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July 15, 2026July 15, 2026

Interview with Terry Stone star of Rise of the Footsoldier: Origins

Brutal Brit flick RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: ORIGINS has its channel premiere on Friday at 11:10pm so we chatted to Terry Stone about the challenges of playing Tony Tucker and why he thinks this is the best film in the franchise.

LC: In RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: ORIGINS, Tucker returns home from the Falklands War with severe PTSD. What was that like to emotionally explore?

TS: As an actor it was an interesting thing to play. It took me on a journey so when you see my character laughing a lot in the film it’s like a mask to hide all the shit that’s going on in my head. It also explains how you can go from 1 – 10 in violence. Lots of Footsoldier fans didn’t know that Tony Tucker was in the Army so this was a nice reveal and I think any forces veterans that have experienced real war and combat would understand it.

LC: You co-wrote the script. How did you want this prequel to differ in tone from the original Rise of the Footsoldier films?

TS: With this film we wanted to create the best film in the franchise, and we pulled out all the stops in making this happen. With the backdrop of Covid, the script was amazing and it attracted some great acting talent: PH Moriarty rip, Vinnie Jones, Keith Allen, Bronson Webb and so many great actors from film and television.

LC: What did Nick Nevern bring to the table as a director that helped rebrand the gritty Essex underworld for this instalment?

TS: I think he really ensured that every performance was the best it could be. He worked relentlessly with each actor to ensure this was the standout film in the franchise.

LC: You’ve been playing the role of Tony Tucker on and off for nearly 14 years. How daunting has it been to get right?

TS: I don’t know if my portrayal is a hundred per cent correct – I played him from 33 – 38 years old. (Tucker was murdered in 1995) but I spoke to a lot of people when researching the character, various people who knew him, who said it was chilling watching me – it was as if he was still alive. I never met him so I took that as a huge compliment.

LC: What was it like having Vinnie Jones join the firm as Bernard O’Mahoney, part of Tucker’s security team?

TS: It was great Vinnie is a God of British crime films so to share the screen with him was epic.

LC: Given your own massive history as a key promoter in the UK rave and garage scene, how authentic did it feel stepping back onto sets meant to recreate that era?

TS: It felt real and we recreated everything so the fans got a big dose of nostalgia.

LC: Is it more difficult to prepare for an intense, violent role like Tony Tucker, or to manage the heavy responsibilities of being a producer on the same project?

TS: When you’re not acting, you’re learning your lines, when you’re not learning your lines you’re producing. There was more than one producer on this film so it’s much easier to juggle these responsibilities when you have a great team and partners.

LC: The Inter City Firm and subsequent Essex underworld stories have been heavily documented. How do you strike a balance between respecting the true events and making an entertaining cinema experience?

TS: It has to feel real when you’re doing it and it has to feel real in a documentary style when you’re watching it, as we aren’t making John Wick or an action film, it’s a gritty period crime film set in Essex so it has to feel shocking. You want the audience to look away, laugh and then quote the dialogue.

LC: Origins takes us to the start of the legend. Where do you see the franchise heading as you continue, as producer, to build out this dark, true-crime universe?

TS: I’m no longer involved as an actor or as a producer, I may come back but only if it returns to what made it great in the first place.

LC: Finally, what other projects are you currently working on?

TS: I’m just finishing off a new UK rap film called ‘Tales From The Trap’. It’s a new film franchise, so basically it’s “Rise of the Hoodsoldier” Top Boy on steroids. I’m also working on a film about the Shah of Iran which is really timely and I’m currently presenting two podcasts ‘The Terry Stone Connection’ which has had over 41 million views on YouTube and ‘The Tales From the Trap’ podcast.

You can watch RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: ORIGINS on LEGEND, Friday 17th July, 11.10pm. Sky 148 / Virgin 149 / Freeview 41 / Freesat 137

June 30, 2026June 30, 2026

Fairbrass, Diesel and Stallone are ready for action this July on Legend

In July LEGEND continues with its broadcast of the RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER franchise, this month covering the third, fourth and fifth films in the brutal British gangster saga that has been engaging its millions of fans since 2007.

First up is RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER 3: THE PAT TATE STORY, which charts the violent rise of ruthless Essex gangster Pat Tate (Craig Fairbass). Then comes RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER 4: MARBELLA, where we follow Pat Tate (Craig Fairbrass) to Spain with his henchmen, Tony (Terry Stone) and Craig (Ronald Manookian) to seek vengeance on those who double-crossed him. Finally, in RISE OF THE FOORSOLDIER: ORIGINS, we follow the story of how Pat, Tony and Craig unite to form their own firm. Vinnie Jones joins the cast.

There are also three other channel premieres – gritty Western drama 3:10 TO YUMA, starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, action spy thriller xXx, starring Vin Diesel and Samuel L. Jackson and neo-noir action GET CARTER (2000), starring Sylvester Stallone.

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We kick-off on the 3rd with RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER 3: THE PAT TATE STORY where ruthless Essex gangster Tate ends up in prison. Undeterred, he establishes himself as top dog inside and gets himself in shape in preparation for his release – when he plans to reclaim his turf the only way he knows how – with violence, and no mercy. Directed by Zackary Adler, the movie also features Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder playing a ruthless prison inmate. Drama of a very different kind on the 6th as we catch the 3:10 TO YUMA. Dan Evans (Christian Bale) is an impoverished rancher, who agrees to escort a captured notorious outlaw Ben Wade (Russell Crowe) to a town with a railway station to put him on the 3:10 train to Yuma for trial, a task complicated by Wade’s ruthless gang in pursuit. Directed by James Mangold. Grab your passports for on the 10th its RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER 4: MARABELLA.

