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Showtime (also branded as Paramount+ with Showtime) is an American premium cable and satellite television network. Showtime's programming primarily includes theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials and made-for-TV movies.

Current programming

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Drama

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
The Chi Drama December 5, 2017 6 seasons, 66 episodes 46–58 min Renewed[1]
Yellowjackets Drama November 14, 2021 2 seasons, 19 episodes 52–61 min Season 3 due to premiere in 2025[2]
Super Pumped Docudrama anthology February 27, 2022 1 season, 7 episodes 50–66 min Renewed[3]
Awaiting release
The Agency[4][5][6][7][8][9] Political thriller November 29, 2024[10] 1 season, 10 episodes TBA Pending
Dexter: Original Sin[11][12][13][14] Crime drama December 15, 2024[15] 1 season, 10 episodes TBA Pending

Comedy

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
The Curse Comedy November 12, 2023 1 season, 10 episodes 38–62 min Pending

Unscripted

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Docuseries

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Title Subject Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
All Access Sports September 5, 2012 35 seasons, 85 episodes 18–30 min Pending
Couples Therapy Romantic relationships September 6, 2019 4 seasons, 46 episodes 25–59 min Pending

Variety

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Headliners with Rachel Nichols Sports talk show April 13, 2023 1 season, 4 episodes 29–30 min. Pending

Co-productions

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These shows have been commissioned by Showtime in cooperation with a partner from another country.

Title Genre Partner/Country Premiere Seasons Length Status
Dreaming Whilst Black Comedy BBC Three/United Kingdom September 10, 2023 1 season, 6 episodes 22–27 min Renewed[16]

SkyShowtime regional original programming

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These shows are originals because Showtime commissioned or acquired them and had their premiere on the SkyShowtime service, but they are not available worldwide.

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Exclusive region(s) Language Status
One Way or Another (season 2) Comedy May 26, 2023 1 season, 8 episodes TBA Europe Spanish Pending
Warszawianka Comedy June 19, 2023 1 season, 11 episodes TBA Europe Polish Pending
The Winner Comedy September 4, 2023 1 season, 6 episodes TBA Europe Slovak Miniseries
Codename: Annika Crime drama September 30, 2023 1 season, 6 episodes TBA Europe Finnish Pending
Fleeting Lies Comedy thriller October 9, 2023 1 season, 8 episodes 26–34 min. Europe Spanish Pending
Veronika Crime drama March 22, 2024 8 episodes TBA Nordic countries Swedish Miniseries

Adult

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Upcoming programming

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Drama

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Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Status
Dexter: Resurrection[17] Crime drama 2025 TBA TBA Filming

Co-productions

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Title Genre Partner/Country Premiere Seasons Length Status
Entitled[18][19] Comedy Channel 4/United Kingdom TBA TBA TBA Filming

SkyShowtime regional original programming

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These shows are originals because Showtime commissioned or acquired them and will have their premiere on the SkyShowtime service, but they will not be available worldwide.

Title Genre Premiere Seasons Runtime Exclusive region(s) Language Status
Shades[20] Psychological thriller TBA TBA TBA Europe Spanish Filming
Mamen Mayo[21] Dark comedy drama mockumentary TBA TBA TBA Europe Spanish Series order
Śleboda[21] Crime drama TBA TBA TBA Europe Polish Series order

Pilots

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Comedy

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In development

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Former programming

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The following is a list of Showtime original programs that have appeared on the channel in the past.

Drama

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
A New Day in Eden 1982 1983
The Paper Chase 1983 1986
Bedtime 1996 1996
Poltergeist: The Legacy 1996 1998[a]
Fast Track 1997 1998
Stargate SG-1 1997 2002[a]
Queer as Folk 2000 2005
Resurrection Blvd. 2000 2002
Soul Food 2000 2004
Leap Years 2001 2002
Jeremiah 2002 2004
Street Time 2002 2003
The L Word 2004 2009
Sleeper Cell 2005 2006
Brotherhood 2006 2008
Dexter 2006 2013
Look: The Series 2010 2010
Homeland 2011 2020
Shameless 2011 2021
Masters of Sex 2013 2016
Ray Donovan 2013 2022
The Affair 2014 2019
Billions 2016 2023
Roadies 2016 2016
I'm Dying Up Here 2017 2018
City on a Hill 2019 2022
The L Word: Generation Q 2019 2023
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels 2020 2020
Your Honor 2020 2023
American Rust 2021 2021[b]
The First Lady 2022 2022
The Man Who Fell to Earth 2022 2022
American Gigolo 2022 2022
Let the Right One In 2022 2022

