Ray Donovan to be adapted for Showtime on film … after the show was abruptly canceled last year

Ray Donovan will be adapted into a Showtime movie, following the show’s cancellation last year.

Liev Schreiber, 53, will reprise his lead role for the film, according to Variety, and write the screenplay alongside director David Hollander, 52.

Jon Voight, 82, and Kerris Dorsey, 23, are also set to return for the film, which is set to begin in the storyline where the show’s seventh season left off.

“ When Ray Donovan went out of air after seven great seasons, we heard from so many loyal fans that they weren’t ready to say goodbye to Ray and the wonderfully dysfunctional Donovan clan, ” Gary Levine said. , director of Showtime, at the store. And so, for them, we are delighted that Liev and David are creating an exciting new chapter in this iconic series.

Production is expected to start in New York at an undetermined date.

When the show’s cancellation was announced in February 2020, Schreiber vowed “ there will be more ” of the character in an Instagram post.

“ It’s hard to describe how incredible this is for those of us in the Ray Donovan family who have been fortunate enough to feel the overwhelming love and support you have all expressed for our show since the news broke. broke out that Ray wasn’t coming back, ” he said at the time. “What’s even more incredible is that it seems like your voices have been heard.

“Too early to say how and when, but with a little luck and your continued support there will be more of Ray Donovan.

The show aired for 82 episodes from 2013 to 2020 over seven seasons on Showtime. This earned Schreiber and Voight Emmy nods, with Voight winning a Golden Globe in 2015, while Hank Azaria winning an Emmy in 2016 for his work on the show as a guest star.

The show also featured regulars like Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, and Pooch Hall, and story arcs for notable names like Donald Faison, Lisa Bonet, Alan Alda, and Ryan Dorsey.