Stephen Curry and Adam Pally are set to co-star in a mockumentary project that has been ordered straight to series at Peacock.
The announcement was made during the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena. Titled “Mr. Throwback,” the series is said to follow “a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer (Pally) who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.”
David Caspe, Matthew Libman, and Daniel Libman serve as writers and executive producers on the project. Both Curry and Pally will executive produce in addition to starring, with Curry executive producing under his Unanimous Media banner along with Erick Peyton. Universal Television will produce. Unanimous Media is currently under a sweeping deal at NBCUniversal.
The series reunites Pally with Caspe and the Libmans. Pally previously starred in the ABC comedy “Happy Endings,” which was created by Caspe and on which the Libmans were writers. Pally also...
The announcement was made during the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena. Titled “Mr. Throwback,” the series is said to follow “a down-on-his-luck memorabilia dealer (Pally) who looks for redemption by reuniting with his sixth-grade teammate, NBA legend Steph Curry.”
David Caspe, Matthew Libman, and Daniel Libman serve as writers and executive producers on the project. Both Curry and Pally will executive produce in addition to starring, with Curry executive producing under his Unanimous Media banner along with Erick Peyton. Universal Television will produce. Unanimous Media is currently under a sweeping deal at NBCUniversal.
The series reunites Pally with Caspe and the Libmans. Pally previously starred in the ABC comedy “Happy Endings,” which was created by Caspe and on which the Libmans were writers. Pally also...
- 2/14/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Disney General Entertainment has selected 13 participants for its 2023 Writing Program.
The one-year writing initiative, formerly known as the Disney|ABC Writing Program and the Walt Disney Television Writing Program, helps participants secure their first TV staff writer assignments on a Dge series. Participants also are offered mentorship, advanced professional development and access to Dge’s creative executives, producers, showrunners and program alumni.
“The Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team is proud to launch this extremely talented group of writers into the next phase of their career,” said Tim McNeal, senior vice president, Creative Talent Development & Inclusion (Ctdi). “The flagship Writing Program is one of the critical ways Ctdi connects creative talent to opportunities across Disney and continues to fuel our company’s staffing pipeline specifically for emerging, diverse TV writers. We look forward to seeing this cohort shape the next generation of producers and showrunners.”
The program was the starting...
The one-year writing initiative, formerly known as the Disney|ABC Writing Program and the Walt Disney Television Writing Program, helps participants secure their first TV staff writer assignments on a Dge series. Participants also are offered mentorship, advanced professional development and access to Dge’s creative executives, producers, showrunners and program alumni.
“The Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team is proud to launch this extremely talented group of writers into the next phase of their career,” said Tim McNeal, senior vice president, Creative Talent Development & Inclusion (Ctdi). “The flagship Writing Program is one of the critical ways Ctdi connects creative talent to opportunities across Disney and continues to fuel our company’s staffing pipeline specifically for emerging, diverse TV writers. We look forward to seeing this cohort shape the next generation of producers and showrunners.”
The program was the starting...
- 1/10/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Black Monday has gone bust: Showtime has cancelled its Wall Street satire after three seasons, TVLine has confirmed.
Actor Paul Scheer, who played trader Keith Shankar on the dark comedy, first broke the news of Black Monday‘s axing on his Twitch stream Thursdays with Rob & Paul, where he joked to co-host Rob Huebel that he was boycotting all Showtime programming after the premium cabler cancelled his series.
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Actor Paul Scheer, who played trader Keith Shankar on the dark comedy, first broke the news of Black Monday‘s axing on his Twitch stream Thursdays with Rob & Paul, where he joked to co-host Rob Huebel that he was boycotting all Showtime programming after the premium cabler cancelled his series.
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- 1/27/2022
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Both “Black Monday” and “Work in Progress” have been canceled at Showtime.
“Black Monday” aired its third season on Showtime from May to August 2021. The dark comedy series followed a group of Wall Street traders in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. It starred Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson.
Scheer had revealed the news on the Twitch show “Thursdays with Rob & Paul,” saying “I guess we haven’t said it. Let’s say ‘Black Monday’ was not renewed.”
“Black Monday” was created by David Caspe and Jordan Caham, with both serving as showrunners and executive producers. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg also executive produced along with Cheadle. Rannells and Hall produced. Showtime and Sony Pictures Television co-produced the series.
“We can confirm that ‘Black Monday’ will not be moving forward with a fourth season,” Showtime said in a statement. “Don Cheadle, Regina Hall,...
“Black Monday” aired its third season on Showtime from May to August 2021. The dark comedy series followed a group of Wall Street traders in the late 1980s into the early 1990s. It starred Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, and Casey Wilson.
Scheer had revealed the news on the Twitch show “Thursdays with Rob & Paul,” saying “I guess we haven’t said it. Let’s say ‘Black Monday’ was not renewed.”
“Black Monday” was created by David Caspe and Jordan Caham, with both serving as showrunners and executive producers. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg also executive produced along with Cheadle. Rannells and Hall produced. Showtime and Sony Pictures Television co-produced the series.
“We can confirm that ‘Black Monday’ will not be moving forward with a fourth season,” Showtime said in a statement. “Don Cheadle, Regina Hall,...
- 1/27/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with statements from Showtime: Comedies Black Monday and Work in Progress will not be moving forward at Showtime, becoming the latest titles to get the chop from the premium cable network.
On Thursday, Work in Progress showrunner Lilly Wachowski revealed on Twitter that the series from co-creator and star Abby McEnany had not been renewed for a third season.
“Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I got the extremely disappointing news from execs at Showtime that Work in Progress was not going to be picked up for a third season,” Wachowski shared in a lengthy Twitter thread. “It was a major bummer.”
Season 2 of Work in Progress, which debuted in August 2021, picked up from the previous chapter, with Abby (McEnany) coping with her break from Chris (Theo Germaine) and adjusting to life with best friend-turned-roommate, Campbell (Celeste Pechous). The series hailed from McEnany and Tim Mason, with Wachowski co-writing.
“We...
On Thursday, Work in Progress showrunner Lilly Wachowski revealed on Twitter that the series from co-creator and star Abby McEnany had not been renewed for a third season.
“Right before the Thanksgiving holiday, I got the extremely disappointing news from execs at Showtime that Work in Progress was not going to be picked up for a third season,” Wachowski shared in a lengthy Twitter thread. “It was a major bummer.”
Season 2 of Work in Progress, which debuted in August 2021, picked up from the previous chapter, with Abby (McEnany) coping with her break from Chris (Theo Germaine) and adjusting to life with best friend-turned-roommate, Campbell (Celeste Pechous). The series hailed from McEnany and Tim Mason, with Wachowski co-writing.
“We...
- 1/27/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Jordan Cahan and David Caspe, creators of Showtime’s dark period comedy “Black Monday,” were watching the 1987 Charlie Sheen headliner “Wall Street” when they realized that there was no limit they could reach in a fictional playground of deep pockets.
“Michael Douglas won a best actor [Oscar] for this movie that was billed as a drama, yet his character has a robot butler and he says things like, ‘Lunches are for suckers!’” Cahan recalls. “Looking back, we immediately were like, ‘This silliness is indicative of that era of excess,’ and we felt like we could make fun of that.”
The selfish, high-stakes world of stockbrokers let Cahan and Caspe stretch how far their characters would be willing to go for money.
“Black Monday” is part of a wave of shows that, with a wink and a nod, possess a certain self-awareness of what it means to be a person of wealth...