Vin Diesel stars as a former extreme sports athlete Xander “XXX” Cage on the 16th in the action-packed thriller xXx. Cage has been scouted by National Security Agency operative Augustus Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson) for a dangerous covert mission but will he accept? The movie also stars Asia Argento and directed by Rob Cohen (Fast & Furious franchise). We’re back on the streets the next evening for RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: ORIGINS. When Tony Tucker (Terry Stone) lands a job as a nightclub doorman after saving the owner’s grandson, he will do whatever it takes to rise to the top of the game. Teaming up with Essex heavyweight Bernard O’Mahoney (Vinnie Jones) at the height of the 1980s rave scene, Tucker’s audacious ventures see him join forces with Pat Tate and Craig Rolfe to capitalise on the drug-boom. Directed by Andrew Loveday. A remake of Mike Hodge’s 1971 cult classic comes to LEGEND on the 20th, GET CARTER. Sylvester Stallone plays Jack Carter, a ruthless Las Vegas mob enforcer who investigates the suspicious death of his brother, Richie. Jack uncovers a dark web of conspiracy, blackmail, and sexual exploitation involving local crime figures, leading him on a violent quest for vengeance. Michael returns to play Cliff Brumby, a shady, wealthy businessman.

June 2, 2026

Babylon 5 lands on LEGEND from Monday 8 June

LEGEND, the TV destination for fans of action, sci-fi, and thrillers, rides the nostalgia wave with the channel premiere of all five seasons of the classic ’90s series BABYLON 5, which will air weeknights at 7pm from Monday 8 June.

The series will kick off with Babylon 5: The Gathering, the test pilot movie, before Season One launches on Tuesday 9 June. The Gathering covers events which take place roughly one year before those of the first-season episode, providing a framework of backstories and personal relationships for some of the series’ major characters, which include Captain John Sheridan, (Bruce Boxleitner), Commander Susan Ivanova (Claudia Christian), Security Chief Michael Garibaldi (Jerry Doyle), and Ambassador Delenn (Mira Furlan).

Following the end of Season Five, fans can also enjoy the Babylon 5 made-for-TV movies. including In The Beginning, Thirdspace, The River of Souls, A Call to Arms, The Legend of the Rangers and The Lost Tales.

The series is set following a war between Earth and the Minbari, where the Babylon 5 station is built to foster peace and trade among various alien species. It serves as a neutral ground, often described as the “last best hope for peace”. Major plotlines included intra-race intrigue and upheaval, inter-race wars and their aftermaths, and embroilment in a millennial cyclic conflict between ancient races. The human characters, in particular, become pivotal to the resistance against Earth’s descent into totalitarianism.

Unlike typical episodic shows of the 90s, Babylon 5 was designed to be told in five seasons, with each episode serving as a chapter in a much larger narrative. In an almost unheard-of feat for American television, creator J. Michael Straczynski wrote 92 out of the 110 episodes himself. It was also a pioneer in using CGI for its space battles and is lauded for deep character arcs where individuals change permanently over the five-year story, often featuring morally grey characters rather than simple heroes and villains. Even years later, the show is highly regarded.

May 27, 2026May 27, 2026

Legend brings the heat this June

There are ten thrilling channel premieres in June as LEGEND continue to offer a popular mix of nostalgic favourites and modern, star-studded premieres, including Joel Schumacher’s gripping legal drama A TIME TO KILL, Jon Amiel’s psychological thriller COPYCAT and both RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER and RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: PART II – the first two films in the brutal British gangster saga that has been engaging its millions of fans since 2007.

Then there is Ted Kotcheff’s gritty action-drama UNCOMMON VALOR, starring Gene Hackman, Robert Benton’s much-praised revisionist Western BAD COMPANY, starring Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown, and heist action thriller THE SHANGHAI JOB. Further channel premieres include FORTRESS: SNIPER’S EYE, an action-thriller sequel of the original 2021 film, starring Bruce Willis and Jesse Metcalfe, moody Euro-styled thriller MAN ON FIRE, Steve Milner’s Westen TEXAS RANGER.

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Let’s start on the 6th with Gene Hackman starring in UNCOMMON VALOR. Col. Cal Rhodes (Hackman), a retired Marine officer, holds out hope that his son, believed to be a prisoner of war in Laos, is still alive. Despite the government’s refusal to help Rhodes, he assembles a group to find and rescue his son, including skilled soldiers such as Wilkes (Fred Ward) and Sailor (Randall “Tex” Cobb). Funded by MacGregor (Robert Stack), a wealthy executive also looking for his son, Rhodes leads his men on a dangerous mission into the jungles of Laos. Crime drama on the 12th in MAN ON FIRE. Christian Creasy, (Scott Glenn), an agent newly retired from the CIA, agrees to become an Italian businessman’s bodyguard, but things fall apart when terrorists kidnap Samantha (Jade Malle), the Italian’s daughter and Creasy must rescue her. We meet the TEXAS RANGERS on the 13th which is set After the Civil War, Texas is at the mercy of murderous bandits. From the chaos emerges a group of young cowboys summoned to reform the Texas Rangers and restore order.

