For the 2022 film, see Ray Donovan: The Movie. For the former U.S. Secretary of Labor, see Raymond J. Donovan.
Ray Donovan
Genre
Crime drama Family drama Psychological drama Neo-noir
Created by
Ann Biderman
Starring
Liev Schreiber
Paula Malcomson
Eddie Marsan
Dash Mihok
Steven Bauer
Katherine Moennig
Pooch Hall
Kerris Dorsey
Devon Bagby
Jon Voight
Susan Sarandon
Graham Rogers
Composer
Marcelo Zarvos
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
7
No. of episodes
82 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Bryan Zuriff
Mark Gordon
Ann Biderman
David Hollander
Lou Fusaro
Producer
Allen Coulter
Production locations
Los Angeles, California New York City, New York
Running time
45–60 minutes
Production companies
The Mark Gordon Company
Ann Biderman Co.
Bider Sweet Productions
David Hollander Productions
Showtime Networks
Original release
Network
Showtime
Release
June 30, 2013 (2013-06-30) – January 19, 2020 (2020-01-19)
Related
Ray Donovan: The Movie
Rana Naidu
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Ray Donovan is an American crime drama television series created by Ann Biderman for Showtime. The twelve-episode first season premiered on June 30, 2013.[1][2][3]
The pilot episode broke viewership records, becoming the biggest premiere of all time on Showtime.[4] In February 2020, the series was cancelled after seven seasons. The show's storyline concluded with the feature-length Ray Donovan: The Movie, which premiered on January 14, 2022, on Showtime.[5][6][7]
The drama, starring Liev Schreiber in the title role, is set primarily in Los Angeles (during seasons 1–5) and in New York City (during seasons 6–7). The main character, Ray Donovan, is a professional "fixer" who arranges bribes, payoffs, threats, crime-scene clean-up, and other illegal activities to protect his (usually) celebrity clients. Good at his job, he is also normally devoted to his children and brothers but has a complicated relationship with his wife. He encounters problems when his menacing father, Mickey Donovan (Jon Voight), is unexpectedly released from prison. The FBI attempts to bring down Mickey and his associates, and Donovan struggles to escape the undertow.
^"Showtime(R) 2013 Original Series Premiere Slate". The Futon Critic. Archived from the original on February 16, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2013.
^"Ray Donovan Season 8: Will it be renewed or is it officially cancelled?". Web News Observer. January 9, 2022. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^Littleton, Cynthia (June 11, 2012). "Showtime gives series orders to 'Donovan,' 'Sex'". Variety. Archived from the original on December 17, 2021. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
^O'Connell, Michael (July 2013). "TV Ratings: 'Ray Donovan' Premiere Tops 'Homeland' With Showtime Record". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 15, 2019. Retrieved July 1, 2013.
^Cite error: The named reference RayDonovanCancelled was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Ausiello, Michael (February 24, 2021). "Ray Donovan Lives! Showtime Orders 'Feature-Length Film' In Wake of Surprise Cancellation — Who's Back?". TVLine. Archived from the original on February 24, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
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