STARZ ANNOUNCES “VIDA: THE FINAL SEASON” WITH TRAILER & KEY ART

The Third and Final Season of the Critically Acclaimed Series from Showrunner Tanya Saracho Returns on Sunday, April 26 on STARZ and STARZPLAY

The Complete First Season of “Vida” Available for Free Sampling Across all STARZ OTT and On-Demand Platforms, STARZ.com and the STARZ App Beginning April 1

Santa Monica, Calif., March 18, 2020 – Starz, a Lionsgate company (NYSE: LGF.A, LGF.B), announced that the groundbreaking series “VIDA“ will come to a conclusion with its third season. The final season of “Vida” will premiere on Sunday, April 26 at 9 PM ET/PT, airing six episodes week-to-week on STARZ in the U.S. and Canada and on its STARZPLAY international streaming service across Europe and Latin America.

VIDA Season 3 Official Trailer

https://youtu.be/rs5eRYhfNz8

Creator and showrunner Tanya Saracho penned the following letter about the final season of “Vida” to supporters of the series:

Dear Journalist,

I have not been able to write this letter — every time I try my palms get sweaty, my heart does a cumbia beat and I get nauseous. It’s taken me days. Because no matter how you slice it, this is a farewell letter. So I’ll get that part out of the way: Season Three will be VIDA’s final season. Rather than dwell on the ‘hows’ and the ‘whys,’ what I’m burning to get to is the ‘thank-you’ part. That’s the part that’s making my chest ache.

When I began this journey three and a half years ago, I never dreamed that by the end of the process I’d be so wholly changed — mind, body and spirit — and that I’d be standing so strongly in my abilities to run and create a TV show the way it should have always been created: By us.

When I started this, the landscape was a bleak one for Latinx representation. In the television landscape, the narratives about us were few and far between and were stuck on stereotypical. And I had only heard of one Latina showrunner who’d been allowed to run a show solo. Also for brown queers, there was truly no representation.

This is where the thank-yous begin: Because you championed our delicate and darling little series, we were gifted three beautifully compelling, trailblazing seasons of television. Sincerely, this is why I wanted to personally write this letter, to express that your support has meant everything. It has meant two renewals and validation that our brown narrative is worth telling. I will never be able to thank you enough for your reception and endorsement. Truly.

This goodbye is too bittersweet for words. I’d be lying if I said I’m not sad about not getting back into that magical writers room to keep crafting our story. But after all, I got to tell the exact story I wanted to tell, exactly how I wanted to tell it, and that is rare in this industry. I leave steeped in gratitude.

Thankful to Starz for not just allowing VIDA to happen, but for being great co-parents as we raised her together. And grateful for the collaborators whose careers we were able to launch: Latinx cinematographers, writers, actors — almost entirely female — who are now out there and in demand. What a beautiful family we built. And what a beautiful show. Mil gracias. I do hope you’re able to give this, our last season, a good send off, because let me tell you, it is a powerful one. It is just as compelling as ever with some imagery and themes I’ve never seen on television before. I’m profoundly proud of it.

Servidora, Tanya Saracho

   

“Vida” returns with Emma and Lyn riding on the heels of success. The bar is booming and their love lives are actually flourishing… until the Hernandez sisters discover a long- buried family secret that ruins their hard-won peace. The sisters find themselves face to face with old ghosts and new enemies, all while deciding if they can continue together as a family or if they should move on alone, for good this time.

The third and final season of “Vida” was filmed in Los Angeles and was written by an all- Latina writers’ room and directed by Latina directors Jenée LaMarque and Tanya Saracho.

Additionally, Starz will be offering free sampling of the first season of “Vida” nationwide. Starting on April 1, viewers can watch the season one in its entirety online across all of STARZ’s OTT and On-Demand platforms, as well as on STARZ.com and the STARZ app.

“Vida” stars Melissa Barrera (“Club de Cuervos,” upcoming In the Heights) as Lyn, Mishel Prada (“Riverdale”) as Emma, Ser Anzoategui (“East Los High”) as Eddy, Chelsea Rendon (Bright) as Marisol, Carlos Miranda (The Bling Ring) as Johnny, and Roberta Colindrez (“I Love Dick”) as Nico.

Visit the official @STARZ “Vida” Facebook Page, and follow @Vida_STARZ on Twitter and @VIDA_STARZ on Instagram. Join the conversation with #VidaSTARZ and #STARZ.

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