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SHOWTIME NAMES AWARD-WINNING EXECUTIVE VINNIE MALHOTRA TO NEWLY CREATED ROLE OF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, DOCUMENTARIES, UNSCRIPTED AND SPORTS PROGRAMMING
Photo: Monty Brinton/Showtime Networks LOS ANGELES, CA – November 16, 2015 – Today, Showtime Networks announced that Emmy® and Peabody Award-winning executive Vinnie Malhotra will be joining the network in the newly created role of Senior Vice President, Documentaries, Unscripted and Sports Programming. Malhotra will oversee the development and production of the network’s growing slate of original unscripted and documentary programming, as well as all future documentary theatrical releases. Malhotra will work closely with Stephen Espinoza, Executive Vice President and General Manag...
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SHOWTIME REVEALS CHILLING FIRST LOOK PHOTO FROM THE NEW SEASON OF THE HIT DRAMA SERIES PENNY DREADFUL
Photo: Jonathan Hession/SHOWTIME [Click on image for hi-res version] LOS ANGELES, CA – November 12, 2015 – SHOWTIME is unveiling a chilling first look at the new season of the network’s hit drama series PENNY DREADFUL, currently shooting nine episodes in Dublin, Ireland, featuring Vanessa Ives (Eva Green) as she turns to her alienist Dr. Seward (Patti LuPone) for help in battling the evil forces she cannot seem to escape. “Dreadfuls” will have to wait until the hotly anticipated third season premieres in 2016 on-air, on demand and over the internet to find out what led them here. Se...
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SHOWTIME NETWORKS PROMOTES GARY LEVINE TO PRESIDENT OF PROGRAMMING
Photo Credit: Cliff Lipson/Showtime NEW YORK – November 10, 2015 – Veteran executive Gary Levine has been promoted to President of Programming, Showtime Networks Inc. Levine will continue to be responsible for the development and creative oversight of all SHOWTIME original scripted and unscripted series, documentaries and specials across all platforms. Levine will also now oversee casting and program operations for the network. He joined Showtime® in 2001 as Executive Vice President of Original Programming, and will continue reporting to David Nevins, President of Showtime Networks...
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SHOWTIME® TO PREMIERE PROVOCATIVE DOCUMENTARY THE SPYMASTERS – CIA IN THE CROSSHAIRS NARRATED BY MANDY PATINKIN ON NOVEMBER 28TH AT 9 PM ET/PT
The Documentary Features Former CIA Officials Saying George W. Bush Administration Ignored Specific Warnings of Attack Before 9/11 And Reveals Major Debate Among Former CIA Directors Over Harsh Interrogation Techniques and Lethal Drone Attacks NEW YORK – November 6, 2015 – For the first time in history, all 12 living directors of the CIA will be interviewed in THE SPYMASTERS – CIA IN THE CROSSHAIRS, a two-hour documentary premiering Saturday, November 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on SHOWTIME across all platforms. Narrated by Emmy® and Tony® winner Mandy Patinkin (Homeland), the film offers a re...
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SHOWTIME RELEASES SEASON SIX KEY ART AND FIRST TEASER FOR HIT COMEDY SHAMELESS
Network’s Highest Rated Comedy Moves To Sunday, January 10th At 9 PM ET/PT NEW YORK, NY – October 22, 2015 – SHOWTIME unveiled the poster art and first teaser for the sixth season of the network’s number one comedy series, SHAMELESS, which will now premiere on Sunday, January 10th at 9 p.m. ET/PT. SHAMELESS stars Oscar® nominee and Emmy® winner William H. Macy as patriarch Frank Gallagher and Golden Globe® nominee Emmy Rossum as daughter and family leader Fiona. This season, the Gallaghers are hitting a new groove as major changes attempt to pull the tight-knit clan apart. To watch and...
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OSCAR WINNER MELISSA LEO AND SEBASTIAN STAN SET TO STAR IN I’M DYING UP HERE ON SHOWTIME®
Clark Duke Joins The Growing Ensemble Cast Of Young Comedians For The Pilot NEW YORK, NY – October 16, 2015 – Academy Award® winner Melissa Leo (The Fighter, Frozen River, Louie), Sebastian Stan (Captain America: The Winter Soldier, The Martian) and Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine, The Office) have joined the ensemble cast of the new one-hour SHOWTIME comedy pilot I’m Dying Up Here. They join previously announced cast members Ari Graynor (For A Good Time Call), Andrew Santino (Mixology), RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl), Erik Griffin (Workaholics) and Stephen Guarino (Happy Endin...
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SHOWTIME UNVEILS POSTER ART FOR ITS NEW DRAMA SERIES BILLIONS,
STARRING PAUL GIAMATTI AND DAMIAN LEWIS PREMIERING On Sunday, January 17th NEW YORK, NY – October 15, 2015 – Today, SHOWTIME released the poster art for its powerful new drama series BILLIONS, premiering Sunday, January 17th at 10 p.m. ET/PT on-air, on demand and over the internet. Starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy® and Golden Globe® winner Paul Giamatti (John Adams) and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis (Homeland), BILLIONS is a 21st-century examination of the profit and peril of chasing the American dream. Maggie Siff, Malin Akerman, Toby Leonard Moore, David Costabile and Co...
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SHOWTIME CRANKS UP THE MUSIC FOR CAMERON CROWE’S ROADIES
Ensemble Comedy Series From Bad Robot Productions and Warner Bros. Television, Starring Luke Wilson, Carla Gugino And Imogen Poots, Picked Up For Ten Episodes NEW YORK – October 14, 2015 – SHOWTIME is boarding The Staton-House Band bus – the network has picked up the highly anticipated pilot ROADIES to series with 10 episodes. Oscar® winner Cameron Crowe will write, direct and executive produce. Emmy® and Tony® nominee Winnie Holzman (My So-Called Life, Wicked) will executive produce. The music-infused, one-hour ensemble comedy is a backstage look into the lives of a tight-kni...
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ADRIEN BRODY AND LORRAINE BRACCO TO GUEST STAR ON NEW SHOWTIME® COMEDY SERIES DICE
Kevin Corrigan Joins Andrew Dice Clay As A Series Regular Along With Recurring Guest Star Natasha Leggero LOS ANGELES, CA – October 12, 2015 – Oscar® winner, Golden Globe® and Emmy® nominee Adrien Brody (The Pianist, Houdini), Oscar, Golden Globe and Emmy nominee Lorraine Bracco (Goodfellas, The Sopranos) and veteran actor Kevin Corrigan (Goodfellas, Grounded For Life) have joined the upcoming SHOWTIME comedy series DICE. Brody will guest star in one episode playing himself, while Bracco will guest star in two episodes as “Toni,” a Vegas overlord who owns series star Andrew Dice Clay’s g...