A 90’s classic comes to LEGEND on the 14th, A TIME TO KILL. A tale of suspicion and prejudice in the deep south as a young lawyer defends a black mill worker charged with murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter. Stars Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, Donald and Kiefer Sutherland. We get with BAD COMPANY on the 18th, where Civil War draft dodger Drew Dixon (Barry Brown) avoids the horrors of war by fleeing west, only to become mixed up with a gang of lawless youths led by the debonair con man Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges). An iconic British gangster saga starts on the 19th, RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER. The film that started the popular British crime franchise follows Carlton Leach (Ricci Harnett) as he evolves from feared football terrace general to a member of one of the most notorious British gangs that operated throughout the late eighties and early nineties. Also starring Craig Fairbrass, Roland Manookian and Terry Stone.

Orlando Bloom stars in THE SHANGHAI JOB on the 20th where, after messing up a job, security agent Danny (Bloom) is now working on low-level body guarding jobs. Soon he has the chance to redeem himself and escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai, but events take a turn for the worse. RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: PART II on the 26th is set in 1997 and in this second helping of the ground-shattering franchise, Carlton Leach (Ricci Harnett), now a shadow of his former self must fight to regain his place in the criminal underworld. Co-stars Craig Fairbrass Ronald Manookian and Terry Stone. The following evening in the action-thriller sequel FORTRESS: SNIPER’S EYE we follow retired CIA agent Robert Michaels (Bruce Willis) and his son Paul (Jesse Metcalfe). Weeks after the first film, they must protect their high-tech, secluded “Fortress” base from a familiar enemy. We end on the 28th with one of the most critically acclaimed crime thrillers of the 90s, COPYCAT. Fear and death plague San Francisco when a man commits a series of murders, each the re-creation of the work of an infamous serial killer. Now, two women must penetrate the killer’s twisted psyche before he murders again. Stars Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunter.

April 28, 2026April 28, 2026

A line-up not to be missed this May on LEGEND

May on LEGEND sees an action-packed mix of classic and contemporary thrillers, headed by Sergio Leone’s brilliant ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA, starring Robert De Niro and James Woods on top form, Joel Schumacher’s tense legal drama THE CLIENT, starring Susan Sarandon and Tommy Lee Jones, Spike Lee’s Neo-noir remake of Park Chan-wook’s 2003 South Korean cult masterpiece OLD BOY, and Sydney Pollack’s political spy thriller THREE DAYS OF THE CONDOR, widely regarded as a quintessential example of the 1970s “paranoia” cinema.

Then there is IMMORTALS, Tarsem Singh’s epic, visceral retelling of Greek mythology, starring Henry Cavell and Mickey O’Rourke, Andrew Nicol’s IN TIME, a dystopian science fiction action-thriller, starring Justin Timberlake and Cillian Murphy, and THE YOUNG AMERICANS, a British crime thriller directed by Danny Cannon and starring Harvey Keitel and Viggo Mortensen.

Further Channel premieres include police thriller S.W.A.T., starring Samuel L. Jackson, Colin Farrell and Michelle Rodriguez, high stakes survival thriller THE ICE ROAD, starring Liam Neeson, and gritty crime drama THE YARDS, starring Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron, James Caan and Faye Dunaway.

Let’s start on the 2nd with IMMORTALS where a brutal King names Hyperion (Mickey Rourke) searches for the legendary Epirus Bow to release the imprisoned Titans and destroy the Olympian gods. Zeus chooses a mortal stonemason, Theseus (Henry Cavill), to lead the fight against Hyperion and save humanity. Also stars Freida Pinto, Luke Evans, Stephen Dorff, John Hurt and Isabel Lucas. The following day we bring court drama in THE CLIENT. A streetwise 11-year-old boy (Brad Renfro) witnesses the suicide of a mob lawyer and learns where a senator’s body is buried. Worried for his family, he hires a lawyer (Susan Sarandon) to protect him from both the Mafia and a ruthless federal prosecutor (Tommy Lee Jones) who seems more concerned with making headlines than with his young witness’s safety. We hit the streets on the 9pm in S.W.A.T. Inspired by the ‘70s hit TV series, Colin Farrell plays Jim Street, a former S.W.A.T. team member demoted after a controversial decision made during a robbery standoff. He gets a chance to redeem himself when team commander Dan Harrelson (Samuel L. Jackson) is assigned to recruit and train five top-notch cops for a new Special Weapons and Tactics unit.

On the 10th a celebrated reimagining, OLD BOY (2013). (Joe Doucett (Josh Brolin), an alcoholic advertising executive, is kidnapped and imprisoned in a hotel-like cell for 20 years without knowing why. Upon his sudden release, he hunts for his captor, uncovering a dark, orchestrated conspiracy and a twisted, personal vendetta against him. Spike Lee’s remake of Park Chan-wook’s 2003 masterpiece, also stars Elizabeth Olsen and Samuel L. Jackson. Hollywood royalty on the 14th in THREE DAYS OF THE CONDO. CIA analyst Joe Turner (Robert Redford) returns from lunch to find all his co-workers murdered. As the code-named “Condor” goes on the run to escape a rogue agency cell, he kidnaps a photographer (Faye Dunaway) to help uncover a conspiracy involving oil and the CIA. Sci-Fi action on the 16th, IN TIME. Welcome to a world where time has become the ultimate currency. You stop aging at 25, but there’s a catch: you’re genetically-engineered to live only one more year, unless you can buy your way out of it. When a man from the wrong side of the tracks is falsely accused of murder, he is forced to go on the run with a female hostage. Justin Timberlake and Amanda Seyfried co-star.

