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SHOWTIME ORDERS NEW ANIMATED SERIES CENTERED ON TRUMP WHITE HOUSE EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY MULTIPLE EMMY® WINNER STEPHEN COLBERT
Satirical Half-Hour Series Will Air This Fall LOS ANGELES – July 27, 2017 – SHOWTIME has given a 10-episode order to a new untitled half-hour animated series executive produced by multiple Emmy winner Stephen Colbert, and starring the two-dimensional avatars of President Donald Trump and the most powerful family in the world. Premiering on SHOWTIME this fall, the fresh, cutting-edge comedy will present the truish adventures of Trump’s confidants and bon vivants – family, top associates, heads of government, golf pros and anyone else straying into his orbit – intrepidly exploring th...
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SHOWTIME PICKS UP NEW DRAMA PILOT CITY ON A HILL EXECUTIVE PRODUCED BY ACADEMY AWARD® WINNERS BEN AFFLECK AND MATT DAMON
Set In Boston, New Crime Drama To Be Written By Chuck MacLean And Executive Produced By James Mangold And Emmy® Nominee Jennifer Todd Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) To Direct Project Based on “Boston Miracle” LOS ANGELES – July 27, 2017 – Today, SHOWTIME announced a new one-hour drama pilot, CITY ON A HILL, to be executive produced by Academy Award® winners Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, written by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler), and directed and executive produced by Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant, Warrior). The project will also be executive produced by James Mangold (Logan, Walk Th...
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SHOWTIME HONORED WITH 15 EMMY® NOMINATIONS INCLUDING MAJOR ACTING NODS FOR WILLIAM H. MACY, LIEV SCHREIBER, MANDY PATINKIN AND HANK AZARIA
Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night Special Receives Three Nominations For Outstanding Variety Special, Writing And Directing LOS ANGELES – July 13, 2017 – Today, SHOWTIME was recognized with 15 Primetime Emmy Award nominations including four acting nods for SHAMELESS star William H. Macy – his fourth consecutive nomination, the third consecutive nomination for RAY DONOVAN star Liev Schreiber, the third nomination for HOMELAND’s Mandy Patinkin and the second consecutive nomination for RAY DONOVAN guest star Hank Azaria. The network also received three nominations for its live election ...
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SHOWTIME SPORTS TO CHRONICLE FLOYD MAYWEATHER vs. CONOR McGREGOR EVENT WITH WEEKLY INSTALLMENTS OF EMMY® AWARD-WINNING SERIES ALL ACCESS
ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. McGregor Premieres Friday, July 28 At 10 PM ET/PT On SHOWTIME® NEW YORK (July 11, 2017) – SHOWTIME Sports will chronicle the buildup to the fight the sporting world awaits with weekly installments of the Emmy Award-winning series ALL ACCESS, peeling back the curtain on the August 26 blockbuster bout between boxing legend Floyd Mayweather and UFC superstar Conor McGregor. Weekly episodes of ALL ACCESS: Mayweather vs. McGregor will premiere every Friday at 10 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME on-air, on demand and over the internet beginning July 28 and concluding on Aug...
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SHOWTIME AND FOX 21 TELEVISION STUDIOS BRING EMMY WINNING DRAMA HOMELAND TO VIRGINIA FOR PRODUCTION OF SEVENTH SEASON
LOS ANGELES – July 11, 2017 – SHOWTIME and Fox 21 Television Studios announced today that the critically acclaimed drama HOMELAND will move to Virginia for production of the show’s seventh season. The series will begin filming in Central Virginia this fall. HOMELAND’s seventh season will premiere on SHOWTIME in 2018. The Emmy® and Golden Globe®-winning hit drama series HOMELAND returned to the U.S. when it began production in New York last year, after spending the two previous seasons shooting in South Africa and Berlin. Starring Emmy, Screen Actors Guild® and Golden Globe Award winner Cl...
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SHOWTIME TO AIR THE WORLD TELEVISION PREMIERE OF THE CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED FILM BABY DRIVER
Following Its Theatrical Run, Film Starring Ansel Elgort, Kevin Spacey, Jamie Foxx And Jon Hamm To Debut Exclusively On SHOWTIME In 2018 NEW YORK – July 10, 2017 – SHOWTIME has acquired the television rights to the critically acclaimed film BABY DRIVER. The film recently opened to both rave reviews and successful box office in both the U.S. and abroad. Showtime Networks’ subscribers will be able to watch the film during its premium television window in 2018 across all platforms including on SHOWTIME ON DEMAND®, SHOWTIME ANYTIME® and the SHOWTIME stand-alone streaming service, and as an a...
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OSCAR NOMINEE JENNIFER JASON LEIGH AND SCREEN ACTORS GUILD AWARD WINNER HUGO WEAVING JOIN NEW SHOWTIME LIMITED SERIES PATRICK MELROSE
The Five-Part Limited Series Based On Bestselling Patrick Melrose Novels Stars Academy Award® Nominee Benedict Cumberbatch Acclaimed Film Director Edward Berger To Direct All Five Episodes Which Which Will Also Feature British Actress Anna Madeley LOS ANGELES – July 10, 2017 – Academy Award nominee Jennifer Jason Leigh (The Hateful Eight) and Hugo Weaving (The Matrix trilogy) have joined the cast of PATRICK MELROSE, a new SHOWTIME and Sky Atlantic limited series starring and executive produced by Oscar nominee and Emmy® winner Benedict Cumberbatch (The Imitation Game, Sherlock). Leigh a...
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SHOWTIME RELEASES THE TRAILER AND POSTER ART FOR THE FIFTH AND FINAL SEASON OF EPISODES
NEW YORK – July 6, 2017 – SHOWTIME has released the official trailer and key art for the fifth and final season of its acclaimed comedy series EPISODES, which will premiere on Sunday, August 20 at 10 p.m. ET/PT. EPISODES stars Matt LeBlanc in his four-time Emmy®-nominated and Golden Globe®-winning role playing a fictionalized version of himself. To watch and share the season five trailer, go to: https://youtu.be/kjgWB3HMce4 At the start of the final season of EPISODES, several months have passed and the game show hosted by Matt is now a runaway hit. Unfortunately for Matt, this means...
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SHOWTIME ANNOUNCES MULTI-PART NBA DOCUMENTARY FILM WITH EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS LEBRON JAMES, MAVERICK CARTER AND FILMMAKER GOTHAM CHOPRA
Untitled Three-Part Documentary Film—Created with James’ and Carter’s SpringHill Entertainment—Examines the Modern History and Evolution of the NBA LOS ANGELES – June 28, 2017 – Today, Showtime Networks Inc. announced the start of an expansive project that will examine the modern history of the National Basketball Association and the league’s impact on global popular culture. Executive producers LeBron James and Maverick Carter of SpringHill Entertainment and award-winning filmmaker Gotham Chopra have begun production on a three-part documentary film series slated to premiere on SHOWTIME...