Comedy

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
Steambath 1983 1983
Brothers 1984 1989
The Frantics 1986 1986
It's Garry Shandling's Show 1986 1990
Hard Knocks 1987 1987
Kids-TV 1990 1993
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle 1994 2000
Sherman Oaks 1995 1997
Twisted Puppet Theatre 1996 1996
Linc's 1998 2000
Rude Awakening 1998 2001
Beggars and Choosers 1999 2000
The Chris Isaak Show 2001 2004
Engine Trouble 2001 2001
Going to California 2001 2002
Dead Like Me 2003 2004
Huff 2004 2006
Barbershop: The Series 2005 2005
Fat Actress 2005 2005
Weeds 2005 2012
The Underground 2006 2006
Californication 2007 2014
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union 2008 2010
Nurse Jackie 2009 2015
United States of Tara 2009 2011
The Big C 2010 2013
Web Therapy 2011 2015
House of Lies 2012 2016
Reality Show 2012 2012
Happyish 2015 2015
Dice 2016 2017
SMILF 2017 2019
White Famous 2017 2017
Kidding 2018 2020
Who Is America? 2018 2018
Black Monday 2019 2021
On Becoming a God in Central Florida 2019 2019
Work in Progress 2019 2021
Moonbase 8 2020 2020
Flatbush Misdemeanors 2021 2022
I Love That for You 2022 2022

Miniseries

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Title Broadcast
Out of Order 2003
Twin Peaks: The Return 2017
Escape at Dannemora 2018
The Loudest Voice 2019
The Comey Rule 2020
The Good Lord Bird 2020
Dexter: New Blood 2021–22
George & Tammy 2022–23
Waco: The Aftermath 2023
Ghosts of Beirut 2023
Fellow Travelers 2023

Anthology

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
Faerie Tale Theatre 1982 1988
Fractured Flickers 1982 1983
Tall Tales & Legends 1985 1988
Nightmare Classics 1989 1989
The Outer Limits 1995 2000[a]
Dead Man's Gun 1997 1999
Masters of Horror 2005 2007
Cinema Toast 2021 2021

Animation

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories 1992 1999
The Busy World of Richard Scarry 1994 1997
Queer Duck 2002 2004
Free for All 2003 2003
Our Cartoon President 2018 2020

Unscripted

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Docuseries

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
The Hoop Life 1999 2000
Family Business 2003 2006
Freshman Diaries 2003 2003
Interscope Presents: The Next Episode 2003 2003
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! 2003 2010
This American Life 2007 2009
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League 2009 2009
Gigolos 2011 2016
The Untold History of the United States 2012 2013
Dark Net 2016 2017
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth 2016 2023
The Putin Interviews 2017 2017
The Fourth Estate 2018 2018
Just Another Immigrant 2018 2018
The Trade 2018 2020
Murder in the Bayou 2019 2019
Shangri-La 2019 2019
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men 2019 2019
The Comedy Store 2020 2020
Love Fraud 2020 2020
Outcry 2020 2020
Vice[c] 2020 2023
Gossip 2021 2021
UFO 2021 2021
Everything's Gonna Be All White 2022 2022
Supreme Team 2022 2022
The Lincoln Project 2022 2022
Spector 2022 2022
Boys in Blue 2023 2023
Murder in Big Horn 2023 2023
The 12th Victim 2023 2023
Catching Lightning 2023 2023
Goliath 2023 2023
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court 2023 2023
The World According to Football 2023 2023

Reality

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
American Candidate 2004 2004
Big Brother: After Dark 2007 2012
Lock 'n Load 2009 2009
The Real L Word 2010 2012
Polyamory: Married & Dating 2012 2013
Time of Death 2013 2013
3AM 2015 2015

Variety

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
Motown on Showtime 1987 1989
Showtime Comedy Club Network 1987 1994
Steven Banks Home Entertainment Center 1989 1989
Jamie Foxx Presents: Laffapalooza 2003 2006
The Green Room with Paul Provenza 2010 2011
Inside Comedy 2012 2015
Desus & Mero 2019 2022
Ziwe 2021 2022

Sports

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
Showtime Championship Boxing 1986 2023
ShoBox: The New Generation 2001 2023
Elite Xtreme Combat 2007 2008
ShoXC 2007 2008
Inside the NFL 2008 2021[d]
ShoMMA 2009 2012
Inside NASCAR 2010 2012
The Franchise 2011 2012
Jim Rome on Showtime 2012 2015
60 Minutes Sports 2013 2017
Bellator MMA 2021 2023

