Following the first season’s conclusion in October, popular pro wrestling-based drama Heels has been renewed for a second season by Starz.
Production will begin in 2022, but a start date for the second season wasn’t announced.
Stephen Amell, the show’s main character, is set to reprise his role as Jack Spade. It’s unknown if CM Punk (Ricky Rabies) will also return to the show.
According to Deadline, Trey Tucker (Bobby Pin) and Robby Ramos (Diego Cottonmouth) will become series regulars while producer and showrunner Mike O’Malley will return and will also be reprising his role as the series’ main antagonist, Charlie Gully.
Amell tweeted, “I want my belt back.” along with a GIF of the season two announcement, seen below:
Starz president and CEO Jeffrey Hirsch told Deadline that he is excited to get the next season underway.
“It’s clear from the critical and fan acclaim that the stories and characters from the Duffy Wrestling League have made a connection with audiences bringing a community that is not often found to premium TV, I’m excited for our amazing cast and executive producers to get back into the ring together for a second season,” he said.
A new trailer has been revealed for Starz’s upcoming pro wrestling drama Heels.
The show, which stars Stephen Amell and Alexander Ludwig, will premiere on August 15 at 9 pm ET across all Starz platforms. The story focuses on a family-owned Georgia wrestling promotion that is run by feuding brothers, played by Amell and Ludwig. In the trailer, they are seen feuding both in the ring as a babyface (Ludwig) and a heel (Amell) as well as outside the ring. The trailer can be seen below:
The series also stars Alison Luff, Mary McCormack, Kelli Berglund, Chris Bauer, Allen Maldanado, and James Harrison. The show is written by Michael Waldron, with Mike O’Malley serving as showrunner.
Amell, most recognized as playing the Green Arrow for eight seasons on the CW show of the same name, has taken part in pro wrestling matches in the past. At SummerSlam 2015, he teamed with Neville (PAC) to defeat Stardust (Cody Rhodes) and Wade Barrett. In Ring of Honor, he teamed with Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks to defeat Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, and Flip Gordon at Survival of the Fittest 2017. At All In a year later, he lost to Christopher Daniels in a singles match.
The show stars Stephen Amell (Green Arrow) and Alexander Ludwig (The Hunger Games, Vikings) as brothers who battle over their late father’s wrestling promotion in a small town in Georgia. CM Punk is also part of the cast as Ricky Rabies, a wrestler.
Amell has taken part in matches for WWE, ROH, and for what would eventually become AEW. At SummerSlam 2015, he teamed with Neville (PAC) to defeat Stardust (Cody Rhodes) and Wade Barrett. In Ring of Honor, he teamed with Kenny Omega and The Young Bucks to defeat Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky, and Flip Gordon at Survival of the Fittest 2017. At All In a year later, he lost to Christopher Daniels in a singles match.
Heels will be produced under Paramount Television, Lionsgate Television, and LBI Entertainment.
Actor, pro wrestling fan, and occasional in-ring competitor Stephen Amell is set to appear on this week’s edition of WWE Backstage.
WWE on FOX announced yesterday that Amell will be the guest on Backstage’s Promo School segment this Tuesday. The segment features an athlete or celebrity cutting a promo and being graded by the Backstage panel, with the target of their promo then getting to respond to them.
This will be the fifth episode of Backstage since the show started airing in its regular time slot at 11 p.m. Eastern time on Tuesdays on FS1.
Amell made his in-ring debut by teaming with Neville against Cody Rhodes (as Stardust) & Wade Barrett at SummerSlam 2015. With his friendship with Cody and The Elite, Amell also teamed with Cody, The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega against Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky & Flip Gordon at an ROH show in 2017 and faced Daniels in a singles match at All In.
Amell is the star of “Arrow,” which is currently airing its final run of episodes. He’s been announced as the lead of a pro wrestling drama series called “Heels” that’s been given an eight-episode order by Starz.
Stephen Amell’s next acting role will be professional wrestling themed.
Deadline first reported today that Amell will star in the pro wrestling drama series “Heels.” The show will air on Starz and has been given an eight-episode order. Each episode will be an hour long.
Deadline notes that the show “is about the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals — one of them played by Amell — war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel (Amell). But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to — or hard to leave behind.”
