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When Regina Hall read the pilot script for Black Monday, the '80s comedy from Jordan Cahan and David Caspe, she immediately fell for the character of Dawn. A leading trader at a second-rate Wall Street firm, Dawn operates within a toxic boy's club environment and gives as good as she gets. "I loved that she’s just as…

Showtime has picked up a 10-episode second season of Wall Street comedy Black Monday starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall. The series hails from Happy Endings creator David Caspe, \writer Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend's Girl), Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Preacher) and Sony Pictures TV Studios…

Showtime’s new halfhour Wall Street comedy series Black Monday is like a punk rock band messing with genres, series creator/showrunner Jordan Cahan told TV critics at TCA today. The series, which marks Don Cheadle's return to Showtime following House of Lies, begins with October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, the worst…

Showtime is offering early free sampling of the premiere episode of its Wall Street comedy Black Monday, a co-production between Showtime and Sony Pictures TV, across multiple platforms. The first episode is available for free now on YouTube, Facebook and SHO.com ahead of the 10-episode series premiere on Sunday…

Bruce Dern is back at work on Showtime’s new series Black Monday after fracturing a hip during a jog at the Silver Lake Reservoir in Los Angeles in October. A tweet from Dern’s account went out today noting, “Can’t keep a good man down. Back at work on #Black Monday.” The 82-year-old Dern, who recently finished…

October 19, 1987. Black Monday – the worse stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. On the 31st anniversary of the historic crash, Showtime has unveiled the official trailer for its own take on Black Monday — albeit a comedic one. Created by David Caspe (Happy Endings) and Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend's…

Bruce Dern (Big Love), Melissa Rauch (The Big Bang Theory) and Horatio Sanz (Saturday Night Live, Glow) have signed on as guest stars on Black Monday, Showtime’s half-hour Wall Street comedy series starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall that premieres in 2019. The series hails from Happy Endings creator…

It’s been more than 30 years since that day when international money markets were pierced in the heart by downward-pointing arrows and the Dow Jones average suffered its worst-ever single-day drop. Maybe now it’s OK to laugh it. That’s what Showtime is hoping for with its new comedy starring Don Cheadle, Andrews…

Showtime has given a 10-episode series order to Black Monday (fka Ball Street), its half-hour Wall Street comedy pilot starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall, for premiere in 2019. The series hails from Happy Endings creator David Caspe, Black List writer Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend's Girl), Seth Rogen…

Girls Trip star Regina Hall and Paul Scheer (The Disaster Artist) have been cast opposite Don Cheadle and Andrew Rannells in Showtime’s half-hour Wall Street comedy pilot Ball Street. Also joining the cast are Kurt Braunohler (The Big Sick), and Eugene Cordero (Kong: Skull Island), and former Happy Endings and Marry Me…

House Of Lies star Don Cheadle is returning to Showtime with another half-hour comedy set in the business world. Cheadle and Andrew Rannells (Girls) have been tapped to star in the half-hour Wall Street comedy Ball Street, which has been formally greenlighted to pilot by the premium cable network. The project hails…