Stand-up comedy

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Title Premiere
Gary Owen: I Agree with Myself January 16, 2015
Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot. March 14, 2015
Tig Notaro: Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro April 17, 2015
Brad Williams: Fun Size May 8, 2015
Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me? August 1, 2015
Margaret Cho: PsyCHO September 26, 2015
Jermaine Fowler: Give'em Hell Kid December 11, 2015
Alonzo Bodden: Historically Incorrect February 19, 2016
Steve-O: Guilty as Charged March 18, 2016
W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent Negro April 29, 2016
Brad Williams: Daddy Issues May 20, 2016
Ben Gleib: Neurotic Gangster June 3, 2016
Godfrey: Regular Black August 12, 2016
Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time: Uncut September 9, 2016
Sebastian Maniscalco: Why Would You Do That? October 1, 2016
Bert Kreischer: The Machine November 11, 2016
Tony Roberts: Motorcity Motormouth December 2, 2016
Nick Cannon: Stand Up Don't Shoot! February 10, 2017
Steve Byrne: Tell the Damn Joke April 7, 2017
Al Madrigal: Shrimpin' Ain't East May 5, 2017
Andrew Santino: Home Field Advantage June 2, 2017
Erik Griffin: The Ugly Truth July 7, 2017
Lavell Crawford: Home for the Holidays November 2, 2017
Rob Gronkowski: Unsportsmanlike Comedy January 5, 2018

Co-productions

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Title Partner/Country First broadcast Last broadcast
Bizarre CTV/Canada 1980 1985
33 Brompton Place Global/Canada 1982 1982
Super Dave Global/Canada 1987 1994
A Bunch of Munsch CTV/Canada 1991 1999
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
1994 1999
Chris Cross CITV/United Kingdom 1994 1998
Total Recall 2070 OnTV/Canada 1999 1999
Odyssey 5 Space/Canada 2002 2002
Meadowlands Channel 4/United Kingdom 2007 2007
The Tudors
2007 2010
Secret Diary of a Call Girl ITV2/United Kingdom 2008 2011
La La Land BBC Three/United Kingdom 2010 2010
The Borgias Bravo/Canada 2011 2013
Episodes BBC Two/United Kingdom 2011 2017
Penny Dreadful Sky Atlantic/United Kingdom 2014 2016
Guerrilla Sky Atlantic/United Kingdom 2017 2017
Patrick Melrose Sky Atlantic/United Kingdom 2018 2018
Back to Life
2019 2021
The Woman in the Wall BBC One/United Kingdom 2024 2024
A Gentleman in Moscow Paramount+/United Kingdom 2024 2024

Adult

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Title First broadcast Last broadcast
Beach Heat: Miami 2010 2012
Beverly Hills Bordello 1996 1998
Body Language 2008 2010
Dave's Old Porn 2011 2012
Deeper Throat 2009 2009
Hot Springs Hotel 1998 2000
Kama Sutra 2000 2000
Lady Chatterly's Stories 2000 2001
Love Street 1994 1996
Red Shoe Diaries 1992 1999
Sexual Healing 2006 2007
Submission 2016 2016
Women: Stories of Passion 1996 1999

Original films

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Showtime has produced original films under two titles: "Showtime Original Pictures" and "Showtime Original Pictures for All Ages" (originally "Showtime Original Pictures for Kids"), the latter of which are made-for-cable films targeted at families:

1980s

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1990–1994

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1995

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1996

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1997–1999

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2000s

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2020s

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Moved to Sci-Fi Channel
  2. ^ Moved to Amazon Freevee
  3. ^ Originally on HBO
  4. ^ Moved to Paramount+

