Heels has nailed its landing after Starz canceled the series in 2023. Netflix and Lionsgate Worldwide Television Distribution Group have agreed to a licensing agreement for the two seasons of critically-acclaimed drama from Mike O’Malley.
Deadline has learned there is an option for a third season, but that all depends on the availability of stars Stephen Amell, who booked the lead role in the Suits spinoff, and Alexander Ludwig, who’s toplining Earth Abides for MGM+. A spokesman for Lionsgate declined to comment.
Heels revolves around the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Amell and Ludwig) war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those...
Deadline has learned there is an option for a third season, but that all depends on the availability of stars Stephen Amell, who booked the lead role in the Suits spinoff, and Alexander Ludwig, who’s toplining Earth Abides for MGM+. A spokesman for Lionsgate declined to comment.
Heels revolves around the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small-town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals (Amell and Ludwig) war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those...
- 4/9/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
In case you've forgotten or you're new here, this is your reminder that, emotionally speaking, Heels is one of the best things we've got these days.
For a full recap of Heels Season 2 Episode 3, just click that link.
For the purpose of this review, we're going to discuss two developments because they're worth the deep dive.
While more happened than the two areas we're about to cover, these are so juicy that everything else pales in comparison.
Crystal's rise and the need for a women's league come first.
Women in sports and violence against women
There is so much conversation of late about women in sports, and there's no better jumping-off point than examining the physical power imbalance between males and females in the context of professional wrestling.
The audience was divided when Crystal Tyler grabbed the belt for herself. Part of them loved the shtick, and others thought it was a ruse.
For a full recap of Heels Season 2 Episode 3, just click that link.
For the purpose of this review, we're going to discuss two developments because they're worth the deep dive.
While more happened than the two areas we're about to cover, these are so juicy that everything else pales in comparison.
Crystal's rise and the need for a women's league come first.
Women in sports and violence against women
There is so much conversation of late about women in sports, and there's no better jumping-off point than examining the physical power imbalance between males and females in the context of professional wrestling.
The audience was divided when Crystal Tyler grabbed the belt for herself. Part of them loved the shtick, and others thought it was a ruse.
- 8/12/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The teaser for Starz’s Heels season two episode two confirms that Crystal is going to climb back into the ring. The promo for “The Journey is the Obstacle” also shows Ace away from Duffy and continuing with his own adventure. Directed by Pete Segal from a script by Mike O’Malley, episode two premieres on the Starz app on Friday, August 4, 2023 at midnight followed by a linear TV debut on Starz at 10pm Et/Pt.
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. Season two also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell...
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. Season two also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell...
- 7/31/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
With the Dwl crew about to return to the ring, here’s everything you need to know for watching Season 2 of the wrestling drama Heels, which premieres Friday, July 28.
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Heels centers on Jack Spade (played by Arrow‘s Stephen Amell), a family man and wrestler with big dreams to expand the Duffy Wrestling League beyond its small-town roots...
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Heels centers on Jack Spade (played by Arrow‘s Stephen Amell), a family man and wrestler with big dreams to expand the Duffy Wrestling League beyond its small-town roots...
- 7/25/2023
- by How to Stream Team
- TVLine.com
Starz’s new one-minute new sneak peek at Heels season two kicks off with Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) reminding his fellow wrestlers that what they do is special but that they have to be willing to make the leap. The teaser also shows the crowd wants Ace back in the ring and that female wrestlers appear to have become an important part of the Duffy Wrestling League.
In addition to Stephen Amell, the season two cast includes Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) as Ace, Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (The L Word) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, and Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) as Rooster Robbins.
Chris Bauer (Survivor’s Remorse) plays Wild Bill Hancock, Trey Tucker (The Outpost) is Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) is Thomas Spade.
In addition to Stephen Amell, the season two cast includes Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) as Ace, Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (The L Word) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, and Allen Maldonado (The Last O.G.) as Rooster Robbins.
Chris Bauer (Survivor’s Remorse) plays Wild Bill Hancock, Trey Tucker (The Outpost) is Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) is Thomas Spade.
