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Showtime’s Billions season seven episode 11 has the potential to be one of the show’s best episodes, now that the stage has been set for a huge, game-changing showdown between Axe and Prince. Episode 11, “Axe Global,” will air on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, October 20, 2023.

Season seven episodes also air on Showtime on Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt.

Season seven stars Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike “Wags” Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, and Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker. Jeffrey DeMunn plays Chuck Rhoades Sr., Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha “Dave” Mahar, Kelly AuCoin is “Dollar” Bill Stern, Daniel Breaker is Roger “Scooter” Dunbar, and Toney Goins plays Philip Charyn.

Damian Lewis reprises his role as Bobby Axelrod for the final season.

“Axe Global” Plot: Chuck, Axe and Wendy square off against Prince as the campaign intensity increases.

Showtime’s Billions season seven (the final season) episode three finds Wags, Wendy, and Taylor back at Prince Cap after their unsatisfying reunion with Bobby Axelrod in episode two. The teaser for episode three, “Winston Dick Energy,” also confirms Mike Prince is more than a little concerned now that Chuck Rhoades has his old job back.

Episode three streams on Paramount+ with Showtime on Friday, August 25, 2023. Season seven episodes air on Showtime on Sundays at 8pm Et/Pt.

Damian Lewis reprises his role as Bobby Axelrod for the final season. Season seven also stars Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll as Mike Prince, Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades, David Costabile as Mike “Wags” Wagner, Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor Mason, and Dola Rashad as Kate Sacker.

Jeffrey DeMunn plays Chuck Rhoades Sr., Sakina Jaffrey is Daevisha “Dave” Mahar, Kelly AuCoin is “Dollar” Bill Stern, Daniel Breaker is Roger “Scooter” Dunbar,...

At 72 years old, legendary director Martin Scorsese is still churning out hits, with his last film, The Wolf of Wall Street, earning over $392 million worldwide and earning five Oscar nominations, including Best Picture. The filmmaker recently wrapped production on his next film, Silence, starring Liam Neeson, Andrew Garfield and Ken Watanabe, which hits theaters next year. Fans can see him in front of the camera in the new thriller Campus Code, which is currently available through Digital HD and VOD platforms such as Amazon, Google Play, iTunes, Vimeo, Vudu, and Xfinity as well as On Demand with Charter, DirecTV, Verizon and Vubiquity. Today we have an exclusive clip that helps set up this unique plot, while showcasing Martin Scorsese's cameo.

After Ari (Jesse McCartney) falls from a 13-story building and walks away without a scratch, a group of students begin to sense something is amiss on their college campus.

The Jada Pinkett Smith hospital drama "HawthoRNe" will not be going forward with a fourth season.

"TNT has decided not to order a fourth season of 'HawthoRNe,'" the network said in a statement Friday. "TNT truly appreciates the tremendous dedication of everyone involved in 'HawthoRNe.' The series gave TNT the opportunity to work with many outstanding people, including Jada Pinkett Smith and the rest of the show's talented cast, crew, producers and writers.

Medical drama "Hawthorne" has been canceled by TNT and will halt at the end of three seasons. The network issues a statement saying that they "truly appreciate the tremendous dedication of everyone involved in 'Hawthorne.' The series gave TNT the opportunity to work with many outstanding people, including Jada Pinkett Smith and the rest of the show's talented cast, crew, producers and writers." Another show which got canceled several months back was "Men of a Certain Age" starring Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher. Hawthorne is created by John Masius and stars Jada PInkett Smith, Suleka Matthew, Hannah Hodson, Michael Vartan and Vanessa Lengies.

Medical drama "Hawthorne" has been canceled by TNT and will halt at the end of three seasons. The network issues a statement saying that they "truly appreciate the tremendous dedication of everyone involved in 'Hawthorne.' The series gave TNT the opportunity to work with many outstanding people, including Jada Pinkett Smith and the rest of the show's talented cast, crew, producers and writers." Another show which got canceled several months back was "Men of a Certain Age" starring Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher. Hawthorne is created by John Masius and stars Jada PInkett Smith, Suleka Matthew, Hannah Hodson, Michael Vartan and Vanessa Lengies.

