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Showtime So there's one very clear takeaway from the series premiere of Showtime's new dramedy series Kidding: Jeff "Mr Pickles" Piccirillo's (Jim Carrey) personal and Mr Pickles' Puppet Time lives are about to seriously collide A year after his son Phil's tragic death, Jeff pushes to address the issue of death on the show – much to[...]

They join the already-announced guest star of Katy Sagal, and Courteney Cox. Saget will reportedly play Father D'Amico, a priest Kev (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) have to answer to when they run into show-and-tell trouble with the nuns at their twins' local Catholic pre-school. Gabor will play Kelly Keefe, the tough-as-nails daughter of an Army officer and[...]

Showtime Welcome to Bleeding Cool's weekly review of the first season of Showtime's Kidding, beginning at the very beginning (a very nice place to start) with premiere episode 'Green Means Go.' The dramedy marks Jim Carrey's (The Truman Show) return to television in a series regular role, teaming with his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer and[...]

Moore has filed a lawsuit against Cohen, Showtime, and the CBS Corporation alleging "defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and fraud" over his July 29th segment on Who Is America?, Cohen's new series where he interviews public figures about hot-button issues in disguise. With Moore being a public figure, he will have to prove that Cohen, Showtime,[...]

Looks like the joke's on us, courtesy of Showtime The cable giant is giving everyone the opportunity to watch the first episode of Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's new comedy-drama series Kidding for free Even better than that? You don't have to wait until the[...]

Emmy Rossum is leaving SHOWTIME series Shameless after nine seasons In an emotional letter posted to her Facebook page, the actress and director talked about her time on the show, and how this departure is affecting her. She writes: It's hard thing to put into words, feelings But I'm going to try. This business is always an adventure, full[...]

Critics and some viewers are finally getting the chance to fixate their eyeballs on Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's Showtime series Kidding, but the rest of us still have a little more time to get to know Jeff/Mr Pickles' (Carrey) fantasy on-screen world[...]

SHOWTIME series Shameless is gearing up for its ninth season, and they're bringing in some heavy hitters to join the cast this year. Actress Katey Sagal, photo by Gage Skidmore Katey Sagal is one of the new faces around the hood She's set to recur on the award-winning dramedy as Ingrid Jones, a crazed psych patient that Frank (William[...]

Underground co-creator/showrunner Misha Green will be doing double duty on the dark side, with the Lovecraft Country writer/showrunner joining Scott Derrickson (Doctor Strange) as executive producer on Showtime's series adaptation of Scott Thomas's award-winning novel Kill Creek. Optioned by Platform One Media, and co-produced with Showtime, the series has tapped Derrickson to direct; Thomas will adapt his novel[...]

Showtime Just as we're getting done clearing out all of the feels from the upcoming series' first official trailer, Showtime continues tap-dancing on our heart strings with the second official trailer for Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's 10-episode half-hour comedy/drama series Kidding. Aside from confirming once[...]

Bungie Taking their turn in the spotlight during this year's Television Critics Association (TCA) summer press event, Showtime used the occasion to confirm that Master Chief will in fact be the main character in the cable giant's 10-episode scripted drama series based on Microsoft's Halo video game franchise. Showtime President of Programming Gary Levine confirmed the news to IGN[...]

Showtime is home to one of those special "real world" series that continues to bend the genre on what a family drama can be We're speaking, of course, of the much-acclaimed Shameless. The series was renewed for a ninth season, and we've finally got our first look at what the next season will hold for the Gallagher clan: https://youtu.be/Xyus5REdmLI The[...]

Credit: Showtime So if nothing else, we've learned at least two things from Showtime's 10-minute sneak preview of Sacha Baron Cohen's (Borat, Bruno) new comedy/satire series Who Is America?: GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) is going to be very excited to learn that he was right after all; and gun rights advocate Philip Van Cleave needs to seriously reconsider the firm he's[...]

Credit: USAF Whatever Showtime spent to advertise and promote the Sunday night premiere of Sacha Baron Cohen's new comedy/satire series Who Is America?, they need to get some of their money back "Interviewees" Judge Roy Moore, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, former vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, former Illinois Rep Joe Walsh, and former vice president Dick Cheney have[...]