“Michael Douglas won a best actor [Oscar] for this movie that was billed as a drama, yet his character has a robot butler and he says things like, ‘Lunches are for suckers!’” Cahan recalls. “Looking back, we immediately were like, ‘This silliness is indicative of that era of excess,’ and we felt like we could make fun of that.”
The selfish, high-stakes world of stockbrokers let Cahan and Caspe stretch how far their characters would be willing to go for money.
“Black Monday” is part of a wave of shows that, with a wink and a nod, possess a certain self-awareness of what it means to be a person of wealth...
- 6/21/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla and Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
Sam Asghari — actor, Instagram star and Britney Spears’ boyfriend — has of late been getting conspicuous attention on television. He was featured prominently in the premiere of HBO Max’s “Hacks,” and now has a recurring role on Season 3 of Showtime’s comedy “Black Monday,” which makes its debut on Sunday. “Black Monday,” created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, stars Don Cheadle, Regina Hall and Andrew Rannells; on the show, Asghari, 27, plays Giancarlo, a plaything for Tiffany (Casey Wilson), and a model for her label, Pfaffashions.
“Black Monday” will feature Asghari in four of its 10 episodes this season, and in an eye-catching first scene, Giancarlo and Tiff have sex as she bickers with her gay husband, Blair (Rannells), a freshman Congressman she keeps on a tight financial leash.
You make quite an entrance in your “Black Monday” role. How did you get that part?
It was such a quick audition — a couple of lines.
“Black Monday” will feature Asghari in four of its 10 episodes this season, and in an eye-catching first scene, Giancarlo and Tiff have sex as she bickers with her gay husband, Blair (Rannells), a freshman Congressman she keeps on a tight financial leash.
You make quite an entrance in your “Black Monday” role. How did you get that part?
It was such a quick audition — a couple of lines.
- 5/23/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Showtime is taking a familiar tack with this weekend’s season premieres of two returning shows and the series premiere of a third. The premium cabler has released the first episode of The Chi‘s fourth season and the debut of new comedy Flatbush Misdemeanors for free online, with the Season 3 kickoff of Black Monday set to join them on Sunday.
The premiere episodes will be available on YouTube, Showtime.com, Sho.com and across multiple partner platforms. All three shows premiere May 23. — The Chi at 9 p.m., Black Monday at 10 and Flatbush Misdemeanors at 10:30.
Showtime has deployed the free-preview strategy numerous times over the years, most recently with Shameless, Your Honor and several others around Christmastime.
Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe, The Chi revolves around a group of residents on Chicago’s South Side who bond deeply, after connecting by coincidence. The Season 4 cast includes Jacob Latimore,...
The premiere episodes will be available on YouTube, Showtime.com, Sho.com and across multiple partner platforms. All three shows premiere May 23. — The Chi at 9 p.m., Black Monday at 10 and Flatbush Misdemeanors at 10:30.
Showtime has deployed the free-preview strategy numerous times over the years, most recently with Shameless, Your Honor and several others around Christmastime.
Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe, The Chi revolves around a group of residents on Chicago’s South Side who bond deeply, after connecting by coincidence. The Season 4 cast includes Jacob Latimore,...
- 5/21/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sam Asghari (Can You Keep A Secret?) is set for a recurring role on the upcoming third season of Don Cheadle’s Showtime series Black Monday.
Starring and executive produced by Cheadle, Black Monday is a comedy about a motley crew of underdogs who caused the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street.
Asghari will play Giancarlo, a super sexy model who works for Pfaffashions, in a multi-episode arc.
Cast also includes Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall who also produce, and Paul Scheer.
Per the official logline: Things are looking up for our motley crew as season three grooves into the ’90s. Mo (Cheadle) dips into the music business with the launch of KokoMo Co Records. But the crown jewel in his new venture, Nomi (Adrienne Wells), a self-possessed young talent with the voice to prove it, might be too hot to handle. Meanwhile, Dawn (Hall...
Starring and executive produced by Cheadle, Black Monday is a comedy about a motley crew of underdogs who caused the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street.
Asghari will play Giancarlo, a super sexy model who works for Pfaffashions, in a multi-episode arc.
Cast also includes Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall who also produce, and Paul Scheer.
Per the official logline: Things are looking up for our motley crew as season three grooves into the ’90s. Mo (Cheadle) dips into the music business with the launch of KokoMo Co Records. But the crown jewel in his new venture, Nomi (Adrienne Wells), a self-possessed young talent with the voice to prove it, might be too hot to handle. Meanwhile, Dawn (Hall...
- 5/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Guard your assets, because Dawn, Mo, Blair and the rest of the Black Monday squad are back to their usual antics in Season 3 — and TVLine has your first look.
The above trailer for the Showtime series’ forthcoming season, which premieres Sunday, May 23 at 10/9c, shows the bombastic crew bringing their financial scheming into the ’90s.
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Season 3 finds Mo (Don Cheadle...
The above trailer for the Showtime series’ forthcoming season, which premieres Sunday, May 23 at 10/9c, shows the bombastic crew bringing their financial scheming into the ’90s.
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Season 3 finds Mo (Don Cheadle...
- 4/30/2021
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Thomas Barbusca and Adreinne Wells will dive into the chaos of Wall Street in the 80s as they join Showtime’s Black Monday in recurring roles.
Barbusca will play Werner, a Young Republican assigned as an aide on the congressional staff of Blair (Andrew Rannells). Werner is more ambitious and less sycophantic than he initially seems.
Newcomer Wells will play Nomi, a self-possessed young talent with the voice to prove it, who quickly becomes the crown jewel in the new business venture of Mo (Don Cheadle).
Black Monday, which also stars Regina Hall and Paul Scheer, follows a motley crew of underdogs causing the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. The series, which was renewed for season 3 in October, is created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, who serve as executive producers and showrunners. Black Monday is also executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
Barbusca will play Werner, a Young Republican assigned as an aide on the congressional staff of Blair (Andrew Rannells). Werner is more ambitious and less sycophantic than he initially seems.
Newcomer Wells will play Nomi, a self-possessed young talent with the voice to prove it, who quickly becomes the crown jewel in the new business venture of Mo (Don Cheadle).
Black Monday, which also stars Regina Hall and Paul Scheer, follows a motley crew of underdogs causing the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. The series, which was renewed for season 3 in October, is created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, who serve as executive producers and showrunners. Black Monday is also executive produced by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg.
- 4/7/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has announced May 23 premiere dates for acclaimed returning series, The Chi and Black Monday, and new half-hour comedy Flatbush Misdemeanors.
Heading into its fourth Season, The Chi debuts at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Season 3 of Black Monday kicks off at 10 p.m., with Flatbush Misdemeanors launching at 10:30 p.m.
Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe—with Common (Selma) also on board as an EP—The Chi is a coming-of-age drama, centered on a group of residents on Chicago’s South Side who bond deeply, after connecting by coincidence.
Season 4’s cast will feature Jacob Latimore (Like a Boss), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme), Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps and Birgundi Baker. Stars Luke James and Curtiss Cook have been upped to series regulars, while returning guest stars include Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Tabitha Brown and Jason Weaver.
EPs on Season 4 of The Chi...
Heading into its fourth Season, The Chi debuts at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. Season 3 of Black Monday kicks off at 10 p.m., with Flatbush Misdemeanors launching at 10:30 p.m.