Jada Pinkett Smith returns as Christina Hawthorne for a second season of HawthoRNe (the Rn in the name and title standing for registered nurse). The show continues to follows the same formula established in the first season while shaking things up. The returning cast includes: Jada Pinkett Smith as Christina Hawthorne (Smith also has producer creds), Suleka Mathew as Bobbie Jackson, Hannah Hodson as Camille Hawthorne (Christina.s daughter), Michael Vartan as Dr. Tom Wakefield, David Julian Hirsh as Ray Stein, Vanessa Lengies as Kelly Epson, Christina Moore as Candy Sullivan, James Morrison as John Morrissey, Adam Rayner as Dr. Steve Shaw and Anne Ramsey as Dr. Brenda Marshall. The first episode sees the hospital Richmond Trinity has closed...

Are you guys digging this season of Hawthorne? Our own Michael Yo just hit the set for scoop from star Jada Pinkett Smith, and she told us, "This year we're dealing with a lot of adult issues. Christina goes on a tremendous journey. So it's not going to be that same flow from the last two years. " Hmmm...what do you think that means? Plus, Smith teased big twists for Kelly (Vanessa Lengies) and Camille (Hannah Hodson), explained the significance of the return of Marc Anthony's sexy Nick, and talked about how her character's pregnancy brought her own babies to mind: So will Christina Hawthorne's pregnancy inspire Jada Pinkett Smith to have more babies? No way, said Smith. "The shop...

Chicago – The popular cable TV series “HawthoRNe” throws down a dramatic Season 3 premiere, featuring the star talents of Jada Pinkett Smith and a great supporting cast. The medical series returns on TNT Network on June 14th.

Television Rating: 3.5/5.0

This is a “throw the kitchen sink at it” premiere, chock full of surprises, soap operatic turns and strong performances from a well seasoned cast. Jada Pinkett Smith is the rock solid centerpiece as Christina Hawthorne, Chief Nursing Officer at an action-packed hospital. The series continues its focus on the relationships within the ensemble, including the romance between Christina and Dr. Tom Wakefield (Michael Vartan).

At the end of the second season, Christina finds out she is pregnant by Dr. Tom, and the third chapter opens with their nuptials. In the context of all medical dramas, there is an accident nearby that interrupts the vows, but the team is there to take care of the situation.

The Young Artist Foundation has announced the nominees for the 32nd Annual Young Artist Awards. Check out the soap-related categories below.

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actor

Field Cate, The Young And The Restless

Mick Hazen, As The World Turns

Dylan Patton, Days Of Our Lives

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actor 12 and Under

Tate Berney, All My Children

Jake Vaughn, All My Children

Aaron Sanders, General Hospital

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actress

Lexi Ainsworth, General Hospital

Taylor Spreitler, Days Of Our Lives

Gabriela Rodriquez, Days Of Our Lives

Best Performance In A Daytime TV Series

Young Actress 12 and Under

Haley Pullos, General Hospital

Mackenzie Aladje, All My Children

Danielle Parker, All My Children

Lauren Boles, Days Of Our Lives

Best Performance In A TV Series (Comedy or Drama)

Supporting Young Actor

Coy Stewart, Are We There Yet?

Braeden Lemasters,...

My Soul To Take, Wes Craven's first 3D flick and really his first horror film in a bit hits your local theater shortly and to help wet your appitite I've got some new stuff I'll be throwing your way. First up is this clip that features a chase and a short meeting with The Ripper, Craven's baddy this time around. My Soul To Take opens this coming Friday Oct. 8th.  The flick stars Max Theieriot, Emily Meade, Denzel Whitaker, Zena Grey, Nick Lashaway, Hannah Hodson, Shareeka Epps, Jessica Hecht, Elana Hurst and Christopher Place. Here's the official studio synopsis: In...

HollywoodNews.com: TNT has written a prescription for a third season of the powerful medical drama “Hawthorne,” starring and executive-produced by Jada Pinkett Smith (“Collateral,” “The Matrix” trilogy). TNT has ordered 10 new episodes of the hit series, which is slated to return in 2011.

