LEGEND reveals Saturday night slate of premieres for August

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TV: Sky 148 / Virgin 149 / Freeview 41 / Freesat 137

Saturday nights on LEGEND in August feature a slate of action thrillers including  BUSHWICK, starring Dave Bautista,  ARMED RESPONSE, starring Wesley Snipes and NIGHT HUNTER, starring Henry Cavill, Stanley Tucci and Ben Kingsley.

Plus, there is epic adventure EDGE OF THE WORLD, starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and psychological mystery thriller BACKTRACK, starring Adrian Brody and Sam Neill.

Also, the cult fantasy / science fiction anthology series THE TWILIGHT ZONE, continues on Saturday and Sunday nights with the Channel premiere of Season 3.

Details in transmission order:

From Saturday 3 August @ 20:30 – THE TWILIGHT ZONE Season 3 (1961). *Channel Premiere

Residing in the world of fantasy and science fiction, The Twilight Zone has become the role model for TV anthologies, brilliantly exploring the foibles of humanity in metaphoric ways unseen in conventional drama.

Casts have included Redford, William Shatner, Burt Reynolds, Robert Duvall, Dennis Hopper, Carol Burnett, James Coburn, Charles Bronson, Lee Marvin and Peter Falk The series were nominated for seven Emmy Awards and four Hugos and won three of each.

Saturday 3 August @ 21:00 – BUSHWICK (2017) *Channel Premiere

Lucy (Brittany Snow) discovers her neighborhood, Bushwick, is under attack by black-clad military soldiers. When she is attacked, ex-Marine Stupe (Dave Bautista) intervenes, and the two are thrown together. As America declares war on itself, Lucy and Snow must fight to make it out of Bushwick alive.

Saturday 10 August @ 21:00 – ARMED RESPONSE (2018) *Channel Premiere

When a team of highly trained operatives find the bloody corpses of a missing team in an isolated military compound, they begin investigating, but find themselves trapped inside. Soon encountering a strange supernatural phenomenon, it becomes clear that the compound itself is a sentient entity, harbouring deadly secrets of its own. Starring Blade’s Wesley Snipes.

Saturday 17 August @ 22:50 – NIGHT HUNTER (2018) *Channel Premiere

On the hunt for an elusive serial rapist and murderer, battle-hardened cop Marshall (Henry Cavill) meets vigilante duo Cooper (Ben Kingsley) and Lara (Eliana Jones) as they trap online predators. But when Lara is kidnapped, the hunt for the perpetrator leads to deeper mysteries.

 Saturday 24 August @ 21.00 – EDGE OF THE WORLD (2021) *Channel premiere

Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers as Sir James Brook, the English adventurer who fought pirates and slavery to rule a kingdom in the jungles of Borneo in 1840. As he embarks on a lifelong crusade to end head-hunting, he is framed for murder and piracy charges. Also stars Dominic Monoghan.

Saturday 31 August @ 21:00 – BACKDRAFT (2018) *Channel Premiere

Nathaniel Reed has left the outlaw life and settled down with a family until a US Marshal with a grudge hatches a revenge plot that forces Reed out of retirement. Reed returns to his criminal ways and becomes known as Texas Jack; one of the most infamous stagecoach robbers in history. Based on a true story.

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