The coronavirus pandemic is shaking up Showtime’s spring and summer season schedule. The cable community introduced Wednesday that Billions and Black Monday‘s seasons are getting break up in two resulting from suspension of manufacturing operations ensuing from COVID-19, and The Chi Season three premiere is shifting up a couple of weeks.
Comedy collection Black Monday will air by the sixth episode of its in-progress second season on Sunday April 12, then will return with the ultimate 4 episodes of the season later this yr at a date to be decided.
Billions will premiere its fifth season as deliberate on Sunday, Might three at 9/8c. The primary seven episodes of the season will debut beginning in Might, with the rest to additionally air later this yr, date TBD.
The season premiere of The Chi will transfer as much as Sunday, June 21 at 9/8c. Your entire third season will air with out interruption.
Not each Showtime present will probably be affected, although. Your entire season of Penny Dreadful: City of Angels is at present scheduled to air starting with its season premiere on Sunday, April 26 at 10/9c.
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In response to Showtime, each Billions and Black Monday will pause at a pure level within the story arcs of their seasons.
The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent shutdown has necessitated schedule modifications for tons of of reveals, together with The Walking Dead, which is able to air its Season 10 finale later this yr, and Empire, which has been compelled to abbreviate its final season.
Black Monday airs Sundays at 10/9c on Showtime.
Paul Giamatti and Damian Lewis, Billions