Paramount’s Streaming Costs Neared $2.1 Billion in ‘Paramount+ with Showtime’...
Paramount+ added 700,000 subscribers from April to June.
View ArticleParamount+ with Showtime Should Save ‘Winning Time’ and Rename It ‘Showtime’
HBO canceled the basketball series about the Showtime Lakers after two seasons of refusing to call it "Showtime."
View Article‘The Curse’ Premiere Casts a Spell on NYFF, with Nathan Fielder and Benny...
The New York Film Festival screened the first three episodes of Showtime's upcoming comedy series, as fans laughed, cheered, and squirmed — while the co-creators sat and watched.
View ArticleKnow This: Franchising ‘Billions’ Could Actually Work
Emulating the intricate scheming of its savvy leads, Showtime's long-running series has turned itself into a durable drama — with clear franchise potential.
View Article‘Fellow Travelers’ Gracefully Guides a Steamy Romance Through Familiar History
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey power a poignant adaptation of Thomas Mallon's 2007 novel, as two lovers trapped in an era of feigned freedoms.
View Article‘Billions’ Creators Break Down Dual Forces Driving the Series Finale: ‘Their...
Brian Koppelman and David Levien speak to IndieWire about the motives, music, and moral uncertainty built into "Billions" final season.
View Article‘The Curse’ Is an Exquisite, Excruciating Black Comic Wonder
Following a married couple as they shoot an HGTV show, Nathan Fielder and Benny Safdie's Showtime series is a shocking, razor-sharp satire of, well, quite a lot.
View ArticleA24 Movies Just Got a Major Streaming Upgrade
The indie distributor's new output deal with HBO and Max is a big improvement over its prior one with Showtime.
View ArticleEmma Stone’s Remarkable Performance Is the Key to Cracking ‘The Curse’
As an aspiring HGTV host, artist, and community savior, Whitney Siegel incessantly hides her true nature behind a benevolent brand. But that secrecy also drives "The Curse" forward — and sets Stone's...
View Article‘The L Word’ Pilot Turns 20 — Amid the Worst LGBTQ Backslide in Television...
Queer TV is facing an uphill battle in the streaming age. The anniversary of Showtime's iconically flawed lesbian franchise reminds us what could have been.
View Article‘A Gentleman in Moscow’ Review: A Splendid Ewan McGregor Finds the Silver...
Ben Vanstone's adaptation of Amor Towles' beloved novel — about an exiled Russian aristocrat living out his days in a decadent hotel — isn't all that interested in commentary, but finds its way through...
View ArticleIn ‘A Gentleman in Moscow,’ Ewan McGregor Makes a Perm and a Stache Aristocratic
Set over decades, the Showtime limited series had to age McGregor accordingly, starting from a very specific look.
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