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Guy Ritchie to direct Paramount+ gangster drama

Guy Ritchie to direct Paramount+ gangster drama
Guy Ritchie, image credit Daniel Smith

Guy Ritchie is at the helm of The Donovans, a new gangster series for Paramount+, calling the shots from scripts by Ronan Bennett. Both also executive produce.

The 10 x 60 series is loosely based on the Showtime crime drama Ray Donovan; it has been commissioned by Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and produced in association with 101 Studios.

The Donovans follows two generations of gangsters, their businesses, their marital relationships and their fixer…

Ronan Bennett image via Paramount

Writer Bennett (pictured right) said: “I’m thrilled to be working with Showtime, Paramount+ and 101 Studios. We’re going to deliver a show which provides massive thrills, entertainment and a huge rush of adrenaline for audiences around the world.

“At the same time, I’m totally focused on exploring real characters, in body and in soul, and I’m committed to writing stories with deep dramatic impact. We’re going to get under the skin of the criminal underworld, in a way which will show you the bone-deep truths of how they live and how it sometimes will – inevitably – impact on our own lives.”

“Guy Ritchie 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.”

The series is executive produced by Ritchie, Bennett, David C. Glasser, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, David Hutkin and Ivan Atkinson.

Guy Ritchie image credit Daniel Smith.

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