Created by Emmy® winner John Masius (“St. Elsewhere,” “Providence,” “Dead Like Me”), “Hawthorne” premiered in summer 2009 and ranked as one of ad-supported cable’s Top 5 new series of the year. In its second season in summer 2010, the series continued its success, averaging 3.7 million viewers and ranking as ad-supported cable’s #1 Tuesday program among women 25-54.

“With its memorable characters, powerful performances and moving storylines, ‘Hawthorne’ takes us on a dramatic journey through the world of a hospital on the brink of collapse,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “This series has performed extremely well among...

To the chagrin of copy-editors everywhere, TNT has renewed the typographically silly nursing drama "HawthoRNe" for a third season. The 10-episode third season of "Hawthorne" (we can't bring ourselves to play TNT's capitalization reindeer games) will premiere in 2011. In case you've somehow forgotten, "Hawthorne" stars Jada Pinkett Smith as Christina Hawthorne, who TNT describes as "an impassioned Chief Nursing Officer struggling to whip a failing hospital – and her personal life – into shape." Michael Vartan, Suleka Mathew, Vanessa Lengies, Christina Moore, David Julian Hirsh and Hannah Hodson co-star. Although "Hawthorne" hasn't received the critical or awards...

Previous: TNT Renews Medical Drama 'Hawthorne' TNT has written a prescription for a third season of the powerful medical drama Hawthorne, starring and executive-produced by Jada Pinkett Smith(Collateral, The Matrix trilogy). TNT has ordered 10 new episodes of the hit series, which is slated to return in 2011. Created by Emmy® winner John Masius (St. Elsewhere, Providence, Dead Like Me), Hawthorne premiered in summer 2009 and ranked as one of ad-supported cable’s Top 5 new series of the year. In its second season in summer 2010, the series continued its success, averaging 3.7 million viewers and ranking as ad-supported cable’s #1 Tuesday program among women 25-54. “With its memorable characters, powerful performances and moving storylines, Hawthorne takes us on a dramatic journey through the world of a hospital on the brink of collapse,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). “This...

Hawthorne renewed for a 10-episode third season on TNT TNT has written a prescription for a third season of the powerful medical drama Hawthorne, starring and executive-produced by Jada Pinkett Smith (Collateral, The Matrix trilogy). TNT has ordered 10 new episodes of the hit series, which is slated to return in 2011.

Created by Emmy winner John Masius (St. Elsewhere, Providence, Dead Like Me), Hawthorne premiered in summer 2009 and ranked as one of ad-supported cable's Top 5 new series of the year. In its second season in summer 2010, the series continued its success, averaging 3.7 million viewers and ranking as ad-supported cable's #1 Tuesday program among women 25-54.

"With its memorable characters, powerful performances and moving storylines, Hawthorne takes us on a dramatic journey through the world of a hospital on the brink of collapse," said Michael Wright, executive vice president and head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM). "This series...

It's being reported that HawthoRNe will soon be renewed for a third season of 10 episodes.

HawthoRNe revolves around Chief Nursing Officer Christina Hawthorne (Jada Pinkett Smith) and the rest of the staff at Richmond Trinity Hospital. The series also stars Michael Vartan, Suleka Mathew, Christina Moore, David Julian Hirsh, and Hannah Hodson.

The renewal isn't much of a surprise since the series continues to be a good performer for TNT, averaging 3.1 million viewers and a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That's much lower than the cable channel's bigger shows, The Closer and Rizzoli & Isles, but still enough to earn another 10 episode season. Of TNT's summer dramas, only Dark Blue's fate is unknown.

What do you think?Are you glad to hear HawthoRNe will be back for season three? Is it worth watching?...

My Soul to Take PosterMy Soul to Take, from director Wes Craven, was previously titled 25/8 and now the first trailer is available for this supernatural styled film. In the clip, the Riverton Ripper makes short work of several teens, who were born on the day the Ripper was originally killed. Now, his spirit or soul inhabits another and he seeks more bloodshed through the body of one of these ill-fated youths. To show in brilliant 3D, My Soul to Take will be released theatrically by Univeral Pictures. Have a look at the clip inside.

