A Recap of the ‘Heels’ Los Angeles Premiere

Written by John Edward Betancourt

(Pictured: Screening at the STARZ Los Angeles red carpet and premiere event for “Heels” on August 10, 2021. Photo Credit: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for STARZ)

A time-honored tradition that fans of popular culture love through and through, is the red-carpet premiere. Because there is something just magical about seeing our favorite stars congregate with joy on their faces as they prepare to share what they’ve poured their souls into with the rest of the world. But sadly, only a few of us ever get to attend such events, but thanks to the wonder of the internet, we are slowly getting a taste of what these events are actually like and today… we here at Nerds That Geek would like to share a little recap and some images from one such event.

For last night was the Los Angeles premiere of the new STARZ series, Heels, and well… courtesy of STARZ and Getty Images Photographer Michael Kovac, here is a look at how the night went.

‘The stars stepped out of the ring for STARZ’s Los Angeles Premiere Event celebrating “Heels,” a new wrestling drama starring Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig.

In attendance were “Heels” cast members Stephen Amell, Alexander Ludwig, Mary McCormack, Chris Bauer, Alison Luff, Kelli Berglund, Allen Maldonado and James Harrison, as well as Executive Producer & Creator Michael Waldron, Executive Producer & Showrunner Mike O’Malley and Executive Producer & Director Peter Segal. Jeffrey Hirsch (CEO, STARZ), Alison Hoffman (President, Domestic, STARZ), Samantha Offsay (SVP, Original Programming, STARZ), Jon Feltheimer (CEO, Lionsgate), Kevin Beggs (Chairman, TV Group, Lionsgate) and Sandra Stern (President, TV Group, Lionsgate) also joined the cast to celebrate the series premiere.

Additional attendees included “Blindspotting” cast members Daveed Diggs, Candace Nicolas-Lippman and Rafael Casal, as well as star of “Run The World” Corbin Reid and former pro wrestler Christopher Daniels.

The evening began with an outdoor red carpet in Downtown Los Angeles, which was followed by a special screening of the premiere episode. The episode was introduced by STARZ CEO, Jeffrey Hirsch, Executive Producer & Creator, Michael Waldron, and Executive Producer & Showrunner, Mike O’Malley. During his remarks, Hirsch praised the cast, proclaiming “It’s very rare that we put together a cast that we’ve been able to put together that has the physicality to pull off what they’re able to pull off with the emotional acting that you’re about to see tonight. Congratulations to the cast and crew, you did a phenomenal job. This show is so unique and so special and we at STARZ are so excited to bring it to the world.” On his excitement for the series premiere, Waldron said, “Anybody who has spent any time in this crazy, chaotic, artistic, beautiful world knows wrestling is real. And now, so is ‘Heels.’” Wrapping up the introductory remarks, O’Malley thanked those in attendance for their support, saying “We are rejoicing in the fact that we work in an industry where people write stories like this and we get to make them, we get to make a living doing it and working with great people.” 
The episode was received with a roaring round of applause. The town of Duffy was then brought to life at a lively, outdoor after party with wrestling-event style food including popcorn and pretzel bites, specialty cocktails, music, mingling and even a wrestling ring photo opp. 

“Heels” premieres Sunday, August 15 on STARZ.’

So, as you can see, it was a magical and fun filled night, one filled with thunderous applause for a series that is going to knock your socks off and hopefully, this taste of Hollywood life only gets you more excited for the premiere of this transformative and powerful drama.

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