We travel along THE ICE ROAD on the 24th where Liam Neeson stars as Mike McCann, a truck driver who leads a dangerous rescue mission across frozen Canadian lakes to deliver equipment to trapped miners. Alongside his brother, he battles thawing ice, a massive storm, and corporate sabotage to save them in time. Often voted by many critics as one of the greatest movies ever made ONCE UPON A TIME IN AMERICA premieres on the 25th. In 1968, the elderly David “Noodles” Aaronson (Robert De Niro) returns to New York, where he had a career in the criminal underground in the ’20s and ’30s. Most of his old friends are long gone, yet he feels his past is unresolved. Told in flashbacks, the film follows Noodles from a tough kid in a Jewish slum in New York’s Lower East Side, through his rise to bootlegger and then Mafia boss — a journey marked by violence, betrayal and remorse. More street drama on the 30th in THE YOUNG AMERICANS. Harvey Keitel stars as a NYC detective assisting London police in dismantling a ruthless drug syndicate. The syndicate, led by an American expat (Viggo Mortensen), recruits local troubled teens to become gangsters and infiltrate a dangerous, new criminal network. Also stars Iain Glen and Thandiwe Newton. Our run down concludes on the 31st with more crime drama, THE YARDS. Leo Handler (Mark Wahlberg), returns home after serving a prison sentence for car theft. Seeking a legitimate fresh start, Leo turns to his uncle, Frank Olchin (James Caan), a contractor who manages the city’s subway car repairs. He soon discovers that Uncle Frank has turned the family business into a dangerous world of sabotage, high-stakes payoffs, and murder. From James Gray, director of the upcoming 2026 crime drama, Paper Tiger.

March 29, 2026March 29, 2026

Connery, Caine and Curry are starring in Channel Premieres this April on LEGEND

It’s action, suspense and high-stakes drama all the way as LEGEND presents eleven star-studded Channel premieres in April, spearheaded by Brian De Palma’s brutal crime classic CARLITO’S WAY, starring Al Paciino, high octane action comedy MR. AND MRS. SMITH, starring Bratt Pitt and Angelina Jolie, Spike Lee’s critically acclaimed heist thriller INSIDE MAN, and Timor Bekmambetov’s all guns-blazing WANTED, starring James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman and Terence Stamp.

Then there is the cold war spy thriller BULLET TO BEIJING, starring Michael Caine as a retired Harry Palmer, buddy-cop film MONEY TRAIN, starring Wesley Snipes, and Jennifer Lopez, and two murderous action thrillers directed by Peter Hyams – THE PRESIDIO, starring Sean Connery, and SUDDEN DEATH, starring Jean-Claude Van Damme.

Further Channel premieres include revenge-driven Western SHOOT OUT, starring Gregory Peck, science fiction action-adventure film CONGO, based on the 1980 novel by Michael Crichton and gangster thriller MOBSTERS, inspired by the rise of notorious New York City mobsters during the 1920s, starring Christian Slater as Charlie “Lucky” Luciano.

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Let’s start on the 2nd where a classic cinema character returns to the big screen in BULLET TO BEIJING. When long-time British agent Harry Palmer (Caine) loses his job because the Cold War is over, a Russian agent promptly approaches him, telling him that Russia’s future is threatened because a deadly biochemical weapon has been stolen. He’ll pay Harry to retrieve it. Then Harry gets a tip that it’s being sent to Beijing by train. We get onboard THE MONEY TRAIN on the 4th where John (Wesley Snipes) and Charlie (Woody Harrelson) are foster brothers and NYC transit cops. When gambling-addicted Charlie is fired and threatened by a loan shark, he plots to rob the “money train,” a heavily armoured train collecting millions in subway fares. John must decide whether to stop him or join the dangerous heist. Star-studded drama on the 5th where we meet the INSIDE MAN. Tough cop, Detective Frazier (Denzel Washington) matches wits with a clever bank robber, Dalton Russell (Clive Owen). As the dangerous cat-and-mouse game unfolds, a wild card emerges: Madaline White (Jodie Foster), a power broker with a hidden agenda, who injects even more instability into an already volatile situation.

We’ve classic cinema on the 9th and ride to the wild west for a SHOOT OUT. Clay Lomax (Gregory Peck), a bank robber released from prison, seeks revenge on his partner, Sam Foley (James Gregory), who betrayed him. During his quest, Lomax is reluctantly saddled with his daughter, 6-year-old girl named Decky (Dawn Lyn). We’re off to the CONGO on the 11th where Scientist Karen Ross (Laura Linney) is sent by her father-in-law, mogul R.B. Travis to the infamous jungle to determine the whereabouts of a missing diamond-hunting team. Led by expert guides, treasure hunter Herkermer Homolka (Tim Curry) and a gorilla, she discovers a danger far more sinister than anything they expected to find. Gangster drama arrive on the next evening, get ready to meet MOBSTERS. This historical crime drama charts the rise of four legendary gangsters – Lucky Luciano (Christian Slater), Meyer Lansky (Patrick Dempsey), Bugsy Siegel (Richard Grieco), and Frank Costello (Costas Mandylor) in New York City between 1917 and 1931. Starting as street thugs, they exploit Prohibition to build an empire.

