Stan announced it has extended its multi-year strategic content partnership with Sony Pictures Television, securing Stan a brand-new exclusive slate of first-run premium scripted drama. The expanded deal will see the continuation of hit Stan exclusives and will also bring an extensive catalogue of iconic Sony Pictures Television series and global blockbuster films to Stan. This major multi-year agreement reinforces Stan’s commitment to bringing the best in international film and television to subscribers, delivering a suite of outstanding content from one of Hollywood’s biggest studios.
Nine’s Managing Director of Streaming and Broadcast, Amanda Laing, consider the agreement a major strengthening of the slate.: "Stan’s multi-year partnership with Sony Pictures Television ensures we continue to bring exclusive premium content from around the globe to our subscribers. As Australia’s only locally owned and operated premium streaming service, we’re proud to work with world-class partners like Sony to deliver compelling, first-run series that resonate with our audiences. From 'Outlander: Blood of My Blood' to 'Breaking Bad', Sony Pictures is a leader in exceptional storytelling and has long been a valued and important partner of Stan. This agreement further strengthens our slate and reinforces our commitment to providing Australians with access to the best entertainment, right here at home," expressed.
Meanwhile, Sony Pictures’ SVP of Distribution, APAC, Adam Herr, highlighted the long-term agreement: "Through our decade-long strategic alliance with Stan, the platform has been able to deliver Sony Pictures’ premium entertainment to viewers. We are committed to this fruitful collaboration and look forward to bringing audiences more world-class storytelling and what we believe will be one of the most talked-about series launches Australia has seen in years" stated.
This new agreement will see the exclusive premiere of several first-run premium dramas, including "Outlander: Blood of My Blood," an epic tale of love, legacy, and longing, and the highly anticipated prequel to the global sensation, premiering August 9.
From the team behind "Outlander," the ten-episode cinematic drama features an entirely new cast, including Hermione Corfield, Jeremy Irvine, Harriet Slater, and Jamie Roy. Set against the backdrop of the Scottish Highlands, "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" follows the love story of two couples: Julia Moriston (Corfield) and Henry Beauchamp (Irvine), as well as Ellen MacKenzie (Slater) and Brian Fraser (Roy), the parents of the leading couple Claire and Jamie from "Outlander." From the war-torn battlefields of WWI to the sweeping Scottish Highlands of 18th-century Scotland, "Outlander: Blood of My Blood" brings two new love stories filled with loyalty, passion, and desire, as the young couples defy the forces that seek to tear them apart.
Other premium dramas coming soon to Stan include "The Miniature Wife," a dramedy examining the power (im)balances between spouses, starring Elizabeth Banks ("The Hunger Games") and Matthew Macfadyen ("Succession") as Lindy and Les, who battle each other for supremacy after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis; and "American Hostage," starring Jon Hamm ("The Morning Show") and based on the true story of Fred Heckman, a beloved local radio reporter who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when a hostage-taker demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.
The agreement also includes iconic Sony Pictures Television series "The Good Doctor," "The Nanny," and "Dawson’s Creek," alongside series "S.W.A.T." and "The Goldbergs," and sees the extension of streaming rights for "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul." Additionally, the collaboration includes an extensive catalogue of global fan-favorite films from Sony Pictures Entertainment’s robust and diverse library, including "Spider-Man: No Way Home," "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse," "Where the Crawdads Sing," "Ghostbusters: Afterlife," "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," and "Anyone But You." These new titles will accompany the suite of premium content from Sony Pictures Television already available to Stan subscribers, including "Twisted Metal," "Red Eye," "This City is Ours," and many more.