Here’s what the showrunner WOULD have done with an eighth season (via toofab)
of how they closed the season, despite the network saying while announcing its cancellation that they were proud "the series ended amid such strong viewership and on such a powerful note."-led series was still getting strong viewership, then why pull the plug? Long time TV aficionados might recognize that "Ray Donovan" was heading into its eighth season. Throughout television history, it has been common practice for the cast of a new series to sign a seven-year contract.
While Hollander admitted he has no idea why the ultimate decision was made, he suspects it at least has something to do with the recent merger of CBS and Viacom, similar to how Disney began to make sweeping changes after its Fox deal went through. The network also recently pulled the plug on the long-running "Shameless," though it did get an eleventh and final season pickup, while "Homeland" is heading into its own eighth and final season.
After seven successful years of getting quick pickups by the network, Hollander admits they were feeling confident yet again. "We were used to being a show that was not cancelled," he said. "We never thought we would be cancelled." In fact, he said it was often the network urging them to come back for another year.
"So there were actually two stories to be told: What happened then, really, and how will that impact what happens now?" Hollander continued. "The next step was what happened with Ray and Mickey in the ’90s, which would have been the creation of Ray Donovan as a character and as a fixer.
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