Showtime boss reflects on canceling Ray Donovan, says wrap-up movie is set to premiere early next year

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“It’s a very difficult decision sometimes,” Showtime entertainment president Gary Levine said at the TV press tour of canceling Ray Donovan last year after seven seasons. “In the best of cases you can plan for it, and it can be a nice gentle landing; Homeland had a beautiful finale in that regard as did Shameless, and sometimes it can’t be planned and circumstances just make the decision a little more abrupt, and sadly that was the case with Ray. I don’t think it was ending it after seven seasons— although some people would like it to go on forever— I think it was the abruptness of the cancellation.”