From Hitman to Rambo: LEGEND Packs a Month of Carnage

LEGEND is set to unleash a month-long barrage of bullets, betrayal and bloodthirsty beasts this October, with a blistering roster of thirteen explosive channel premieres. From desert warzones and dystopian planets to London’s shadowy underworld and sunken cruise ships, the schedule showcases a who’s who of genre icons and Hollywood heavyweights, all locked and loaded for action.

Kicking off on 2 October is the sweeping Western Mackenna’s Gold, where Gregory Peck leads a desperate chase across Arizona’s punishing terrain. Two days later, Timothy Olyphant dons the iconic barcode in Hitman, bringing silent precision and slow-burn tension to the screen in Xavier Gens’ sleek adaptation of the best-selling video game.

Dwayne Johnson steps up next in Faster, a revenge-fuelled bullet ballet powered by grief and fury, followed by London Heist, which sees Craig Fairbrass navigating a web of betrayal in a hard-hitting East End crime saga. The 90s cult classic The Replacement Killers adds style to the gunfire with Chow Yun-Fat in top form, caught between redemption and retribution.

Sylvester Stallone returns in Rambo: Last Blood, a savage swan song that takes the iconic warrior south of the border on a vicious rescue mission. Eric Roberts raises the stakes in Hitmen, offering a million-dollar bounty that draws killers from across the globe in a fast-paced assassination free-for-all.

Jason Statham plots a high-stakes vault break in The Bank Job, while Antonio Banderas slashes through ancient terrors in The 13th Warrior, an epic clash of cultures and creatures. Jackie Chan and Pierce Brosnan face off in the politically charged thriller The Foreigner, which lands with equal parts heartbreak and hard-hitting vengeance.

On 25 October, Vin Diesel reprises his role as the grizzled antihero in Riddick, stranded on a hostile alien world and hunted by mercenaries. Clint Eastwood follows in In the Line of Fire, returning to the presidential protection detail in a tense game of psychological brinkmanship against a chilling John Malkovich.

The month ends on a monstrously high note with Deep Rising, a nautically nightmarish blend of action and horror where hijackers and deep-sea creatures compete for survival in the blood-soaked bowels of a derelict cruise liner.

As October descends, LEGEND proves once again that it’s the go-to destination for high-stakes thrills, bruising battles and the kind of heroes who never die quietly. Whether you’re in it for vengeance, valour or a vintage body count, there’s no shortage of action on screen this month.

You can catch LEGEND in the UK on TV: Sky 148 / Virgin 149 / Freeview 41 / Freesat 137
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