With
just three episodes Ray Donovan just got picked up for a second season, and no
wonder, with a stellar cast, excellent writing and good directing, Ray Donovan
is quickly becoming a tv landmark, with 2.2 million viewers after a 6 million +
opening.
Showtime’s
drama was created by Ann Biderman and stars Live Schreiber, Katherine Moenning,
Jon Voight, Steven Bauer, Eddie Marsan, Paula Malcomson and Peter Jacobson.
Press
Release:
LOS ANGELES, CA – (July 16, 2013) –
Having made network history as its highest rated original series premiere ever and
with continued ratings success in weeks two and three, SHOWTIME has picked up a
second season of its critically acclaimed drama series RAY DONOVAN.
Created and executive produced by Ann Biderman, the series
stars Emmy® and Golden Globe®Award nominee
Liev Schreiber in his first lead television role. The announcement was
made today by David Nevins, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc.
RAY DONOVAN airs on Sunday nights at 10 p.m.
ET/PT on SHOWTIME. The second season will debut in 2014.
“RAY
DONOVAN is on track to be our biggest season one show ever,” said Nevins.
“Ann Biderman and the extraordinarily talented creative team, coupled with the
brilliant ensemble cast led by Liev Schreiber, have produced one of the hottest
new dramas of the year. We are proud and excited to pick up another
season.”
RAY
DONOVAN delivered the best debut of any freshman SHOWTIME comedy or drama
series with more than 6 million viewers for its premiere across platforms
(including replays, On Demand and Live +7). The series is also the first
freshman drama in network history to improve on its series premiere in
week two, up an impressive 15 percent in its second week on-air. In
its third week, the series delivered 2.2 million viewers on
Sunday night, on par with its record-setting second week.
Set
in the sprawling mecca of the rich and famous, RAY DONOVAN stars
Schreiber as LA’s best professional fixer, the man called in to make the city’s
celebrities, superstar athletes, and business moguls’ most complicated and
combustible situations go away. This powerful drama unfolds when
his father, Mickey Donovan, played by Oscar® winner Jon Voight, is
unexpectedly released from prison, setting off a chain of events that shakes the
Donovan family to its core. The cast includes Oscar winner and guest star
Elliott Gould as Ray’s long-time client and mentor, Paula Malcomson (The
Hunger Games) in the role of Ray’s wife, Abby, along with Eddie Marsan (Sherlock
Holmes) and Dash Mihok (I Am Legend), who play Ray’s brothers. The
series also stars Steven Bauer (Breaking Bad), Katherine Moennig (The
L Word), Pooch Hall (The Game), Kerris Dorsey (Moneyball) and
Devon Bagby. Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!) and Peter Jacobson (House)
guest star. RAY DONOVAN is created and executive produced by
Ann Biderman (Southland), who also wrote the pilot episode. The
series is also executive produced by Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff. RAY
DONOVAN is a SHOWTIME production.
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