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The best of Maura Tierney's movies and TV shows highlight an amazing career from a character actor who has been steadily working in the business for decades. Tierney's professional acting career began in the late 1980s, but it was in the early '90s when she started getting more substantial roles and having her talents recognized on a bigger scale. From that point on, Tierney became a fixture in high-profile roles, ranging from broad comedies to intense dramas to the occasional blockbuster.

Tierney's movie career is one that isn't filled with huge starring roles, but she has worked with some incredible directors, like Christopher Nolan, while starring alongside actors like Jim Carrey, Adam Driver, and Glen Powell. However, Tierney is also one of those actors who transitions back and forth between movies and television effortlessly, starring in several acclaimed series over her career. Looking back over her years in the business,...

Law & Order season 26 features a small but significant cast of characters who drive the action in every episode. For almost a quarter of a century, this series has focused on the police and court aspects of the justice system. It is most closely associated with Sam Waterston, who is, unfortunately, one of the Law & Order cast members who is not returning for season 26. However, most of the cast in this series is returning, and one new cast member is being added..

Law & Order has always focused more on police procedural aspects than on character-driven stories; thus, the police and cops in the show are easier to replace when an actor leaves. It has had its share of cast turnover, most notably when Chris Noth left Law & Order over a contract dispute. In recent years, it has shifted to telling more personal stories than it has in the past,...

American Rust, the gripping crime drama, has faced cancelation once again (per Deadline). Prime Video, after rescuing the series from oblivion, has decided not to renew it for a third season. Despite the show only beginning to navigate its way through a second season, which premiered on Prime Video on March 28, 2024, and was titled American Rust: Broken Justice, the streamers decision not to go through with the renewal seems anticipatory. Especially now that Maura Tierney has been cast as a series regular on NBCs Law & Order.

American Rust debuted on Showtime in September 2021 but before that, it faced several early setbacks. When it finally found a home on the premium cable network and found a star and executive producer in Jeff Daniels, it failed to garner strong ratings and was canceled. Amazon Freevee stepped in to rescue the show in June 2022 and the crime drama eventually migrated to sibling Prime Video,...

“American Rust” has been canceled again.

Amazon Prime Video has opted not to move forward with a third season of the series, Variety has confirmed. Amazon had picked up a second season of the series after it was canceled at its original network home, Showtime, in January 2022. It was originally slated to air on Freevee before it was shifted to Prime Video. All 10 episodes of the second season dropped on March 28.

The first season of the show was based on the Philipp Meyer novel of the same name. Season 2 of “American Rust” was officially titled “American Rust: Broken Justice.” Jeff Daniels led the series along with Maura Tierney, David Alvarez, Alex Neustaedter, Julie Mayorga, Mark Pellegrino, Rob Yang, and Kyle Beltran. Luna Lauren Velez, Marc Menchaca, Nick Sandow, Britian Seibert, Christopher Denham, Amelia Workman, Leon Addison Brown, and Sara Lindsey all joined the show in Season 2.

It was recently announced...

American Rust has been canceled for a second time. Prime Video has opted not to renew the drama starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney for a third season, Deadline has confirmed. The news comes four months after Season 2, titled American Rust: Broken Justice, premiered on the platform and had a quiet run.

The cancellation was foreshadowed by the recent casting of Tierney as a new series regular on NBC’s Law & Order.

American Rust has a long history. It initially was ordered straight-to-series at USA Network in November 2017, but a few months later, the network opted not to move forward with it. At the time, sources said the order was contingent on the producers finding a big star for the lead, which didn’t happen. It then moved to Showtime, with Daniels attached to star and executive produce, where it was picked up and aired for one season. The...

A TV icon is joining the next season of NBC's Law & Order, with the 24th season starting in October 2024. Maura Tierney is joining the cast of the long-running NBC police drama, as first reported by TVLine. Details on her character are currently being kept scarce, but Tierney is reportedly slated to play a new lieutenant on the force. This new character will replace Camryn Manheim, who departed the series after playing Lieutenant Kate Dixon for three seasons and 45 episodes.