- 7/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
If you thought the chances of the Duffy Wrestling League succeeding would increase on Heels Season 2, the latest trailer will probably dash those hopes.
Starz on Monday unveiled a new sneak peek at the next chapter of the Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig drama, and it teases lots of tension for everyone involved.
The premium cabler previously teased the second season with a trailer earlier this month, but the latest footage hints at plenty of big swings in the storytelling department.
Heels Season 1 was a big success story, and with fans waiting almost two years for fresh episodes, there are high expectations to deliver a satisfying follow-up season.
A small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia, Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist.
"Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it's faces vs. heels," the logline teases.
Starz on Monday unveiled a new sneak peek at the next chapter of the Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig drama, and it teases lots of tension for everyone involved.
The premium cabler previously teased the second season with a trailer earlier this month, but the latest footage hints at plenty of big swings in the storytelling department.
Heels Season 1 was a big success story, and with fans waiting almost two years for fresh episodes, there are high expectations to deliver a satisfying follow-up season.
A small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia, Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist.
"Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it's faces vs. heels," the logline teases.
- 7/24/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Season 2 of Starz‘s Heels is set to premiere on July 28, at which time audiences will settle in with brothers Jack (Stephen Amell) and Ace (Alexander Ludwig) amid family turmoil after their father dies and passes mall-town wrestling promo down to his sons. In the footage above (the show was slated to be showcased at Sdcc before the writers and actors strike), we see shots of the upcoming season, including Jack in the ring with fans holding signs asking where his brother Ace is. We also see Willie Day (Mary McCormack) embracing Crystal (Kelli Berglund) after she unprecedentedly became champion, and more high-octane action from others like Rooster Robbins (Allen Maldonado), Wild Bill (Chris Bauer), and Bobby Pin (Trey Tucker) pulling off classic wrestling moves, jumping off ropes, and executing double team attacks. Watch the full teaser above. Season 2 finds the brothers looking to find themselves after their father dies...
- 7/24/2023
- TV Insider
Jack, Ace and the rest of the Dwl crew will leap back into action when Heels returns for Season 2 next Friday.
Season 1 aired back in 2021 and you may have forgotten a few things since then, so we’re bringing you up to speed. Press Play on the above video for all the highlights from the wrestling drama’s freshman run, including the Spade brothers’ feud and that uplifting finale twist. (You can also read our Season 1 finale interview with series creator Michael Waldron.)
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Season 1 aired back in 2021 and you may have forgotten a few things since then, so we’re bringing you up to speed. Press Play on the above video for all the highlights from the wrestling drama’s freshman run, including the Spade brothers’ feud and that uplifting finale twist. (You can also read our Season 1 finale interview with series creator Michael Waldron.)
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- 7/22/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Crystal (played by Kelli Berglund) won’t be the Dwl’s only female wrestler when Heels returns for Season 2. Elle Dorado (former WWE Divas Champion Aj Mendez) will drop by this season to give the newly crowned champion some real competition.
On Wednesday, Starz unveiled an extended sneak peek at Elle’s arrival, which features the famed wrestler mixing it up with Ricky Rabies (played by Mendez’s real-life husband and current Aew fixture Cm Punk). Press Play above to see Punk and Mendez go at it in the ring.
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On Wednesday, Starz unveiled an extended sneak peek at Elle’s arrival, which features the famed wrestler mixing it up with Ricky Rabies (played by Mendez’s real-life husband and current Aew fixture Cm Punk). Press Play above to see Punk and Mendez go at it in the ring.
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- 7/20/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Starz has released the trailer and key art for season two of the critically-acclaimed drama “Heels,” which returns to the ring for season two on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app. Starring Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) and Alexander Ludwig (“Vikings”), the small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut via linear tv on Starz at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 28, 2023. “Heels” is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels. Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers and rivals, Jack (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), continue to fight over their late father’s legacy and their individual versions of success, while also working to find their...
- 6/29/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The official trailer for Starz’s Heels season two reveals that Jack has lost himself and needs to rediscover who he is and what’s important. The trailer claims that our history is not our destiny and that everything in life is a choice. If that’s true, what paths will wrestling siblings Ace and Jack choose to take in season two?
