New shows on MAX and MusiquePlus! - Solutions pub

New shows on MAX and MusiquePlus!

Montreal, May 18, 2017 ¨C Black Sails, The Girlfriend Experience and Les divas de la jungle (the French

version of Kicking & Screaming) are just a few of the new shows added to the MAX and MusiquePlus

program

schedules.

Produced by Lionsgate and Starz, these three shows complete the exclusive program lineups offered by the

2 specialty networks which include Orange is the new black which returns for a 2

as Kingdom and Marvel : Agent Carter.

nd

season as well

Must-see programming on MAX

Black Sails, starting Wednesday May 24 at 8 pm,

Genre : Fiction

The story takes place 20 years before the events in the novel Treasure Island and follows the adventures of

Captain Flint, a formidable pirate reigning over New Providence Island, an island threatened to pass into the

hands of the British crown. The plot focuses on the hunt by local pirates for the valuable treasure on the

Spanish galleon Urca de Lima. Embark on this epic adventure premiering a few days before the release of

the 5th film in the Pirates of the Caribbean series!

Orange is the new black, season 2, starting May 24 at 9pm,

Genre: Fiction

Piper must trade in her comfortable life for a prison uniform when her former relationship with a drug dealer

catches up with her. In this new season, the young woman is upset when she has to bear the consequences

of her actions and face new challenges.

The Girlfriend Experience, starting Thursday June 22 at 9 :30 pm,

Genre : Fiction

Christine Reade, played by Riley Keough, the granddaughter of Elvis Presley, is a second-year law student

who, in parallel with her studies, completes an internship at a major law firm. On the advice of a friend, she

gradually enters the very obscure world of high-end escorts in order to finance her studies. She gets

physically and emotionally involved with customers at a big price, providing them what is known in the

business as the Girlfriend Experience.

Must-see programming on MusiquePlus

Les divas de la jungle starting May 22 at 8 pm on MusiquePlus

Genre : Reality series

Ten survival experts, coupled with ten inexperienced partners, face the toughest challenge of their lives:

having to survive as a duo in the jungle of the Fiji Islands in the hopes of winning $ 500,000. Hosted by

Hannah Simone and produced by Matt Kunitz, the man behind Fear Factor and Wipeout, this TV series

promises many twists and turns.

Kingdom, starting May 16 at 10 pm on MusiquePlus

Genre: Fiction

Kingdom is set in the Venice neighborhood of Los Angeles, and follows a family that owns and runs a mixed

martial arts gym. Dependencies and tumultuous relationships are at the centre of this dark and violent

series, featuring Frank Grillo (Captain America: Civil War) and Nick Jonas (Scream Queens, Jonas

Brothers).

Marvel : Agent Carter, starting May 17 at 10 pm on MusiquePlus

Genre: Fiction

In 1946, after World War II, agent Peggy Carter is working at the SSR (Strategic Scientific Reserve) where

she must balance her routine office work and the secret missions she undertakes for Howard Stark. She

tries to live a meaningful life after the death of her truelove, Steve Rogers, better known as Captain America.

Featuring Hayley Atwell, well-known to Marvel series fans, and Chad Michael Murray, Marvel: Agent Carter,

produced by ABC Studios and Marvel Television, earned numerous nominations at various galas.

Tatouages ¨¤ Bondi Beach, starting May 25 at 8 pm

Genre: Reality series

During the course of a summer in the most frequented tattoo parlor on Bondi Beach in Australia, several

aspiring artists prove their worth, under the supervision of New York tattoo masters Mike Diamond and

Megan Massacre.

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About Groupe V M¨¦dia

Groupe V Media is a Quebec company operating in the entertainment industry. It owns V, a Frenchlanguage television network and specialty networks MusiquePlus and MAX. The company also owns digital

properties, most notably the content platform noovo.ca, the online boutique BoutiqueNoovo.ca and

the sports blog.

Informations and interviews

Dominique Gagnon

Communications Advisor ¨C Public Relations

514-390-6100, ext. 7014

dgagnon@groupevmedia.ca

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