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Manheim wasn't the only series regular to exit the long-running cop drama. In February 2024, Sam Waterston stepped away from the show after playing District Attorney Jack McCoy for decades. Tony Goldwyn, best known for playing President Fitzgerald Grant in the long-running ABC series Scandal, joined the cast as the new Da,...

Maura Tierney is joining the cast of “Law & Order” for Season 24.

Though specific character details are not yet available, Tierney will play a lieutenant in the season, which premieres on NBC on Oct. 3.

Among Tierney’s best known projects is “The Affair,” the Showtime drama in which she played Helen Solloway in all five seasons from 2014 to 2019, which earned her a Golden Globe. Like “Law & Order,” her other major TV roles have been on NBC: “NewsRadio,” the ’90s sitcom in which she played Lisa Miller for all five seasons, and “ER,” the medical drama that starred her as Abby Lockhart in Seasons 6 through 15.

In film, Tierney is best known for “Primal Fear” (1996) opposite Richard Gere and Edward Norton, “Liar Liar” (1997) opposite Jim Carrey and “Primary Colors” (1998) opposite John Travolta and Emma Thompson.

More recently, Tierney recurred as Fiona McKee in the Bryan Cranston-led Showtime legal drama “Your Honor...

American Rust is set in a fictional town in the Rust Belt of Pennsylvania. Nearly all scenes were filmed in Pittsburgh, with some suburbs used for select shots. Buell symbolizes the decline of the American Dream, making it a crucial element in the series.

A small Rust Belt town plays a significant role in American Rust, but the show itself was all filmed in a bigger city. The crime drama series, created by Dan Futterman, is based on Philipp Meyer's 2009 novel of the same name, which revolves around the decline of the American middle class (and the American Dream) in the early 2000s in a rural town in Pennsylvania. Whereas American Rust undoubtedly shines a light on economic and social problems that several people went through in the late 20th and early 21st century, the show also pulls viewers in with a mystery.

American Rust kicks off with the...

In American Rust: Broken Justice, Lee English has her own mystery to solve. While Season 1 introduced Lee through her relationships with her brother Isaac and the complicated Billy Poe, Season 2 of the TV drama focuses more on Lee's professional world. Julie Mayorga's character is working for a company she begins to suspect isn't above board -- and has to ask herself if she wants to expose it.

Mayorga spoke to Cbr about why she was "excited" to reprise her role in American Rust Season 2. She also discussed why the series appeals to her and delved into the challenge she faced in returning to the character. The entire second season is now streaming on Prime Video.

Cbr: How much from the American Rust book did you reference, especially in Season 2, which is unique and separate from the novel?

Julie Mayorga: It informed me a lot. There [were] little details in my...

American Rust features a talented cast portraying characters amidst the economic hardships of the Rust Belt. Showtime series dives into a murder case in a fictional town, highlighting the struggles of the American middle class. Available to stream on Amazon Prime Video, the storyline revolves around a detective investigating a murder involving close connections.

The American Rust characters list is filled with talented actors playing archetypes. Dan Futterman created the Showtime series, based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Philipp Meyer that focuses on the crumbling American middle class. American Rust follows a murder case that stirs the residents of a fictional town called Buell in the American Rust Belt — a region in the Northeastern and Midwest United States, extending from the eastern parts of Illinois and Wisconsin to the north and western parts of Pennsylvania and New York.

The Rust Belt experienced economic hardship throughout the late...

[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for American Rust: Broken Justice, Season 2, Episode 10, “Confessions.”] American Rust: Broken Justice ended with a bang as the follow-up to 2021’s American Rust delivered an intense cliffhanger sure to leave viewers itching for a third season. But before the show left viewers uncertain about Del Harris (Jeff Daniels) and Grace Poe’s (Maura Tierney) fates, they were calling the shots in the English house which had been infiltrated by fixer and assassin, Russell Wolfe (Christopher Denham). Realizing that Russell could be targeting Lee (Julia Mayorga) for her meddling in Landwill Energy’s operations, a desperate Del calls on former partner Steve Park (Rob Yang), who is eager to learn the truth about Del’s Season 1 crime spree in West Virginia. Agreeing to go to the English house, Steve does so with the intention of recording a confession. When Russell is shot down after killing Lee, Steve pushes Del to confess to his involvement in ...

