Showtime Unveils Trailer for ‘Black Monday’ Series

Showtime Friday provided a video sneak peek of its new comedy series Black Monday, which will premiere in January 2019.

The series follows the events leading up to and after the historical 1987 Black Monday Wall Street crash, according to network officials. The 10-episode series stars Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall. The 10-episode series was created by David Caspe and Jordan Cahan, and is executive produced by Cheadle and Evan Goldberg.

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.