Paramount+ Greenlights New Series Loosely Based on ‘Ray Donovan’ With Guy Ritchie, ‘Top Boy’ Creator Ronan Bennett Attached
variety.comJoe Otterson TV Reporter Paramount+, Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios, and 101 Studios are teaming for a new series loosely based on the hit Showtime series “Ray Donovan.” Titled “The Donovans,” the series will be fully written by Ronan Bennett with Guy Ritchie attached to direct and executive produce.
It will be available to Paramount+ with Showtime subscribers later this year. The official description of the series states, “With the most powerful clients in Europe, ‘The Donovans’ will see family fortunes and reputations at risk, odd alliances unfold, and betrayal around every corner; and while the family might be London’s most elite fixers today, the nature of their business means there is no guarantee what’s in store tomorrow.” The series is executive produced by Richie, Bennett, David C.
Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin and Ivan Atkinson. “Guy Richie and Ronan Bennett are the ideal dream-team to create a new global hit franchise with ‘The Donovans,’” said Chris McCarthy, president of Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios. “Guy’s riveting and stylish directorial approach combined with Ronan’s captivating and brutally authentic writing will transfix audiences into a wild and twisted world full of new adventures.” This marks the latest TV project for Ritchie, with Netflix preparing to release his series “The Gentlemen” — based on his film of the same name — on March 7.
He is also known for directing and writing films such as “Snatch,” “Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels,” “RocknRolla,” and “The Man From U.N.C.L.E.” He also directed the two “Sherlock Holmes” films starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, and Rachel McAdams.
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