The trailer for the picture here:

"In the sleepy town of Riverton, legend tells of a serial killer who swore he would return to murder the seven children born the night he died. Now, 16 years later, people are disappearing again. Has the psychopath been reincarnated as one of the seven teens, or did he survive the...

DVD Playhouse—June 2010

By

Allen Gardner

The White Ribbon (Sony) On the eve of Ww I, a small village in Germany is struck by a series of tragic, seemingly unconnected events until the townspeople, and the audience, start to connect the dots. Shot in stark, beautiful black & white, director Michael Haneke has fashioned a haunting metaphorical drama that is as coldly chilling as anything made by Ingmar Bergman, and darkly unsettling as anything from the canon of David Lynch. A rich, tough, brilliant cinematic experience you’re not likely to forget. Also available on Blu-ray disc. Bd bonuses: Interviews with cast and crew; featurettes. Widescreen Dolby and DTS 5.1 surround.

Alice In Wonderland (Disney) Tim Burton’s take on the Lewis Carroll classic finds young Alice (Mia Wasikowska), a 19th century girl who finds herself in an unhappy engagement to a boorish suitor, tumbling down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she encounters magical cakes,...

Jada Pinkett Smith returns as Christina Hawthorne on June 22.

Indeed, season two of Hawthorne will feature more drama and suspense than ever, according to a new TNT press release. Fans of this series should read it below, as they get excited for a summer's worth of new episodes:

The doors of Richmond Trinity have closed…permanently. That’s the dramatic reality that opens the second season of TNT’s powerful medical drama, Hawthorne. This June, the hit series returns with star and executive producer Jada Pinkett Smith (The Women, The Matrix trilogy) as Christina Hawthorne, a Chief Nursing Officer ready for battle on the front lines of a war against declining patient services and hospital budget cuts.

Hawthorne is told from the point of view of nurses as they struggle against the odds to deliver the best care possible. The series also stars Michael Vartan (Alias) as Dr. Tom Wakefield,...

Mazar will appear in the Season 2 premiere of the TNT show The second season premiere of a hit TNT series will feature a prominent new guest star. TV Guide is reporting that actress Debi Mazar will appear as a guest star on the Season 2 premiere of Hawthorne, which will air on Tuesday, June 22 at 10 Pm Et on TNT.

The site reports that Mazar will portray Donna Alberghetti, an old friend of Jada Pinkett Smith's character, Christine Hawthorne, who shows up at Hawthorne's hospital with a bizarre illness just days before her wedding, which casts a suspicious light on Alberghetti's husband-to-be.

Hawthorne stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Vartan, David Julian Hirsh, Christina Moore, Suleka Mathew, Hannah Hodson and Vanessa Lengies. The Season 2 premiere will air on Tuesday, June 22 at 10 Pm Et on TNT.

You can bring home the first season of Jada Pinkett Smith's new TV series on DVD this June. Hawthorne: Season One will be released on DVD on June 15. This three-disc set will contain all 15 episodes of this first season and will be priced at $34.95 Srp. You can take a look at the cover art below, but no special features details have been revealed as of yet. The series stars Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Vartan, David Julian Hirsh, Christina Moore, Suleka Mathew, Hannah Hodson and Vanessa Lengies.

At Richmond Trinity Hospital, Director of Nursing Christina Hawthorne (Jada Pinkett Smith) is locked in a battle against forces far too large for any one person to handle. Whether fighting to see that a homeless woman is treated like a human being, talking a close friend and suicidal cancer patient off a ledge, accommodating the clashing egos of the hospital's talented doctors and administrators,...

TNT freshman medical drama "Hawthorne" has been renewed.

The cable network has ordered 10 additional episodes of the show, which stars and is executive produced by Jada Pinkett Smith, to air in 2010.

During its first season, "Hawthorne," which anchors TNT's Tuesday original-programming block at 9 p.m., is averaging 3.8 million viewers, a 69% improvement in the time slot.

