Showtime Releases ‘Black Monday’ Premiere Episode Prior to Series Launch

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Showtime has released the premiere episode of its freshman comedy series Black Monday across multiple platforms, the network said Friday.

The series — which chronicles the 1987 stock market crash and how a group of outsiders took on the old-boys club of Wall Street to cripple the world’s largest financial system — premieres on Showtime Jan. 10, but the first episode is currently available on YouTube,Facebook and SHO.com, said Showtime.

Black Monday, created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall. Caspe, Cahan and Cheadle serve as executive producers alongside Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. 

R. Thomas Umstead
R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.