{"id":260913,"date":"2026-01-28T00:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260913\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T00:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T00:26:09","slug":"starz-acquires-the-listeners-from-bbc-starring-rebecca-hall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/260913\/","title":{"rendered":"Starz Acquires &#8216;The Listeners&#8217; From BBC Starring Rebecca Hall"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/starz\/\" id=\"auto-tag_starz\" data-tag=\"starz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Starz<\/a> has acquired <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/rebecca-hall\/\" id=\"auto-tag_rebecca-hall\" data-tag=\"rebecca-hall\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rebecca Hall<\/a>-starring <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/bbc\/\" id=\"auto-tag_bbc\" data-tag=\"bbc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> series <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/the-listeners\/\" id=\"auto-tag_the-listeners\" data-tag=\"the-listeners\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Listeners<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tProduced by Normal People maker <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/element-pictures\/\" id=\"auto-tag_element-pictures\" data-tag=\"element-pictures\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Element Pictures<\/a>, directed by Janicza Bravo and adapted from the Jordan Tannahill novel, The Listeners follows an English teacher called Claire (Hall) who begins to hear a low humming sound that no one else around her can hear. This seemingly innocuous noise gradually upsets the balance of her life, increasing tension between herself and her husband, Paul (Prasanna Puwanarajah), and daughter, Ashley (Mia Tharia). When she discovers that a student of hers, Kyle (Ollie West), can also hear the sound, the two strike up an unlikely and intimate friendship.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tSpeaking to Deadline before it premiered at TIFF and launched on the BBC, Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2024\/09\/rebecca-hall-the-listeners-janicza-bravo-tiff-1236078602\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">delved deep into <\/a>how she got into character and explained why The Listeners is a four-hour movie.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\tThe Listeners aired on the BBC more than a year ago and the Starz deal will be a boon for those seeking evidence that American buyers still want to keep their services populated with British content. The BBC and Starz have partnered in the past on dramas like The Missing and Dublin Murders. <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/tag\/freemantle\/\" id=\"auto-tag_freemantle\" data-tag=\"freemantle\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fremantle<\/a> handles global sales and the deal was \u00a0brokered by Fremantle\u2019s EVP of Distribution, North America, Lisa Honig, and Lorenzo De Maio of De Maio Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto     \">\n\t\u201cThe Listeners pulls viewers in from the start with its unique mystery while provoking questions about how society treats and believes women\u2019s experiences,\u201d said\u00a0Alison Hoffman, President of Starz Networks. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to bring this critically acclaimed project to the U.S. and\u00a0expand our suite of premium programming for women\u00a0with this riveting psychological thriller.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Starz has acquired Rebecca Hall-starring BBC series The Listeners. 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