American Rust: Broken Justice proves there's a fine line between allies and enemies. Season 2 of the crime drama, now streaming on Prime Video, finds Del Harris with a new partner: tough as nails Pittsburgh homicide detective Angela Burgos, played by Luna Lauren Vélez. Angela seems like she genuinely supports Del, but will she stand by him as he ventures into morally grey territory?

Meanwhile, back in the small town of Buell, Del's former subordinate Steve Park (portrayed by Rob Yang from HBO's groundbreaking drama Succession) is determined to take his old boss down now that he's become the Chief of Police. Steve will stop at nothing to get the job done -- but antagonizing Del's girlfriend Grace Poe probably won't go well for him. In an interview with Cbr, Yang and Vélez spoke about what interested them about each of their characters and how Philipp Meyer's novel helped them in the TV series.

The following contains major spoilers for American Rust: Broken Justice Episode 1, "Homecoming," now streaming on Prime Video.

After an over two-year hiatus between seasons, American Rust has a new home on Prime Video and a new-ish plot. The TV crime drama was originally based on Philipp Meyer's critically acclaimed novel and aired on Showtime -- but the second second doesn't have a book to follow. To call it a completely fresh start for the series, though, would be a mistake. There's still a lot from Season 1 that carries over, and that's both good and bad as the show searches for more of an audience.

American Rust: Broken Justice picks up just a few months after traumatic events in the small town of Buell, Pennsylvania. Former police chief Del Harris has gone back to the big city of Pittsburgh, while Del's girlfriend Grace Poe remains in Buell -- and is...

Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney shine in American Rust: Broken Justice, exploring complex characters facing fallout from Season 1. Tierney's Grace undergoes major shifts, while Daniels's Del investigates a shocking homicide, setting up a gripping narrative. Challenges for the actors include Tierney struggling with Pittsburgh driving and a standout scene between Tierney and Rob Yang.

Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney are in top form for American Rust: Broken Justice, the second season of the gritty Pennsylvania-set crime drama. After the violent events of Season 1, both Del Harris (played by Daniels) and his girlfriend Grace Poe (portrayed by Tierney) have to face plenty of fallout. Del has returned to Pittsburgh, where he's investigating a shocking homicide with a seemingly innocent victim. Back in Buell, Grace is trying to sort out the chaos of her family.

Cbr spoke to Maura Tierney and Jeff Daniels about what interested them in revisiting Grace...

Prime Video’s acclaimed series “American Rust” is returning for a new season. “American Rust: Broken Justice” debuts on Prime Video on Thursday, March 28. Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney star in this intense thriller series that forces the viewer to think about what they might do in the characters’ shoes. Based on Philipp Meyer’s beloved novel of the same name, “American Rust” shows just how far a family will go to protect themselves in a harsh, uncompromising environment. You can watch American Rust: Broken Justice with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.

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The first season of “American Rust” explored the tattered American Dream in a Rust Belt town in southwest...

It’s been nearly three full years since American Rust last graced screens, but as the latest season titled American Rust: Broken Justice heads to Prime Video, the story is picking up only four months after the events of Season 1. For Buell resident Grace Poe (Maura Tierney), this means the beginning of a new chapter with her boyfriend, Del Harris (Jeff Daniels), and her son, Billy (Alex Neustaedter), who is still recovering from injuries sustained after being wrongfully convicted for Season 1’s central murder. After spending most of Season 1 fighting for her boy’s innocence and trying to free him from prison, her goals are shifting a bit this time around. “It’s a very different journey because the two men in her life have sort of… I don’t want to say abandoned her, but I think that’s how the character feels,” Tierney tells TV Insider of Grace...

Updated: “Nobody understands all the things you have to do when you wear a badge.” So begins the Season 2 trailer for American Rust which sees the return of Jeff Daniels’ police chief Del Harris to fictional Buell, Pennsylvania to investigate what appears to be a widening murder conspiracy threatening the small town.

