Heels Now Streaming on Netflix ( Season 3 is possible )

BostonBob

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I thought the first season was pretty good although there were quite a few " are you kidding me !!!!!!! " moments. Season 2 will start airing July 28th on Starz in Canada and the US.

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"Heels" 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 gripping small-town drama series based on a wrestling league in rural Georgia will also debut on linear on STARZ at 10:00 PM ET/PT in the U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 28, 2023.

"Heels" is a story about 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, Jack Spade (Amell) and Ace Spade (Ludwig), are at war over their late father's legacy while working to find their identity and their individual versions of success. "Heel" is a common wrestling term used to describe the antagonist or villain in the ring, however, the line between hero and heel is much less clear for this sibling rivalry outside of the ring.

Season two begins after a spectacular showing at the South Georgia State Fair, and the Duffy Wrestling League's popularity is suddenly on the upswing. Hoping to seize the opportunity, Jack and his cohorts prepare for a possible business deal with a new streaming service that may propel them onto a national stage. But the past and its tragedies threaten to upset everything when Ace leaves Duffy and the Dome in his rearview, meanwhile rival promotion Florida Wrestling Dystopia's vengeful frontman Gully comes calling.

This season also stars Alison Luff ("New Amsterdam") as Staci Spade, Mary McCormack ("Deep Impact," "The L Word") as Willie Day, Kelli Berglund ("The Goldbergs," "The Animal Kingdom") as Crystal Tyler, Allen Maldonado(House Party, "The Wonder Years," "The Last O.G.") as Rooster Robbins, Chris Bauer ("Gaslit," "Survivor's Remorse," and "True Blood") as Wild Bill Hancock, Trey Tucker ("The Outpost") as Bobby Pin, Robby Ramos ("Chicago P.D.") as Diego Cottonmouth, Alice Barrett Mitchell ("The Thing About Pam," "Billions") as Carol Spade, and Roxton Garcia("Reminensce") as Thomas Spade, David James Elliot (Trumbo, "JAG") as Tom Spade, and Joel Murray ("Mad Men," "Shameless") as Eddie Earl. CM Punk ("Mayans," "AEW Dynamite") as Ricky Rabies, AJ Mendez ("Women of Wrestling," "WWE") as Elle Dorado, Josh Segarra (Scream VI, "Arrow," "The Other Two") as Brooks Rizzo, and Emmy Raver-Lampman as Jen Lussier.

The "Heels" showrunner and executive producer Mike O'Malley ("Survivor's Remorse," "Shameless") also portrays Charlie Gully on the series. Michael Waldron (executive producer of "Loki," Dr. Strange in the Multiverse of Madness,and producer for "Rick and Morty") is the show creator. Christopher Donnelly (By Sidney Lumet), Pete Segal (Get Smart, 50 First Dates, "Tommy Boy," "Shameless"), Patrick Walmsley (JT LeRoy), and Julie Yorn (Hell or High Water, White Boy Rick) also serve as executive producers on the series. "Heels" is produced through O'Malley Ink and LBI Entertainment in association with Lionsgate Television for STARZ.
 

Jussi

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Season 2 feels much better than the first one. This cross-promotion storyline is cooking. From a wrestling viewpoint, it's money. Also this Condamned character was a stroke of genious from Ace. Eventhough he's still figuring out what it is. :laugh:
 

BostonBob

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Looks like there's a slight chance that Heels might be coming back for a Season 3. :dunno:

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Heels arrived on Starz in 2021 as the first big TV gig for Stephen Amell following eight seasons of Arrow and for Alexander Ludwig after five seasons of Vikings. The show would ultimately only run for two seasons before being unceremoniously cancelled on a major cliffhanger in 2023, with uncertain fates for Jack and Ace after the elder Spade brother's serious injury. As it turns out, though, that Starz cancellation might not be the end of the road for Heels... if the stars have their way, anyway. Both actors recently shared almost exactly the same message with fans, and it's clear both are on board for a third season beyond the 2024 TV schedule.

The stars are active on the Heels front again with their show just weeks away from arriving on streaming for Netflix subscribers, and a big question is if the show could experience a surge of popularity like Suits did before it. Stephen Amell, who previously had a more cryptic message for fans hoping for Heels to be uncancelled, posted this on Instagram about the Netflix news:




Amell is on board to "make more" of the wrestling TV show, despite the fact that he is currently slated to star in NBC's Suits: LA series that received a straight-to-series order. While the earliest I can imagine the Suits spinoff being ready for premiere would be midseason 2025, Amell presumably will be busy with that gig for the foreseeable future.

Alexander Ludwig shared almost identical sentiments on his own Instagram page. He wrote:




Ludwig is also attached to a different project, although not an ongoing TV series like Amell. The Vikings alum was cast in the horror thriller Night Comes, which will be the feature film directing debut of former Magnum P.I. star Jay Hernandez. Still, he's clearly down to play Ace Spade again, given the chance.

But will there be a chance? It's certainly not unprecedented for a show or franchise to receive new life with a streaming boost. It happened in short order for NBC's Manifest on Netflix (and a spinoff could still happen), and Suits: LA likely wouldn't be in the works at all if the original series hadn't become such a hit both among Netflix subscribers and Peacock Premium subscribers. Netflix success for Heels could open doors for a third season.

For now, a lot undoubtedly depends on how many people are willing to stream Heels on Netflix. Both seasons will be available on the streamer starting on September 15; with only sixteen episodes of the whole series, a binge-watch at least wouldn't be as much of a time commitment as shows like Suits and Manifest were.
 

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