After becoming one of the first major wide-release films to return to theatres, Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures’ horror-thriller Spiral: From The Book of Saw will launch exclusively in its first U.S. pay window on the premium subscription platform STARZ on October 8th.
The launch will be followed by the early arrival of the entire Saw franchise on STARZ as part of Lionsgate’s new theatrical output agreement with STARZ for its Lionsgate and Summit label films.
Spiral, the latest installment of the Saw franchise teaming superstars Chris Rock and Samuel L. Jackson, has been the #1 film at the U.S. box office two weeks in a row, a first in Saw franchise history. Produced and shepherded from its inception by Mark Burg and Oren Koules, the Saw franchise broke the $1 billion mark at the global box office last weekend and is one of the longest-running horror franchises in history.
Spiral centers on Rock, who plays Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks, working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran played by Samuel L. Jackson. Along with his rookie partner (Max Minghella), Banks takes charge of an investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past.