June 24, 2008
Despite less-than-stellar ratings for its maiden season, HBO recently announced that it plans to renew its daily drama In Treatment for another round. The series revolving around psychotherapist Paul Weston, played by Gabriel Byrne, premiered early this year as a five-night-a-week series. The show follows the Washington-based doctor with his weekly sessions with patients, plus his sessions with his own therapist Gina Toll, played by Dianne West.
Upon the announcement, HBO added that “additional cast members will be announced as they are confirmed,” implying that it will do away with some season 1 characters. The series will also have a new writer in the person of Tony-winning playwright Warren Leight, a veteran of Law & Order: Criminal Intent. He joins Rodrigo Garcia, Mark Wahlberg, Stephen Levinson and Hagai Levi as an executive producer.
December 2, 2007
Beginning next year, HBO will revolutionize its programming in an altogether new fashion, well beyond its tradition of constantly changing the face of television. Come January 28, HBO will air its new half-hour drama, In Treatment, nightly.
In Treatment is one of the cable network's freshest offerings, featuring veteran actor Gabriel Byrne in the lead role as a psychotherapist. At the helm of the show are executive producers of two other HBO favorites, Rodrigo Garcia of Big Love and Stephen Levinson and Mark Wahlberg of Entourage.
November 29, 2007
If you're looking to cast a handsome, successful man, Blair Underwood is always a good choice. The actor has had a string of successful film and television ventures, and now he's part of the talented and large ensemble cast of ABC's delightfully wicked drama, Dirty Sexy Money. Underwood plays Simon Elder, a philanthropic billionaire with an ax to grind with the Darling family.
Underwood spoke to BuddyTV about his role and the fact that Dirty Sexy Money was recently picked up for a full season by ABC, despite the writers' strike that prevents the final scripts from actually being written. Still, with four episodes left to air, Underwood spoke about his character's relationship with his ex-wife, slated to appear next week, as well as his affinity for the cast, and also about some of his other upcoming projects, including a return to The New Adventures of Old Christine and the new HBO series In Treatment. Continue reading for a full transcript as well as the audio file of the interview.