Created and executive produced by Emmy winner Lena Waithe—with Common (Selma) also on board as an EP—The Chi is a coming-of-age drama, centered on a group of residents on Chicago’s South Side who bond deeply, after connecting by coincidence.
Season 4’s cast will feature Jacob Latimore (Like a Boss), Alex Hibbert (Moonlight), Yolonda Ross (Treme), Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps and Birgundi Baker. Stars Luke James and Curtiss Cook have been upped to series regulars, while returning guest stars include Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Tabitha Brown and Jason Weaver.
EPs on Season 4 of The Chi...
- 3/21/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Showtime announced the premiere dates of “The Chi,” “Black Monday” and “Flatbush Misdemeanors,” and Netflix released the official trailer for “Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!”
Dates
Showtime announced that the fourth season of “The Chi,” the third season of “Black Monday” and the freshman comedy “Flatbush Misdemeanors” will premiere on May 23. “The Chi” will kick off the night at 9 p.m., with “Black Monday” following at 10 p.m. and “Flatbush Misdemeanors” at 10:30 p.m. Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe, “The Chi” is a timely coming-of-age story that follows a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The cast of the fourth season includes Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps and Birgundi Baker. Luke James and Curtiss Cook have been upped to series regulars,...
Dates
Showtime announced that the fourth season of “The Chi,” the third season of “Black Monday” and the freshman comedy “Flatbush Misdemeanors” will premiere on May 23. “The Chi” will kick off the night at 9 p.m., with “Black Monday” following at 10 p.m. and “Flatbush Misdemeanors” at 10:30 p.m. Created and executive produced by Lena Waithe, “The Chi” is a timely coming-of-age story that follows a group of residents on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The cast of the fourth season includes Jacob Latimore, Alex Hibbert, Yolonda Ross, Shamon Brown Jr., Michael V. Epps and Birgundi Baker. Luke James and Curtiss Cook have been upped to series regulars,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Disney General Entertainment Content has revealed the 13 individuals for its 2021 writing program and has named the recipient of Disney Channel’s Eunetta T. Boone Comedy Writer’s Scholarship, which was established last year in honor of the late writer/producer for diverse and aspiring comedy writers.
Created in 1990 with the WGA West, Disney Creative Talent Development & Inclusion’s one-year writing program offers advanced professional development with the primary goal of helping to secure participants’ first staffing assignment via Disney General Entertainment Content series.
Now in its 30th year, the program is held in high regard, with a nearly 100% hiring rate for more than a decade. This makes the program an ideal launching pad for talented writers and their careers — and with Disney no less.
“The Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team is proud to launch this extremely talented group of writers into the next phase of their career,” said Tim McNeal,...
Created in 1990 with the WGA West, Disney Creative Talent Development & Inclusion’s one-year writing program offers advanced professional development with the primary goal of helping to secure participants’ first staffing assignment via Disney General Entertainment Content series.
Now in its 30th year, the program is held in high regard, with a nearly 100% hiring rate for more than a decade. This makes the program an ideal launching pad for talented writers and their careers — and with Disney no less.
“The Creative Talent Development & Inclusion team is proud to launch this extremely talented group of writers into the next phase of their career,” said Tim McNeal,...
- 1/14/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has picked up a third season of “Black Monday,” the premium cable network announced Thursday.
The period comedy starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer and Regina Hall, will begin production on a 10-episode third season next year for a debut later in 2021.
Season 2 finished airing in July after the comedy had its season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The season followed Dawn (Hall) and Blair (Rannells) as they took over the Tbd Group, while Mo (Cheadle) and Keith (Scheer) fled to Miami. The end of the season saw Dawn take the hit for Black Monday, while Mo reigned supreme as head of the newly minted The Mo Co.
Season 2 guest stars included Tuc Watkins, June Diane Raphael, Dulé Hill and Patrick Fabian. Recurring stars include Yassir Lester, Ken Marino, Horatio Sanz and Casey Wilson.
“Black Monday” is created by showrunners and executive producers David Caspe and Jordan Cahan.
The period comedy starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Paul Scheer and Regina Hall, will begin production on a 10-episode third season next year for a debut later in 2021.
Season 2 finished airing in July after the comedy had its season delayed by the coronavirus pandemic. The season followed Dawn (Hall) and Blair (Rannells) as they took over the Tbd Group, while Mo (Cheadle) and Keith (Scheer) fled to Miami. The end of the season saw Dawn take the hit for Black Monday, while Mo reigned supreme as head of the newly minted The Mo Co.
Season 2 guest stars included Tuc Watkins, June Diane Raphael, Dulé Hill and Patrick Fabian. Recurring stars include Yassir Lester, Ken Marino, Horatio Sanz and Casey Wilson.
“Black Monday” is created by showrunners and executive producers David Caspe and Jordan Cahan.
- 10/15/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Black Monday will live to see another crash after it was picked up for a third season by Showtime.
Don Cheadle’s dark comedy has been renewed for another ten-episode run and will start production next year for a 2021 premiere. The series is a co-production between Showtime and Sony Pictures Television.
The show’s second season was slightly interrupted by Covid-19. It was originally intended to air two back-to-back new episodes a week before the network changed that to one from March 22. Its first six episode ran through to April 12 before the final four episodes aired from June 28 to July 19.
The series follows a motley crew of underdogs causing the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. It stars Cheadle, who exec produces, alongside Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells and Paul Scheer.
Season two followed Dawn, played by Hall, and Blair, played by Rannell, as they took over the Tbd Group,...
Don Cheadle’s dark comedy has been renewed for another ten-episode run and will start production next year for a 2021 premiere. The series is a co-production between Showtime and Sony Pictures Television.
The show’s second season was slightly interrupted by Covid-19. It was originally intended to air two back-to-back new episodes a week before the network changed that to one from March 22. Its first six episode ran through to April 12 before the final four episodes aired from June 28 to July 19.
The series follows a motley crew of underdogs causing the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. It stars Cheadle, who exec produces, alongside Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells and Paul Scheer.
Season two followed Dawn, played by Hall, and Blair, played by Rannell, as they took over the Tbd Group,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Black Monday” has been renewed for Season 3 at Showtime.
The premium cabler has ordered another 10 episodes of the comedy series, which will go into production in 2021 and debut later that year.
The series stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, and Paul Scheer as a crew of underdogs who cause the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. Recurring guest stars in Season 2 included Yassir Lester, Ken Marino, Horatio Sanz, and Casey Wilson.
Season 2 followed Dawn (Hall) and Blair (Rannells) as they took over the Tbd Group, while Mo (Cheadle) and Keith (Scheer) fled to Miami. Along the way, Blair used a congressman, Dawn used a college fund honcho, Keith got used by the Leighman Brothers and Tiff (Wilson) used her Georgina Jeans capital on a hot new trend – skants. In the end, Dawn took the hit for Black Monday, and Mo reigned supreme as head of...
The premium cabler has ordered another 10 episodes of the comedy series, which will go into production in 2021 and debut later that year.
The series stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, and Paul Scheer as a crew of underdogs who cause the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. Recurring guest stars in Season 2 included Yassir Lester, Ken Marino, Horatio Sanz, and Casey Wilson.
Season 2 followed Dawn (Hall) and Blair (Rannells) as they took over the Tbd Group, while Mo (Cheadle) and Keith (Scheer) fled to Miami. Along the way, Blair used a congressman, Dawn used a college fund honcho, Keith got used by the Leighman Brothers and Tiff (Wilson) used her Georgina Jeans capital on a hot new trend – skants. In the end, Dawn took the hit for Black Monday, and Mo reigned supreme as head of...
