{"id":16590,"date":"2021-01-19T14:19:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:19:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=16590"},"modified":"2021-01-19T14:19:58","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T19:19:58","slug":"starz-announces-the-new-series-the-luminaries-premieres-february-14-930pm-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/01\/19\/starz-announces-the-new-series-the-luminaries-premieres-february-14-930pm-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Starz Announces the New Series &#8220;The Luminaries&#8221; Premieres February 14 @ 9:30PM [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AdXFiKkO7QI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Starz announced today the exclusive series &#8220;<strong><em>The Luminaries<\/em><\/strong>,&#8221; starring Eve Hewson (&#8220;<em>Behind Her Eyes<\/em>,&#8221; &#8220;<em>The Knick<\/em>&#8220;), Himesh Patel (<em>Yesterday, Tenet<\/em>) and Golden Globe Award(R)-nominated actress Eva Green (<em>Casino Royale<\/em>, &#8220;<em>Penny Dreadful<\/em>&#8220;), will premiere on Sunday, February 14 at 9:30 PM ET\/PT, following the &#8220;<em>Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip With Sam and Graham<\/em>&#8221; premiere on STARZ. 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