" 'Hawthorne' has been a great addition to TNT's lineup of original series, and Jada Pinkett Smith's performance has been a tremendous draw with viewers," said Michael Wright, executive vp and head of programming at TNT, TBS and TCM.

Created by John Masius, "Hawthorne" stars Pinkett Smith as Christina Hawthorne, a compassionate and headstrong chief nursing officer at Richmond Trinity Hospital.

The Sony TV-produced series, whose first season wraps next week, co-stars Michael Vartan, Suleka Mathew, David Julian Hirsh, Christina Moore and Hannah Hodson.

Pinkett Smith, Masius, Glen Mazzara and Jamie Tarses are exec producing.

Probably not the best time to launch a medical drama based around a plucky and opinionated nurse. After all, Showtime just last week launched Nurse Jackie, its own series about, you got it, a plucky and opinionated nurse in a comedy series that's intelligent, gripping, and utterly unforgettable. The same, sadly, can't be said for TNT's Hawthorne (I flat out refuse to capitalize the Rn--for registered nurse, natch--in the series' title), which launches tonight on the cabler. Created by John Masius (St. Elsewhere, Dead Like Me), Hawthorne pales in comparison to the similarly-themed Nurse Jackie. It also tries to take a more serious tack with its handling of professional nurses than the Edie Falco-led Showtime series and yet feels all the more tired and staid as a result. Jada Pinkett Smith (The Matrix) stars here as Christina Hawthorne, the widowed Chief Nursing Officer at Richmond Trinity hospital who has...

Chicago – TNT’s medical drama “HawthoRNe” would have felt overly generic in any month of the year, but debuting in the same one as Showtime’s far darker, subtler and more entertaining “Nurse Jackie” does the show no favors at all. Jada Pinkett Smith executive-produces and stars in a well-intentioned program with a good pedigree (John Masius of “St. Elsewhere” is one of the producers) but one that feels like a relic of a bygone era of more manipulative television.

Television Rating: 2.0/5.0 The premiere of “HawthoRNe” introduces us to the title character, Nurse Christina Hawthorne, on the one-year anniversary of her husband’s death. Hawthorne is the Chief Nursing Officer at Richmond Trinity Hospital, leading a group of nurses against two-dimensional doctors always trying to screw them over and patients who need them to survive.

Jada Pinkett Smith, Michael Vartan.

Photo credit: Erik Heinila/TNT

The first episode of “HawthoRNe...

New and coming to TNT this month is Jada Pinkett Smith-starring and -produced drama, "Hawthorne". A sneak peek is released to give a clue on how committed nurse Christina Hawthorne is to her work and how hard it is to be entangled in the personal lives of her patients.

Hawthorne is a compassionate and headstrong Chief Nursing Officer heading up a group of dedicated nurses at Richmond Trinity Hospital who spend long days and nights on the hospital's front lines. Whether showing humanity to a homeless woman, trying to talk a suicidal cancer patient off a ledge or exposing a doctor's near-fatal error, Hawthorne will do everything in her power to help her patients.

But the long days at the hospital and Hawthorne's intense focus on helping others take a toll on her personal life. She is recently widowed - her husband died after a battle with cancer,...

Lesbian/bi visibility on primetime American television this summer is not much better than it is the rest of the year — which is to say, it's pretty slim pickings.

Among the shows premiering or returning in the next few weeks, there are a few with supporting lesbian/bi characters (Mental, The Closer); one with an out actress in a supporting role (Hawthorne); and a reality show featuring two out female contestants (Top Chef Master).

Here's a review of the pilot or first new episode(s) of all four series, and a short list of the premiere/air dates of other shows that may interest you.

Warning: some mild spoilers, but no major plot points revealed

Mental (Drama, Fox)

Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm Pst/Est, premiering May 26

Cast: Chris Vance (Prison Break), Annabella Sciorra (Queens Supreme, The L Word), Derek Webster (Stargate), Jacqueline McKenzie (4400), Marisa Ramirez (General Hospital), Nicholas Gonzalez (CSI: Miami...