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The Donovans, a new series loosely based on the popular Showtime drama Ray Donovanis set on Paramount+, with Guy Ritchie as direct and executive producer. top boy Creator Ronan Bennett will write all 10 episodes of the series, an extension of the Ray Donovan franchise, from Showtime/MTV Studios and 101 Studios. The Donovans will debut on Paramount+ for subscribers with the Paramount+ plan with Showtime later this year.
With the most powerful clients in Europe, The Donovans Family fortunes and reputations will be at risk, strange alliances and betrayal will develop around every corner; And while the family may be London’s elite today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what will happen tomorrow.
The Donovans It follows two generations of gangsters, the businesses they run, the complex relationships they forge, and the man they turn to to solve their problem.
The series is executive produced by Ritchie, Bennett, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin and Ivan Atkinson.
“Guy Ritchie and Ronan Bennett are the ideal team to create a new globally successful franchise with The Donovans”said Chris McCarthy, president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios. “Guy’s fascinating and elegant directing approach, combined with Ronan’s captivating and brutally authentic writing, will transport audiences to a wild and twisted world full of new adventures.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios to reimagine Ray Donovan’s legacy together. Having Guy and Ronan join us on this incredible journey has been a true blessing,” said David C. Glasser, CEO of 101 Studios. “We couldn’t be more excited to build on this huge success and create an exciting new show for audiences around the world.”
Paramount CEO Bob Bakish hinted at more Ray Donovan ramifications last spring, immediately after Showtime’s announcement of multiple Right handed and Thousands of millions derivatives in process.
“We’re leaning toward our Showtime franchises,” he said during the 2023 Morgan Stanley conference. “You might think the show is smaller, which will be less expensive, but it will also give people what they want, which It’s more Showtime, maybe more Right handed, Maybe more Ray Donovanand really leaning into that.”
Showtime has already revived Ray Donovan once, bringing the show back to give it a proper ending with a movie following its abrupt cancellation in 2020.
Ritchie created and most recently directs The Knights, an eight-episode drama series inspired by his 2019 Miramax film, scheduled to premiere March 7 on Netflix. He previously directed the Sherlock Holmes franchise starring Robert Downey Jr. and the Disney film Aladdin which raised more than a billion dollars worldwide. He also wrote and directed The pact starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Dar Salim.
Bennett created, produced and wrote all episodes of top boy, a crime-based drama series chronicling drug trafficking and gang violence in London. He is also the creator and showrunner of the anticipated television adaptation of The day of the jackalstarring Eddie Redmayne and written by Bennett.
“I am delighted to be working with Showtime, Paramount+ and 101 Studios. We are going to deliver a show that will provide enormous thrills, entertainment and a huge adrenaline rush for audiences around the world,” said Bennett. “At the same time, I am totally focused on exploring real characters, body and soul, and I am committed to writing stories with deep dramatic impact. We will get under the skin of the criminal underworld, in a way that will show them the deeper truths of how they live and how sometimes this will inevitably affect our own lives.
Ritchie is represented by Matt Saver and WME. Bennett is with Charles Collier, Chalcot Square and CAA.