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SHOWTIME DOUBLES DOWN ON DESUS & MERO FOR A SPECIAL SUMMER RUN
BRINGING FANS THE SHOW TWO NIGHTS A WEEK FOR A SPECIAL SUMMER RUN YERRRRRRR! Photo: SHOWTIME NEW YORK – April 29, 2019 – SHOWTIME is bringing fans more DESUS & MERO, expanding the show to two nights a week for a special summer run. The network’s first-ever late-night talk show will air two nights a week starting Monday May 6 and will air Monday and Thursday nights at 11:00 p.m. ET/PT all summer long, up until its August hiatus beginning Monday, August 5. DESUS & MERO features the duo chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more, as well a...
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SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES CAST FOR NEW PILOT HOMBRE FROM JONAS CUARÓN AND STARRING GAEL GARCÍA BERNAL
Marisé Alvarez, Greg Grunberg, Pepi Sonuga, Adriana Santos And Noah Reyes Join The Cast Of The Emotional Thriller To Begin Production This Month In Los Angeles Photo Credits (L-R): Patricia Alonso; Brandon Hill; Braina Laviena/Andrew Cheverria; Bettina Niedermann; Jim Stewart LOS ANGELES – April 24, 2019 – SHOWTIME has announced the cast for HOMBRE, its new pilot from Academy Award® nominee Jonas Cuarón (Gravity). Marisé Alvarez (The Vessel), Greg Grunberg (A Star Is Born), Pepi Sonuga (Famous In Love), Adriana Santos (Taken) and Noah Reyes will join executive producer and Golden Glob...
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SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS ANNOUNCES DOCU-SERIES ABOUT THE LEGENDARY COMEDY STORE
Mike Binder To Direct Four-Part Project That Includes Vintage Footage Plus Interviews With Judd Apatow, David Spade, Martin Lawrence, Bob Saget And More Photo: Getty Images LOS ANGELES – April 22, 2019 – Showtime Documentary Films today announced a four-part documentary series that will chronicle the history of the iconic L.A. club The Comedy Store, directed and executive produced by Mike Binder (Black or White) and executive produced by Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner Mike Tollin (THE FRANCHISE). The project is expected to premiere on SHOWTIME in 2020. This documentary series br...
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SHOWTIME FINDS ITS MASTER CHIEF: EMMY NOMINEE PABLO SCHREIBER TO STAR IN THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED SHOWTIME SERIES HALO
Series Introduces All-New Female Character Played By Australian Actress Yerin Ha Photo credit: Getty Images LOS ANGELES – April 17, 2019 – SHOWTIME has announced that Emmy and Tony® nominee Pablo Schreiber (First Man, Orange Is the New Black) has been cast as the lead in the highly anticipated SHOWTIME series HALO, based on the iconic Xbox® franchise. Schreiber will play Master Chief, Earth's most advanced warrior in the 26th century and the only hope of salvation for a civilization pushed to the brink of destruction by the Covenant, an unstoppable alliance of alien worlds committed...
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SHOWTIME OFFERS THE SEASON TWO PREMIERE OF THE CHI FOR EARLY SAMPLING
Watch Now For Free On SHOWTIME Streaming And TV On Demandoto: Tyler Mitchell/SHOWTIME NEW YORK – April 4, 2019 – Starting today, the season two premiere of the hit SHOWTIME drama THE CHI is available for free sampling online, on streaming platforms and on TV on demand. Created and executive produced by Emmy® winner Lena Waithe (Boomerang, Master of None) and executive produced by Academy Award®, Emmy and Golden Globe® winner Common (Selma), THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and re...
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SHOWTIME ACQUIRES RIGHTS TO AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTEST STORY
An Intimate Look At The NBA Star’s Life And Transformation To Premiere on SHOWTIME During Mental Health Awareness Month on Friday, May 31 NEW YORK – April 2, 2019 – SHOWTIME announced today the acquisition of rights to the award-winning documentary QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTEST STORY based on the turbulent life of one of the NBA’s most controversial figures. Directed by Johnny Sweet (VICK) and written by journalist Tom Friend, QUIET STORM: THE RON ARTEST STORY is produced by Bleacher Report and will premiere on SHOWTIME during Mental Health Awareness Month on Friday, May 31 at 10 p.m. E...
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SHOWTIME ORDERS INTELLIGENCE FROM ACADEMY AWARD WINNER MARK BOAL
Spy Thriller To Explore How Real World Espionage Intersects With Politics, Finance And Media Photo: Phillip Faraone/Getty Images LOS ANGELES – April 1, 2019 – SHOWTIME has given a series commitment and opened a writers room for the new spy thriller INTELLIGENCE, a real-world scripted drama series from Academy Award-winning filmmaker Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty). Boal will write, direct and executive produce, marking the filmmaker’s first foray into television. The series, based on real stories from around the world, will explore the secret inner workings of power – ...
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SHOWTIME RELEASES THE OFFICIAL TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS
Feature-Length Documentary Film Chronicling The Provocative NBA Star Premieres on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT NEW YORK – March 29, 2019 – SHOWTIME has released the official key art and trailer for its new feature-length documentary THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS, premiering on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films original chronicles Cousins, the Golden State Warriors’ power forward, through his grueling comeback from a career-threatening injury and his path through free agency. THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS provides unfettered access to...
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HUGH DANCY JOINS SEASON EIGHT OF HOMELAND
Emmy® And Golden Globe® Winning Drama Starring Claire Danes And Mandy Patinkin Is In Production On Its Eighth And Final Season Photo: Paul Archuleta/FilmMagic LOS ANGELES – March 26, 2019 – Emmy-nominated actor Hugh Dancy (Hannibal) will guest star in a multi-episode arc on the award-winning drama series HOMELAND, starring Emmy and Golden Globe winner Claire Danes and Emmy and Tony® winner Mandy Patinkin. Dancy will recur as John Zabel, a savvy Washington consultant who joins the White House as a new foreign-policy advisor to the President and a formidable opponent to Saul Berens...