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Showtime Prequel Beats a Dead Horse

It is seemingly not possible for “Dexter,” as a franchise, to move forward. In the final moments of the sequel series “New Blood,” which aired eight years after the original series finale in 2013, Michael C. Hall’s serial killer was fatally shot. (Or at least, he appeared to be — more on that in a […]

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‘The Agency’ Renewed for Season 2 at Showtime

Paramount+ With Showtime will continue its spy games with The Agency. The spy drama starring Michael Fassbender has earned a quick renewal for a second season. The pickup at Showtime comes less than a week after the Nov. 29 series debut on Paramount+ With Showtime (its on-air Showtime premiere came two days later) and Paramount+ […]

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Why The Agency TV Show Is Set in April 2023

[This story contains spoilers from the first two episodes of The Agency.] The Michael Fassbender-starring TV series The Agencylike many other recent political thrillers, is set amid the backdrop of real-life geopolitical events like the Ukraine-Russia war, with the conflict fueling key plot points in the series. But with the CIA drama, which also stars […]

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‘Yellowjackets’ Cast Hosts Funeral Parties for Character Deaths

Yellowjackets writer Ashley Lyle revealed on Sunday that the cast of the Showtime series often host “funeral parties” for each other when characters die. “Killing off a character means nothing but good story,” Lyle said during an appearance at this weekend’s Vulture Fest. “It’s often really heartbreaking.” Yellowjacketswhich first premiered in 2021 and follows two […]