It was revealed on Monday by Paramount Global that it will be merging with Showtime and rebranding to Paramount+ with Showtime later this year, according to Deadline. Showtime will no longer operate as an independent network. This integration has led Showtime to make changes to their current production slate, leading to the cancelation of three of their television series: Three Women, American Gigolo, and Let the Right One In. These decisions are led by Paramount Media Networks new head and executive, Chris McCarthy.
Three Women stars Shailene Woodley (Secret Life of an American Teenager, Divergent), Gabrielle Creevy (The Pact, 15 Days), Betty Gilpin (Glow, The Hunt), and DeWanda Wise (Fatherhood, Someone Great). The series was based on Lisa Taddeo’s bestselling fiction novel of the same name and was executive produced by showrunner Laura Eason, Emmy Rossum (Shameless, Angelyne), Kathy Kiric (The Romanoffs, Nurse Jackie), and Taddeo. The first season of the series had already been completed yet not released.
American Gigolo is a reimagining of the 1980 film of the same name and stars Jon Bernthal (Daredevil, The Walking Dead) and Gretchen Mol (Rounders, Boardwalk Empire). Bernthal’s Julian Kaye faces life after being released from prison after 15 years due to a wrongful conviction, struggling with his previous relationships such as his ex wife, Mol’s Michelle Stratton.
Season one of American Gigolo is available to stream on Showtime currently. The season faced a number of production issues, including a misconduct investigation that resulted in the removal of showrunner David Hollander (The Guardian, Heartland). The series only produced eight of the 10 episodes ordered by Showtime.
Let the Right One In follows Demián Bicher (Land, The Nun) as Mark Kane and his daughter Eleanor, played by Madison Taylor Baez (Game of Talents, Selena: The Series) as they deal with Eleanor’s existence as a vampire that can only go out at night. It is based on 2004 best-selling novel of the same name by John Ajvide Lindquist (Harbour, Handling the Undead). The series was initially picked up by A&E and A+E Studio before moving to TNT, where it was meant to air in 2016.
Andrew Hinderaker (Away, Penny Dreadful) showruns the series and it is created by Seith Mann (The Breaks, Veracity) and Tomorrow Studios. Season one is available to stream on Paramount+, Showtime, and Hulu.
These cancellations are just a few of the types of changes that can be expected going forward in Showtime’s future as it integrates with Paramount+.