References

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  1. ^ Rice, Lynette (May 8, 2024). "'The Chi' Renewed For Seventh Season By Paramount+ With Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 8, 2024.
  2. ^ Tinoco, Armando; Cordero, Rosy (January 16, 2024). "'Yellowjackets' Season 3 Won't Be Premiering Until 2025". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  3. ^ White, Peter (February 22, 2022). "'Super Pumped' Renewed For Season 2 At Showtime; Anthology Series To Tackle Facebook As Network Starts Meta Battle With HBO". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
  4. ^ Mitovich, Matt Webb (February 6, 2023). "Showtime, George Clooney to Adapt Hit Spy Drama Le Bureau des Légendes". TVLine. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  5. ^ Keslassy, Elsa (February 27, 2024). "Michael Fassbender in Talks to Star in George Clooney's Espionage Thriller Series 'The Department' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved March 4, 2024.
  6. ^ Otterson, Joe (March 5, 2024). "Joe Wright, Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth Board Paramount+/MTV Studios' Political Thriller Series 'The Department'". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Otterson, Joe (February 6, 2024). "George Clooney to Direct Showtime Political Thriller Series 'The Department'". Variety. Retrieved March 5, 2024.
  8. ^ White, Peter (June 24, 2024). "Michael Fassbender To Star In Paramount+'s Remake Of 'The Bureau'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  9. ^ Grobar, Matt (July 25, 2024). "Katherine Waterston Joins Showtime's 'The Agency' As Series Regular". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  10. ^ Porter, Rick (October 24, 2024). "Showtime Spy Thriller 'The Agency' Gets Premiere Date, Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c d e Goldberg, Lesley (February 6, 2023). "'Dexter,' 'Billions' Spinoffs in the Works as Showtime Doubles Down on Franchise Plan". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 6, 2023.
  12. ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 6, 2023). "Dexter: Origins Prequel Spinoff Ordered to Series — Find Out What Age Dexter Will Be When Story Begins". TVLine. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  13. ^ Cordero, Rosy (May 23, 2024). "'Dexter: Original Sin' Casts Patrick Gibson As Young Serial Killer; Christian Slater & Molly Brown Round Out Morgans". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
  14. ^ Zee, Michaela (July 18, 2024). "'Dexter' Prequel Series First Look: 'Original Sin' Unveils the Young Serial Killer at Work". Variety. Retrieved July 18, 2024.
  15. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 12, 2024). "'Dexter' Prequel Series 'Original Sin' Sets Premiere Date, Drops First Teaser". Variety. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  16. ^ Goldbart, Max (February 5, 2024). "'Dreaming Whilst Black' Greenlit For Season 2 By BBC & Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
  17. ^ Longeretta, Emily (July 26, 2024). "'Dexter' Shocker: Michael C. Hall to Return for 'Resurrection' Sequel Series and Lend Voiceover to 'Original Sin' Prequel". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  18. ^ Porter, Rick (May 31, 2022). "'Fleabag' Producers, Star Team for Showtime Comedy Series". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved June 1, 2022.
  19. ^ Goldbart, Max (August 18, 2022). "'Entitled': Showtime & Channel 4 Comedy From 'Fleabag' Team Unveils Cast & Begins Production". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
  20. ^ Hopewell, John (July 25, 2024). "SkyShowtime Unveils 'Shades,' Its Second Locally Commissioned Original in Spain, With Maxi Iglesias, Enrique Arce (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  21. ^ a b Shafer, Ellise (June 3, 2024). "Taylor Sheridan's 'Landman,' 'The Day of the Jackal' Starring Eddie Redmayne Lead SkyShowtime's Upcoming Content Slate (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved June 3, 2024.
  22. ^ Cordero, Rosy (June 24, 2022). "Showtime & Bet Studios Developing Pilot 'The Book of Jose' from Fat Joe, Kenya Barris & Jorge Reyes". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved April 7, 2023.
  23. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 23, 2021). "Susannah Grant's Sex Trafficking Drama 'Coercion' Starring Sydney Chandler Gets Showtime Pilot Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  24. ^ Petski, Denise (August 1, 2022). "Nathan Min Comedy 'Mason' From 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Team & Steven Yeun Gets Showtime Pilot Order". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  25. ^ Petski, Denise (October 18, 2022). "Uzo Aduba To Headline 'All Her Little Secrets' Limited Series Adaptation In Works At Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
  26. ^ a b c d Iannucci, Rebecca (February 6, 2023). "Multiple Billions Spinoffs, Including Millions and Trillions Offshoots, in the Works at Paramount+". TVLine. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  27. ^ Petski, Denise; Andreeva, Nellie (January 10, 2022). "'Blocks': Bridget Moloney Comedy Based On Her Short In Works At Showtime With Matt Tolmach & Ben Sinclair As EPs". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
  28. ^ Petski, Denise (January 19, 2022). "'Jumpmen' Drama From Sundance-Bound 'God's Country' Writer & Justin Hillian In Works At Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 19, 2022.
  29. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (March 23, 2023). "'The L Word: Generation Q' Canceled After 3 Seasons, New York-Set Reboot Of Original With Ilene Chaiken In Works At Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved March 24, 2023.
  30. ^ Otterson, Joe (September 24, 2021). "Patricia Arquette to Star in, Direct Showtime Limited Series 'Love Canal' From Colette Burson (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
  31. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (July 20, 2022). "Showtime Developing One-Hour Drama 'Panda' From Eddie Huang". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 20, 2022.
  32. ^ White, Peter (February 3, 2022). "Chace Crawford, Tony Romo & 'Yellowjackets' EP Drew Comins Line Up Football Drama At Showtime". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 4, 2022.
  33. ^ Ausiello, Michael (February 6, 2023). "Trinity Killer-Centric Dexter Spinoff In the Works at Paramount+". TVLine. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  34. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 15, 2023). "'Nurse Jackie' & 'Weeds' Sequels In Works At Showtime With Original Stars". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
  35. ^ Otterson, Joe (June 16, 2022). "Ethan Hawke to Star in Limited Series 'The Whites' in Development at Showtime". Variety. Retrieved August 2, 2022.
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