- 10/15/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Black Monday is becoming a long-term investment for Showtime: The Wall Street satire has been renewed for Season 3, TVLine has learned.
The third season will premiere in 2021 and will span 10 episodes, matching the two previous seasons.
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- 10/15/2020
- by Rebecca Iannucci
- TVLine.com
Showtime is going back to Wall Street.
The premium cable network on Thursday has handed out a third-season renewal for its dark comedy starring Don Cheadle. Filming on season three’s 10 episodes will resume next year for a 2021 debut.
David Caspe and Jordan Cahan will return as showrunners on the Sony TV-produced comedy.
The series was among those impacted by the pandemic. While production on season two was completed before the massive shutdown in March, post-production delays forced Showtime to split the sophomore frame in half, with the first six episodes airing in the spring and the remaining ...
The premium cable network on Thursday has handed out a third-season renewal for its dark comedy starring Don Cheadle. Filming on season three’s 10 episodes will resume next year for a 2021 debut.
David Caspe and Jordan Cahan will return as showrunners on the Sony TV-produced comedy.
The series was among those impacted by the pandemic. While production on season two was completed before the massive shutdown in March, post-production delays forced Showtime to split the sophomore frame in half, with the first six episodes airing in the spring and the remaining ...
- 10/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Showtime is going back to Wall Street.
The premium cable network on Thursday has handed out a third-season renewal for its dark comedy starring Don Cheadle. Filming on season three’s 10 episodes will resume next year for a 2021 debut.
David Caspe and Jordan Cahan will return as showrunners on the Sony TV-produced comedy.
The series was among those impacted by the pandemic. While production on season two was completed before the massive shutdown in March, post-production delays forced Showtime to split the sophomore frame in half, with the first six episodes airing in the spring and the remaining ...
The premium cable network on Thursday has handed out a third-season renewal for its dark comedy starring Don Cheadle. Filming on season three’s 10 episodes will resume next year for a 2021 debut.
David Caspe and Jordan Cahan will return as showrunners on the Sony TV-produced comedy.
The series was among those impacted by the pandemic. While production on season two was completed before the massive shutdown in March, post-production delays forced Showtime to split the sophomore frame in half, with the first six episodes airing in the spring and the remaining ...
- 10/15/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
‘Black Monday’s Don Cheadle On Potential Season 3 & “Supercharged” Moment In History – Contenders TV
The creators behind the Showtime comedy Black Monday won’t have a hard time finding inspiration for Season 3.
Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost 22% in a single day. To this day, no one knows who caused it — until now. The show looks at a group of outsiders who took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine and the glass ceiling.
During a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event, Don Cheadle, who stars as the self-destructive banker Maurice Monroe, joined Senior Editor/Chief TV Critic Dominic Patten to dialogue about source material for a potential Season 3, albeit with no spoilers.
“Unfortunately, there’s no dearth of stock market downturns, crashes, recessions to talk about between then and now,...
Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost almost 22% in a single day. To this day, no one knows who caused it — until now. The show looks at a group of outsiders who took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine and the glass ceiling.
During a panel at Deadline’s Contenders Television virtual event, Don Cheadle, who stars as the self-destructive banker Maurice Monroe, joined Senior Editor/Chief TV Critic Dominic Patten to dialogue about source material for a potential Season 3, albeit with no spoilers.
“Unfortunately, there’s no dearth of stock market downturns, crashes, recessions to talk about between then and now,...
- 8/16/2020
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Former Happy Endings star Damon Wayans Jr. is reuniting with the cult series’ creator David Caspe and former writers Matthew and Daniel Libman for a half-hour bounty hunter action comedy, which has received a script-to-series commitment at NBCU’s streaming platform Peacock.
The project, starring and executive produced by Wayans Jr., falls under the first-look deal at CBS TV Studios for Wayans Jr.’ Two Shakes Entertainment, which has just been extended for another two years. CBS TV Studios is producing the untitled comedy with Universal Television where Caspe is under an overall deal.
Written by the Libman brothers, the action comedy revolves around a struggling married couple who become bounty hunters.
Matthew and Daniel Libman executive produce with Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow of Two Shakes and Caspe via Shark Vs. Bear. Ian Durney will produce for Shark Vs. Bear.
Caspe and Matthew Libman have been childhood friends since elementary school,...
The project, starring and executive produced by Wayans Jr., falls under the first-look deal at CBS TV Studios for Wayans Jr.’ Two Shakes Entertainment, which has just been extended for another two years. CBS TV Studios is producing the untitled comedy with Universal Television where Caspe is under an overall deal.
Written by the Libman brothers, the action comedy revolves around a struggling married couple who become bounty hunters.
Matthew and Daniel Libman executive produce with Wayans Jr. and Kameron Tarlow of Two Shakes and Caspe via Shark Vs. Bear. Ian Durney will produce for Shark Vs. Bear.
Caspe and Matthew Libman have been childhood friends since elementary school,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
This year’s TV comedies have shown that period pieces aren’t just about petticoats and pretentiousness.
Some shows, including Apple TV Plus’ “Dickinson” and Hulu’s “The Great,” use language and tone to put modern twists on what can be a stilted genre, while others from Showtime’s “Black Monday” to Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” are infused with references from their time periods that feel highly relevant to today’s audience.
When Alena Smith wrote the pilot for “Dickinson” what flowed from her quill was a straightforward period drama. But that is far from the show she ended up delivering. Instead, she struck a balance between the 19th Century language and setting that came easily to her after growing up reading “Little Women” and “Anne of Green Gables,” and the comedy that came from the titular iconic poet’s (played by Hailee Steinfeld) more modern...
Some shows, including Apple TV Plus’ “Dickinson” and Hulu’s “The Great,” use language and tone to put modern twists on what can be a stilted genre, while others from Showtime’s “Black Monday” to Amazon Prime Video’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” are infused with references from their time periods that feel highly relevant to today’s audience.
When Alena Smith wrote the pilot for “Dickinson” what flowed from her quill was a straightforward period drama. But that is far from the show she ended up delivering. Instead, she struck a balance between the 19th Century language and setting that came easily to her after growing up reading “Little Women” and “Anne of Green Gables,” and the comedy that came from the titular iconic poet’s (played by Hailee Steinfeld) more modern...
- 6/25/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
“‘Black Monday’ takes some really big swings for a half hour comedy,” declares co-star Andrew Rannells. In our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video interview above), he adds, “Tonally we are, in a fun way, all over the map. There is certainly a lot of drama this season in a way that is unexpected for a half hour comedy. David Caspe and Jordan Cahan (the creators) have always said they were going to push it as far as they can in a half hour format.”
In its second season the Showtime program explores the excesses and greed of Wall Street in the wake of the Black Monday crash of 1987. Set in the 1980s, it allows the show to take comedic swings at social issues in a way that allows reflection on how far we have (or haven’t) come. Rannells explains, “In the first season we did this over the top sexual harassment seminar.
In its second season the Showtime program explores the excesses and greed of Wall Street in the wake of the Black Monday crash of 1987. Set in the 1980s, it allows the show to take comedic swings at social issues in a way that allows reflection on how far we have (or haven’t) come. Rannells explains, “In the first season we did this over the top sexual harassment seminar.
