dpEXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate has teamed with LG to launch Hunger Games, Saw & John Wick FAST channels in the U.S. and Canada.
Lionsgate and LG Channels will also roll out Rookie Blue and Ghosts FAST channels. In addition, there will be a medical drama-themed channel called Pulse, and the Lionsgate Network, which will be programmed with the studio’s films and series.
Lionsgate and LG Channels will launch the Hunger Games, Saw & John Wick free streaming channels through the end of the year. It marks the first time John Wick has launched on FAST.
LG Channels previously had a Hunger Games pop-up FAST channel and is bringing it back ahead of the theatrical release of The Hunger Games: The Sunrise on the Reaping, the latest movie in the series. The FAST channel will have the five Hunger Games films from the franchise thus far.
Saw will have a standalone FAST channel for the first time, and in time for Halloween. Eight Saw movies will be available. A new film, Saw 11, is in development, adding a new instalment to the horror franchise.
With a fifth John Wick film in the works, the John Wick FAST channel will have all four existing chapters from the series.
“By turning fan-favorite movies into curated, limited-time viewing events around moments when they’re most relevant – from Saw for Halloween to John Wick for the holidays – LG Channels is making premium entertainment easy to discover and enjoy for free, while adding even more value to the LG Channels and webOS experience,” said Matthew Durgin, Vice President, Media Entertainment Services North America.
