LEGEND announces February 2026 premieres
TV: Sky 148 / Virgin 149 / Freeview 41 / Freesat 137
De Niro, Pacino and Eastwood give us powerhouse performances as LEGEND celebrates the work of legendary directors this month, spearheaded by the Channel premieres of such cult classics as Brian De Palma’s SCARFACE, Martin Scorcese’s CAPE FEAR, Donald Seigel’s THE BEGUILED, and John Frankenheimer‘s BLACK SUNDAY.
Other notable Channel premieres this February include Keanu Reeves’ directorial debut, MAN OF TAI CHI. Leigh Wannel’s tech horror thriller UPGRADE, Doug Liman’s action comedy, AMERICAN MADE, starring Tom Crise, Gary Fieder’s quirky crime drama THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD, which stars Andy Garcia, Christopher Walken and Steve Buscemi, and Kevin McDonald’s blistering political thriller STATE OF PLAY, starring Russell Crowe, Helen Mirren and Ben Affleck.
There are also Channel premieres for Paul W.S. Anderson’s 2008 dystopian sci-fi action thriller DEATH RACE, starring Jason Statham. futuristic sci-fi thriller EQUILIBRIUM, starring Christian Bale and Emily Watson, and cat-and-mouse thriller NO ESCAPE, starring Owen Wilson and Pierce Brosnan.
Details in transmission order:
Sunday 1 February @ 21:00 – SCARFACE (1983) *Channel Premiere
After getting a green card in exchange for assassinating a Cuban government official, Tony Montana (Al Pacino) stakes a claim on the drug trade in Miami, viciously murdering anyone who stands in his way. He eventually becomes the biggest drug lord in the state, but increased pressure from the police, wars with Colombian drug cartels and his own drug-induced paranoia serve to fuel the flames of his eventual downfall.
Friday 6 February @ 22:55 – THINGS TO DO IN DENVER WHEN YOU’RE DEAD (1995) *Channel Premiere
When a powerful mob boss gives ex-gangster Jimmy the Saint (Andy Garcia) one last job, it’s an offer he can’t refuse, but when someone gets killed, Jimmy and his partners are marked for death, leaving Jimmy just 48 hours to put things right.
Saturday 7 February @ 21:00 – EQUILIBRIUM (2002) *Channel Premiere
In a futuristic world, a regime has eliminated war by suppressing emotions, and feeling is a crime punishable by death. John Preston (Christian Bale) an agent responsible for destroying those who resist these rules, suddenly becomes the one capable of overthrowing it.
Sunday 8 February @ 21:00 – STATE OF PLAY (2009) *Channel Premiere
Congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) is a rising star in Washington and seen as his party’s next presidential nominee – until his research assistant/mistress is found murdered and damaging secrets are revealed. Journalist Cal McAffrey (Russell Crowe), Collins’ old friend, must investigate the murder, and walks headlong into a massive cover-up.
Thurs 12 February @ 21:00 – BLACK SUNDAY (1977) *Channel Premiere
A powerful story of a Black September terrorist group attempting to blow up a Goodyear blimp hovering over the Super Bowl stadium with 80,000 people and the President of the United States in attendance. With Robert Shaw and Bruce Dern.
Saturday 14 February @ 21:00 – MAN OF TAI CHI (2013) *Channel Premiere
A young Tai Chi student, (Tiger Hu Chen), is drawn into the world of underground fighting to save his master’s temple. He accepts a lucrative offer from a wealthy entrepreneur (Keanu Reeves), but as the fights grow more violent, Tiger must grapple with his pacifist Tai Chi philosophy versus the brutal reality of the fight club.
Sunday 15 February @ 21:00 – CAPE FEAR (1991) *Channel Premiere
In Martin Scorsese’s remake of the classic 1962 thriller, attorney Sam Bowden (Nick Nolte) knowingly withholds evidence that would acquit violent sex offender Max Cady (Robert De Niro) of rape charges, Max spends 14 years in prison. But after Max’s release, knowing about Sam’s deceit, he devotes his life to stalking and destroying the Bowden family.
Thursday 19 February @ 21:00 – THE BEGUILED (1971) *Channel Premiere
During the Civil War, a wounded Union soldier, John McBurney (Clint Eastwood), is taken in by the women of an isolated Southern girls’ boarding school. But his presence disrupts the school’s quiet life, sparking jealousy, desire, and dangerous rivalries – a situation he manipulates. What begins as a refuge for the soldier culminates in a brutal act of revenge when the women turn on him after he tries to leave.
Saturday 21 February @ 21:00 – NO ESCAPE (2015) *Channel Premiere
American businessman Jack Dwyer (Owen Wilson), wife Annie (Lake Bell) and their two young daughters arrive in Southeast Asia to begin a new life but get caught between a political uprising and riots aimed at foreign companies. Also stars Pierce Brosnan.
Sunday 22 February @ 21:00 – AMERICAN MADE (2017) *Channel Premiere
Loosely based on the life of Barry Seal, a former TWA pilot recruited by the CIA to spy in Central America in the 1980s, the film follows Seal (Tom Cruise) as he gets involved in drug smuggling for the Medellín Cartel and the CIA’s covert operations, which ultimately played a role in the Iran-Contra Affair
Thursday 26 February @ 21:00 – UPGRADE (2018) *Channel Premiere
From director Leigh Whannell comes a science fiction thriller about a man with quadriplegia who is implanted with a computer chip that cures his paralysis and equips him with special capabilities. Now able to walk, Grey finds that he also has superhuman strength and agility — skills he uses to seek revenge against the thugs who destroyed his life.
Saturday 28 February @ 21:00 – DEATH RACE (2008) *Channel Premiere
Framed for a murder he did not commit, three-time speedway champ Jensen Ames (Jason Statham) finds himself at Terminal Island, the country’s toughest prison, but he gets an unexpected chance at freedom when the warden offers a choice: Compete in the Death Race as a mythical driver called Frankenstein, or rot in a cell forever.
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