- 6/8/2020
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
From actors scrambling to record Adr in their cars, to showrunners editing episodes over Zoom, the coronavirus pandemic has thrown some of the biggest, most high-budget shows into post-production chaos.
Some like “Westworld” were lucky enough to complete shooting their next season before the pandemic caused every set across the country to shut down. However, when a series like the HBO behemoth relies heavily on mind-bending special effects and incredibly detailed, futuristic visuals, things have been even more complicated than usual in the post-production stage.
Both creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy pride themselves on the show’s polished look, and were committed to maintaining it as best as possible despite major disruptions.
“It’s been extremely challenging,” Nolan tells Variety. “We were done with photography, which is very lucky, but the post-production process on this show is very elaborate, very involved, there are a lot of people working on it.
Some like “Westworld” were lucky enough to complete shooting their next season before the pandemic caused every set across the country to shut down. However, when a series like the HBO behemoth relies heavily on mind-bending special effects and incredibly detailed, futuristic visuals, things have been even more complicated than usual in the post-production stage.
Both creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy pride themselves on the show’s polished look, and were committed to maintaining it as best as possible despite major disruptions.
“It’s been extremely challenging,” Nolan tells Variety. “We were done with photography, which is very lucky, but the post-production process on this show is very elaborate, very involved, there are a lot of people working on it.
- 5/1/2020
- by Will Thorne
- Variety Film + TV
Neither I nor Jordan Cahan, one of the executive producers of the wonderfully deranged Showtime comedy Black Monday, could have known when we met to talk about Season 2 back in late February that just a few weeks later the stock market would actually have its worst day since the real Black Monday in
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- 3/14/2020
- by Malcolm Venable
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Showtime has announced that the ten-episode second season of its acclaimed comedy seriesBLACK MONDAYwill debut with back-to-back episodes each week beginning onSunday, March 15thfrom 10 to 11 p.m.Etpt. The series is executive produced by Emmynominee and Golden Globe Award winner Don Cheadle, who stars with two-time Tony Award nominee and Grammywinner Andrew Rannells Girls,Regina Hall Little, Girls Trip andScreen Actors GuildAward winnerPaul ScheerVeep.The seriesis created by showrunners and executive producers David Caspe Happy Endingsand Jordan Cahan My Best Friend's Girl. Emmy nominees Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg Good Boys, The Boysserve as executive producers.The announcement was made today by Gary Levine, President of Entertainment, Showtime Networks Inc., at the Television Critics Association's Winter Press Tour.
- 1/13/2020
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Showtime unveiled the premiere date and trailer for Season 2 of “Black Monday” on Monday (of course) at the Television Critics Association winter press tour in Pasadena, California.
The 10-episode second season is set to debut with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, March 15 at 10/9c. Each subsequent week will fill the same hour with two new episodes. From the trailer, it looks like the newly repaired red, stretch-Lamborghini limousine doesn’t make it through to a potential third season.
Watch the trailer via the video above.
“Black Monday” is executive produced by Don Cheadle, who stars in the comedy alongside Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall and Paul Scheer. The series is created by showrunners and executive producers David Caspe and Jordan Cahan. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are also executive producers.
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Season 1 of...
The 10-episode second season is set to debut with back-to-back episodes on Sunday, March 15 at 10/9c. Each subsequent week will fill the same hour with two new episodes. From the trailer, it looks like the newly repaired red, stretch-Lamborghini limousine doesn’t make it through to a potential third season.
Watch the trailer via the video above.
“Black Monday” is executive produced by Don Cheadle, who stars in the comedy alongside Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall and Paul Scheer. The series is created by showrunners and executive producers David Caspe and Jordan Cahan. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are also executive producers.
Also Read: 'Black Monday' Producers Tell Us That Stretch Lamborghini Is Actually 'a Huge Piece of S--'
Season 1 of...
- 1/13/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Dulé Hill (Psych) and June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie) are set for recurring roles in Season 2 of Black Monday, Showtime’s 1980s Wall Street comedy starring and executive produced by Don Cheadle. Production is underway for a 2020 premiere.
Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday. No one knows who “caused it” — until now. It’s the fictional story of how a group of outsiders took on the blueblood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, and the glass ceiling. Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall and Paul Scheer also star.
Hill will play Marcus Wainwright III, President of the African American Scholarship Fund. Raphael will play Corky Harris, the wife of ultra-conservative Congressman Harris (guest star Tuc Watkins), leading voice of the moral majority.
Caspe and Cahan executive produce...
Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday. No one knows who “caused it” — until now. It’s the fictional story of how a group of outsiders took on the blueblood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, and the glass ceiling. Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall and Paul Scheer also star.
Hill will play Marcus Wainwright III, President of the African American Scholarship Fund. Raphael will play Corky Harris, the wife of ultra-conservative Congressman Harris (guest star Tuc Watkins), leading voice of the moral majority.
Caspe and Cahan executive produce...
- 10/11/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Tuc Watkins (Desperate Housewives) is set for a season-long guest-star arc on Season 2 of Black Monday, Showtime’s 1980s Wall Street comedy starring and executive produced by Don Cheadle.
Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday. No one knows who “caused it” — until now. It’s the fictional story of how a group of outsiders took on the blueblood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, and the glass ceiling. Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall and Paul Scheer also star.
Watkins will play Congressman Harris, a Republican and leader of the Moral Majority.
It’s a return to Showtime for Watkins, who played Malcolm Laffley on Beggars and Choosers. He also starred or recurred on such TV series as Desperate Housewives, Major Crimes, Awkward, Parks and Recreation, Sisters, C...
Written by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, the series takes viewers back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday. No one knows who “caused it” — until now. It’s the fictional story of how a group of outsiders took on the blueblood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, and the glass ceiling. Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall and Paul Scheer also star.
Watkins will play Congressman Harris, a Republican and leader of the Moral Majority.
It’s a return to Showtime for Watkins, who played Malcolm Laffley on Beggars and Choosers. He also starred or recurred on such TV series as Desperate Housewives, Major Crimes, Awkward, Parks and Recreation, Sisters, C...
- 9/19/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Executive producers of top Emmy contender comedy, drama and limited series weigh in on what shows they hope will see awards recognition this year.
Janine Sherman Barrois (“Claws”)
“I love ‘Insecure’ because it’s so bold and honest. Its relatability is universal and it might be one of the funniest shows on television.”
Jordan Cahan and David Caspe (“Black Monday”)
“What the Kings are doing on ‘The Good Fight’ is just crazy. Under the clever disguise of a legal procedural they’ve hidden the most brilliantly f—ed-up show on TV. The tone whips from sophisticated satire to social thriller to character study to goofy farce — while tackling impossible issues like race, gender, and politics through songs and soliloquies, courtroom battles and cartoons.” — Cahan
“ ‘Pen15’ is somehow hilarious and heartbreaking, broad and grounded, all at the same time. And it proves that an idea, which I’m sure some people told them was too sketchy,...
Janine Sherman Barrois (“Claws”)
“I love ‘Insecure’ because it’s so bold and honest. Its relatability is universal and it might be one of the funniest shows on television.”
Jordan Cahan and David Caspe (“Black Monday”)
“What the Kings are doing on ‘The Good Fight’ is just crazy. Under the clever disguise of a legal procedural they’ve hidden the most brilliantly f—ed-up show on TV. The tone whips from sophisticated satire to social thriller to character study to goofy farce — while tackling impossible issues like race, gender, and politics through songs and soliloquies, courtroom battles and cartoons.” — Cahan
“ ‘Pen15’ is somehow hilarious and heartbreaking, broad and grounded, all at the same time. And it proves that an idea, which I’m sure some people told them was too sketchy,...
