List of Showtime original programming

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Showtime (also branded as Paramount+ with Showtime) is an American premium cable and satellite television network. Showtime's programming primarily includes theatrically released motion pictures and original television series, along with boxing and mixed martial arts matches, occasional stand-up comedy specials and made-for-TV movies.

Contents

Current programming

Drama

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
The Chi Drama December 5, 20176 seasons, 66 episodes46–58 minRenewed [1]
Yellowjackets Drama November 14, 20212 seasons, 19 episodes52–61 minSeason 3 due to premiere in 2025 [2]
Super Pumped Docudrama anthology February 27, 20221 season, 7 episodes50–66 minRenewed [3]
Awaiting release
Dexter: Original Sin [4] [5] [6] [7] Crime drama December 15, 2024 [8] 1 season, 10 episodesTBAPending

Comedy

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
The Curse Comedy November 12, 20231 season, 10 episodes38–62 minPending

Unscripted

Docuseries

TitleSubjectPremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
All AccessSportsSeptember 5, 201235 seasons, 85 episodes18–30 minPending
Couples Therapy Romantic relationshipsSeptember 6, 20194 seasons, 46 episodes25–59 minPending

Variety

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
Headliners with Rachel NicholsSports talk show April 13, 20231 season, 4 episodes29–30 min.Pending

Co-productions

These shows have been commissioned by Showtime in cooperation with a partner from another country.

TitleGenrePartner/CountryPremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Dreaming Whilst Black Comedy BBC Three/United KingdomSeptember 10, 20231 season, 6 episodes22–27 minRenewed [9]

SkyShowtime regional original programming

These shows are originals because Showtime commissioned or acquired them and had their premiere on the SkyShowtime service, but they are not available worldwide.

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive region(s)LanguageStatus
One Way or Another (season 2) Comedy May 26, 20231 season, 8 episodesTBAEuropeSpanishPending
Warszawianka Comedy June 19, 20231 season, 11 episodesTBAEuropePolishPending
The Winner Comedy September 4, 20231 season, 6 episodesTBAEuropeSlovakMiniseries
Codename: Annika Crime drama September 30, 20231 season, 6 episodesTBAEuropeFinnishPending
Fleeting Lies Comedy thriller October 9, 20231 season, 8 episodes26–34 min.EuropeSpanishPending
Veronika Crime drama March 22, 20248 episodesTBANordic countriesSwedishMiniseries

Adult

Upcoming programming

Drama

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeStatus
The Agency [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] Political thriller 20241 season, 10 episodesTBAFilming
Dexter: Resurrection [16] Crime drama 2025TBATBAFilming

Co-productions

TitleGenrePartner/CountryPremiereSeasonsLengthStatus
Entitled [17] [18] Comedy Channel 4/United KingdomTBATBATBAFilming

SkyShowtime regional original programming

These shows are originals because Showtime commissioned or acquired them and will have their premiere on the SkyShowtime service, but they will not be available worldwide.

TitleGenrePremiereSeasonsRuntimeExclusive region(s)LanguageStatus
Shades [19] Psychological thriller TBATBATBAEuropeSpanishFilming
Mamen Mayo [20] Dark comedy drama mockumentary TBATBATBAEuropeSpanishSeries order
Śleboda [20] Crime drama TBATBATBAEuropePolishSeries order

Pilots

Drama

Comedy

In development

Former programming

The following is a list of Showtime original programs that have appeared on the channel in the past.

Drama

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
A New Day in Eden19821983
The Paper Chase 19831986
Bedtime19961996
Poltergeist: The Legacy 19961998 [lower-alpha 1]
Fast Track 19971998
Stargate SG-1 19972002 [lower-alpha 1]
Queer as Folk 20002005
Resurrection Blvd. 20002002
Soul Food 20002004
Leap Years 20012002
Jeremiah 20022004
Street Time 20022003
The L Word 20042009
Sleeper Cell 20052006
Brotherhood 20062008
Dexter 20062013
Look: The Series 20102010
Homeland 20112020
Shameless 20112021
Masters of Sex 20132016
Ray Donovan 20132022
The Affair 20142019
Billions 20162023
Roadies 20162016
I'm Dying Up Here 20172018
City on a Hill 20192022
The L Word: Generation Q 20192023
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels 20202020
Your Honor 20202023
American Rust 20212021 [lower-alpha 2]
The First Lady 20222022
The Man Who Fell to Earth 20222022
American Gigolo 20222022
Let the Right One In 20222022

