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Emma Stone set for Safdie Brothers comedy series The Curse

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THR is reporting that Emma Stone is heading to Showtime to star in The Curse, a comedy series from the Safdie Brothers, the filmmaking duo behind Good Times and Uncut Gems. Co-created by Benny Safdie and  Nathan Fielder (Nathan For You), both of whom will also star, the series is described as “genre-bending scripted comedy […]

Showtime’s Dexter revival series has found its director

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Last month, it was announced that Showtime is looking to bring back serial killer drama Dexter for a limited series revival with original actor Michael C. Hall set to return after eight years since the critically panned series finale. Now, it is being reported that the series has found one of its directors in a former Dexter director. […]

Showtime’s Halo series resumes production, recasts Cortana with original voice actress

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After shutting down due to the ongoing health crisis earlier this year, Showtime’s series adaptation of the hit video game franchise Halo has resumed production. The news was announced through the series’ Twitter account with a behind-the-scenes look at Pablo Schreiber with part of Master Chief’s helmet. Additionally, IGN announced a casting change. Actress Natasha McElhone […]

Showtime renews Black Monday for third season

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Amid Showtime’s recent cancellations and a revival of Dexter comes news the network has renewed Black Monday for a third season. Black Monday stars Don Cheadle (Avengers: Endgame), Regina Hall (Girls Trip), Andrew Rannells (Invincible) and Paul Scheer (Star Trek: Lower Decks). They star as a group of underdogs in the 1980s who ended up causing the worst stock market […]

Showtime scraps The President is Missing series

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After cancelling the second season of On Becoming a God in Central Florida a few days ago, Showtime has scrapped another series before it even began production. The President is Missing, an adaptation of the thriller novel by James Patterson and former US President Bill Clinton with Mission: Impossible director Christopher McQuarrie, will no longer be developed at […]

Showtime cancels On Becoming A God In Central Florida

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A few days after Netflix announced the global health crisis forced it to cancel GLOW, Showtime has followed suit with one of its own series as Deadline has revealed that On Becoming A God In Central Florida, which had already been renewed for a second season, is now cancelled. The series was to be in […]

TV Review – The Comey Rule

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Martin Carr reviews The Comey Rule… Adapted and directed by Billy Ray who has given us both Captain Phillips and Gemini Man, The Comey Rule is four hours of serious political entertainment. However, whether audiences are entertained will depend very much upon their own individual definition of the word. Split over two nights and filled […]

Billions renewed for sixth season, Corey Stoll upped to series regular role

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Showtime has renewed its hit series Billions for a sixth season, while TVLine has reported Corey Stoll, who was introduced in the first half of the series’ fifth season, has been upped to a series regular role for season six. Stoll was introduced as Mike Prince, a “business titan and social impact pioneer” who came along to […]

Showtime releases trailer for The Comey Rule starring Brendan Gleeson as Donald Trump

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Showtime has released a trailer for its upcoming two-night political drama miniseries The Comey Rule. Starring Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) as former FBI director and Brendan Gleeson (Mr. Mercedes) as President Donald Trump, the series takes a dramatic look at the 2016 American Presidential election and the controversy surrounding Comey’s actions and his firing from […]