- 6/21/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
When Regina Hall read the pilot script for Black Monday, the ’80s comedy from Jordan Cahan and David Caspe, she immediately fell for the character of Dawn. A leading trader at a second-rate Wall Street firm, Dawn operates within a toxic boy’s club environment and gives as good as she gets. “I loved that she’s just as ruthless and ambitious,” the actress reflects. “She’s one of the guys, [and] also very much a female.” While pulling back these layers, Hall worked to find her footing in a unique comedic space, which shifted unpredictably between the grounded and the absurd.
What excited you about the idea of working on Black Monday?
What excited me was Don Cheadle; he always excites me. I don’t know if that sounds good. [laughs] A little #HeToo-ish. But I’ve always been a huge fan of his work, and loved how he was so brilliant,...
What excited you about the idea of working on Black Monday?
What excited me was Don Cheadle; he always excites me. I don’t know if that sounds good. [laughs] A little #HeToo-ish. But I’ve always been a huge fan of his work, and loved how he was so brilliant,...
- 6/11/2019
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Black Monday‘s stock is on the rise: Showtime has renewed the 1980s Wall Street comedy for a second season, TVLine has learned.
Don Cheadle stars as stock trader Maurice “Mo” Monroe, who runs an upstart Wall Street firm full of foul-mouthed underdogs that plays a key role in the infamous stock market crash of 1987. Regina Hall co-stars as Cheadle’s fellow trader Dawn, and Andrew Rannells plays newcomer Blair, who gets pulled into the firm’s frat-house atmosphere. Paul Scheer, Horatio Sanz, Yassir Lester, Casey Wilson and Ken Marino fill out the supporting cast. David Caspe (Happy Endings) and...
Don Cheadle stars as stock trader Maurice “Mo” Monroe, who runs an upstart Wall Street firm full of foul-mouthed underdogs that plays a key role in the infamous stock market crash of 1987. Regina Hall co-stars as Cheadle’s fellow trader Dawn, and Andrew Rannells plays newcomer Blair, who gets pulled into the firm’s frat-house atmosphere. Paul Scheer, Horatio Sanz, Yassir Lester, Casey Wilson and Ken Marino fill out the supporting cast. David Caspe (Happy Endings) and...
- 4/29/2019
- TVLine.com
Showtime has picked up a 10-episode second season of Wall Street comedy Black Monday starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall. The series hails from Happy Endings creator David Caspe, \writer Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend’s Girl), Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Preacher) and Sony Pictures TV Studios. Production will resume this year for a 2020 premiere on Showtime.
“Black Monday mines big comedy from the greed, the style, the music and the excess of the ’80s, but it’s also sneaky-smart in its social commentary about that era – and indirectly, our current era as well,” said Gary Levine, President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks. “We can’t wait to see what inspired depravity David and Jordan will cook up in Season 2.”
Written by Caspe and Cahan, Black Monday takes viewers back to October 19, 1987 – aka Black Monday. No one knows who “caused it” — until now. It’s the fictional story...
“Black Monday mines big comedy from the greed, the style, the music and the excess of the ’80s, but it’s also sneaky-smart in its social commentary about that era – and indirectly, our current era as well,” said Gary Levine, President of Entertainment at Showtime Networks. “We can’t wait to see what inspired depravity David and Jordan will cook up in Season 2.”
Written by Caspe and Cahan, Black Monday takes viewers back to October 19, 1987 – aka Black Monday. No one knows who “caused it” — until now. It’s the fictional story...
- 4/29/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has renewed the comedy series “Black Monday” for a second season.
The show stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, and Paul Scheer as employees of a Wall Street trading firm in the year leading up to Black Monday, the day international stock markets crashed in 1987. It’s the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley’s birthday party, and the glass ceiling.
Cheadle, who is also an executive producer on the series, returns to Showtime after he starred for five seasons on the premium cabler’s series “House of Lies.” The cast also includes Yassir Lester, Michael James Scott, and Eugene Cordero.
The series was created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, who serve as executive producers and showrunners. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg,...
The show stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells, Regina Hall, and Paul Scheer as employees of a Wall Street trading firm in the year leading up to Black Monday, the day international stock markets crashed in 1987. It’s the story of how a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley’s birthday party, and the glass ceiling.
Cheadle, who is also an executive producer on the series, returns to Showtime after he starred for five seasons on the premium cabler’s series “House of Lies.” The cast also includes Yassir Lester, Michael James Scott, and Eugene Cordero.
The series was created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, who serve as executive producers and showrunners. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg,...
- 4/29/2019
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
The Georgina Play lives on: Showtime has renewed Wall Street comedy “Black Monday” for a second season.
Starring and executive produced by Don Cheadle, the sophomore run will have 10 episodes and is slated to debut in 2020.
“Black Monday” also stars Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall, both of whom are producers. The series was created by showrunners David Caspe and Jordan Cahan. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are also producers.
Also Read: 'Black Monday' Producers Tell Us That Stretch Lamborghini Is Actually 'a Huge Piece of S--'
“‘Black Monday’ mines big comedy from the greed, the style, the music, and the excess of the ’80s, but it’s also sneaky smart in its social commentary about that era – and indirectly, our current era as well,” Gary Levine, Showtime’s president of entertainment said in a Monday statement. “We can’t wait to see what inspired depravity David and Jordan...
Starring and executive produced by Don Cheadle, the sophomore run will have 10 episodes and is slated to debut in 2020.
“Black Monday” also stars Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall, both of whom are producers. The series was created by showrunners David Caspe and Jordan Cahan. Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are also producers.
Also Read: 'Black Monday' Producers Tell Us That Stretch Lamborghini Is Actually 'a Huge Piece of S--'
“‘Black Monday’ mines big comedy from the greed, the style, the music, and the excess of the ’80s, but it’s also sneaky smart in its social commentary about that era – and indirectly, our current era as well,” Gary Levine, Showtime’s president of entertainment said in a Monday statement. “We can’t wait to see what inspired depravity David and Jordan...
- 4/29/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Showtime is investing in Black Monday.
The premium cable network has handed out a second-season renewal to the Wall Street comedy starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall. Season two of the Sony Pictures TV effort from creators and showrunners David Caspe (Happy Endings) and Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend's Girl) will consist of 10 episodes and return in 2020. Cahan and Caspe will return as co-showrunners in season two.
"Black Monday mines big comedy from the greed, the style, the music and the excess of the '80s, but it’s also sneaky smart in its social ...
The premium cable network has handed out a second-season renewal to the Wall Street comedy starring Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall. Season two of the Sony Pictures TV effort from creators and showrunners David Caspe (Happy Endings) and Jordan Cahan (My Best Friend's Girl) will consist of 10 episodes and return in 2020. Cahan and Caspe will return as co-showrunners in season two.
"Black Monday mines big comedy from the greed, the style, the music and the excess of the '80s, but it’s also sneaky smart in its social ...
- 4/29/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
“I love how it vacillates between all these different tones,” admits Casey Wilson about the freshman Showtime series “Black Monday.” Watch our exclusive video interview where she adds, “It’s many things in one show. It’s a mystery, it has hard comedy, it has heart and it’s set in the 80’s. It’s kind of its own animal.”
