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SHOWTIME RELEASES THE OFFICIAL TRAILER AND POSTER FOR SEASON NINE OF THE NETWORK’S NO. 1 COMEDY SHAMELESS
Starring Emmy® Winner William H. Macy And Golden Globe® Nominee Emmy Rossum, SHAMELESS Premieres On Sunday, September 9 At 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – July 26, 2018 – SHOWTIME has unveiled the official trailer and poster for season nine of its No. 1 comedy SHAMELESS, premiering on Sunday, September 9 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy and SAG Award® winner William H. Macy and Golden Globe® nominee Emmy Rossum, SHAMELESS is one of the network’s longest-running and most successful series ever and attracts the youngest-skewing audience of any SHOWTIME series. To watch and share t...
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SHOWTIME SIGNS EMMY® AWARD WINNER LENA WAITHE TO FIRST-LOOK DEAL
Creator Of THE CHI To Develop Projects In Comedy And Drama For The Network LOS ANGELES – July 24, 2018 – Emmy-winning writer and producer Lena Waithe (THE CHI) has signed a first-look deal with SHOWTIME, expanding her relationship with the network that launched her first series as a creator and executive producer. Waithe will work with SHOWTIME on comedy and drama projects that she both writes and produces through her company Hillman Grad Productions. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Networks. “We fell in love with Lena’s voice when we o...
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SHOWTIME HIT DRAMA THE CHI UPS THREE TO SERIES REGULARS
Shamon Brown Jr., Barton Fitzpatrick And Michael Epps Promoted for Season Two NEW YORK – July 23, 2018 – Fan favorites Shamon Brown Jr. (Papa), Barton Fitzpatrick (Reg) and Michael Epps (Jake) have been upped from guest stars to series regulars for the highly anticipated second season of THE CHI. The hit SHOWTIME drama series is currently in production in Chicago and will return to the network in 2019. THE CHI averaged 4.5 million weekly viewers across platforms and ranks as the highest-rated SHOWTIME freshman season since BILLIONS in 2016. In season one, viewers watched as best frie...
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SHOWTIME DOCUMENTARY FILMS TO PREMIERE LYNYRD SKYNYRD: IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW ON SATURDAY, AUGUST 18 AT 9 PM ET/PT
Featuring Rare And Never-Before-Seen Interviews With Ronnie Van Zant, Gary Rossington, Allen Collins, Leon Wilkeson, Bob Burns, Billy Powell, Ed King, Artimus Pyle And Steve Gaines LOS ANGELES – July 18, 2018 – LYNYRD SKYNYRD: IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW, the newest addition to the Showtime Documentary Films slate, will premiere on Saturday, August 18 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME on-air, on demand and over the internet. Directed by Stephen Kijak and featuring rare interviews and never-before-seen archival footage, LYNYRD SKYNYRD: IF I LEAVE HERE TOMORROW takes viewers on a trip through the...
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EMMY NOMINEE JILLIAN BELL TO STAR IN SHOWTIME COMEDY THE WRONG MANS
Joins Ben Schwartz In Pilot Executive Produced By James Corden And J.J. Abrams LOS ANGELES – July 18, 2018 – SHOWTIME has announced the casting of Jillian Bell (22 Jump Street) in a lead role of the half-hour comedy pilot THE WRONG MANS, also starring and produced by Ben Schwartz (HOUSE OF LIES) and written and executive produced by James Corden (The Late Late Show with James Corden), Mathew Baynton (Yonderland) and Ian Maxtone-Graham (The Simpsons). J.J. Abrams (Star Wars: The Force Awakens), BBC Studios’ Angie Stephenson and Bad Robot’s Ben Stephenson also serve as executive producers....
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A STATEMENT FROM SHOWTIME NETWORKS ON WHO IS AMERICA?
LOS ANGELES – July 16, 2018 – There has been widespread misinformation over the past week about the character of Billy Wayne Ruddick Jr., Ph.D., performed by Sacha Baron Cohen on the SHOWTIME comedy series WHO IS AMERICA? Baron Cohen did not present himself as a disabled veteran, and viewers nationwide who watched the premiere on Sunday can now attest to that. In Sunday’s episode, during an interview with Senator Bernie Sanders, Baron Cohen in character as Dr. Ruddick was asked by the Senator if he is disabled, and he stated that he is not and uses a mobility scooter to conserve his energy....
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SHOWTIME® DEBUTS FIRST LOOK AT THE NEW COMEDY SERIES WHO IS AMERICA? FROM SACHA BARON COHEN
Series Now Available On Demand And Streaming And Will Premiere On Air Tonight At 10 PM ET/PT NEW YORK – July 15, 2018 – SHOWTIME has debuted a first look at WHO IS AMERICA?, Sacha Baron Cohen’s comedy series, featuring his first new characters in 15 years, which are so believably performed that they can exist in the real world. Famous for creating a roster of iconic moments and incendiary characters, Baron Cohen returns to series television in the genre he created first in Da Ali G Show, and then turned into worldwide hit movies with the Golden Globe® winning and Academy Award® nomina...
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SHOWTIME HONORED WITH 21 EMMY NOMINATIONS INCLUDING THE NETWORK’S FIRST OUTSTANDING LIMITED SERIES NOMINATION
Patrick Melrose Receives Five Nods, TWIN PEAKS Nine Noms Including Directing And Writing For David Lynch SHOWTIME Also Received Top Honors For THE FOURTH ESTATE For Outstanding Documentary Or Nonfiction Series William H. Macy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Mandy Patinkin And F. Murray Abraham All Receive Actor Nods LOS ANGELES – July 12, 2018 – Today, SHOWTIME was recognized with 21 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including the network’s first limited series nomination for PATRICK MELROSE, THE FOURTH ESTATE for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series and four actor nominations for PATR...
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SHOWTIME ORDERS NEWS-MAGAZINE PILOT FROM AMANDA DE CADENET
LOS ANGELES – July 10, 2018 – SHOWTIME has ordered a new pilot NOW WHAT WITH AMANDA DE CADENET (working title), for a half-hour weekly news-magazine format created and hosted by Amanda de Cadenet (The Conversation with Amanda de Cadenet). The show takes a thematic approach exploring America’s current social, sexual, cultural and political issues, seen through de Cadenet’s sharp, feminist lens. Emmy® nominee Inuka Bacote (Eastsiders), and Danielle Oexmann (Vice Does America) will serve as co-showrunners. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Net...