See details on American Rust: Broken Justice below. The second season premieres with all 10 episodes March 28 on Prime Video.

Previous, Feb. 15: Following its pickup by Amazon Freevee in 2022 after its cancellation on Showtime, American Rust is now set at Prime Video where it will premiere its second season. American Rust: Broken Justice (new S2 title) will launch with all ten Season 2 episodes on March 28, exclusively on Prime Video in the U.S., UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. Additionally, Amazon has added eight new cast members for Season 2 (see below).

Starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney,...

Jeff Daniels finally gets his badge back later this month for a second season of American Rust on Prime Video. Under the new title American Rust: Broken Justice, the crime drama based on Philipp Meyer's 2009 novel returns to the fictional Pennsylvanian town of Buell to continue exploring life in the Rust Belt where the American Dream hangs on by a thread. A new trailer reintroduces audiences to police chief Del Harris (Daniels), who'll try to pick up the pieces along with his love interest Grace Poe (Maura Tierney) after Season 1's devastating finale. As he takes on a new case, Harris will become the target of an investigation himself for all the questionable deeds he's done in pursuit of justice.

Jeff Daniels as eternally glum police chief Del Harris returns for a widening murder conspiracy in the second-season trailer for American Rust: Broken Justice, which dropped Monday.

After the sudden, mysterious death of a former police officer in Pennsylvania’s rust belt in the rookie season is not quite solved by Harris, to say the least, the second-season trailer for American Rust: Broken Justice returns to the fictional town of Buell, where a compromised Del and Grace Poe (Maura Tierney) try to rebuild their lives.

That’s until the trailer reveals a series of unrelated murders that may add up to a much larger conspiracy closing in on a tight-knit town. “We never really do move on, do we?” Del questions at one point.

The fateful wrench from the first-season finale cover-up surfaces, as does Del fretting over how to protect the murder suspect and son of his sometimes girlfriend Grace.

We’d understand if you were a bit rusty on what’s going on with American Rust. After all, the drama starring Maura Tierney and Jeff Daniels hasn’t aired since 2021.

But good news: American Rust now has a Season 2 release date: Thursday, March 28, TVLine has learned. Where will it air? That’s a little more complicated.

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Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney drama American Rust is returning for its second season — on its third platform.

Amazon announced that the sophomore run — titled American Rust: Broken Justice — will premiere on its Prime Video platform rather than the previously announced ad-supported service Freevee. All 10 episodes of the season will debut in a binge drop on March 28.

The drama was originally developed for Showtime, which canceled the show after its first season aired. Freevee picked up American Rust for season 2 in June 2022, with the show now airing on the Amazon flagship service. With Amazon having formally added ads to its Prime Video platform, Freevee programming has been migrating to the larger Prime Video.

Season 2 follows Del Harris (Daniels) and Grace Poe (Tierney) as they try to rebuild their lives after the events of season 1. Season 2 picks up with a string of seemingly unrelated murders, hinting at a much larger conspiracy...

Almost five months after being cancelled at Showtime, American Rust has found a new home — on Amazon’s Freevee (fka IMDb TV).

Starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney and adapted by Dan Futterman and Adam Rapp from Philipp Meyer’s novel of the same name, Season 1 of American Rust aired last fall and explored the tattered American Dream in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania through the eyes of police chief Del Harris (played by Daniels).

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Amazon Freevee has picked up the second season of “American Rust,” the Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney-starring crime series that was previously canceled at Showtime earlier this year.

Based on Philipp Meyer’s acclaimed 2009 novel of the same name, the drama explores the fallout of the “tattered American Dream” in a rustic Pennsylvania town through the lens of the police chief Del Harris. When the son of the woman he loves, Grace Poe (Tierney), is accused of murder, he’s forced to decide how far he’s willing to go in order to protect him.

“I’m grateful to Amazon Freevee for giving us the chance to make Season Two of ‘American Rust,’” Daniels said in a statement. “Set inside a struggling American small town, our authentic, realistically told story is built for streaming. The movies they don’t make anymore are being made as series at places like Amazon Freevee.