With Sacha Baron Cohen staring down the premiere of his new Showtime comedy series Who Is America? in less than four days, you would think he'd have his hands full promoting Sunday night's start But the writer/director of the seven-episode series found time to respond to U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's Facebook accusation that she was[...]

Credit: Bungie After taking development fire for the past five years, Showtime has officially given a 10-episode season order for a scripted drama series based on Microsoft's Halo video game franchise. Along with the episode announcement also comes word that Awake's Kyle Killen will serve as the project's executive producer, writer and showrunner, with Rupert Wyatt (Rise of[...]

television debut by tackling the life of one of the most controversial figures in news media, late Fox News founder Roger Ailes, in an eight-episode limited series from Showtime and Blumhouse Television. The still-untitled project (previously titled Secure and Hold: The Last Days of Roger Ailes) is based on Gabriel Sherman's bestselling book The Loudest Voice in the Room; as[...]

Credit: Showtime Following up on the release of last week's official trailer for Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's 10-episode half-hour comedy/drama series Kidding, Showtime has released a heartbreaking new teaser for the series ("What does it mean to lose a thing you really want to[...]

Credit: Suzanne Tenner/Showtime With the networks and streaming services wrapping up their 2019 Emmy Awards "For Your Consideration" events, writer/director David Lynch sat down for an intensely intimate and informative interview Over the course of his time speaking with Deadline Hollywood, the co-creative force behind Showtime's Twin Peaks: The Return finally answered a number of the[...]

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Credit: Showtime Showtime is giving us our first official look at Jim Carrey (The Truman Show) and his Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel Gondry's 10-episode half-hour comedy/drama series Kidding Directed by Gondry and set to premiere on the cable network on September 9, the series also stars Judy Greer (I'm Sorry), Catherine Keener (Get Out,[...]

Credit: Showtime I'm Dying Up Here's Ginger Gonzaga isn't travelling too far network-wise for her next project, joining Jim Carrey (The Truman Show), Judy Greer (I'm Sorry), Catherine Keener (Get Out, Death to Smoochy), Frank Langella (The Americans, Frost/Nixon) and Justin Kirk (Weeds) in Showtime's upcoming half-hour comedy series Kidding. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind helmer Michel[...]

Credit:: Eric Ogden/Showtime Kevin Bacon (The Following, I Love Dick) and Showtime are heading back to the brutal streets of early '90s Boston in City On A Hill, a 12-episode crime drama series co-starring Underground's Aldis Hodge Written by Chuck MacLean (Boston Strangler) from an original idea by Ben Affleck (Good Will Hunting); and directed by[...]

In what sounds like a case of "different insect, same theme," Showtime has secured development rights for upcoming Lord of the Flies-ish drama-thriller series Yellowjackets, Deadline Hollywood reports. Writer-producers Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson (Narcos) are set to executive produce the project, described as a smart, provocative female thriller that follows the surviving members of a girls' high school soccer[...]

Credit: Suzanne Tenner/SHOWTIME If we're to believe the words of David Lynch – and there aren't a lot in his answer to interpret – then it looks like Cooper (Kyle MacLachlan) and "Laura's" (Sheryl Lee) spiraling "Crisis on Infinite Twin Peaks" courtesy of "Judy" won't be getting a resolution any time soon Appearing with MacLachlan and Laura Dern[...]

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While appearing on The Howard Stern Show today on Sirius XM, actress Claire Danes told Howard Stern that her popular Showtime series, Homeland, would come to an end after the upcoming eighth season The series is finishing up it's seventh season now with the finale on April 29th It's working on a two-season renewal that[...]

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Everyone is talking about the Avengers: Infinity War trailer that dropped this morning, but that's not the only place you can find new footage of Benedict Cumberbatch — there's also Showtime's Patrick Melrose This five-part limited series based on the acclaimed novels by Edward St Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but deeply traumatic childhood in the[...]

The Weekly Static is our look at the past week in the land of the networks, cable, streaming, smoke signals, cloud formations, and shadow puppets from an interesting and entertaining perspective.