Kevin Bacon (“The Following,” “Mystic River”) and Aldis Hodge (“Underground”) will star in the network’s new one-hour drama pilot “City on a Hill.” The project will be executive produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon and Jennifer Todd (“Jason Bourne,” “Memento”) for Pearl Street Films, written and executive produced by Chuck MacLean (“Boston Strangler”), and […]
Just one episode into the current eighth season and Showtime has announced a ninth season renewal for one hour comedy “Shameless.” The series returned last Sunday with its highest-rated premiere since its third season and up 50 percent versus the season seven premiere. Production on season nine of “Shameless” will begin in 2018. “As challenging […]
Showtime has greenlit scripted drama “Ray Donovan” starring Liev Schreiber and Oscar einner Jon Voight, for a sixth season, with an order for 12 new episodes. The setting for the new season will relocate from Los Angeles to New York when production begins in early 2018. “‘Ray Donovan’ broke new ground this season with its […]
Showtime has acquired the rights to adapt “The President Is Missing,” the upcoming novel by former President Clinton and James Patterson. The proposed new drama, which is be published in June 2018, tells the story of a sitting U.S. president’s disappearance, with the level of detail that only someone who has held the office can […]
Showtime has announced the pick-up of new half-hour comedy series called “Kidding,” starring Jim Carrey (“The Truman Show”) in his first series regular role in more than two decades and reuniting him with Oscar winner Michel Gondry (“Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind”), who will direct the project. In “Kidding,” Carrey plays Jeff, aka Mr. […]
Showtime has picked-up comedy “I’m Dying Up Here” for a second season, with an order for 10 new episodes. Debuting on June 4, 2017, “I’m Dying Up here” explores L.A.’s famed ’70s stand-up comedy scene. Season one starred Oscar winner Melissa Leo (“The Fighter,” “Treme”), Ari Graynor (“Bad Teacher”), Michael Angarano (“The Knick”), Clark Duke […]
Showtime has announced a new eight-part documentary series, “Active Shooter: America Under Fire,” that delivers an in-depth exploration of mass shootings and their devastating consequences. The logline: From the first-hand perspective of survivors, families of the victims, witnesses and heroic first responders, the series goes beyond the sensationalistic coverage of these nightmarish moments to offer […]
Showtime’s much ballyhooed revival of serialized David Lynch drama “Twin Peaks” fell flat in the traditional ratings. The two-hour opener kicked-off with just 506,000 viewers and a 0.2 rating in adults 18-49 on Sunday, May 21 from 9:02-10:54 p.m. ET. Comparably, 36 million viewers tuned into the pilot of the original “Twin Peaks” on ABC […]
From Campaign US: If you are of a certain age, you will likely remember that classic TV murder mystery, “Who killed Laura Palmer?” in season one of ABC’s “Twin Peaks.” Created by David Lynch” in 1990, “Twin Peaks” was quite the rage at the time, and more than a little polarizing. Everyone had an opinion, […]
