Showtime has ordered to series two new dramas, Ray Donovan and Masters of Sex.
The Liev Schreiber-starring Donovan centers on a professional “fixer” who is regularly called upon to solve the problems of L.A.’s elite. Paula Malcomson (The Hunger Games), Kate Moennig (The L Word), Steven Bauer (Breaking Bad), Pooch Hall (The Game), Johnathon Schaech (That Thing You Do!) and Peter Jacobson (House), among others, co-star.
Sex, meanwhile, stars Michael Sheen (30 Rock) and Lizzy Caplan (Party Down) as real-life 1960s human sexuality pioneers William Masters and Virginia Johnson, exploring their unconventional lives. The drama co-stars Caitlin Fitzgerald (It’s Complicated), Nicholas D’Agosto (Heroes) and Teddy Sears (American Horror Story).
Both 12-episode debut seasons are slated to launch in 2013.
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