Comedy

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
Steambath 19831983
Brothers 19841989
The Frantics19861986
It's Garry Shandling's Show 19861990
Hard Knocks 19871987
Kids-TV19901993
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle 19942000
Sherman Oaks19951997
Twisted Puppet Theatre19961996
Linc's 19982000
Rude Awakening 19982001
Beggars and Choosers 19992000
The Chris Isaak Show 20012004
Engine Trouble20012001
Going to California 20012002
Dead Like Me 20032004
Huff 20042006
Barbershop: The Series 20052005
Fat Actress 20052005
Weeds 20052012
The Underground 20062006
Californication 20072014
Tracey Ullman's State of the Union 20082010
Nurse Jackie 20092015
United States of Tara 20092011
The Big C 20102013
Web Therapy 20112015
House of Lies 20122016
Reality Show20122012
Happyish 20152015
Dice 20162017
SMILF 20172019
White Famous 20172017
Kidding 20182020
Who Is America? 20182018
Black Monday 20192021
On Becoming a God in Central Florida 20192019
Work in Progress 20192021
Moonbase 8 20202020
Flatbush Misdemeanors 20212022
I Love That for You 20222022

Miniseries

TitleBroadcast
Out of Order 2003
Twin Peaks: The Return 2017
Escape at Dannemora 2018
The Loudest Voice 2019
The Comey Rule 2020
The Good Lord Bird 2020
Dexter: New Blood 2021–22
George & Tammy 2022–23
Waco: The Aftermath 2023
Ghosts of Beirut 2023
Fellow Travelers 2023

Anthology

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
Faerie Tale Theatre 19821988
Fractured Flickers 19821983
Tall Tales & Legends 19851988
Nightmare Classics 19891989
The Outer Limits 19952000 [lower-alpha 1]
Dead Man's Gun 19971999
Masters of Horror 20052007
Cinema Toast20212021

Animation

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
Shelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories 19921999
The Busy World of Richard Scarry 19941997
Queer Duck 20022004
Free for All 20032003
Our Cartoon President 20182020

Unscripted

Docuseries

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
The Hoop Life 19992000
Family Business 20032006
Freshman Diaries20032003
Interscope Presents: The Next Episode20032003
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! 20032010
This American Life 20072009
Full Color Football: The History of the American Football League20092009
Gigolos 20112016
The Untold History of the United States 20122013
Dark Net 20162017
The Circus: Inside the Greatest Political Show on Earth 20162023
The Putin Interviews 20172017
The Fourth Estate 20182018
Just Another Immigrant 20182018
The Trade20182020
Murder in the Bayou20192019
Shangri-La 20192019
Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men 20192019
The Comedy Store 20202020
Love Fraud 20202020
Outcry 20202020
Vice [lower-alpha 3] 20202023
Gossip 20212021
UFO 20212021
Everything's Gonna Be All White 20222022
Supreme Team20222022
The Lincoln Project 20222022
Spector20222022
Boys in Blue20232023
Murder in Big Horn 20232023
The 12th Victim20232023
Catching Lightning20232023
Goliath20232023
Deadlocked: How America Shaped the Supreme Court20232023
The World According to Football20232023

Reality

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
American Candidate 20042004
Big Brother: After Dark 20072012
Lock 'n Load 20092009
The Real L Word 20102012
Polyamory: Married & Dating 20122013
Time of Death 20132013
3AM 20152015

Variety

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
Motown on Showtime19871989
Showtime Comedy Club Network19871994
Steven Banks Home Entertainment Center 19891989
Jamie Foxx Presents: Laffapalooza20032006
The Green Room with Paul Provenza 20102011
Inside Comedy 20122015
Desus & Mero 20192022
Ziwe 20212022