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. The series also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) plays Thomas Spade.
Stephen Amell (Arrow) returns to lead the cast as Jack and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings) stars as Ace Spade. The series also stars Alison Luff (New Amsterdam) as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack (Deep Impact) as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund (The Goldbergs) as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado (House Party) as Rooster Robbins, and Chris Bauer (Gaslit) as Wild Bill Hancock. Trey Tucker (The Outpost) plays Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos (Chicago P.D.) is Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell (The Thing About Pam) is Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia (Reminensce) plays Thomas Spade.
- 6/29/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The very long wait is almost over, and we are so ready to get back into the ring!
Heels Season 1 set things up beautifully for the story to continue, and today, Starz released the trailer and key art for Heels Season 2.
Let me tell you, this season does not disappoint!
Premiering on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app, Heels Season 2 makes its linear debut on Stars at 10/9c on the same day.
Starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), the small-town sports drama series is based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia and the family dynamics that brought it to life.
Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels.
Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers...
Heels Season 1 set things up beautifully for the story to continue, and today, Starz released the trailer and key art for Heels Season 2.
Let me tell you, this season does not disappoint!
Premiering on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app, Heels Season 2 makes its linear debut on Stars at 10/9c on the same day.
Starring Stephen Amell (Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (Vikings), the small-town sports drama series is based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia and the family dynamics that brought it to life.
Heels is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels.
Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers...
- 6/29/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Starz released today the trailer and key art for season two of the critically-acclaimed drama “Heels,” which returns to the ring for season two on Friday, July 28 at midnight (Et) on the Starz app. Starring Stephen Amell (“Arrow”) and Alexander Ludwig(“Vikings”), the small-town sports drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut via linear tv on Starz at 10:00 Pm Et/Pt in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 28, 2023.
“Heels” is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels. Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers and rivals, Jack (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), continue to fightover their late father’s legacy and their individual versions of success, while also working to find their own...
“Heels” is aptly named after the wrestling term for a villain or antagonist. Most stories center around heroes vs. villains, but in wrestling, it’s faces vs. heels. Season two brings fans back to the family-owned wrestling organization, Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl), where brothers and rivals, Jack (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), continue to fightover their late father’s legacy and their individual versions of success, while also working to find their own...
- 6/29/2023
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
The blows keep coming for Jack Spade (played by Stephen Amell), who takes a punch to the face in the full trailer for Heels Season 2.
The sneak peek, which was released on Thursday, finds Jack dealing with the fallout from his wife leaving him and his brother disappearing after their in-ring brawl at the end of Season 1.
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The sneak peek, which was released on Thursday, finds Jack dealing with the fallout from his wife leaving him and his brother disappearing after their in-ring brawl at the end of Season 1.
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- 6/29/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
The official trailer for “Heels” Season 2 is finally here, and it’s clear we’re in for an emotional ride.
The sophomore season, which premieres July 28 on Starz, picks up after Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) has been through the ringer in his personal life after parting ways with his family. Meanwhile, his brother, Ace (Alexander Ludwig), is nowhere to be found.
“Who am I? A man who’s wife and son have left him and doesn’t know where is brother is,” Spade says in the trailer. “I don’t know what I have to do to find the guy that I was before, [but] I’m gonna figure it out.”
While Jack — and fans of the family-owned wrestling organization — question how to move forward without his brother at his side, Jack leans on his Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl) family as the group battles outside threats and Jack steps back into the ring.
The sophomore season, which premieres July 28 on Starz, picks up after Jack Spade (Stephen Amell) has been through the ringer in his personal life after parting ways with his family. Meanwhile, his brother, Ace (Alexander Ludwig), is nowhere to be found.
“Who am I? A man who’s wife and son have left him and doesn’t know where is brother is,” Spade says in the trailer. “I don’t know what I have to do to find the guy that I was before, [but] I’m gonna figure it out.”
While Jack — and fans of the family-owned wrestling organization — question how to move forward without his brother at his side, Jack leans on his Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl) family as the group battles outside threats and Jack steps back into the ring.
- 6/29/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
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