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Set up as a twenty-year prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson's classic book Treasure Island, Black Sails will follow the adventures of cutthroat corsair Captain Flint and his crew of brutal buccaneers, whose plundering ways have led them to the brink of extinction.

The show spans the genres of romance, science fiction, history, and adventure. It follows Claire, a married WWII combat nurse, who mistakenly steps back in time to year 1743 where she is immediately thrown into an unknown world of adventure that sends her on the run and threatens her life.

Another television adaptation to follow up on the success of "Game Of Thrones". This time, it's "American Gods", by acclaimed fantasy and science fiction author Neil Gaiman.

The show tells the story of James "Ghost" St. Patrick, a wealthy New York City nightclub owner who caters to the city's elite. He wants to build an empire, turn the club into a Fortune 500 business, but there's just one problem: Ghost is living a double life. When he is not in the club, he is the kingpin of the most lucrative drug network in New York for a very high-level clientele.

Starz is set to bring gladiators to the small screen with "Spartacus" from executive producers Sam Raimi, Rob Tapert and Joshua Donen.

The Evil Dead franchise is revived for a 10-episode series where Ash (Bruce Campbell), the survivor from the trilogy of movies, is called back to duty. The Deadites, demonic creatures from beyond, plan to destroy all of mankind and only an aging stockboy with a chainsaw for a hand can stop them... even if he doesn't want to.

A prequel to the popular series Spartacus: Blood and Sand is currently in the works. It will show the rise of the House of Batiatus and its champions before Spartacus entered the picture.

Spartacus: Vengeance is the Starz epic series which continues the story of Spartacus: Blood and Sand. The rebellion continues, and Gaius Claudius Glaber rallies his troops to Capua to stop Spartacus and his band of freed slaves. Will Spartacus choose vengeance or keeping his army together?

A 13-part anthology series inspired by Steven Soderbergh's 2009 Magnolia Pictures film. This series explores the relationships of the most exclusive courtesans who provide their clients with far more than just sex.

The show follows Tony as a man devastated by the abduction of his young son, Oliver, during a family vacation in France. He becomes a man obsessed, unable to accept that his child may be dead and spends years searching for him.