A movie which became infamous when first released in 2005, MR. & MRS. SMITH blasts onto your screens on the 18th.. A bored, suburban married couple, John (Brad Pitt) and Jane (Angelina Jolie), secretly work as elite assassins for competing agencies. When they are assigned to kill each other, their mundane lives explode into a high stakes battle that reignites their relationship, forcing them to choose between their careers and their love. Crime drama of a very different kind the following evening, THE PRESIDIO. Lt. Col. Caldwell (Sean Connery) and Police Inspector Jay Austin (Mark Harmon) don’t like each other. Not even a little bit. That’s because Caldwell helped run Austin out of the military police a few years back. But now, they are forced to team up to solve a brutal murder. Ad to complicate matters Austin falls for Caldwell’s daughter, Donna (Meg Ryan). This is followed by on of Al Pacino’s finest, CARLITO’S WAY. Al Pacino stars as Carlito Brigante, a Puerto Rican ex-con released early from a 30-year sentence in 1975 New York. Vowing to go straight, Carlito manages a nightclub to save money for retirement. Despite his efforts, he is dragged back into the underworld by his cocaine-addicted lawyer, Dave Kleinfeld (Sean Penn), setting him on a dangerously violent path.

Action all the way with JCVD on the 23rd, SUDDEN DEATH. Ex-fireman Darren McCord (Jean-Claude Van Damme) has a new job working security at the Pittsburgh Civic Arena. Hoping to impress his kids, he’s scored tickets to the Stanley Cup Finals, unaware that Ex-CIA agent Joshua Foss (Powers Boothe) is holding the vice president hostage and plans to blow up the building if he doesn’t pay the ransom. Cue for Darren he jumps into action. We end with WANTED on the 25th where Wesley Gibson (James McAvoy) is an office worker whose life is going nowhere. After his estranged father is murdered, he meets Fox (Angelina Jolie), who recruits him into the Fraternity, a secret society of assassins. Fox and Sloan (Morgan Freeman), the Fraternity’s leader, teach Wesley to tap into dormant powers. Though he enjoys his newfound abilities, he begins to suspect that there is more to the Fraternity than meets the eye.

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Reynolds, Washington and Schwarzenegger join the LEGEND line-up for March

An action-packed mix of cult classics, popular remakes and contemporary thrillers headline LEGEND‘s selection of eleven Channel premieres in March, spearheaded by Kathryn Bigelow’s gripping, suspenseful, and brilliantly crafted, ZERO DARK THIRTY, which dramatises the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Then there is the 2005 action-packed remake of ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13, starring Ethan Hawke and Laurence Fishburne, Clint Eastwood’s high-stakes assassination thriller THE EIGER SANCTION. and Frank Mitchell’s survival drama ALIVE, the true story of a Uruguayan rugby team forced to eat the flesh of their dead companions following a plane crash.

Further Channel premieres include grindhouse-inspired exploitation thriller MACHETE, directed by Robert Rodriguez and Ethan Maniquis, the adrenaline-fueled SAFE HOUSE, starring Ryan Reynolds and Denzil Washington, savage adventure THE ISLAND (1980), starring Michael Caine, gritty action-thriller CONTRABAND, a remake of the 2008 Icelandic film Reykjavík-Rotterdam, staring Mark Wahlberg, serial-killer thriller D-TOX, starring Sylvester Stallone, David Twohy’s taut submarine supernatural horror-thriller BELOW, and Kim Lee-Woon’s Neo-Western THE LAST STAND, that marks Arnold Schwarzenegger’s first leading role since Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines (2003).

Let’s start right at the beginning as on the 1st we have a compelling movie, ALIVE. Based on a true story of a Uruguayan rugby team whose plane crashes in the remote Andes mountains in 1972, forcing the stranded survivors to resort to extreme measures, including cannibalism, to stay alive while awaiting rescue. It chronicles their harrowing ordeal and remarkable endurance against brutal cold and starvation. Stars Ethan Hawke, Vincent Spano, Josh Hamilton and Bruce Ramsay. Wild fantasy on the 6th in MACHETE. A former Mexican Federal agent known as Machete (Danny Trejo) roams Texas streets as a vigilante. Hired to perform a covert hit, he is double-crossed and forced to go on the run. Machete may be down, but not out, and he carves a path of blood, bullets and broken hearts in his quest to settle the score. A star-studded remake of a John Carpenter classic on the 7th, ASSAULT ON PRECINT 13. A bus carrying criminals, including Marion (Laurence Fishburne), is rerouted to Detroit’s soon-to-be-closed Precinct 13. All communications with the outside world are cut off, and Jake (Ethan Hawke), an emotionally volatile police sergeant, is forced to work with the criminals to survive an attack on the precinct by a group of armed men.

ZERO DARK THIRTY is a gripping tale of determination and you can catch it on the 8th. Following the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden becomes one of the most-wanted men on the planet. Ultimately, it is the work of a dedicated female operative (Jessica Chastain) that proves instrumental in finally locating bin Laden. In May 2011, Navy SEALs launch a nighttime strike… Crime thrills on the 14th as we visit the SAFE HOUSE. Rookie CIA agent Matt Weston (Ryan Reynolds) gets the chance to prove himself when Tobin Frost (Denzel Washington), a turncoat operative, is brought to Weston’s safe house for debriefing. But soon after Frost’s arrival, mercenaries attack, and Weston and Frost barely escape with their lives. The two men must join forces and try to stay alive long enough to figure out who wants them dead. A controversial thriller starring Michael Caine has its channel premiere on the 15th, THE ISLAND. Journalist Blair Maynard (Caine) is assigned to explore the Bermuda Triangle, where thousands of boats have disappeared in a three-year span. When he leaves with his adolescent son, their boat is shanghaied by a group of pirates who see father and son as new blood for their increasingly inbred clan.

