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This week's episode of Showtime's Billions finds Chuck (Paul Giamatti) taking on a new role (with new opportunities and possibilities) while Axe's (Damian Lewis) latest efforts straddle that shady line between altruistic and passive-aggressive But before we take a look at how Chuck's efforts to get back in the game and how Axe is just[...]

Heading into this week's episode of Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, it feels like it's now become a matter of when everything is heading straight to Hell and not if it will We should've known by the opening presence of Santa Muerte (Lorenza Izzo), but we definitely resigned ourselves to the strong possibility by[...]

Showtime's critically-acclaimed drama series Billions returns this weekend with the season's third episode, "Beg, Bribe, Bully" This week, Chuck (Paul Giamatti) sees a benefit and opportunity in revisiting his past while Axe (Damian Lewis) has to put the brakes on his business dealings when a family crisis arises Taylor (Asia Kate Dillon) continues walking the[...]

As we head into this week's episode of Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels, those fuses inch ever so closer to the kind of detonation the world may not survive As our harbinger of doom plays Councilman Townsend (Michael Gladis) and Dr Craft (Rory Kinnear), Lewis (Nathan Lane) goes from mourning lost friends to intensifying[...]

When Showtime's critically-acclaimed drama series Billions makes its fifth season return on Sunday, May 3, Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden Globe winner Paul Giamatti) will have to put their escalating war of wills on hold to deal with "The Man." No,[...]

Created and written by original series creator John Logan, Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels wasted very little time lighting the fuse on the powderkeg that is late-30's Los Angeles Series opener "Santa Muerte" finds Det Tiago Vega (Daniel Zovatto) and Det Lewis Michener (Nathan Lane) embroiled in a murder case that could shock the[...]

She is possibly the least believable spy on television. One of Carrie and Saul's final missions on Homeland, courtesy of Showtime. Right from the beginning, Carrie was not plausible There is no way in real life that the CIA could possibly miss her bipolar diagnosis during vetting for recruiting The intelligence services protocols for vetting potential recruits[...]

With only a week to go before critically-acclaimed drama series Billions makes its way back to Showtime for a fifth season on Sunday, May 3, viewers are getting another look at how the escalating war between Bobby "Axe" Axelrod (Emmy and Golden Globe winner Damian Lewis) and Chuck Rhoades (Oscar nominee and Emmy and Golden[...]

After eight tension-filled, bullet-ridden seasons of Showtime's Homeland, this Sunday marks the end of a cable television era with series finale "Prisoners of War." With how things look heading into the final hours, there's a very good chance that Sunday could also mark the end for Carrie (Claire Danes) or Saul (Mandy Patinkin), or both[...]

After weeks of teasers, previews, and official trailers, Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is offering the ultimate temptation to those still on the fence over whether the series is worthy of making their "must watch" lists: the first episode for free Created and written by original series creator John Logan and set in 1938[...]

After weeks of teasers, previews, and an official trailer, Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is ready to weave its magic when the series premieres this Sunday, April 26 Set in 1938 Los Angeles and created/written by original series creator John Logan, Det Tiago Vega (Daniel Zovatto), and Det Lewis Michener (Nathan Lane) find themselves[...]

With Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels ready to be unleashed onto our screens, the cable network is offering viewers a look behind the scenes to get a better sense of what they can expect when the series premieres Sunday, April 26 Created and written by original series creator John Logan and set in 1938 Los[...]

With Showtime's Penny Dreadful: City of Angels set to premiere in two weeks (that Sunday, April 26, for those without quick access to their calendar), the cable network is offering viewers two new looks at "A Great Battle" that's about to befall 1938 Los Angeles and possibly all of humanity Created and written by original series[...]

When hit drama series Billions makes its way back to Showtime for a fifth season on Sunday, May 3, 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) has not only been reborn, but it's going to rise to[...]

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) play[...]

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 (Carrey)[...]

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[...]

If that wasn't good enough, we have the long-awaited debut of singer  Ariana Grande's Piccola Grande, Pickle Fairy of Hope. On the bad side? Scott's (Bernard White) taken ownership of some of Deidre's puppets in the divorce, which means he can do with them what he wants – and that they're going to be MIA when[...]

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. Cubankite / Denis Makarenko (Shutterstock.com) Based on the graphic novel The[...]

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 tinge[...]

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 –[...]