The series, created by her husband David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, tells a fictionalized version of events leading up to the stock market crash of October 1987. The cast includes Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells and Paul Scheer. Wilson who has previously starred in “Saturday Night Live” and “Happy Endings” plays Tiffany Georgina on the dark program. Tiffany is heir to the valuable Georgina Jean’s company and fiancé to new stock trader Blair, played by Rannells.
SEEEmmys 2019 exclusive: Showtime categories for ‘Escape at Dannemora,’ ‘Black Monday,’ ‘Kidding’ and more
Wilson says,...
The series, created by her husband David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, tells a fictionalized version of events leading up to the stock market crash of October 1987. The cast includes Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Andrew Rannells and Paul Scheer. Wilson who has previously starred in “Saturday Night Live” and “Happy Endings” plays Tiffany Georgina on the dark program. Tiffany is heir to the valuable Georgina Jean’s company and fiancé to new stock trader Blair, played by Rannells.
SEEEmmys 2019 exclusive: Showtime categories for ‘Escape at Dannemora,’ ‘Black Monday,’ ‘Kidding’ and more
Wilson says,...
- 4/24/2019
- by Matt Noble
- Gold Derby
YouTube is clearing its deck, as the service gets ready to unveil its new original programming plans. As part of the spring cleaning of sorts, YouTube series “Champaign Ill,” “Ryan Hansen Solves Crimes on Television,” “Sideswiped,” and “Do You Want to See a Dead Body” won’t be back.
Those shows join previously confirmed cancelled series “Overthinking with Kat & June,” “Youth & Consequences,” and “Origin.”
YouTube isn’t completely wiping down the mat, however. Breakout hit “Cobra Kai” is back for Season 2 on April 24, and “Step Up: High Water,” currently in its second season, continues to perform well for the service. Also, comedy “Liza on Demand,” starring Liza Koshy, and sci-fi drama “Impulse” are both in production for their sophomore releases.
Meanwhile, YouTube hasn’t yet revealed the fates of comedy “Wayne,” which premiered in January, and anthology series “Weird City,” which launched in February.
YouTube will unveil its new originals distribution strategy,...
Those shows join previously confirmed cancelled series “Overthinking with Kat & June,” “Youth & Consequences,” and “Origin.”
YouTube isn’t completely wiping down the mat, however. Breakout hit “Cobra Kai” is back for Season 2 on April 24, and “Step Up: High Water,” currently in its second season, continues to perform well for the service. Also, comedy “Liza on Demand,” starring Liza Koshy, and sci-fi drama “Impulse” are both in production for their sophomore releases.
Meanwhile, YouTube hasn’t yet revealed the fates of comedy “Wayne,” which premiered in January, and anthology series “Weird City,” which launched in February.
YouTube will unveil its new originals distribution strategy,...
- 4/10/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Some 778 showrunners and screenwriters have signed a statement saying that they will fire their agents if the WGA fails to reach an agreement with the Association of Talent Agents for a new franchise agreement. Signers include a slew of A-listers, including Greg Berlanti, Alfonso Cuaron, James L. Brooks, Aaron Sorkin, Norman Lear, Shonda Rhimes, Seth MacFarlane, Mike Schur, Tina Fey, Joss Whedon, Kenya Barris, Peter Farrelly, Oliver Stone, John Wells, Matthew Weiner, Noah Hawley, Vince Gilligan, John Singleton, David Chase, Barry Jenkins, Amy Sherman-Palladino, Colin Trevorrow, Eric Roth, David Shore, David Simon, Shawn Ryan, Lena Waithe, Paul Haggis, Mindy Kaling, Drew Goddard, Jenji Kohan, Carlton Cuse, Howard Gordon, Kurt Sutter, Krista Vernoff, Mara Brock Akil, Danny Strong, Rob McElhenney, Jason Katims, Terence Winter, Peter Lenkov, Michelle and Robert King, Al Jean, Robert Towne, Gloria Calderon Kellett, Kevin Williamson, Darren Star, Rashida Jones, Pamela Adlon, WGA West president David A. Goodman...
- 3/23/2019
- by David Robb and Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Alec Bojalad Feb 4, 2019
Showtime's Black Monday follows in network mate Billions' footsteps in creating a darkly comedic story about stock trading.
The TV landscape is currently preoccupied with something it probably always should have been preoccupied with: money. Prestige cable shows like Billions and Succession have entered the cultural conversation by telling stories about money and the people who make a lot of it.
Shows like Lodge 49 and even the Roseanne reboot (which has now transformed into The Conners) examine the economy from a working class perspective. Why is television suddenly interested in the contents of its characters wallets? David Caspe, co-creator of Showtime’s Black Monday, has a theory.
“I think we’re still seeing reverberations from the '08 crash,” he says. “If you think about how devastating that was, the repercussions so far-flung and I think that it probably takes a little time for an event like that...
Showtime's Black Monday follows in network mate Billions' footsteps in creating a darkly comedic story about stock trading.
The TV landscape is currently preoccupied with something it probably always should have been preoccupied with: money. Prestige cable shows like Billions and Succession have entered the cultural conversation by telling stories about money and the people who make a lot of it.
Shows like Lodge 49 and even the Roseanne reboot (which has now transformed into The Conners) examine the economy from a working class perspective. Why is television suddenly interested in the contents of its characters wallets? David Caspe, co-creator of Showtime’s Black Monday, has a theory.
“I think we’re still seeing reverberations from the '08 crash,” he says. “If you think about how devastating that was, the repercussions so far-flung and I think that it probably takes a little time for an event like that...
- 2/3/2019
- Den of Geek
Showtime’s new halfhour Wall Street comedy series Black Monday is like a punk rock band messing with genres, series creator/showrunner Jordan Cahan told TV critics at TCA today.
The series, which marks Don Cheadle’s return to Showtime following House of Lies, begins with October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history. To this day, no one knows who caused it — until now. The series supposes a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley’s birthday party, and the glass ceiling.
“It’s a foot off the ground – probably more than a foot,” Cahan explained, saying they read a lot, including Barbarians at the Gate, Den of Thieves, but are “trying to have fun with the era.”
The fun, he said was “taking...
The series, which marks Don Cheadle’s return to Showtime following House of Lies, begins with October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history. To this day, no one knows who caused it — until now. The series supposes a group of outsiders took on the blue-blood, old-boys club of Wall Street and ended up crashing the world’s largest financial system, a Lamborghini limousine, Don Henley’s birthday party, and the glass ceiling.
“It’s a foot off the ground – probably more than a foot,” Cahan explained, saying they read a lot, including Barbarians at the Gate, Den of Thieves, but are “trying to have fun with the era.”
The fun, he said was “taking...
- 1/31/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
“Black Monday” co-creators Jordan Cahan and David Caspe have a storied history of broadcast comedies. When they set out on the new endeavor of 1980s-set stock market crash comedy for premium cabler Showtime they knew they’d have a bit more freedom in style and structure but they didn’t want to completely alter their sensibility just because they could.
“Because the show was set in the ’80s there was all this language used that we find abhorrent now — and rightly so — but there were all these words bantered around…so we had to be very careful who we allowed to say those words,” Cahan said during the Showtime Television Critics Assn. panel for the comedy Thursday. “For example, our villains were allowed to say some of those words, as opposed to…our heroes — even though they had flaws.”
Cahan continued to point out that the tricky thing overall as...
