LEGEND announces June 2026 premieres
There are ten thrilling channel premieres in June as LEGEND continue to offer a popular mix of nostalgic favourites and modern, star-studded premieres, including Joel Schumacher’s gripping legal drama A TIME TO KILL, Jon Amiel’s psychological thriller COPYCAT and both RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER and RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: PART II – the first two films in the brutal British gangster saga that has been engaging its millions of fans since 2007.
Then there is Ted Kotcheff’s gritty action-drama UNCOMMON VALOR, starring Gene Hackman, Robert Benton’s much-praised revisionist Western BAD COMPANY, starring Jeff Bridges and Barry Brown, and heist action thriller THE SHANGHAI JOB. Further channel premieres include FORTRESS: SNIPER’S EYE, an action-thriller sequel of the original 2021 film, starring Bruce Willis and Jesse Metcalfe, moody Euro-styled thriller MAN ON FIRE, Steve Milner’s Westen TEXAS RANGER.
Details in transmission order:
Saturday 6 June @ 21:00 – UNCOMMON VALOR (1983) *Channel Premiere
Col. Cal Rhodes (Gene Hackman), a retired Marine officer, holds out hope that his son, believed to be a prisoner of war in Laos, is still alive. Despite the government’s refusal to help Rhodes, he assembles a group to find and rescue his son, including skilled soldiers such as Wilkes (Fred Ward) and Sailor (Randall “Tex” Cobb). Funded by MacGregor (Robert Stack), a wealthy executive also looking for his son, Rhodes leads his men on a dangerous mission into the jungles of Laos.
Friday 12 June @ 23:10 – MAN ON FIRE (1987) *Channel Premiere
Christian Creasy, (Scott Glenn), an agent newly retired from the CIA, agrees to become an Italian businessman’s bodyguard, but things fall apart when terrorists kidnap Samantha (Jade Malle), the Italian’s daughter and Creasy must rescue her. Also stars Joe Pesci and Jonathan Prtyce.
Saturday 13 June @ 21:00 – TEXAS RANGERS (2001) *Channel Premiere
After the Civil War, Texas is at the mercy of murderous bandits. From the chaos emerges a group of young cowboys summoned to reform the Texas Rangers and restore order. Under the leadership of Leander McNelly (Dylan McDermott), the new Rangers find themselves severely outmanned and outgunned, but unmatched for courage and determination.
Sunday 14 June @ 21:00 – A TIME TO KILL (1996) *Channel Premiere
A tale of suspicion and prejudice in the deep south as a young lawyer defends a black mill worker charged with murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter. Both sides engender more violence, and the national guard is called in before the jury reaches a verdict. Stars Sandra Bullock, Samuel L. Jackson, Matthew McConaughey, plus Donald and Kiefer Sutherland.
Thursday 18 June @ 21:00 – BAD COMPANY (1972) *Channel Premiere
Civil War draft dodger Drew Dixon (Barry Brown) avoids the horrors of war by fleeing west, only to become mixed up with a gang of lawless youths led by the debonair con man Jake Rumsey (Jeff Bridges). The allure of a free-spirited desperado life is quickly spoiled by a series of dangerous mishaps.
Friday 19 June @ 22:55 – RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER (2007) *Channel Premiere
The film that started the popular British crime franchise follows Carlton Leach (Ricci Harnett) as he evolves from feared football terrace general to a member of one of the most notorious British gangs that operated throughout the late eighties and early nineties. Also starring Craig Fairbrass, Roland Manookian and Terry Stone.
Saturday 20 June @ 21:00 – THE SHANGHAI JOB (2017) *Channel Premiere
After messing up a job, security agent Danny (Orlando Bloom) is now working on low-level body guarding jobs. Soon he has the chance to redeem himself and escort a valuable Chinese antique out of Shanghai, but events take a turn for the worse when he is ambushed en route. Co-starring Simon Yam and Hannah Quinlivan.
Friday 26 June @ 23:00 – RISE OF THE FOOTSOLDIER: PART II (2015) *Channel Premiere
It’s 1997 in the second helping of the ground-shattering franchise, and Carlton Leach (Ricci Harnett), now a shadow of his former self following the murder of his three close friends, must fight to regain his place in the criminal underworld. And circumstances soon conspire for what might just be his final job. Co-stars Craig Fairbrass Ronald Manookian and Terry Stone.
Saturday 27 June @ 21:00 – FORTRESS: SNIPER’S EYE (2022) *Channel Premiere
Action-thriller sequel following retired CIA agent Robert Michaels (Bruce Willis) and his son Paul (Jesse Metcalfe). Weeks after the first film, they must protect their high-tech, secluded “Fortress” base from a familiar enemy, Frederick Balzary (Chad Michael Murray).
Sunday 28 June @ 21:00 – COPYCAT (1995) *Channel Premiere
Fear and death plague San Francisco when a man commits a series of murders, each the re-creation of the work of an infamous serial killer. Now, two women must penetrate the killer’s twisted psyche before he murders again. Stars Sigourney Weaver and Holly Hunt.