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Is there a working actor today who is more versatile than Jeff Daniels? Consider the range: the comedies The Purple Rose of Cairo and Dumb and Dumber and the ferocious dramatic stage turns in To Kill a Mockingbird and God of Carnage to his work in dramas that include his Emmy-winning role in HBO’s Th…

UPDATED: “Nobody understands all the things you have to do when you wear a badge.” So begins the Season 2 trailer for American Rust which sees the return of Jeff Daniels’ police chief Del Harris to fictional Buell, Pennsylvania to investigate what appears to be a widening murder conspiracy threatening the…

The purge of some of Showtime’s less popular series from the network’s streaming service has gotten underway. According to sources, the majority of the shows impacted lasted one season. As Deadline revealed exclusively earlier today, that includes Let The Right One In and American Gigolo, which have been…

Amazon Freevee has come to the rescue for American Rust. Amazon’s free ad-supported VOD streaming service (formerly IMDb TV) has ordered a second season of the Rust Belt drama series that was canceled by Showtime in January. Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney are returning to lead the cast. American Rust initially was orde…

Showtime has opted not to renew American Rust for a second season, bringing Jeff Daniels’ short time as Chief of Police Del Harris to an end. “We can confirm that American Rust will not be moving forward with a second season,” Showtime said in a statement. “We would like to thank our partners at Boat Rocker, our…

If you’re looking for the best Americana drama nowadays, head over to the Pennsylvania rust belt. After HBO’s 15-Emmy nominated detective series Mare of Easttown, we now have Showtime’s American Rust based on Philipp Meyer's novel starring 2x Emmy winner Jeff Daniels debuting on Sunday, Sept. 12 at 10PM ET/PT. After…

Jeff Daniels, star of Showtime’s upcoming drama American Rust, said his career in television would not have been as prolific if it weren’t for his late God of Carnage co-star James Gandolfini and HBO’s The Sopranos. “Jim Gandolfini made it happen,” the Emmy-winning actor said about his transition from stage and film…

UPDATED with full trailer, 8:30 AM: “If you’d rather I left you out of this going forward, I get it — no hard feelings.” Here is the first full trailer for Showtime’s drama series American Rust, starring Jeff Daniels as a “ticked off and kinda jumpy” police chief. Watch it above. Based on Philipp Meyer's debut novel Am…

EXCLUSIVE: Showtime’s forthcoming American Rust has added Mark Pellegrino (Dexter) as a series regular. He joins Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney in the drama series which is scheduled to begin production in Pittsburgh in late March. Based on Philipp Meyer's celebrated debut novel of the same name, the family drama…

EXCLUSIVE: The Good Wife alum Dallas Roberts, Clea Lewis (The Americans) and Nicole Chanel Williams (Boomerang) are set for recurring roles in Showtime drama series American Rust, starring Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney. The series is scheduled to begin production in Pittsburgh in late March. Based on Philipp Meyer's…

USA Network is not moving forward with drama American Rust, based on The Son author Philipp Meyer's book of the same, Deadline has confirmed. The series, picked up straight-to-series in November, hailed from The Son co-creators Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman, Universal Cable Productions, Platform One Media and…

USA Network has given a straight-to-series order to drama American Rust, based on The Son author Philipp Meyer’s book of the same, from The Son co-creators Brian McGreevy and Lee Shipman, Universal Cable Productions, Platform One Media and producer Michael De Luca (The Social Network). Pineapple Express helmer David…