“Because the show was set in the ’80s there was all this language used that we find abhorrent now — and rightly so — but there were all these words bantered around…so we had to be very careful who we allowed to say those words,” Cahan said during the Showtime Television Critics Assn. panel for the comedy Thursday. “For example, our villains were allowed to say some of those words, as opposed to…our heroes — even though they had flaws.”
Cahan continued to point out that the tricky thing overall as...
- 1/31/2019
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Cocaine’s a hell of a drug, but you’re not seeing things: That, indeed is Showtime’s old 1980s-era logo pasted all over marketing materials and promos for “Black Monday,” a tongue-in-cheek tale of the excesses exhibited by Wall Street traders in the lead-up to the stock market crash of 1987. The logo, which hasn’t been in use in decades, was dusted off to help add to the retro look of the comedy.
“We got to throw away the rule book on this show, and we decided to shoot for cool and not necessarily adhere to a more conventional [campaign],” says Showtime chief marketing officer Don Buckley. “One thing led to another, and it was this progressive line of thinking that suggested to us we could reach back 30 years to the Showtime branding and logo.”
The old Showtime logo, as seen on air and throughout the “Black Monday” marketing campaign,...
“We got to throw away the rule book on this show, and we decided to shoot for cool and not necessarily adhere to a more conventional [campaign],” says Showtime chief marketing officer Don Buckley. “One thing led to another, and it was this progressive line of thinking that suggested to us we could reach back 30 years to the Showtime branding and logo.”
The old Showtime logo, as seen on air and throughout the “Black Monday” marketing campaign,...
- 1/21/2019
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Network: Showtime.
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: January 20, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, Horatio Sanz, Yassir Lester, Andrew Rannells, Casey Wilson, Kurt Braunholer, Ken Marino, Eugene Cordero, Bruce Dern, Melissa Rauch, Kadeem Hardison, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tim Russ, Julie Hagerty, Phil Reeves, and Jason Michael Snow.
TV show description:
From creators and showrunners David Chase and Jordan Cahan, the Black Monday TV show is a historical comedy series. The story centers on the stock market crash of October 19, 1987. Black Monday, as it is called, was the worst crash in the history of Wall Street.
The action unfolds at...
Episodes: Ongoing (half-hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: January 20, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Don Cheadle, Regina Hall, Paul Scheer, Horatio Sanz, Yassir Lester, Andrew Rannells, Casey Wilson, Kurt Braunholer, Ken Marino, Eugene Cordero, Bruce Dern, Melissa Rauch, Kadeem Hardison, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Tim Russ, Julie Hagerty, Phil Reeves, and Jason Michael Snow.
TV show description:
From creators and showrunners David Chase and Jordan Cahan, the Black Monday TV show is a historical comedy series. The story centers on the stock market crash of October 19, 1987. Black Monday, as it is called, was the worst crash in the history of Wall Street.
The action unfolds at...
- 1/21/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Feeling a little nostalgic for the shoulder-padded days of the 1980s? Fortunately, Showtime’s Wall Street satire Black Monday has arrived to fill the perm-sized hole in your heart.
Created by David Caspe (Happy Endings) and Jordan Cahan (Marry Me), the half-hour comedy made its debut on Sunday night — though the subject matter at its heart is no laughing matter. Black Monday chronicles the (fictional) events leading up to Oct. 19, 1987, otherwise known as the day of the (non-fictional) worst stock market crash in Wall Street’s history, which gave the show its title.
Before you give us your reviews of...
Created by David Caspe (Happy Endings) and Jordan Cahan (Marry Me), the half-hour comedy made its debut on Sunday night — though the subject matter at its heart is no laughing matter. Black Monday chronicles the (fictional) events leading up to Oct. 19, 1987, otherwise known as the day of the (non-fictional) worst stock market crash in Wall Street’s history, which gave the show its title.
Before you give us your reviews of...
- 1/21/2019
- TVLine.com
In the second episode of Showtime’s new Eighties Wall Street dramedy Black Monday, the main characters are shadowed by a screenwriter who’s working on what will become Oliver Stone’s Wall Street. At one point, Regina Hall’s Dawn is in the midst of lecturing a colleague when she’s startled to notice the writer lurking nearby. “Greed is… good Lord!” she exclaims. “Are you trying to hide behind a lamp?!?!”
There are two basic ways to approach a period piece. One is to adopt the psychologies of the characters and their era.
There are two basic ways to approach a period piece. One is to adopt the psychologies of the characters and their era.
- 1/19/2019
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Before the premiere screening of Showtime’s new comedy Black Monday, co-creator Jordan Cahan acknowledged he and David Caspe had been working on the series for a very long time. With the series set to make its debut on the cable channel on Sunday, Jan. 20, Cahan dug out the duo’s first email about the project.
“[Caspe] wrote me: ‘Us laughing like idiots today about this Black Monday stupid shit got me really excited,’” Cahan read. “‘I’m sure it’s impossible, but I can’t wait to try to put something that’s this ...
“[Caspe] wrote me: ‘Us laughing like idiots today about this Black Monday stupid shit got me really excited,’” Cahan read. “‘I’m sure it’s impossible, but I can’t wait to try to put something that’s this ...
- 1/19/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Outdated and overextended aren’t desirable qualities for stocks or TV shows, but “Black Monday” makes them work to its advantage — for now. Showtime’s new comedy follows a greedy, drug-addicted, morally bankrupt but monetarily flush stock trader whose dangerous play for one company may have caused the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street. Despite saying as much right off the bat, David Caspe and Jordan Cahan ask you to root for Don Cheadle’s Maurice “Mo” Monroe anyway, marking yet another TV series mistakenly built on an antihero story (so very out of fashion in 2019) and told at such a rapid rate one wonders how “Black Monday” will sustain interest beyond its first episodes.
But oh what fun lies within these initial 90 minutes. There’s Don Cheadle’s coked-up charm and a robot butler named Kyle; there’s a “Marry Me” reunion with Ken Marino...
But oh what fun lies within these initial 90 minutes. There’s Don Cheadle’s coked-up charm and a robot butler named Kyle; there’s a “Marry Me” reunion with Ken Marino...
- 1/14/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Other than a recent voice acting stint on “Duck Tales” (woo-oo!), Don Cheadle has been gone from our TVs for too long. The Golden Globe winner last starred on Showtime’s comedy series “House of Lies” for five seasons as an immoral but driven management consultant.
Cheadle returns to the network with “Black Monday,” trading in his suit and tie for, well, more suits and ties, but with a totally ‘80s flair. Check out Showtime’s official overview of the series:
“Black Monday” takes us back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history. To this day, no one knows who caused it – until now. The series was created and executive produced by David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and Jordan Cahan (“My Best Friend’s Girl”), who also serve as showrunners. Emmy® nominees Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg executive produced and directed the pilot. James Weaver...
Cheadle returns to the network with “Black Monday,” trading in his suit and tie for, well, more suits and ties, but with a totally ‘80s flair. Check out Showtime’s official overview of the series:
“Black Monday” takes us back to October 19, 1987, aka Black Monday, the worst stock market crash in Wall Street history. To this day, no one knows who caused it – until now. The series was created and executive produced by David Caspe (“Happy Endings”) and Jordan Cahan (“My Best Friend’s Girl”), who also serve as showrunners. Emmy® nominees Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg executive produced and directed the pilot. James Weaver...
- 12/29/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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