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Paramount’s Chris McCarthy on the Future of ‘Daily Show,’ ‘Yellowstone’ Offshoots and Why Showtime Eulogies Are Premature
It’s been six months since Chris McCarthy added Showtime to his portfolio, and he knows what a healthy swath of Hollywood has said. He’s read the network eulogies and seen the variations on “RIP Showtime” tweets. He’s even sat with folks who have bemoaned his stated plan to lean into franchises, be it more Billions […]
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‘Gattaca’ Reboot From ‘Homeland’ Duo in the Works at Showtime
Homeland duo Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa may be heading back to Showtime. The Sony Pictures TV-based duo is teaming with Craig Borten (Dallas Buyers Club) to develop an adaptation of the 1997 dystopian movie Gattaca for the premium cable network. Sources say the project is being eyed with a sizable commitment at the Paramount […]
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‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2 Trailer Ushers in the Darkness Following That Tragic Finale
The Yellowjackets have brought back the darkness. The trailer for the highly anticipated second season of Showtime’s hit survival drama Yellowjackets features the adult characters having a realization: There was something dark out there in the wilderness — and they brought it home and are still dealing with it 25 years later. In its first […]
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‘Waco’ Follow-Up Series to Debut on Showtime
Paramount Global continues to play musical chairs with some of its programming. The conglomerate on Wednesday announced that Waco: The Aftermath, the follow-up to the 2018 limited series, will debut on Showtime. The show was originally picked up to air as a Paramount+ original after its precursor launched on Paramount Network. Waco: The Aftermath stars […]
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‘The 12th Victim’ Review: Showtime Docuseries on Spree Killings Gets in Its Own Way
Director Nicola B. Marsh looks at the murders that inspired movies including 'Badlands' and 'Natural Born Killers.'
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‘Murder in Big Horn’ Directors on Why “Colonization Is the True Crime” in Their Docuseries
In Showtime docuseries Murder in Big Horn, directors Razelle Benally and Matthew Galkin take viewers on a sobering journey through several higher-profile cases of murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls in Montana. Across its three hours, the duo examines the similar and dissimilar ways the crisis — and the active effort to return them […]
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Showtime Hit By Layoffs After Paramount+ Merger
Showtime laid off around 120 employees Monday as the premium cable network prepares to merge with parent company Paramount Global’s flagship streamer, Paramount+, a company spokesperson confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. It’s not immediately clear which Showtime divisions were impacted, but the layoffs came the same day Paramount Media Networks chief Chris McCarthy said the […]
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MTV Studios Team Given Showtime Oversight
Chris McCarthy has outlined Showtime’s new executive leadership ahead of its formal integration with Paramount+. After parting ways with co-president of entertainment Jana Winograde and shifting two-decade Showtime veteran Gary Levine to an advisory role, McCarthy has turned to his top lieutenants at MTV Studios, Nina L. Diaz and Keith Cox, to take on more […]
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Showtime Shake-Up: Gary Levine Shifts to Advisory Role; Jana Winograde to Exit
The future of Showtime’s co-presidents of entertainment, Gary Levine and Jana Winograde, has been determined. Chris McCarthy, who added oversight of Showtime last year following the departure of David Nevins, sent a memo to staff Monday revealing that two-decade network veteran Levine will segue to a new role as senior creative adviser, while six-year network […]
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‘Uncoupled’ Revived at Showtime After Netflix Cancellation
The comedy series Uncoupled has found a new partner. About a month after Netflix canceled the comedy series starring Neil Patrick Harris, Showtime has revived the show with a second-season pickup. Uncoupled comes from MTV Entertainment Studios, which like Showtime is part of Paramount Global. The news also comes hours after another series — Ripley, based […]
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‘Ripley’ Series Moving From Showtime to Netflix
A long-gestating Showtime series based on Patricia Highsmith’s Tom Ripley novels will no longer air on Showtime. The drama, titled Ripley and starring Andrew Scott as the title character, is instead set to land at Netflix, pending details of a deal being finalized. The change comes as Showtime is set to merge with Paramount+ and […]
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Behind Showtime’s Franchise Frenzy
Three years ago, an adaptation of Lisa Taddeo’s novel Three Women ignited a bidding war before landing at Showtime with what sources say at the time was one of the biggest deals the premium cable network had ever made. Today, the drama starring Shailene Woodley that was eyed for a 2022 debut jumped to rival […]
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