Monday nights are about to get racy and riotous on Corus Entertainment’s Movie Central (Western Canada) and Astral’s The Movie Network(Eastern Canada) when three of Showtime’s hit comedies return with all new episodes. Shameless kicks off its third season at 8 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET, followed by Season 2 of House of Lies at 9 p.m. PT/10 p.m. ET, and the sixth season of Californication at 9:30 p.m. PT/10:30 p.m. ET. Movie Central and The Movie Network are also offering Canadians the opportunity to sample the season premiere episodes of House of Lies and Californication free of charge. The episodes will be available on www.moviecentral.ca and www.themovienetwork.ca beginning Monday, January 14, and via the free Video On Demand and online services offered by participating television providers.
Shameless, Season 3 (Showtime Original Series)
Premieres Monday, January 14 at 8 p.m. PT on Movie Central / 9 p.m. ET on The Movie Network
Several months after the last season ended, the Gallaghers are still each seeking their own unique version of the American Dream. Jimmy (Justin Chatwin) has moved into the Gallagher home, and Fiona (Emmy Rossum) soon realizes that a GED will only get her so far, and a long-term relationship with Jimmy isn’t as fulfilling as she expected. Meanwhile, Frank (William H. Macy) reappears south of the border with no idea as to how he got there. Emmy® winner and Golden Globe nominee Bradley Whitford (The West Wing) will guest star. Based on the long-running hit UK series, Shameless is executive produced by Emmy Award-winning television and film producer John Wells, as well as Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn. Wells developed the series for American television.
House of Lies, Season 2 (Showtime Original Series)
Premieres Monday, January 14 at 9 p.m. PT on Movie Central / 10 p.m. ET on The Movie Network
Starring Oscar®-nominated actor Don Cheadle in his Emmy-nominated role as Marty Kaan alongside co-star Kristen Bell, House of Lies is a timely comedy that dives head-first into the shark tank known as corporate America. Marty is the big-money earner at Galweather Stearn, who commands a hot, young team known as The Pod: Jeannie (Bell), Clyde (Ben Schwartz) and Doug (Josh Lawson). This season, The Pod – especially Marty and Jeannie – must deal with the fall-out from the big merger showdown. Meanwhile, Marty is thrown by the arrival of a new ‘frenemy’ at work and by Roscoe (Donis Leonard Jr.), who decides to move in with his lunatic mother, Monica (Dawn Olivieri). Larenz Tate (Rescue Me), Nia Long (Third Watch), Lisa Edelstein (House) and Adam Brody (The O.C.) guest star in the new season. The series is based on the hit tell-all book from best-selling author Martin Kihn (House of Lies: How Management Consultants Steal Your Watch and Then Tell You the Time). Produced by Showtime, House of Lies is created and executive produced by Matthew Carnahan, Jessika Borsiczky, Stephen Hopkins and Don Cheadle.
Californication, Season 6 (Showtime Original Series)
Premieres Monday, January 14 at 9:30 p.m. PT on Movie Central / 10:30 p.m. ET on The Movie Network
The sixth season of Californication returns with David Duchovny in his Golden Globe-winning role as hedonistic novelist Hank Moody. Moody continually struggles to be a good father to his college-aged daughter Becca (Madeleine Martin), while still carrying a torch for her mother, and his ex-girlfriend, Karen (Natascha McElhone). This season, Maggie Grace (Lost) guest stars as the infamous rock groupie, Faith, who develops an unconventional relationship with Hank. She is joined in two episodes by her former Lost co-star Jorge Garcia as an old contact from Faith’s past. International comedy star Tim Minchin takes on the role of Atticus Fetch, a mad-as-a-hatter rock star who will write the music for the Broadway production of Hank’s hit novel. Fetch enlists the ever-cynical Hank to collaborate on the project, which he calls “a rock opera about love conquering all.” Notorious rocker Marilyn Manson will also make a guest appearance.Californication is created and executive produced by Tom Kapinos and executive produced by Duchovny.
New episodes of all series will also be simulcast on Movie Central and The Movie Network’s High Definition channels. New episodes will also be available each week on demand and on line with Movie Central On Demand and The Movie Network OnDemand and The Movie Network OnLine.
