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Showtime has made more adjustments to its schedule as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, which suspended all Hollywood production. Black Monday and Billions, which were in production on their current/upcoming seasons when the shutdown occurred, will air partial seasons, with the rest of the episodes running at a…

With TV content pipeline starting to dry up as the coronavirus pandemic is shutting down series production and delaying post-production, networks are adjusting their schedules, trying to have the originals in the can last longer and pushing premieres of shows whose completion and delivery has been disrupted by the…

Showtime Networks co-presidents Gary Levine and Jana Winograde took the TCA stage on Monday morning to unveil a slew of premiere dates. The first of them is Billions, which will debut its fifth season on May 3 at 9 pm ET/PT. As previously reported, Julianna Margulies (The Good Wife) and Corey Stoll (House of Cards)…

EXCLUSIVE: Dulé Hill (Psych) and June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie) are set for recurring roles in Season 2 of Black Monday, Showtime's 1980s Wall Street comedy starring and executive produced by Don Cheadle. Production is underway for a 2020 premiere. Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes…

EXCLUSIVE: Tuc Watkins (Desperate Housewives) is set for a season-long guest-star arc on Season 2 of Black Monday, Showtime’s 1980s Wall Street comedy starring and executive produced by Don Cheadle. Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday. No one…

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…

As today's devastating Brexit defeat for Theresa May in the British Parliament proves, fact can be as much of a drama as fiction. In fact, it is reality of sorts that makes up most of the cream of the small screen crop for the latest the show to watch this week. For instance, there is the January 19 debuting Benedict…

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…