We take a peek into the dark side of crime on the 21st in CONTRABAND. Mark Wahlberg stars as a security guard and former alcohol smuggler who is tempted back into the illicit business after encountering financial troubles. The thriller also stars Kate Beckinsale, Ben Foster, Diego Luna, and Giovani Ribisis, and is directed by Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormakur, re-imagining his original film in this high-octane remake. Sylvester Stallone is at his best in the crime thriller D-TOX on the 22nd. He stars as a cop who goes on a suicidal alcohol binge after witnessing a brutal murder on the job. After he checks into a rehab clinic specialising in police officers, he finds that someone is murdering them one by one. The cast includes Tony Berenger and Emmy winner Charles S. Dutton. Directed by and starring Clint Eastwood, THE EIGER SANCTION on the 26th concerns Dr. Jonathan Hemlock (Eastwood), a fine art professor and retired assassin, who is blackmailed back into service by a secret government agency to avenge a murdered friend, forcing him to join a climbing expedition up the treacherous Eiger North Face in Switzerland to identify and eliminate a Soviet spy among the mountaineers. THE LAST STAND on the 28th focuses on a former narcotics officer in the LAPD, Ray Owens (Arnold Schwarnegger) who has settled into a peaceful life as sheriff of a quiet border town. That peace is shattered when Gabriel Cortez, a vicious crime lord, escapes from FBI custody and speeds toward Ray’s town with a band of mercenaries. Ray soon finds he must rally his team and take matters into his own hands. We end the month with the tense thriller BELOW on the 29th. The submarine U.S.S. Manta had a perfect record until the mysterious death of its captain. The next-in-command, Lt. Richard Brice (Bruce Greenwood) is determined to steer his crew back to safety. But after three battle survivors board the sub, bizarre and frightening things begin to happen as crew members begin to disappear, Ensign Douglas O’Dell (Matthew Davis) must piece together the puzzles of the submarine’s past before it is too late to resurface alive.

January 27, 2026January 27, 2026

De Niro, Pacino and Eastwood are starring on LEGEND in February

De Niro, Pacino and Eastwood give us powerhouse performances as LEGEND celebrates the work of legendary directors this month, spearheaded by the Channel premieres of such cult classics as Brian De Palma’s SCARFACE, Martin Scorcese’s CAPE FEAR, Donald Seigel’s THE BEGUILED, and John Frankenheimer’s BLACK SUNDAY.

Other notable Channel premieres this February include Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut, MAN OF TAI CHI. Leigh Wannel’s tech horror thriller UPGRADE, Doug Liman’s action comedy, AMERICAN MADE, starring Tom Cruise, Gary Fieder’s quirky crime drama THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD, which stars Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken and Steve Buscemi, and Kevin McDonald’s blistering political thriller STATE OF PLAY, starring Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren and Ben Affleck.

There are also Channel premieres for Paul W.S. Anderson’s 2008 dystopian sci-fi action thriller DEATH RACE, starring Jason Statham. futuristic sci-fi thriller EQUILIBRIUM, starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson, and cat-and-mouse thriller NO ESCAPE, starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan.

These are the premieres you can not miss:

We star on the 1st with probably one of the most quoted gangster movies of aal time, Brian De Palma’s SCARFACE. After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami, viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way. He eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, but increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-induced paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall. More mobster drama on the 6th, Andy Garcia stars in THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD. When a powerful mob boss gives ex-gangster Jimmy the Saint (Garcia) one last job, it’s an offer he can’t refuse, but when someone gets killed, Jimmy and his partners are marked for death, leaving Jimmy just 48 hours to put things right. The following night fear the future in EQUILIBRIUM . In a futuristic world, a regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions, and feeling is a crime punishable by death. John Preston (Christian Bale) an agent responsible for destroying those who resist these rules, suddenly becomes the one capable of overthrowing it.

STATE OF PLAY on the 7th focuses on Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is a rising star in Washington and seen as his party’s next presidential nominee – until his research assistant/mistress is found murdered and damaging secrets are revealed. Journalist Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), Collins’ old friend, must investigate the murder, and walks headlong into a massive cover-up. Classic 70s action on the 12th, BLACK SUNDAY. A powerful story of a Black September terrorist group attempting to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the President of the United States in attendance. With Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern. Keanu Reeves flexes his directors muscles on the 14th in MAN OF TAI CHI. A young Tai Chi student, (Tiger Hu Chen), is drawn into the world of underground fighting to save his master’s temple. He accepts a lucrative offer from a wealthy entrepreneur (Keanu Reeves), but as the fights grow more violent, Tiger must grapple with his pacifist Tai Chi philosophy versus the brutal reality of the fight club.

