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JUDY GREER JOINS SHOWTIME COMEDY SERIES KIDDING AS SERIES REGULAR
Photo Credit: Stephanie Diani / courtesy of Showtime LOS ANGELES – February 13, 2018 – SHOWTIME has announced that Judy Greer (Married) has been cast as a series regular in the upcoming SHOWTIME half-hour comedy KIDDING. Greer joins Golden Globe® winner Jim Carrey, in Carrey’s first series regular role in more than two decades, along with Oscar®, Emmy® and Golden Globe nominee Catherine Keener (Get Out) and Oscar, Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Frank Langella (Frost/Nixon). Greer will play Jill, Jeff’s estranged wife who has recently hit a rebellious streak. In KIDDING, Carrey plays J...
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REGINA HALL, CASEY WILSON AND PAUL SCHEER JOIN NEW SHOWTIME COMEDY PILOT BALL STREET
STARRING GOLDEN GLOBE® WINNER DON CHEADLE AND TONY® NOMINEE ANDREW RANNELLS Kurt Braunohler And Eugene Cordero Also Added To Cast [Wilson headshot credit: Jason Kempin/Getty images] LOS ANGELES – February 12, 2018 – Regina Hall (Girls Trip) and Paul Scheer (The Disaster Artist, The League) are set to join the cast of the SHOWTIME half-hour comedy pilot BALL STREET. Starring Emmy® nominated and Golden Globe-winning actor Don Cheadle (Avengers: Infinity War) and two-time Tony Award nominee and Grammy® winner Andrew Rannells (Girls, The Intern), BALL STREET is directed and ex...
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SHOWTIME TO PREMIERE WORD IS BOND ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16 AT 10 PM ET/PT
New Documentary Which Explores The Transformative Power Of Lyrics In Hip-Hop Featuring Interviews With Nas, Big Daddy Kane, and Anderson .Paak LOS ANGELES – February 9, 2018 – In honor of Black History Month, SHOWTIME will premiere the documentary, WORD IS BOND, on Friday, February 16 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on-air, on demand and over the internet. Directed by Sacha Jenkins (Burn Motherf*cker, Burn!, Fresh Dressed) the film explores the transformative power of lyrics in the world of hip-hop. What was born on the streets of the South Bronx has now taken root globally, and the young poets of Ne...
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THE CHI
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CATCH UP ON THE HIT DRAMA THE CHI WHEN SHOWTIME AIRS MINI MARATHONS ON SUNDAY FEBRUARY 4
New Episodes Resume On Sunday, February 11 At 10 PM ET/PT Photo: SHOWTIME NEW YORK – February 2, 2018 – Viewers will have the opportunity to catch up on the hit drama THE CHI when SHOWTIME airs mini marathons of the first four episodes on Sunday, February 4, starting at 12 p.m. ET/PT and 8 p.m. ET/PT. The series will resume with a new episode on Sunday, February 11 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. All episodes of THE CHI are also available on SHOWTIME streaming, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®. Created and executive produced by Emmy® Award winner Lena Waithe (Master of None) and executive...
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SHOWTIME ORDERS SECOND SEASON OF THE CHI
Drama Series From Emmy® Winning Creator And Executive Producer Lena Waithe Has Grown Every Single Week Since Premiere Ayanna Floyd Davis Named New Showrunner Photo: SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES – January 30, 2018 – SHOWTIME has renewed its hit drama series THE CHI for a second season, it was announced today by Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. Created and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe (Master of None) and executive produced by Academy Award®, Emmy and Golden Globe® winner Common (Selma), THE CHI explores the humanity behind the headlines...
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BILLIONS
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OSCAR NOMINEE JOHN MALKOVICH TO GUEST STAR ON SHOWTIME HIT DRAMA BILLIONS
NEW YORK – January 24, 2018 – Oscar nominated actor John Malkovich will have a guest starring arc in season three of the hit SHOWTIME drama BILLIONS, playing Russian billionaire Grigor Andolov. Starring Oscar nominee and Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Paul Giamatti and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis, the third season of BILLIONS will premiere on Sunday, March 25 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. In addition, SHOWTIME has released the official poster art and a new teaser video for season three. To watch and share the teaser video, go to: https://youtu.be/mj3ZmjIAHS8. “John appeared in our...
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WILLIAM H. MACY HONORED WITH THIRD SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD FOR HIS ROLE ON SHAMELESS ON SHOWTIME
LOS ANGELES – January 21, 2018 – SHAMELESS actor William H. Macy was honored with his third win at the 24th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® presented by SAG-AFTRA for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Frank Gallagher. This is Macy’s second consecutive win in the category and fourth career win, previously being honored in 2017 and 2015 for SHAMELESS, as well as in 2003 for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries (Door to Door). SHAMELESS also stars Golden Globe® nominee Emmy Rossum, Jeremy Allen White, ...
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SHOWTIME TO PREMIERE EDDIE GRIFFIN: UNDENIABLE
New Stand-Up Comedy Special To Premiere On Friday, February 9 At 10 PM ET/PT LOS ANGELES – January 17, 2018 – Celebrating his 30-year anniversary in comedy, veteran comedian Eddie Griffin takes to the stage in the hilarious new special EDDIE GRIFFIN: UNDENIABLE, premiering on SHOWTIME on Friday, February 9 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on-air, on demand and over the internet. Filmed at the Berklee Performing Arts Center in Boston, Massachusetts, Griffin offers his prolific and entertaining point of view on the state of the world, tackling politics, racism, relationships, religion and humanity as a...
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SHOWTIME PRESENTS UNIQUE AND INTIMATE PORTRAIT OF CHELSEA MANNING WITH XY CHELSEA
Executive Produced By Oscar® Winner Laura Poitras Feature Documentary Will Also Have A Theatrical Release LOS ANGELES – January 6, 2018 – Showtime will premiere the feature documentary XY CHELSEA later this year – with a U.S. theatrical run and a subsequent premiere across the network's platforms on-air, on demand and over the internet. Produced by Pulse Films, XY CHELSEA tells the historic story of whistle-blower Chelsea Manning, whose 35-year sentence in an all-male maximum security prison was commuted by President Obama in 2017. Shot over two years and featuring exclusive interviews a...