'Happy Face' To Be Put On March 20; Watch Trailers

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  It’s been a rather good month for the Quaids, with  Dennis  getting to go to the  Oscars  as part of the cast of  The Substance  and his son Jack’s new film  Novocaine  from  Paramount Pictures . Well we’re getting Dennis’s next series,  Paramount+ ’s  Happy Face   this month too. The streamer has set a March 20 premiere date for the 8-episode crime drama starring Annaleigh Ashford, with two episodes that will be followed by weekly singles until the May 1 season finale. Happy Face  was first announced in 2021, released its teaser in January, its official trailer on Tuesday and is inspired by the podcast by the same name from iHeartMedia and Melissa Moore, through her true story as chronicled in her autobiography  Shattered Silence  she wrote with M. Bridget Cook. As the story goes, Moore was 15 when she uncovered that her father, going by Keith Jerperson in the series was a serial killer known as “Happy Fa...
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'Billions' Confirmed To End With Season 7; Gets Early Start On Paramount+ With Showtime

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After having been believed to be the case for several months, Showtime has made it official: Billions is ending after its seventh season, and that seventh season will begin this August.

On Friday August 11, the season premiere will stream first on Paramount+ with Showtime before its linear debut on Sunday, August 13 at 8 PM on Showtime. The 12-episode season will then roll out weekly from there, but the early releases seemingly start and end with the season premiere.

The season's logline reads: In Season 7, alliances are turned on their heads. Old wounds are weaponized. Loyalties are tested. Betrayal takes on epic proportions. Enemies become wary friends. And Bobby Axelrod returns, as the stakes grow from Wall Street to the world.

Billions's cast includes Paul Giamatti as Chuck Rhoades, Corey Stoll, Asia Kate Dillon, Maggie Siff, David Costabile, Condola Rashad, Kelly AuCoin, and Jeffrey DeMunn. Damian Lewis starred as Bobby Axelrod through the show’s first five seasons and will return for six Season 7 episodes. When the series began, it followed Axelrod as he accumulated wealth and power in the world of high finance with aggressive tactics that frequently garnered the attention of United States Attorney Rhoades, The series was created by Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. Koppelman and Levien serve as executive producers and co-showrunners, while Beth Schacter also serves as co-showrunner and executive producer.

While Billions is ending and the Showtime linear channel is also becoming Paramount+ with Showtime, the programming strategy means the series is about to sprout a franchise, as Koppelman, Levien, and Paul Schiff are developing a multitude of spinoffs including Billions: Miami, Billions: London, Millions, and Trillions. “Billions has deftly explored power, money, and greed in a way that not only made it a massive hit but also defined its own genre thanks to the creative brain trust of Brian [Koppelman] and David [Levien],” said Chris McCarthy, President & CEO of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks. He hyped the final season as "packed full of the incredible, complex dialogue and character dynamics fans have come to love", and is excited to grow the franchise with the creators.

Sources: Deadline, Variety


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