Complex sentence: On June 25,2013, Starz announced it had picked up the series for a 16-episode order with production that started in October 2013 and the series is scheduled to premiere in the U.S. on August 9,2014.
Split into simpler sentences: On June 25,2013, Starz announced it had picked up the series for a 16-episode order with production that started in October 2013. The series is scheduled to premiere in the United States on August 9,2014.