Spectrum Announces New Series ‘Panhandle’ Premiere Date + Official Trailer

‘Panhandle’ – Official Trailer – Premieres September 26 on Spectrum

‘Panhandle’ pairs an eccentric, agoraphobic arm-chair detective Bell Prescott (Luke Kirby) with a reluctant traffic cop Cammie Lorde (Tiana Okoye) in a series that showcases community, connection, and yes, only-in-Florida characters.

Los Angeles, Calif (September 12, 2022) – Everyone’s a suspect in the Sunshine State when the first two episodes of PANHANDLE drop exclusively on Spectrum (available on-demand, free and without ads) on Monday, September 26. New episodes of the Sony Pictures Television Studios-produced series will continue dropping each Monday. The eight-episode series will also have an exclusive free advertising-supported window on The Roku Channel as a Roku Original at a later date.

PANHANDLE pairs an eccentric, agoraphobic arm-chair detective “Bell Prescott” (Luke Kirby) with a reluctant traffic cop “Cammie Lorde” (Tiana Okoye) in a series that showcases community, connection, and yes, only-in-Florida characters. When a dead body winds up on Prescott’s doorstep, he and Cammie are forced to wrestle with personal demons, some shocking twists and a few Florida gators on their journey to heal themselves and their small Florida town.

The series stars Luke Kirby “Bellweather ‘Bell’ Prescott”, Tiana Okoye “Cammie Lorde,” Forrest Goodluck “Checotah,” Lorenza Izzo “Vida,” Wallace Smith “Dr. Otis,” Glenn Morshower “Sheriff Grant,” and Lesley Ann Warren “Millicent Prescott.” Recurring Guest Stars include Melanie Minichino “Darby Hix,” Landon Chase DuBois “Tyler,” Mo Gallini “Alejandro,” David De Vries “Skramstad,” Deja Dee “Bitty,” Paulina Gálvez “Alicia Perez,” and Scott Takeda “Mayor Carter Iwanaga.” Grant Feely is also co-starring as “Young Bell.”

PANHANDLE is produced by Sony Pictures Television Studios and the series is created and written by executive producers Nick Stoller (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors) and Carla Kettner (The Blacklist, Bones). Conor Welch also serves as an executive producer. Colin Bucksey (The Great, Fargo, Breaking Bad) will direct and executive produce the pilot episode.

About Spectrum Originals

Spectrum Originals is a premier destination for premium original series available exclusively to Spectrum subscribers on-demand and ad-free. Currently available on the platform is Spectrum’s #1 Most Viewed Series, Joe Pickett, led by famed filmmakers John Erick Dowdle and Drew Dowdle, Long Slow Exhale starring Rose Rollins in a high-stakes world of NCAA women’s basketball, along with the Hitchcockian thriller, Angela Black, written by renowned Emmy(R) and Golden Globe(R)-winning producers and screenwriters Harry and Jack Williams and starring Golden Globe Winner(R) Joanne Froggatt. Other originals currently airing include the Michelle and Robert King- produced satirical drama, The Bite, two seasons of the Mark Strong-led thriller Temple, the popular limited series Mad About You, Manhunt: Deadly Games, Eden, and The Holiday. Upcoming series for Spectrum include the recently announced limited series A Spy Among Friends starring Golden Globe(R) and Emmy(R) Award-winner Damian Lewis and Emmy(R) Award-winner Guy Pearce, George & Tammy starring Academy Award(R) nominees Jessica Chastain and Michael Shannon who play the famed country music couple, Tammy Wynette and George Jones, and Beacon 23, a sci-fi thriller starring Lena Headey and Stephan James. Spectrum Originals is an initiative of Charter Communications. The service launched in 2019 with the Sony and Bruckheimer-produced drama L.A.’s Finest, starring Gabrielle Union and Jessica Alba. More information on Spectrum Originals can be found at http://press.spectrumoriginals.com/

About Charter

Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) is a leading broadband connectivity company and cable operator serving more than 32 million customers in 41 states through its Spectrum brand. Over an advanced communications network, the company offers a full range of state-of-the-art residential and business services including Spectrum Internet(R), TV, Mobile and Voice. For small and medium-sized companies, Spectrum Business(R) delivers the same suite of broadband products and services coupled with special features and applications to enhance productivity, while for larger businesses and government entities, Spectrum Enterprise provides highly customized, fiber-based solutions. Spectrum Reach(R) delivers tailored advertising and production for the modern media landscape. The company also distributes award-winning news coverage, sports and high-quality original programming to its customers through Spectrum Networks and Spectrum Originals. More information about Charter can be found at corporate.charter.com.

About Sony Pictures Television

Sony Pictures Television (SPT) is one of the television industry’s leading content providers, producing, distributing and carrying programming worldwide in every genre and for every platform. In addition to managing one of the industry’s largest libraries of award-winning feature films, television shows and formats, SPT is home to a thriving global content business, operating a robust portfolio of wholly-owned and joint-venture production companies across the U.S., Europe, Latin America, and Asia Pacific, as well as linear and digital channels around the world. SPT is a Sony Pictures Entertainment Company, a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Sony Group Corporation.