''Ray Donovan'' is an American

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television series created by

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for

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. The twelve-episode first season premiered on June 30, 2013. The pilot episode broke viewership records, becoming the biggest premiere of all time on Showtime. 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. The drama, starring

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in the title role, is set primarily in

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(during seasons 1–5) and in

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(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

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attempts to bring down Mickey and his associates, and Donovan struggles to escape the undertow.

Episodes

Cast and characters

Main

as Raymond "Ray" Donovan *

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as Abigail "Abby" Donovan, Ray's wife (seasons 1–5) * Eddie Marsan as Terrence "Terry" Donovan, Ray's older brother. He is a former

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, and suffers from

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. * Dash Mihok as Brendan "Bunchy" Donovan, Ray's younger brother. He identifies as a sexual anorexic. *

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as Daryll Donovan, Ray's younger half-brother (son of Mickey and Claudette) *

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as Avi Rudin, Ray's right-hand man, a former

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soldier and ex–

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agent (seasons 1–5) * Katherine Moennig as Lena Burnham, Ray's investigative assistant *

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as Bridget Donovan, Ray's daughter * Devon Bagby as Conor Donovan, Ray's son (seasons 1–6) * Jon Voight as Michael "Mickey" Donovan, Ray's father * Susan Sarandon as Samantha "Sam" Winslow, Ray's new boss (recurring season 5; season 6) * Graham Rogers as Jacob "Smitty" Smith, Bridget's boyfriend turned husband (recurring season 5; seasons 6–7)

Recurring

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as Ezra Goldman (seasons 1–3) * Peter Jacobson as Lee Drexler (seasons 1–3) * Denise Crosby as Debra "Deb" Goldman (seasons 1–5) *

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as Potato Pie (seasons 1–5) *

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as Ashley Rucker (seasons 1–2, 4) *

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as Stuart "Stu" Feldman (seasons 1–2, 4, 6–7) * Sheryl Lee Ralph as Claudette (seasons 1–2, 7) *

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as Alan (seasons 1–2, 7) *

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as Thomas "Tommy" Wheeler (seasons 1–4, 7) * Brooke Smith as Frances Simpson (seasons 1–3) * Michael McGrady as Frank Barnes (seasons 1–5) *

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as Kenneth "Tiny" Benson (seasons 1–2) * Octavius J. Johnson as Marvin Gaye Washington (seasons 1–2) * Frank Whaley as FBI Agent Van Miller (season 1) * Johnathon Schaech as Sean Walker (season 1) * James Woods as Patrick "Sully" Sullivan (season 1) *

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as Linda (season 1–2) * Kwame Patterson as Re-Kon (seasons 1–2) *

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as Deonte Frasier (seasons 1–2) *

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as Marty Grossman (seasons 1–3, 5) * Hank Azaria as Ed Cochran (seasons 2–4) * Sherilyn Fenn as Donna Cochran (season 2) *

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as June Wilson (season 2) * Kip Pardue as FBI Agent Thomas Volcheck (season 2) *

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as Megan Volchek (season 2) * Wendell Pierce as Ronald Keith (seasons 2–3) * Crispin Alapag as Pablo Ramirez (season 2) * Vinessa Shaw as Kate McPherson (season 2) *

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as Cherry (season 2) * Omar Dorsey as Cookie Brown (season 2) *

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as Peggy Shaugnessy (season 2) *

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as Steve Knight (season 2) * Brian Geraghty as Detective Jim Halloran (season 2) * Steph DuVall as Shorty (season 2) *

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as Patty (season 2) * Jayne Taini as Harriet Greenberg (seasons 2–5) * Ian McShane as Andrew Finney (season 3) *

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as Paige Finney (season 3) *

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as Casey Finney (season 3) * Jason Butler Harner as Varick Strauss (season 3) * Leland Orser as Father Romero (seasons 3–4) *

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as Detective Sheila Muncie (seasons 3–4) * Christy Williams as Michelle (season 3) * Nick Kent as Davros Minassian (season 3) * Ken Davitian as Vartan Minassian (season 3) *

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as Mrs. Minassian (season 3) * Shree Crooks as Audrey (season 3) *

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as Greg Donellen (seasons 3–4) *

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as Teresa (seasons 3–6) * Lulu Brud as Lauren (seasons 3 and 6) * Fairuza Balk as Ginger (season 3) *

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as Flip Brightman (season 3) *

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as Sonia Kovitzky (season 4) *

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as Vlad (season 4) * Stacy Keach as The Texan (season 4) * Pasha D. Lychnikoff as Ivan Belikov (season 4) *

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as Hector Campos (season 4) *