Amell plays Jack Spade on the show. The character is described as “the charismatic villain, or heel, of the Duffy Wrestling Association (DWA). In the real world, he’s its hard-working owner, a husband and father trying to make ends meet while fighting to realize his impossible dreams. He has the mind of an artist in the body of a warrior, and a Steve Jobs-ian need for perfection — and for control. He says he’ll do whatever it takes to build the DWA into an empire. Will he go so far as to risk his marriage, or his relationship with his brother?”
Mike O’Malley is the showrunner of “Heels.” It’s being written by Michael Waldron.
Amell tweeted to Cody Rhodes about the series: “Hey @CodyRhodes — wanna come and help me make a tv show?”
Cody then responded: “Congratulations!..and yea, of course”
Amell currently stars in “Arrow.” Its final season will premiere on October 15.
Amell made his in-ring debut by teaming with Neville against Cody (as Stardust) & Wade Barrett at SummerSlam 2015. Amell, Cody, The Young Bucks & Kenny Omega faced Christopher Daniels, Frankie Kazarian, Scorpio Sky & Flip Gordon at an ROH show in 2017.
At All In last September, Amell had his first singles match. He faced Daniels at the event.
Going up against an NXT house show in the same city, ROH’s Survival of the Fittest tournament kicked off in San Antonio last night. In the main event, Stephen Amell (the star of Arrow) teamed with Kenny Omega, Cody Rhodes & The Young Bucks against The Addiction, Flip Gordon & Scorpio Sky.
– Cheeseburger defeated Jastin Taylor
This was the pre-show match. Cheeseburger won with a Shotei and a diving double stomp.
– Amell came out as the guest host for the show. The Addiction quickly interrupted him, but Cody defended his buddy. Amell took off his jacket to reveal an Arrow-inspired Bullet Club shirt.
The Addiction proposed changing the two scheduled tag matches (them vs. Omega & Cody and The Young Bucks vs. Flip Gordon & Scorpio Sky) to The Addiction, Gordon & Sky vs. Bullet Club. Cody accepted the proposal.
During both the opening and closing promo, Cody pointed out that ROH’s show sold out while NXT’s didn’t.
– Silas Young defeated Josh Woods in a Survival of the Fittest first round match
– Shane Taylor defeated Beer City Bruiser in a Survival of the Fittest first round match
This was a very good “mean guy match.” Taylor won with a punch.
– Punishment Martinez defeated Jay Lethal in a Survival of the Fittest first round match
Martinez hit his sit-out chokeslam to win. Marty Scurll, who is facing Lethal at Final Battle, came out during the match and offered Lethal his umbrella as a weapon. Lethal hit Scurll with it instead.
– The Kingdom (Matt Taven, Vinny Marseglia & TK O’Ryan) defeated Search and Destroy (Motor City Machine Guns & Jonathan Gresham)
Taven cradled Gresham for the pin after blocking a Shooting Star Press with his knees.
– Deonna Purrazzo defeated Britt Baker in a Women of Honor match
Purrazzo submitted her with a Fujiwara armbar.
– Rey Cometa & Esfinge defeated The Dawgs (Rhett Titus & Will Ferrara)
This was a wild match, with the crowd very into the CMLL guys. Esfinge pinned Ferrara with a lucha cradle.
– ROH World Television Champion Kenny King defeated Joey Ryan to retain his title
They had a typical Joey Ryan match before King retained with the Royal Flush.
– Dalton Castle defeated Marty Scurll
Castle hit the Bang-a-Rang to win.
– Bullet Club (Cody, Kenny Omega, The Young Bucks & Stephen Amell) defeated The Addiction, Flip Gordon & Scorpio Sky
This match was five-on-four with Amell becoming an official participant in it. He did a lot, including a dive to the floor and being put through a table by Christopher Daniels and Frankie Kazarian. He looked good for a non-wrestler.
Gordon stopped Daniels from using a chair, which led to a brawl. Gordon and Sky then abandoned The Addiction. The finish was a double Indytaker as Omega and Nick Jackson did the move to Kazarian and Matt Jackson and Amell hit it on Daniels.
Bullet Club did their usual post-match promo, referencing the NXT show in San Antonio. Omega said he and Cody were going back to the autograph table to sign for all of the fans who they couldn’t get to earlier.
