12 minutes ago Showtime has greenlighted a Roger Ailes miniseries called The Loudest Voice in the Room. What may speak louder is a lawsuit from Laurie Luhn, an ex-Fox New staffer who was a major part of the story surrounding Roger Ailes eventually resigning from Fox News Channel before his ultimate death back in 2017. Why is she suing? Allegedly over her portrayal in the miniseries. According to new reports, Laurie Luhn filed a lawsuit with the Superior Court of the State of Los Angeles alleging The Loudest Voice in the Room has been using her interviews with Gabriel Sherman along with her likeness to promote the upcoming miniseries. She acknowledges she recorded 11 hours of interviews with Gabriel Sherman. Laurie Luhn was also a part of a New York magazine piece in which she said Roger Ailes hit her up for sexual favors, alleging he "own[ed]" her and more. However, Luhn says she was not told her interviews might end up in another product and that Sherman reached out to her … [Read more...] about Former Fox News Employee Is Suing Showtime Over Roger Ailes Miniseries
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Showtime Tackles U.S.-Saudi Arabia Issues With Alex Gibney Doc
Showtime and documentarian Alex Gibney are teaming up for a film about the complex relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The Oscar and Emmy winner will produce a feature-length documentary with the working title House of Saud. Using the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi as a starting point, the film will examine the shared history of the two nations leading up to the Trump administration's current relationship with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Gibney is producing via his Jigsaw Films banner in collaboration with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Lawrence Wright. House of Saud will be their third project together, following the Emmy-winning HBO doc Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief and Hulu's scripted series The Looming Tower. Both are based on books by Wright. The Saudi film is one of several recent projects Gibney has worked on for Showtime. He is an executive producer of the premium cabler's docuseries Enemies: The President, Justice & the … [Read more...] about Showtime Tackles U.S.-Saudi Arabia Issues With Alex Gibney Doc
Ray Donovan Renewed for Season 7 by Showtime
ray donovan showtime tv news By Kylie Hemmert ON December 20, 2018 BEGIN SLIDESHOWRay Donovan renewed for season 7 by ShowtimeShowtime’s hit drama series Ray Donovan has been renewed for a Season 7. Season 6, starring multiple Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Liev Schreiber, is currently airing every Sunday night at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT on the network, with the season finale set for January 13, 2019.As season six of Ray Donovan progresses, Ray’s (Liev Schreiber) journey in New York has been fueled by his subconscious need for help. After his life was saved by a Staten Island cop named Mac (Domenick Lombardozzi), Ray must navigate the complicated debts and emotions that grew out of that relationship while also trying to save the mayoral campaign of Anita Novak (Lola Glaudini), the favored candidate of Sam Winslow (Susan Sarandon). On the family front, Mickey (Voight) is on a mission to hunt down Ray to seek revenge and Ray struggles to cope after Bridget (Kerris … [Read more...] about Ray Donovan Renewed for Season 7 by Showtime
‘Ray Donovan’ Renewed for Season 7 at Showtime
Ray Donovan has gotten another renewal at Showtime, one that will give it a seventh season — presumably airing later in 2019. The renewal for the Liev Schreiber vehicle comes near the end of its sixth season, one that saw the series' production and setting shift from Los Angeles to New York. Per Showtime, the seventh season of Ray Donovan will again shoot in New York. Production start is anticipated for this coming spring. Starring Schreiber, Jon Voight and, most recently, Susan Sarandon, Ray Donovan premiered on Showtime in 2013. It's since become one of the cable outfit's most-watched series, currently ranking among cable's top five scripted series. Most recent live-plus-three data for original telecasts come just shy of 2 million viewers. And that's before the handsome multiplatform lifts the series gets from its two streaming platforms, on-demand and encores. Allowing series to hit and pass the seven-season mark is no anomaly at Showtime. The network's most popular … [Read more...] about ‘Ray Donovan’ Renewed for Season 7 at Showtime
SMILF Creator Frankie Shaw Being Investigated By Showtime Over Misconduct And Sex Scenes
9 minutes ago The last couple of years have seen allegations of misconduct leveled at a number of industry professionals in positions of power, ranging from Harvey Weinstein to Les Moonves to the former NCIS: New Orleans showrunner. Now, SMILF star and creator Frankie Shaw is the latest to face allegations of misconduct on set, including how sex scenes were filmed. Now, ABC Studios, which produces the series, is investigating. Here's what happened. Let's start with the sex scene issues. Concerns were raised about how sex scenes were handled on two separate occasions, both involving actress Samara Weaving. The first incident allegedly happened during the production of Season 1, when Weaving was informed with only 40 minutes notice that she was expected to participate in a nude love scene despite having a no-nudity clause included in her contract, and a waiver allowing it to happen was never signed. Samara Weaving was hesitant to participate in the scene, which sources claims … [Read more...] about SMILF Creator Frankie Shaw Being Investigated By Showtime Over Misconduct And Sex Scenes