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as Marisol Campos (season 4) * Dominique Columbus as Damon Bradley (seasons 4–5) * Tom Wright as Punch Hoffman (seasons 4–5) * Derek Webster as Jackson Holt (seasons 4–5) *

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as Maureen Dougherty Donovan (seasons 4–5) *

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as Dmitri Sokolov (season 4) * Ted Levine as Little Bill Primm (season 4) *

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as Jacob Waller (season 4) *

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as Sylvie Starr (season 4) *

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as Dr. Brogan (seasons 5–6) * Donald Faison as Antoine A'Shawn Anderson (seasons 5–6) *

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as Rob Heard (season 5) * Lili Simmons as Natalie James (season 5) *

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as Doug Landry (season 5) *

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as Jay White (seasons 5–6) * Kim Raver as Dr. Bergstein (season 5) *

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as Tom (season 5) * Jordan Mahome as Damon's father (season 5) *

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as Vicki Delgatti (season 5) *

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as Duquesne "Dime Bag" Baker (season 5) * Keir O'Donnell as George Winslow (seasons 5–6) * Jake Busey as Acid Man/Chef Dave (season 5) * Billy Miller as Todd Dougherty (season 5) * Ryan Radis as Beckett (season 5) * Domenick Lombardozzi as NYPD Sgt. Sean "Mac" McGrath (season 6) * Gerard Cordero as Big Al (season 6) * Kate Arrington as Amber McGrath (seasons 6–7) * Tony Curran as NYPD Lt. Mikey "Rad" Radulovic (season 6) * Lola Glaudini as Anita Novak (season 6) *

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as Big Easy (season 6) * Alexandra Turshen as Justine Smith (season 6) * Sandy Martin as Sandy Donovan (seasons 6–7) *

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as Mayor Ed Feratti (seasons 6–7) * Alan Alda as Dr. Arthur Amiot (seasons 6–7) * Chris Tardio as Danny Bianchi (season 6–7) *

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as Detective Perry (season 7) * Louisa Krause as Liberty Larson (season 7) * Michael Esper as Adam Rain (season 7) * Josh Hamilton as Kevin Sullivan (season 7) * Kerry Condon as Molly Sullivan (season 7) * Clay Hollander as Johnathan Walker Hanson (season 7) * Keren Dukes as Jasmine (season 7) * Peter Gerety as James Sullivan (season 7) *

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as Declan Sullivan (season 7)

Cancellation and feature-length film

On February 4, 2020, Showtime cancelled the series after seven seasons. The series was cancelled without any advance warning, leaving fans and showrunner,

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, in shock. Season 8 was supposed to have been the final season, and Hollander already had a plan in place creatively for the story. A week later, Liev Schreiber wrote on his

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account that due to fans' support and activity in media, there was a possibility for Ray Donovan to return. On August 19, Schreiber commented on his

that "an RD finale/movie" was being written. On February 24, 2021, Showtime announced a feature-length film to conclude the storyline, to premiere in 2022, with David Hollander directing it and co-writing with Schreiber. The network brought them the idea of a film after fans' outrage. The two-hour format gave them an ability "to work in very cinematic language". Beside the original cast returning,

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, AJ Michalka,

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and Chris Gray had joined the film. On November 22, the official trailer and poster for the film, titled '' Ray Donovan: The Movie'' were released, with a premiere date of January 14, 2022 and tagline "You can't outrun your legacy".

Home media

Paramount Home Entertainment (under the Showtime label) released the first season on DVD and Blu-ray on June 10, 2014. The second season was released on both media on May 26, 2015, and the third season released on December 29, 2015. Further seasons were released only on DVD. The fourth season saw a release on December 27, 2016, the fifth season on January 30, 2018, the sixth season came out on April 9, 2019, and the seventh season on May 5, 2020.

Indian remake

In 2021,

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India announced that it will broadcast a remake of the series, titled ''

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'' with starring

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and his uncle

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. The series will be produced by Locomotive Global and the format rights are licensed by

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(now Paramount Global Content Licensing), with Karan Anshuman as showrunner and director and Suparn Verma as co-director.

Reception

Critical response

''Ray Donovan'' has received positive reviews from critics.

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gives the first season a rating of 77% based on reviews from 43 critics, with the site's consensus stating: "''Ray Donovan'' moves quickly between genres and tones, with Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight's performances making the whiplash worth it".

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gives the first season a weighted average score of 75 out of 100, based on reviews from 36 critics, indicating "generally positive reviews". Tim Goodman, writing for ''

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'', said that "''Showtime'' has another gem on their hands" and the casting of Liev Schreiber and Jon Voight was "gold".

Accolades

References

External links

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