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SHOWTIME RETURNS TO SXSW CELEBRATING BLACK MONDAY, THE CHI, SHAMELESS AND MUSIC DOCUMENTARIES
The SHOWTIME House Is Open March 11-13 With Performances By Grammy® Lifetime Award Winner Mavis Staples And DJ Spinderella Special Appearances By Paul Scheer (BLACK MONDAY) And Jacob Latimore (THE CHI) NEW YORK– February 25, 2019 – SHOWTIME will celebrate its upcoming music documentaries SHANGRI-LA and WU-TANG CLAN: OF MICS AND MEN as well as series BLACK MONDAY, THE CHI and SHAMELESS at the South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals from Monday, March 11 through Wednesday, March 13. Combining culture, art, food and music, the SHOWTIME House is located at Clive Bar on...
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THE CIRCUS EXPLORES AMERICA'S 'STATES OF EMERGENCY'
New Episode Features Interviews With Al Gore, Rep. Dan Crenshaw And More Photo: SHOWTIME NEW YORK – February 22, 2019 – With 16 states filing a lawsuit against President Trump's national emergency declaration on the southern border, THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH crisscrosses the nation with a new episode, titled “States of Emergency,” on Sunday, February 24 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Co-hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon track the battle over a border wall while examining other emergencies facing the nation – including gun violence, opioids ...
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NATALIE DORMER JOINS SHOWTIME DRAMA SERIES PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS
John Logan To Executive Produce Next Chapter Of Emmy® Nominated Series, Set In 1930s Los Angeles Photo: Kyle Alexander LOS ANGELES – February 22, 2019 – SHOWTIME has announced that Natalie Dormer (Game of Thrones) will join PENNY DREADFUL: CITY OF ANGELS, the next chapter of the PENNY DREADFUL saga, in the role of Magda, a supernatural demon who can take the appearance of anyone she chooses and manifests in a number of guises throughout the story. Charismatic, clever and chameleonic, Magda is a dangerous enemy and an invaluable ally. Tony® and Golden Globe® award winner and three-ti...
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SHOWTIME OFFERS THE PREMIERE OF DESUS & MERO ONLINE FOR FREE
The Network’s First Ever Late-Night Talk Show Airs Weekly On Thursday Nights NEW YORK – February 22, 2019 – SHOWTIME has released the series premiere of its first ever late-night talk show DESUS & MERO for free across multiple platforms. In the premiere episode, Desus Nice and The Kid Mero welcomed fellow Bronx native Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) as the first guest in studio. The premiere episode is available for free now on YouTube. The episode will also be available for free across multiple television and streaming providers’ devices, websites, applications and ...
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SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES OTTO BATHURST WILL DIRECT AND EXECUTIVE PRODUCE HALO
LOS ANGELES – February 21, 2019 – Otto Bathurst (Black Mirror, Robin Hood) is set to direct the highly anticipated SHOWTIME series HALO, based on the hallowed Xbox® franchise with Kyle Killen (Awake) serving as executive producer, writer and showrunner. Bathurst will helm multiple episodes and executive produce the live-action series, which has an initial nine-episode order. Produced by SHOWTIME in partnership with 343 Industries, along with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Television, HALO will begin production later this year. Bathurst's film and television credits include directing last ye...
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LENA WAITHE TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE NEW SHOWTIME COMEDY PILOT HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A BLACK WOMAN
EMMY® WINNER LENA WAITHE TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE SHOWTIME® COMEDY PILOT HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A BLACK WOMAN (WHO MAY BE WORKING THROUGH SOME SH*T) Half-Hour Anthology Series Comes From Waithe’s First-Look Deal With SHOWTIME Written And Executive Produced By Cathy Kisakye LOS ANGELES – February 20, 2019 – SHOWTIME has announced a pilot order for the half-hour comedy anthology series HOW TO MAKE LOVE TO A BLACK WOMAN (WHO MAY BE WORKING THROUGH SOME SH*T), which came to the network through its first-look deal with Lena Waithe. Series creator Casallina “Cathy” Kisakye (THE CHI) will write the...
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THE CIRCUS FOLLOWS A 2020 CAMPAIGN SEASON IN FULL SWING FEATURING AMY KLOBUCHAR, BETO O’ROURKE AND MORE
Photo: SHOWTIME NEW YORK – February 15, 2019 – With the 2020 campaign accelerating and President Trump making unprecedented moves to keep a central promise from his last campaign, THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE WILDEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH airs on SHOWTIME® this Sunday, February 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. In an episode titled “2020 Is Here,” co-hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner and Mark McKinnon explore the emerging field of presidential hopefuls and the political forces shaping Donald Trump's re-election prospects. From the campaign launch of Amy Klobuchar in Minnesota to the dueling El Paso r...
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SHOWTIME TO PREMIERE THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS ON SATURDAY, APRIL 13
Feature Length Documentary Film Chronicles The Provocative And Often Misunderstood NBA Star Watch, Share, Embed Clips From THE RESURGENCE: HERE NEW YORK – February 15, 2019 – SHOWTIME today announced THE RESURGENCE: DeMARCUS COUSINS, a SHOWTIME Sports Documentary Films original chronicling the enigmatic NBA superstar’s grueling comeback from a career-threatening injury and his path through free agency, will premiere on Saturday, April 13 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. THE RESURGENCE provides unfettered access to one of the NBA’s biggest personalities at the most crucial time of his career. Vi...
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SHOWTIME DEBUTS OFFICIAL POSTER AND NEW VIDEO FOR SEASON FOUR OF BILLIONS
PREMIERING ON SUNDAY, MARCH 17 AT 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – February 15, 2019 – SHOWTIME has released the official poster and a new video for the highly anticipated fourth season of BILLIONS, premiering on Sunday, March 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT, and starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Paul Giamatti and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis. Viewers can catch up on the first three seasons of BILLIONS, available now on SHOWTIME on-air, on demand and over the internet. To watch and share the new teaser for the fourth season of Bobby Axelrod (Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Giama...