
News posted 08:38am on Mon Feb 29, 2016
Presto today announced key programming coming to the streaming service in March, including the arrival of Strike Back a military TV series that follows the exploits a secretive branch of the British Defence Intelligence service, who operate several high risk missions throughout the globe. The fast-paced drama centres on two former soldiers who are tied together by a tragedy that happened in their past and who are now called upon to right wrongs around the world. Strike Back features Andrew Lincoln (The Walking Dead) and Australia's Sullivan Stapleton.
Also streaming in March, Banshee brings us the story of a recently paroled master thief Lucas Hood (Antony Starr) who assumes the identity of the Sheriff in the town of Banshee. When he attempts to reunite with his former lover and partner in crime, his efforts to keep his past a secret become increasingly complicated as he resumes his life of crime and is in turn hunted by shadowy gangsters he betrayed years earlier.
Other hit shows set to arrive on Presto in March include: the continuing fifth season of Scandal, Halt and Catch Fire Season 2 and Looking Season 1.
Movie arrivals in March include: dystopian action favourite The Divergent Series: Insurgent, sci-fi psychological thriller Ex Machina, vampire drama Twilight (the full saga), Academy Award winning historical hostage drama Argo, mother-daughter musical movie Ricki and The Flash starring Meryl Streep, and dozens of others.
New TV programming arriving on Presto in March includes:
Strike Back Season 1 (1 Mar)
Halt and Catch Fire Season 2 (1 Mar)
Banshee Seasons 1-2 (1 Mar)
The Wubbulous World of Dr Seuss Season 1 (1 Mar)
Looking Season 1 (9 Mar)
Jamies Got Tentacles Season 1 (1 Mar)
Rated A for Awesome Season 1 (1 Mar)
American Horror Story: Freak Show (14 Mar)
New movies joining Presto in March:
The Big White (1 Mar)
A Little Chaos (2 Mar)
Premonition (2 Mar)
The Burning Plain (3 Mar)
The Cold Light of Day (3 Mar)
The Deep End (3 Mar)
Lost River (3 Mar)
Mr. Mom (3 Mar)
The Cabin in the Woods (4 Mar)
Its a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (4 Mar)
New Years Eve (4 Mar)
Shorts (4 Mar)
Training Day (4 Mar)
99 Homes (5 Mar)
Dolphin Tale (5 Mar)
Poltergeist (5 Mar)
Argo (6 Mar)
Six Degrees of Separation (6 Mar)
Wrath of the Titans (6 Mar)
The Prince (7 Mar)
Paranoia (8 Mar)
Blue Velvet (10 Mar)
What If (10 Mar)
Crocodile Hunter: The Collision Course (11 Mar)
The Exorcism of Emily Rose (11 Mar)
Freaky Friday (11 Mar)
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (12 Mar)
Ex Machina (12 Mar)
Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance (12 Mar)
RocknRolla (12 Mar)
Changeling (13 Mar)
Insurgent (13 Mar)
Super 8 (13 Mar)
A Royal Night Out (17 Mar)
Calendar Girls (17 Mar)
Major League (17 Mar)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (18 Mar)
Backdraft (18 Mar)
Boychoir (18 Mar)
Major League II (18 Mar)
Major League: Back to the Minors (18 Mar)
Rock of Ages (18 Mar)
The Tale of Despereaux (18 Mar)
Tarzan II (18 Mar)
Bill & Teds Excellent Adventure (19 Mar)
Lawrence of Arabia (19 Mar)
Mad Max (19 Mar)
The Sum of All Fears (19 Mar)
Breach (20 Mar)
The Campaign (20 Mar)
Cowboys & Aliens (20 Mar)
Edward Scissorhands (20 Mar)
Personal Velocity (20 Mar)
Sidewalks of New York (21 Mar)
Something to Talk About (22 Mar)
Closer (23 Mar)
Nights in Rodanthe (23 Mar)
Bill & Teds Bogus Journey (24 Mar)
Yentl (24 Mar)
Batman Begins (25 Mar)
Beauty and the Beast (25 Mar)
Beauty and the Beast Enchanted Christmas (25 Mar)
Beauty and the Beast: Magical World (25 Mar)
Interview with the Vampire (25 Mar)
Ricki and the Flash (26 Mar)
Ruben Guthrie (26 Mar)
Seven Psychopaths (26 Mar)
The Silence of the Lambs (26 Mar)
American Pie (27 Mar)
American Pie 2 (27 Mar)
American Pie: The Wedding (27 Mar)
The Dark Knight Rises (27 Mar)
Sideways (27 Mar)
Twilight (28 Mar)
Twilight: New Moon (28 Mar)
Twilight: Eclipse (28 Mar)
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 (28 Mar)
Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 (28 Mar)
The Body Guard (29 Mar)
Meet Joe Black (30 Mar)
Total Recall (30 Mar)
Morning Glory (31 Mar)
Prestos curated special collections for March include:
Gruesome but Gripping
Banshee
Strike Back
The Bastard Executioner
Bitten
The Walking Dead
Deadwood
Bates Motel
Hell On Wheels
Matador
Sons of Anarchy
Penny Dreadful
LGBT Characters We Love
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
To Wong Foo Thanks For Everything, Julie Newmar
Adventures of Priscilla
Kinky Boots
Tootsie
Love is Strange
Pride
The Kids Are Alright
The Birdcage
I Love You Phillip Morris
Mulholland Drive
Girls Night In
Scandal
Sex and the City
The Good Wife
The Affair
Buffy: The Vampire Slayer
Lets Talk About
Penny Dreadful
Blockbuster Epics
Furious 7
Batman Begins
Inception
The Dark Night Rises
Lawrence of Arabia
Lucy
Chappie
Sucker Punch
Taken
The Terminator
The Amazing Spider-Man 2: The Rise of Electro
Harry Potter
For new subscribers, Presto is currently offering a one month free trial of the Presto Entertainment bundle subscription, providing access to Prestos full TV and movie libraries.
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