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GOLDEN GLOBE® NOMINEE ANNA FRIEL JOINS THE CAST OF THE VATICAN ON SHOWTIME®
LOS ANGELES, CA – (March 1, 2013) – Golden Globe®-nominated actress Anna Friel (Pushing Daisies) has been cast as Kayla Duffy, the younger sister of Cardinal Thomas Duffy in THE VATICAN, a provocative contemporary genre thriller about spirituality, power and politics – set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic church. Unlike her brother (portrayed by Emmy® Award winner Kyle Chandler – Friday Night Lights, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty), Kayla is a sexually active, hard-partying New Yorker. She is darkly witty and openly rebellious against all norms and institutions, in...
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ALLISON JANNEY GOES FOR HER MASTERS
Emmy Award®-Winning Actress To Guest Star On New SHOWTIME® One-Hour Drama Series MASTERS OF SEX LOS ANGELES, CA (February 28, 2013) -- Emmy Award-winning actress Allison Janney will guest star on the new one-hour SHOWTIME drama series MASTERS OF SEX. Janney, who will appear in 5 episodes of the new series and will play the role of Margaret Scully, the wife of Beau Bridges’ character, University Provost Barton Scully. Production on the first season is currently underway in Los Angeles and will premiere on SHOWTIME, Sunday, September 29th at 10:00 PM ET/PT. The incredibly versatile Allis...
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“60 MINUTES SPORTS” GOES TO EXTREMES: EXPERIENCE WHAT IT’S LIKE TO RIDE GIANT, DEADLY WAVES; SUFFER THE PUNISHING NEW SPORT OF OBSTACLE RACING
THE NEXT EPISODE OF “60 MINUTES SPORTS” PREMIERES WEDNESDAY, MARCH 6, ONLY ON SHOWTIME® Anderson Cooper Profiles World-Record-Holding Big Wave Surfer Garrett McNamara and Byron Pitts Goes All Out in a Race Designed To Inflict Pain on Its Participants There are several ways to die when you are riding a wave the size of a small office building. Garrett McNamara is familiar with them all and he’s managed to not only stay alive riding hundreds of huge waves but also holds the big-wave world record at 78 feet. The idea of an obstacle race isn’t winning or losing, it’s enduring a...
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EMMY® AWARD WINNER KYLE CHANDLER SECURES LEAD ROLE IN THE VATICAN ON SHOWTIME®
Acclaimed Actors Matthew Goode And Sebastian Koch Also Join The Cast LOS ANGELES, CA – (February 15, 2013) – Emmy Award winner Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights, Argo, Zero Dark Thirty) has been cast in the lead role of the drama pilot THE VATICAN, a provocative contemporary genre thriller about spirituality, power and politics – set against the modern-day political machinations within the Catholic church. Chandler will portray Cardinal Thomas Duffy, the charismatic yet enigmatic Archbishop of New York, whose progressive leanings excite some and alarm others within the hierarchy of the ...
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JORGE GARCIA SAVES MAGGIE GRACE ON THE HIT SHOWTIME® COMEDY SERIES CALIFORNICATION THIS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH AT 10:30 PM ET/PT
As a Bonus, Guest Star Tim Minchin’s New Musical Comedy Special To Debut Feb. 19th Former ‘Lost’ co-stars Maggie Grace and Jorge Garcia reunite on-screen in this Sunday’s episode of the hit SHOWTIME comedy series CALIFORNICATION. An impossible demand from Atticus (guest star Tim Minchin) leads Hank, (series star and executive producer David Duchovny), Charlie (Evan Handler) and Faith (Grace) to Jorge Garcia’s doorstep, desperate for help. But the night ends on a high note for Hank when Faith makes a fateful decision… As an added treat, on Tuesday, February 19th at 11:00 p.m., SHOWTIME wil...
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SHOWTIME® FLIRTS WITH NEW DRAMA THE AFFAIR
Network Orders Pilot By Award-Winning Playwright Sarah Treem and Hagai Levi LOS ANGELES, CA (February 8, 2013) –SHOWTIME has ordered a new drama project from award-winning playwright and writer/producer Sarah Treem (House Of Cards, In Treatment) and co-creator Hagai Levi (In Treatment). THE AFFAIR is an intimate exploration of two marriages and an affair that disrupts them -- with all of the complexities and consequences that result. Written by Sarah Treem, this provocative, one-hour relationship drama will be told separately from the male and female perspective. THE AFFAIR is an origi...
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ON WEDNESDAY’S “60 MINUTES SPORTS”: NFL FILMS FOUNDER AND FOOTBALL HALL OF FAMER ED SABOL SAYS NON-PLAYERS SUCH AS OWNERS AND HIMSELF DO NOT BELONG IN THE HALL
Armen Keteyian Takes Viewers Inside NFL Films to Talk to the Sabol Family About the Legacy of the Late Steve Sabol Premieres Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT ON SHOWTIME® The man who founded NFL Films, whose ground-breaking highlight reels of the game’s greatest plays and the players earned him a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, believes he and other non-players do not deserve enshrinement in the Hall. That’s what “Big” Ed Sabol tells Armen Keteyian on the next 60 MINUTES SPORTS premiering Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on SHOWTIME. 60 MINUTES SPORTS immediate...
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“60 MINUTES SPORTS” GETS THE ONLY BEHIND-THE-SCENES LOOK IN THE NFL CONTROL ROOM AS THE LIGHTS WENT OUT AT SUPER BOWL XLVII – WEDNESDAY, FEB. 6. ON SHOWTIME®
Share this preview video of Armen Keteyian appearing on CBS THIS MORNING http://s.sho.com/YP8ImA When the lights went out at Super Bowl XLVII, 60 MINUTES SPORTS cameras were the only ones to record the reactions inside NFL Control. Correspondent Armen Keteyian was there as part of an inside look at the big game on the next edition of 60 MINUTES SPORTS premiering Wednesday, Feb. 6 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on SHOWTIME. Keteyian was in NFL Control – the event’s nerve center high in the Superdome – interviewing the league’s Senior V.P. Events, Frank Supovitz and Director of Strategic...
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SHOWTIME® ORDERS ANOTHER ROUND OF SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES & CALIFORNICATION
Following Record-Breaking Season Premieres And Continued Year-To-Year Audience Growth, All Three Hit Series To Return in 2014 LOS ANGELES, CA – (January 29, 2013) – After record-setting premiere ratings on the network’s Sunday night line-up and continued year-to-year audience growth, SHOWTIME has picked up brand new seasons of SHAMELESS, HOUSE OF LIES and CALIFORNICATION for 2014. The announcement was made today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc. Season-to-date, all three series are pacing above their prior seasons across platforms. The third of season of ...