Streaming service Epix will get a facelift and relaunch as MGM+ in 2023 • TechCrunch

On the identical day that Lionsgate renamed Starzplay to Lionsgate+, MGM’s Epix introduced it will additionally get a “+” in its model title. Epix, the ad-free streaming service, introduced at the moment that it’ll relaunch as MGM+ in early 2023.

Whereas the brand new title is hardly authentic, primarily the plus signal, the rebranding comes as streaming companies proceed to tackle the title of their bigger manufacturers. This, after all, contains Lionsgate’s new Lionsgate+. Can we cease with the plus indicators now?

Additionally, it’s uncertain that the timing of MGM’s information and Lionsgate’s announcement is only a coincidence. Epix was beforehand owned by Lionsgate and Viacom. In 2017, MGM acquired full possession of Epix in a $1 billion deal.

Amazon accomplished its acquisition of MGM this previous March.

“This rebrand is a promise to present and new viewers that MGM+ is the place to seek out tv that displays and celebrates the legacy of the long-lasting MGM model – cinematic programming with refined storytelling that entertains, delights, surprises, and transports. MGM is tv for film lovers,” stated Michael Wright, head of MGM+, in an announcement.

As a part of the rebranding, MGM+ additionally greenlit 4 authentic sequence, coming to the service subsequent yr. The listing contains “Resort Cocaine,” an 8-episode drama sequence, the second season of “Belgravia” known as “Belgravia: The Subsequent Chapter,” an untitled four-part docuseries concerning the Amityville murders and a two-part documentary sequence “San Francisco Sounds” (working title).

MGM+ will proceed to have the identical content material as Epix, together with options from MGM’s movie lineup.

The streamer may even proceed to be accessible on Amazon Prime Video within the U.S., together with different units and the rebranded MGM+ app.