YOUR HONOR Season Two to Premiere on Showtime in December
by Michael Major
- Sep 20, 2022
Currently in production on the 10-episode second season, the series is executive produced by Emmy nominees Robert and Michelle King (The Good Fight, The Good Wife, Evil) and Liz Glotzer (Evil, The Good Fight), with Joey Hartstone (The Good Fight) serving as showrunner and executive producer for season two.
Sinéad OʼConnor Documentary to Premiere on Showtime
by Michael Major
- Sep 15, 2022
Directed by Kathryn Ferguson (Taking the Waters, Space to Be), NOTHING COMPARES charts Sinéad OʼConnorʼs phenomenal rise to worldwide fame and examines how she used her voice at the height of her stardom, before her iconoclastic personality led to her exile from the pop mainstream. Watch the video trailer for the new film now!
Showtime to Release THE LINCOLN PROJECT
by Michael Major
- Sep 12, 2022
Directed by Fisher Stevens (Dirty Money, Before the Flood) and Karim Amer (The Vow, The Great Hack), THE LINCOLN PROJECT follows a veteran group of former GOP operatives and strategists known publicly as the Lincoln Project, the fastest-growing super PAC in America, as they take on the task of “saving democracy.'
Mustafa Shakir, Terry Pheto & More Join Showtime's KING SHAKA
by Michael Major
- Sep 8, 2022
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost, Oz), Mustafa Shakir (Luke Cage) will star and Terry Pheto (Tsotsi, The Bold & the Beautiful) and Lerato Mvelase (Justice Served) will guest star in the highly anticipated new series KING SHAKA, an epic drama centered around one man’s personal journey from stigmatized childhood to legendary king.
Showtime Promotes Zoe Rogovin to Senior Vice President, Programming
by Michael Major
- Aug 30, 2022
Traversing the non-fiction genre, Rogovin has spearheaded the network’s most recent limited-series successes including the Emmy® nominated WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT COSBY, as well as extraterrestrial investigation series UFO, music sagas SUPREME TEAM and SUPERVILLAIN.
Charles Babalola to Headline Showtime KING SHAKA Drama Series
by Michael Major
- Aug 25, 2022
Babalola will join fellow series regulars Aïssa Maïga (The Fear Index) as Nandi, Shaka’s devoted mother who will sacrifice everything to fulfill her son’s destiny; and Thando DIomo (The Woman King) as Pampatha, a herder who finds her fate forever entwined with Shaka’s.
Ewan McGregor to Star in Upcoming A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW Showtime Drama
by Michael Major
- Aug 25, 2022
Emmy winner Ewan McGregor (Star Wars franchise, Halston, Trainspotting) will star in and serve as executive producer on Showtime's upcoming limited series A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, an adaptation of Amor Towles’ bestselling novel. McGregor will lead the cast as Count Alexander Rostov.
Showtime Announces STAND Sports Documentary Film
by Michael Major
- Aug 24, 2022
The feature-length documentary includes the voices of some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment and details Abdul-Rauf’s unprecedented journey from schoolboy prodigy to NBA All-Rookie team to national pariah. In terms of his athletic abilities and activism, he was Stephen Curry before Stephen Curry and Colin Kaepernick.
YELLOWJACKETS Creators Ashley Lyle & Bart Nickerson Sign Overall Deal with Showtime
by Michael Major
- Aug 22, 2022
Created by Lyle and Nickerson, YELLOWJACKETS is nominated for seven Emmy Awards with three nominations for Lyle and Nickerson including Outstanding Drama Series. The series was also nominated for Outstanding Lead Actress for Melanie Lynskey and Outstanding Supporting Actress for Christina Ricci and earned additional noms for Directing and Casting.
Elijah Wood Joins YELLOWJACKETS Season Two
by Michael Major
- Aug 19, 2022
YELLOWJACKETS stars Melanie Lynskey (Castle Rock), Oscar® and Emmy nominee Juliette Lewis (Camping), Christina Ricci (Z: The Beginning of Everything) and Tawny Cypress (Unforgettable). Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, Servant) and Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) were recently announced to join in series regular roles for season two.
Showtime Picks Up Hit Drama Series THE CHI for Sixth Season
by Michael Major
- Aug 18, 2022
SHOWTIME has picked up the hit drama series THE CHI for a sixth season. Created and executive produced by Emmy® winner Lena Waithe (Twenties, Boomerang) and executive produced by Academy Award® and Emmy winner Common (Selma), THE CHI is a timely coming-of-age story centering on a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago.
Showtime Adds Cast to New Comedy Series ENTITLED Starring Brett Gelman
by Michael Major
- Aug 18, 2022
SHOWTIME has announced that Donald Sumpter (Game of Thrones), Brendan Patricks (Downton Abbey), Pippa Bennett-Warner (Gangs of London), Mark Quartley (Lucky Man), Jonathan Livingstone (Peacock), Charlotte Louise Arrowsmith (This is Going to Hurt), and Kelly Wenham (Merlin) have joined the cast of ENTITLED.
Simone Kessell Joins Season Two of YELLOWJACKETS
by Michael Major
- Aug 17, 2022
SHOWTIME has announced that Simone Kessell (Obi-Wan Kenobi) is joining the highly anticipated second season of YELLOWJACKETS as Adult Lottie Matthews. In addition, Courtney Eaton (Mad Max: Fury Road), who plays the teen version of Lottie, has been upped to series regular in season two. She joins recently announced Lauren Ambrose (My Fair Lady).
Ruth Wilson & Daryl McCormack Showtime Join THE WOMAN IN THE WALL
by Michael Major
- Aug 17, 2022
SHOWTIME and The BBC announced the new six-episode gothic thriller THE WOMAN IN THE WALL, led by BAFTA® Award winner Ruth Wilson (THE AFFAIR, Luther) and co-starring Daryl McCormick (Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Peaky Blinders). Produced by Motive Pictures (an Endeavor Content backed company), Wilson will also executive produce.
Alan Cumming to Debut Stand-Up Comedy Special on Showtime
by Michael Major
- Aug 15, 2022
Cumming hosts this cabaret-style gathering featuring seven up-and-coming queer comedians that represent not only the diversity of the queer spectrum – from stand-up to characters to musical performances. The 75-minute special features Joe Castle Baker, Julia Shiplett, duo Zach Teague & Drew Lausch, Nori Reed, Pat Regan, and Larry Owens.
Lauren Ambrose Joins YELLOWJACKETS Season Two
by Michael Major
- Aug 11, 2022
SHOWTIME announced that two-time Emmy and Tony nominee Lauren Ambrose (Six Feet Under, My Fair Lady) is joining the highly anticipated second season of YELLOWJACKETS in a series regular role as the adult version of Van. In addition, Liv Hewson (Santa Clarita Diet) who plays the teen version of Van, has been upped to series regular in season two.
Showtime Orders MASON Comedy Pilot
by Michael Major
- Aug 1, 2022
SHOWTIME has greenlit the half-hour comedy pilot MASON, produced by A24 and created and executive produced by Nathan Min (Joe Pera Talks To You), who also stars. Daniels (Daniel Scheinert and Daniel Kwan), the team behind the film Everything Everywhere All at Once, will direct and executive produce alongside Steven Yeun (Minari, Nope).
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