Showtime's hit drama series Billions sees the war between Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti) reaching "scorched earth" levels when the series returns for a fifth season on Sunday, May 3. But what role will Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon) […]
While the title may sound familiar, Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is a series all its own – and we're talking more than just its late '30s Los Angeles setting. Set to debut on the cable network next month, the supernatural drama begins with an investigation into a horrific crime – one that quickly becomes […]
Showtime's hit drama series Billions returns Sunday, May 3, and when it does? Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti) will be dialing up their love-hate rivalry to a Spinal Tap-lovin' "11" – at least that's the impression we're […]
Hard to believe that we're only at the midpoint of the final season of Showtime's Homeland when you consider the amount of deals, double-deals, double-crosses and dead presidents we've ended up with. By the end of last episode, getting to the truth behind President Warner's (Beau Bridges) was left hinging on who controls the black […]
Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry, and Dave Holstein's critically-acclaimed Showtime series Kidding has quietly become one of the best shows on televison, cable, or streaming. It continues to find ways to both blend as well as smash together the magical with the mundane… the hope with the heartbreak… the wonderful times with the wasted moments. Jeff […]
Described as a "spiritual descendant" of the original Showtime series, Penny Dreadful: City of Angels and its late '30s Los Angeles setting means it's also its own show. That fact becomes very clear in the following official trailer for the series, set to debut on the cable network on Sunday, April 26. What begins as the investigation […]
So you know that an episode of Showtime's Homeland that ends with Saul (Mandy Patinkin) and Haqqani (Numan Acar) agreeing to terms on a peace deal that includes an immediate ceasefire is just foreshadowing things to get really ugly – right? Especially now that Jalal (Elham Ehsas) has no reason to not be all-in with […]
With Showtime's Halo now three months into production, the upcoming series based on the popular Xbox video game franchise is getting a show of support from none other Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) aka Master Chief. Now let's be clear – we readily admit it's not the biggest update in the world. That said, it's nice […]
While describing itself as a "spiritual descendant" of the original series, Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels also wants viewers to know that it stands on its own merits. Which we're feeling is a nice way of saying that you don't have to know a whole heckuva' lot about the 19th Century England-set first run […]
So heading into the next episode of Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry, and Dave Holstein's award-winning and critically-acclaimed series Kidding, there's two bits of good news and one bit of very bad news. Starting with the good news, Deidre (Catherine Keener) one-upped Seb (Frank Langella) by getting Jeff (Carrey) and the show back on the air. […]
Just in case Carrie (Claire Danes) and Saul (Mandy Patinkin) thought the final season of Showtime's Homeland would just be an easy-going victory lap, "Catch and Release" pretty much put that to rest. Carrie's digging up dirt on shady Afghanistan VP G'ulom (Mohammad Bakri), while Saul's path to Haqqani (Numan Acar) proved pretty explosive and […]
So Carrie had one helluva' season opener as she heads into the next episode of Showtime's Homeland, "Catch and Release". Under the cautious eye of the U.S. Government over concerns abiut bow much intel she may have given up during her months in captivity, Carrie (Claire Danes) is tapped by Saul (Mandy Patinkin) to help […]
Described as a spiritual descendant of the original series, Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is set to premiere on Sunday, April 26 – unfortunately, that means a little more than a two month wait still. But look on the bright side, it gives Showtime more time to introduce us a new-yet-thematically-familiar world. It's an […]
Academy Award-winning writer/director/actor Taika Waititi (JoJo Rabbit) and The New Pope star Jude Law may not be looking to "bite the hand that feeds them" with their reported-but-not-yet-confirmed limited series The Auteur, it appears Showtime is looking to bite on the project in a big way. Based on the graphic novel The Auteur from James […]
Showtime's second season of Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry, and Dave Holstein's award-winning and critically-acclaimed series Kidding continues finding a way to be the "quietest loud show" on television, with last week's two-episode opener driving that point home. The show's "quiet" in the performances, look, and overall vibe of the series: there's a gentleness and a […]
So a little over a week ago, Ray Donovan fans (and series showrunner David Hollander) found their love of the show taking a surprising baseball bat to the head with the news that Showtime was abruptly ending the series after seven seasons. Well, leave it to Liev Schreiber to try and "fix" the matter – […]
Showtime's second season of Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry, and Dave Holstein's award-winning and critically-acclaimed series Kidding is set to debut on Sunday, February 9 (paired with the final season of Homeland) – and it couldn't come at more important time for Carrey's Jeff Pickles. The two-episode season-opener "The Cleanest Liver in Columbus, Ohio" / "Up, […]
In "The Wonderful World of Television" these days, there are any number of reasons why a show has its premiere moved up or pushed back. In the case of Showtime and the second season of Jim Carrey, Michel Gondry, and Dave Holstein's award-winning and critically-acclaimed series Kidding, pushing the series' return back to Sunday, February […]
Showtime and Viola Davis (ABC's How to Get Away with Murder) are teaming up to bring the story of First Lady Michelle Obama's time in The White House to the small screen in First Ladies. The hour-long drama was put on a fast-track development deal that included a three-script commitment in August 2019, and has […]
When the smoke (from lots and lots of shooting) finally settled on the seventh season of Showtime's Ray Donovan, series showrunner David Hollander was ready to wrap up the series in style with an eighth and final season. One problem: earlier this week – less than three weeks after the series ended its current season […]
