heelsProfessional wrestling drama starring Stephen Amellwill return on Starz for its second season on October 9, according to PWInsider. The series was created by Michael Waldron (Loki) and debuted in August 2021. Then it was confirmed in November that a second season was on the way. The show depicts the fictional small town of Duffy in Georgia and the local promotion of professional wrestling, the Duffy Wrestling League. Jack Spade (Amell) is overseeing the promotion, his brother Ace (Alexander Ludwig) is one of his top stars, and the bulk of season one was their struggle to work through their strained relationship, and the scars left by their traumatic upbringing from an abusive father. and balance their personal lives.
DWL’s first run ended successfully at the South Georgia State Fair culminating in Crystal Tyler (Kelli Berglund) climbing the ladder in the main event to become the new DWL Champion. Unfortunately, many of Jack’s personal issues with his brother and wife remain unresolved.
Waldron said in an interview with ComicBook prior to season one regarding casting as “I don’t like Jack.” “When playing Jack Spade there is an added requirement that you have to have the physicality of a great wrestler. We had to have someone believable to pull these things in and out of the ring, when they are framed against his wife and kids, and other people in town, you would think this is a wrestler Professional lives here.
He added, “There aren’t many people who look like that who are also great actors. Stephen Amell is one of those people.” “We were very fortunate to have him, after he came out of a success Arrow, With the final added bonus of a guy who loves wrestling. He might be the biggest fan of all of us, and he actually wrestled with WWE. So I mean, oh my goodness, we were lucky to get Steve.”
The show featured cameos from a number of professional wrestlers including CM Punk, Mick Foley, Doc Gallows and PJ Hawx. Stay tuned for full coverage of Season 2 when it arrives at Starz!
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