In Martin Scorsese’s remake of the classic 1962 thriller CAPE FEAR washes up on LEGEND on the 15th. Attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) knowingly withholds evidence that would acquit violent sex offender Max Cady (Robert De Niro) of rape charges, Max spends 14 years in prison. But after Max’s release, knowing about Sam’s deceit, he devotes his life to stalking and destroying the Bowden family. Historical drama om the 19th as Clint Eastwood stars in THE BEGUILED. During the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier, John McBurney (Clint Eastwood), is taken in by the women of an isolated Southern girls’ boarding school. But his presence disrupts the school’s quiet life, sparking jealousy, desire, and dangerous rivalries – a situation he manipulates. What begins as a refuge for the soldier culminates in a brutal act of revenge when the women turn on him after he tries to leave. Bang up to date on the 21st in NO ESCAPE. American businessman Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson), wife Annie (Lake Bell) and their two young daughters arrive in Southeast Asia to begin a new life but get caught between a political uprising and riots aimed at foreign companies. Also stars Pierce Brosnan.

AMERICAN MADE on the 22nd is loosely based on the life of Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot recruited by the CIA to spy in Central America in the 1980s. The film follows Seal (Tom Cruise) as he gets involved in drug smuggling for the Medellín Cartel and the CIA’s covert operations, which ultimately played a role in the Iran-Contra Affair. From director Leigh Whannell comes UPGRADE on the 26th a science fiction thriller about a man with quadriplegia who is implanted with a computer chip that cures his paralysis and equips him with special capabilities. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility – skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life. Our final channel premiere is on the 28th and is a cool remake of a cult classic DEATH RACE. Framed for a murder he did not commit, three-time speedway champ Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) finds himself at Terminal Island, the country’s toughest prison, but he gets an unexpected chance at freedom when the warden offers a choice: Compete in the Death Race as a mythical driver called Frankenstein, or rot in a cell forever.

December 23, 2025December 23, 2025

LEGEND announces January 2026 premiere line-up!

LEGEND ushers in the new year with ten adrenaline-fuelled channel premieres, including Peter Weir’s much acclaimed war drama GALLIPOLI, which solidified Mel Gibson’s stature as a leading man. Other well-known directors featured this month are The Fast and Furious helmer Rob Cohen with military science fiction action thriller STEALTH, Mike Figgis, who teams up with an outstanding Richard Gere for psychological crime thriller INTERNAL AFFAIRS, and Saturday Night Fever director John Badham, with American political thriller NICK OF TIME, starring Johnny Depp and Christopher Walken.

Other channel premieres include the box-office smash MECHANIC: RESURRECTION, the sequel to The Mechanic, starring Jason Statham, and submarine suspenser HUNTER KILLER, starring Gerard Butler and Gary Oldman. The magnificent Oldman pops up again in gangster drama LAWLESS, which also stars Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Mia Wasikowska, Jessica Chastain and Guy Pearce.

Then there is alien invasion thriller BATTLE LOS ANGELES, the darkly gripping Western THE LAST SON, starring Sam Worthington, Thomas Jane, and Heather Graham, and spy thriller SURVIVOR, starring Milla Jovovich, Pierce Brosnan and Roger Rees in his final film role.

Plus, CHARLIE’S ANGELS continues its popular run with the channel premiere of Season Five, weeknights at 6pm, from Friday 9th January, and THE TWILIGHT ZONE returns with the channel premiere of Season 4, Saturdays and Sundays at 8pm, from 3rd January.

Let’s kick-off 2026 on the 3rd with a LEGEND fave starring in MECHANIC: RESURRECTION. Arthur Bishop (Jason Statham) returns as the Mechanic in the sequel to the 2011 blockbuster. When the deceitful actions of a cunning women (Jessica Alba) force him to return to the life he left behind, Bishop’s life is once again in danger. Two young men (Mel Gibson and Mark Lee) are brought together in the Australian army in 1915 for a gripping drama on the 4th, GALLIPOLI . They cross continents and great oceans, climb pyramids and walk through the ancient sands of Egypt to join their regiment at the fateful battle of Gallipoli. We look to the skies on the 10th un STEALTH. In the near future, the Navy has developed a drone fighter jet piloted by a computer. On an aircraft carrier in the Pacific, three fliers have been chosen not only to pilot a new generation of stealth fighter-bombers, but also to “teach” the computer how to fly. But when the computer develops a mind of its own, the humans must stop it before it precipitates a nuclear war. Stars Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx.

Cop crime drama on the 11th where we investigate INTERNAL AFFAIRS. Internal Affairs officer, Raymond Avila (Andy Garcia), investigates a seemingly model cop, Dennis Peck (Richard Gere), only to find that Peck is a master manipulator involved in corruption, murder, and a psychological game with Avila. We take a dive on the 17th in HUNTER KILLER. One of Johnny Depp’s finest on the 18th, NICK OF TIME. Gene Watson (Depp) an accountant, is forced to get involved in an assassination plot to save his kidnapped daughter. The events of the film unfold minute by nail-biting minute as they would in real life. The cast also includes Christopher Walken as the main antagonist, Mr. Smith.

