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TONY AND EMMY WINNER LIN-MANUEL MIRANDA TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE NEW SHOWTIME SERIES THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLE BASED ON BESTSELLING PATRICK ROTHFUSS BOOK SERIES
Leading Writer/Producer John Rogers To Serve As Showrunner LOS ANGELES – October 26, 2017 – SHOWTIME is developing a television series adaptation of The Kingkiller Chronicle, executive produced by Pulitzer Prize, Tony, Grammy® and Emmy Award winner Lin-Manuel Miranda (Hamilton), with acclaimed producer John Rogers (Leverage, The Player) serving as showrunner. Miranda will also compose music for the series, which is based on Patrick Rothfuss’s global bestselling contemporary fantasy trilogy. Produced by Lionsgate, THE KINGKILLER CHRONICLE will be executive produced by Rogers, Miranda, Roth...
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SHOWTIME PICKS UP HIT DRAMA RAY DONOVAN FOR SIXTH SEASON
Series Set To Relocate To New York City, Production To Begin In Early 2018 Photo: SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES, CA – October 23, 2017 – SHOWTIME has ordered a sixth season of its hit drama series RAY DONOVAN, starring multiple Emmy® and Golden Globe® nominee Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight in his Golden Globe winning role. The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, President of Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. Consisting of 12 episodes, the sixth season is set to relocate from Los Angeles, where it has been based for the past five seasons, to New York City when production begins in...
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Your Honor
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EMMY AWARD NOMINEES ROBERT AND MICHELLE KING TO EXECUTIVE PRODUCE YOUR HONOR FOR SHOWTIME
BAFTA® Winner Peter Moffat To Write And Executive Produce Drama Series LOS ANGELES – October 19, 2017 – SHOWTIME has made a series commitment to YOUR HONOR, which will be executive produced and written by BAFTA winner Peter Moffat – whose Criminal Justice served as the basis for The Night Of – and executive produced by Emmy Award nominees Robert and Michelle King (The Good Wife). Liz Glotzer (The Good Fight, BrainDead, The Shawshank Redemption), Alon Aranya and Rob Golenberg (Hostages, Betrayal) of Scripted World will also serve as executive producers. The announcement was made today by ...
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SHOWTIME TO PREMIERE NEW DRAMA SERIES THE CHI ON SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 AT 10 PM ET/PT
LOS ANGELES – October 18, 2017 – SHOWTIME will kick off 2018 with the premiere of its new one-hour drama series, THE CHI, created and executive produced by Emmy® winner Lena Waithe (Master of None), and executive produced by Academy Award®, Emmy® and Golden Globe winner Common (John Wick 2, Selma) and Elwood Reid (The Bridge, Hawaii Five-O). Reid also serves as showrunner. The series, which explores the humanity behind the headlines sensationalizing the South Side of Chicago, will premiere on Sunday, January 7 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. For a first look at THE CHI go to: https://youtu.be/nceSvKB...
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SHOWTIME ENCOURAGES FANS TO SHARE THEIR SHAMELESS STACHE IN SUPPORT OF THE MOVEMBER FOUNDATION
Throughout November, SHOWTIME And Warner Bros. Television Will Donate $20 For Each Fan Photo Posted On Social Using #ShamelessStache NEW YORK – October 4, 2017 – SHOWTIME will support the Movember Foundation in honor of the network’s No. 1 comedy SHAMELESS, which returns for an eighth season on Sunday, November 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The network is encouraging SHAMELESS fans to post photos and messages on social media in support of Movember, using the hashtag #ShamelessStache. For every fan photo posted during the month of November, SHOWTIME and Warner Bros. Television will donate $20 to...
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SHOWTIME PRESENTS NEMR: NO BOMBING IN BEIRUT
Stand-Up Comedy Special To Premiere Saturday, October 7 At 11 PM ET/PT LOS ANGELES – October 4, 2017 – From the man who pioneered stand-up comedy in the Middle East, NEMR: NO BOMBING IN BEIRUT is a unique comedy event like no other, premiering Saturday, October 7 at 11 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Filmed both in Lebanon and in the United States, NO BOMBING IN BEIRUT is an hour of uproarious comedy that will leave viewers inspired as they witness the refreshing reality of a world they were told never existed. Journeying from his early days in the U.S. to his later years in Lebanon, Nemr to...
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SHOWTIME ACQUIRES BBC COMEDY SERIES ILL BEHAVIOUR
STARRING CHRIS GEERE AND EMMY® NOMINEE LIZZY CAPLAN AND BAFTA® WINNER TOM RILEY Series Makes Network Debut On November 13 At 10:30 PM ET/PT Photo: SHOWTIME LOS ANGELES – October 4, 2017 – SHOWTIME has acquired the BBC series ILL BEHAVIOUR, a six-part comedy thriller about the boundaries of friendship and the lengths taken to preserve it. Starring Chris Geere (You’re the Worst), Lizzy Caplan (MASTERS OF SEX) and Tom Riley (DaVinci’s Demons), ILL BEHAVIOUR focuses on Joel (Geere) who uses any methods, conventional or otherwise, to save Charlie (Riley) when Charlie announces that he is a...
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SHOWTIME RELEASES POSTER ART FOR SHAMELESS AND NEW COMEDY SMILF
PREMIERING BACK-TO-BACK ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 STARTING AT 9 PM ET/PT Network Also Unveils Trailer For Season Eight Of SHAMELESS NEW YORK, NY – September 29, 2017 – SHOWTIME has released the poster art for its No. 1 comedy SHAMELESS and its new half-hour comedy SMILF, starring Frankie Shaw (Mr. Robot) and based on her Sundance Film Festival Jury Award-winning short film of the same name. SHOWTIME also debuted the trailer for SHAMELESS, which will premiere its eighth season on Sunday, November 5 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. Additionally, the network has released a new teaser highlighting the strong ...
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SHOWTIME TO AIR WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF BLACK SABBATH: THE END OF THE END CAPTURING LEGENDARY BAND’S FINAL CONCERT
Historic Farewell Performance To Debut Saturday, October 28 LOS ANGELES – September 29, 2017 – SHOWTIME will air BLACK SABBATH: THE END OF THE END, a film showcasing Black Sabbath’s final concert, making its world television premiere Saturday, October 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. BLACK SABBATH: THE END OF THE END captures the farewell performance by the Grammy®-winning band’s Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler in their hometown of Birmingham, England on February 4 at the Genting Arena – the culmination of their 81-date sold-out “The End” world tour. Beginning with the song “Black Sabb...