Sports

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
Showtime Championship Boxing 19862023
ShoBox: The New Generation 20012023
Elite Xtreme Combat 20072008
ShoXC 20072008
Inside the NFL 20082021 [lower-alpha 4]
ShoMMA 20092012
Inside NASCAR 20102012
The Franchise 20112012
Jim Rome on Showtime20122015
60 Minutes Sports 20132017
Bellator MMA 20212023

Stand-up comedy

TitlePremiere
Gary Owen: I Agree with MyselfJanuary 16, 2015
Jay Mohr: Happy. And A Lot.March 14, 2015
Tig Notaro: Knock Knock, It's Tig Notaro April 17, 2015
Brad Williams: Fun SizeMay 8, 2015
Jay Pharoah: Can I Be Me?August 1, 2015
Margaret Cho: PsyCHOSeptember 26, 2015
Jermaine Fowler: Give'em Hell KidDecember 11, 2015
Alonzo Bodden: Historically IncorrectFebruary 19, 2016
Steve-O: Guilty as ChargedMarch 18, 2016
W. Kamau Bell: Semi-Prominent NegroApril 29, 2016
Brad Williams: Daddy IssuesMay 20, 2016
Ben Gleib: Neurotic GangsterJune 3, 2016
Godfrey: Regular BlackAugust 12, 2016
Martin Lawrence: Doin' Time: UncutSeptember 9, 2016
Sebastian Maniscalco: Why Would You Do That?October 1, 2016
Bert Kreischer: The MachineNovember 11, 2016
Tony Roberts: Motorcity MotormouthDecember 2, 2016
Nick Cannon: Stand Up Don't Shoot!February 10, 2017
Steve Byrne: Tell the Damn JokeApril 7, 2017
Al Madrigal: Shrimpin' Ain't EastMay 5, 2017
Andrew Santino: Home Field AdvantageJune 2, 2017
Erik Griffin: The Ugly TruthJuly 7, 2017
Lavell Crawford: Home for the HolidaysNovember 2, 2017
Rob Gronkowski: Unsportsmanlike ComedyJanuary 5, 2018

Co-productions

TitlePartner/CountryFirst broadcastLast broadcast
Bizarre CTV/Canada19801985
33 Brompton Place Global/Canada19821982
Super Dave Global/Canada19871994
A Bunch of Munsch CTV/Canada19911999
The Busy World of Richard Scarry
19941999
Chris Cross CITV/United Kingdom19941998
Total Recall 2070 OnTV/Canada19991999
Odyssey 5 Space/Canada20022002
Meadowlands Channel 4/United Kingdom20072007
The Tudors
20072010
Secret Diary of a Call Girl ITV2/United Kingdom20082011
La La Land BBC Three/United Kingdom20102010
The Borgias Bravo/Canada20112013
Episodes BBC Two/United Kingdom20112017
Penny Dreadful Sky Atlantic/United Kingdom20142016
Guerrilla Sky Atlantic/United Kingdom20172017
Patrick Melrose Sky Atlantic/United Kingdom20182018
Back to Life
20192021
The Woman in the Wall BBC One/United Kingdom20242024
A Gentleman in Moscow Paramount+/United Kingdom20242024

Adult

TitleFirst broadcastLast broadcast
Beach Heat: Miami 20102012
Beverly Hills Bordello 19961998
Body Language20082010
Dave's Old Porn 20112012
Deeper Throat 20092009
Hot Springs Hotel19982000
Kama Sutra 20002000
Lady Chatterly's Stories 20002001
Love Street19941996
Red Shoe Diaries 19921999
Sexual Healing20062007
Submission 20162016
Women: Stories of Passion 19961999

Original films

Showtime has produced original films under two titles: "Showtime Original Pictures" and "Showtime Original Pictures for All Ages" (originally "Showtime Original Pictures for Kids"), the latter of which are made-for-cable films targeted at families:

1980s

1990–1994

1995

1996

1997–1999

2000s

2020s

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Moved to Sci-Fi Channel
  2. Moved to Amazon Freevee
  3. Originally on HBO
  4. Moved to Paramount+

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