Witness the end of civilization unfold on the 24th, as hostile alien invaders attack the planet in BATTLE LOS ANGELES. As the world’s great cities fall, Los Angeles becomes the last stand for mankind in a battle no one expected. Now it’s up to a Marine staff sergeant (Aaron Eckhart) and his platoon to draw a line in the sand as they take on an enemy unlike any they’ve ever encountered before. We go LAWLESS on the 25th which is set in Depression-era Franklin County, Virginia, the film tells the true story of the three Bondurant brothers – Forrest (Tom Hardy), Howard (Jason Clarke), and Jack (Shia LaBeouf), who run a successful moonshining and bootlegging business. But their operation is disrupted with the arrival of the sadistic and corrupt Special Deputy Charlie Rakes (Guy Pearce), sparking a violent conflict. A tale of vengeance on the 29th, THE LAST SON. Isaac LeMay (Sam Worthington) is a murderous outlaw cursed by a terrible prophecy, hunting down his offspring to prevent his own murder before targeting his son Cal (Colson Baker). With bounty hunters and the enigmatic U.S. officer Solomon (Jane) on their tail, all are set on a collision course. We end the month on 31st in the star-studded SURVIVOR. Kate Abbott (Milla Jovovich) is a newly appointed Foreign Service Officer at the American embassy in London, tasked with preventing terrorists from entering the United States. Her diligent work puts her in the line of fire, and she soon finds herself targeted by a ruthless international assassin known as “The Watchmaker” (Pierce Brosnan).

November 30, 2025November 30, 2025

LEGEND unwraps nine channel premieres this December

It’s seasonal thrills all the way as LEGEND unwraps nine channel premieres this December, including three 90’s cult classics – Mike Hewell’s classic crime drama DONNIE BRASCO, starring Al Pacino and Johnny Depp, Paul Verhoeven’s futuristic alien invasion thriller STARSHIP TROOPERS, and Robert Rodriguez’s action-packed DESPARADO, with Antonio Banderas, Quentin Tarantino and Salma Hayak.

Favourite LEGEND action heroes showcased this month are Steven Seagal in crime vengeance thriller THE ASIAN CONNECTION, Jason Statham in gangster actioner WILD CARD, and Christian Bale and Mark Wahlberg in boxing drama THE FIGHTER.

Other crackers include Gerard Bulter in heroic fantasy GODS OF EGYPT, Clive Owen and Naomi Watts in high-stakes espionage thriller THE INTERNATIONAL, and Chris O’Connell in survival thriller VERTICAL LIMIT.

Plus, CHARLIE’S ANGELS continues its popular run with the premiere of Season Four, weeknights at 6pm from Thursday, 4th December.

Let’s start on the 4th with THE ASIAN CONNECTION where two American expatriates, Jack and Sam, unwittingly steal a drug lord’s money when they rob a series of banks in Southeast Asia and become the target of the gang’s vengeance. When Sam is killed, Jack turns to the love of his life, Pom, and the couple becomes a modern-day Bonnie and Clyde that takes the fight to the gang. This action-packed flick stars the legendary Steven Seagal. Then on the 6th another action here swings back onto LEGEND in WILD CARD. Nick Wild (Jason Statham), a recovering gambling addict, tries to find and punish the men who assaulted his friend. However, things take a turn for the worse when the main culprit turns out to be a high-ranking gangster. Historical thrills on the 13th where we meet the GODS OF EGYPT. Gods walk among mortals and rule the land. When they divine that a new king shall rule Egypt, a mythical tragedy unfolds that pits a young god and a mortal against his uncle in a battle for all creation. Starring Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Brenton Thwaites and Gerard Butler.

A star-studded ensemble drama on the 14th, Hollywood royalty star DONNIE BRASCO. Undercover FBI agent Joe Pistone (Johnny Depp), infiltrates the mob as the “jewel man” Donnie Brasco, manoeuvring his way into the confidence of Lefty Ruggiero (Al Pacino), an aging hitman. But as Donnie moves deeper into the Mafia, he realises he’s not only crossing the line between federal agent and criminal but also leading his friend to an almost certain death sentence. A thrille which will keep you on the edge of your seats on the 18th, THE INTERNATIONAL. Interpol Agent Louis Salinger (Clive Owen) and Manhattan Assistant DA Eleanor Whitman (Naomi Watts) are determined to bring to justice one of the world’s most powerful banks. Finding themselves in a high stakes chase across the globe, their relentless tenacity puts their own lives at risk as their targets will stop at nothing to continue financing terror and war. VERTICAL LIMIT on the 20th concerns Peter Garrett (Chris O’Donnell) must launch a rescue effort up K2 to save his sister, Annie (Robin Tunney), and her summit team (Bill Paxton and Nicholas Lea), who are trapped at 26,000 above the vertical limit of endurance. Every second counts as Peter and a crew of climbers ascend the heights of the world’s most feared peak to save her.

We search for a King of the Ring on 21st in THE FIGHTER. Mark Wahlberg and Christian Bale star in this inspirational and powerful true story of two brothers who against all odds come together to train for a historic boxing title fight that has the power to unite their fractured family and give their run-down town what it’s been waiting for: pride. But the explosive relationship of these brothers threatens to take them both down. Far out sci-fi action on the 27th, Paul Verhoeven’s STARSHIP TROOPERS. Johnny Rico volunteers for the mobile infantry to do his federal service. Far from having patriotic motives, Johnny has joined to win the heart of his girlfriend, Carmen, who has signed up to become a starship pilot. When a tragic training accident occurs while on his watch, Johnny realises that he joined up for the wrong reasons. He is about to resign when the earth is attacked by an intelligent race of alien bugs. We end 2025 with an explosive channel premiere, DESPERADO. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed El Mariachi, Antonio Banderas stars as the mariachi without a name, who returns to a small Mexican town seeking revenge against an evil drug kingpin. Salma Hayek, Steve Buscemi, and Quentin Tarantino co-star.