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STARZ RELEASES HYSTERICAL TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR SECOND SEASON OF HORROR-COMEDY "SHINING VALE"

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Santa Monica, Calif. - September 13, 2023 - STARZ has released the trailer and key art for season two of its hit horror comedy, "Shining Vale," which returns to haunt viewers' screens on the frightfully appropriate Friday, October 13th. The hysterical, spine-chilling trailer and key art teases the repercussions following last season's nail biting cliffhanger when Pat (Courteney Cox) landed herself in a psychiatric hospital for trying to murder her family with an ax. Pat (Cox) went through extensive Electroshock Therapy, and when she returns home she meets a mysterious woman who introduces her to a host of ancient remedies used to "cure" women of depression, including the apocryphal Smile Masks. Season two explores what's in store for the Phelps family as they continue to be haunted by ghosts while Pat struggles to live with mental illness among a broken family, battling demons both internally... and externally.

"Shining Vale" season two is set to premiere on Friday, October 13th, at midnight ET on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms and on LIONSGATE+ streaming platform in the U.K. and Ireland. On linear, it will debut on STARZ on Friday, October 13th, at 9PM ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada. New episodes will be available to stream weekly on Fridays at midnight on the STARZ app, all STARZ streaming and on-demand platforms and will air weekly on the STARZ linear platform.

"Shining Vale," stars Emmy Award(R) nominee Courteney Cox ("Friends," "Cougar Town"), Academy Award(R) nominee and Emmy Award(R) winner Greg Kinnear (As Good as It Gets, "The Kennedys") and Academy Award(R) winner Mira Sorvino ("Hollywood," "The Expecting").

In addition to Cox, Kinnear and Sorvino, "Shining Vale" also stars Gus Birney ("Dickinson"), Merrin Dungey ("Big Little Lies," "The Resident"), and Dylan Gage ("PEN15"), and features Emmy Award(R) nominees Judith Light ("Poker Face"), Allison Tolman ("Gaslit," "Why Women Kill") and Sherilyn Fenn ("Twin Peaks").

"Shining Vale" is executive produced by Jeff Astrof ("Trial and Error") from Other Shoe Productions, Sharon Horgan and Clelia Mountford ("Bad Sisters," "Motherland") from Merman, and Aaron Kaplan ("The Chi," "The Neighborhood") and Melanie Frankel from Kapital Entertainment. Courteney Cox also serves as a producer. The series is co-created by Astrof and Horgan. The series is produced by Warner Bros. Television and Lionsgate Television in association with Other Shoe Productions, Merman and Kapital Entertainment.

About "Shining Vale"

Season one of "Shining Vale" introduced Pat and Terry Phelps, a dysfunctional family that tried to run from their problems by moving their kids into a Victorian mansion in small-town Connecticut. The only problem? It may be haunted. Once settled in, Pat encountered Rosemary, a demon who possessed her body and turned her life upside down. When the family steps in to "save" Pat, they commit her to a psychiatric hospital where she sees an old photo of a nurse who looks just like her demon Rosemary.

Season two kicks off four months later, when Pat's insurance runs out and she is released from the psychiatric hospital early. Pat returns home, determined to pick up the pieces of her broken family, but she quickly finds out her children don't need her, Terry doesn't remember her and to make matters worse, Pat's new neighbor Ruth looks exactly like Rosemary. Meanwhile, the house starts to reveal the shocking secrets of its dark past. Every mother feels like they live in an insane asylum, but Pat may be right!

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About STARZ

STARZ (www.starz.com), a Lionsgate company, is a leading global media streaming platform committed to delivering premium content that amplifies narratives by, about and for women and underrepresented audiences. STARZ is home to the highly rated and first-of-its-kind STARZ app that offers the ability to stream or download STARZ premium content, as well as the flagship domestic STARZ(R) service, including STARZ ENCORE, 17 premium pay TV channels, and the associated on-demand and online services. In 2018, STARZ launched its international premium streaming platform STARZPLAY, now LIONSGATE+, to provide subscribers access to bold, curated storytelling. LIONSGATE+, coupled with the STARZPLAY ARABIA joint venture in MENA and Lionsgate Play in South and Southeast Asia, has a footprint that extends across the globe. STARZ and LIONSGATE+ are available across digital OTT platforms and multichannel video distributors, including cable operators, satellite television providers, and telecommunications companies around the world. In February 2021, STARZ launched #TakeTheLead, a multi-faceted and innovative inclusion initiative expanding its existing efforts to improve representation on screen, behind the camera and throughout the company.

About Warner Bros. Television

One of the entertainment industry's most-respected providers of original programming since its founding in 1955, Warner Bros. Television delivers scripted dramas, comedies, limited series, and original movies for multiple platforms. As of August 2023, WBTV is producing nearly 50 scripted projects for Warner Bros. Discovery's Max, external streaming platforms, cable, and the five U.S. broadcast networks.

About Lionsgate

Lionsgate (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B) encompasses world-class motion picture and television studio operations aligned with the STARZ premium global subscription platform to bring a unique and varied portfolio of entertainment to consumers around the world. The Company's film, television, subscription and location-based entertainment businesses are backed by an 18,000-title library and a valuable collection of iconic film and television franchises. A digital age company driven by its entrepreneurial culture and commitment to innovation, the Lionsgate brand is synonymous with bold, original, relatable entertainment for audiences worldwide.