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SPOILER ALERT! Do not read this unless you have watched the series finale of Billions on Showtime. It’s the end of the road for Bobby Axelrod and his team: the drama created by Brian Koppelman and David Levien ended its seven-season run Oct. 27 with a tidy finale that keeps Axe (Damian Lewis) in the…

Ron Nyswaner, the executive producer and writer of the Showtime limited series Fellow Travelers, says that he feared there were three strikes against getting it made: “It’s period, it’s political and it’s gay.” At a recent Washington, D.C. screening, though, he summed up some of the initial reaction…

The changes at Showtime continue. Paramount Global confirmed Tuesday that the network’s sports operation will be dissolved by the end of the year. Showtime will honor its 2023 obligations, airing the remaining boxing commitments. “As we evolve our strategy to more efficiently allocate resources and…

UPDATED, Oct. 12: We’re getting an extended look at Showtime’s genre-bending series The Curse, starring Emma Stone, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie. The trailer release comes as the series world premieres today at the New York Film Festival. You can watch the official trailer above. PREVIOUS, Sept. 2…

EXCLUSIVE: Amy Israel, the respected Showtime Scripted chief, might be headed to Peter Chernin’s The North Road Company. There is increased speculation that Israel, whose departure from Showtime after 12 years was just announced at the Paramount Global network, may be reuniting with her former boss…

There's more change at Showtime. Amy Israel, who has been with the brand for more than 10 years, is the latest executive to leave. Israel, who was most recently EVP, Original Programming, Global Scripted, has been responsible for series such as Billions, SMILF, The Affair, Masters of Sex and Blac…

Showtime has unveiled the official trailer for The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, the final film written and directed by the late Academy Award winner William Friedkin, which adapts a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel from Herman Wouk. Starring Jason Clarke (Oppenheimer), Jake Lacy (The White Lotus) and…

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime is developing Jonah Kills, a UK-based comedy created and written by Clem Garritty. It hails from Jax Media UK, which commissioned up-and-comer Garritty to generate four scripts before the comedy was pitched to Showtime. There is no work currently being done on the scripts but I hear…

Showtime’s upcoming film Heist 88 dropped its official trailer today teasing the action-packed crime drama starring Emmy Award-winner, Courtney B. Vance. The film will stream on the Paramount+ with Showtime plan on Friday, September 29, ahead of its linear debut via Showtime on Sunday, October 1, at…

The docuseries The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show On Earth will return for its eighth season next month on Paramount+ with Showtime. The show, hosted by John Heilemann, Mark McKinnon and Jennifer Palmieri, will premiere at 7 p.m. ET/PT on Oct. 8 for a six-episode run. It’ll focus on the…

William Friedkin's last film The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial will make its U.S. premiere on October 6 on Paramount+ with Showtime. This will be followed by a linear release on the Showtime network on October 8. The U.S. launch follows the movie’s Out of Competition world premiere at the Venice…

The late William Friedkin's last project, The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, will have its world premiere out of competition at the Venice Film Festival this evening. This afternoon, collaborators on the Showtime/Paramount Global film including producer Annabelle Dunne and editor Darrin Navarro, offered…