‘Ray Donovan’ Movie Gets Approximate Premiere Date, Showtime Boss Promises “Graceful Landing” After Abrupt Cancellation

Laying out Showtime’s programming plans for the next year at TCA, the network’s Presidents of Entertainment Gary Levine and Jana Winograde said that the Ray Donovan feature-length movie will debut this coming winter.

Levine later clarified that the film will premiere in the first quarter of 2022, which would be exactly two years after the series’ surprise cancellation that led to outcry from fans.Levine was asked about Showtime’s decision to cancel Ray Donovan after seven seasons and the process that led to its resurrection for a wrap-up movie.“It’s a very difficult decision sometimes,” Levine said about making the call to end a series.

“in the best of cases you can plan for it, and it can be a nice gentle landing; Homeland had a beautiful finale in that regard as did Shameless, and sometimes it can’t be planned and circumstances just make the decision a little more abrupt,

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