Let Bond inspire your thrill-seeking self to take charge. "There's no point in living if you can't feel alive."

Forget the small talk. The kickass lineup includes:

Goldeneye (7 AM ET/PT and 5:30 PM ET/PT)

James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) teams with the survivor of a destroyed Russian research center to stop the hijacking of a nuclear space weapon by a fellow agent believed to be dead.

Tomorrow Never Dies (9:30 AM ET/PT and 8 PM ET/PT)

James Bond heads to stop a media mogul's plan to induce war between China and the UK in order to obtain exclusive global media coverage.

World is not Enough (12 PM ET/PT and 10:30 PM ET/PT)

James Bond uncovers a nuclear plot when he protects an oil heiress from her former kidnapper, an international terrorist who can't feel pain.

Die Another Day (2:30 PM ET/PT and 1 AM ET/PT)

James Bond is sent to investigate the connection between a North Korean terrorist and a diamond mogul who is funding the development of an international space weapon.

The Pierce Brosnan James Bond marathon begins Monday, January 2 at 7 AM ET/PT only on Esquire Network.

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