Showtime
Hit drama “Ray Donovan” is coming to a close with a feature-length movie, which premieres Friday, January 14 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime.
If you don’t have cable or don’t have Showtime, here are some different ways can watch “Ray Donovan: The Movie” streaming live or on-demand online:
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Amazon Prime’s Showtime Channel
Amazon Prime subscribers (Prime comes with a 30-day free trial) can watch all live and on-demand Showtime content via Prime Channels. You can try both Amazon Prime and the Showtime Channel at no cost with a free trial right here:
Watch Showtime on Amazon Prime
Once you’re signed up for the Prime Showtime Channel, you can watch “Ray Donovan: The Movie” live or on-demand on the Amazon Video app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Firestick, Apple TV, Chromecast, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), Xbox One or Series X/S, PlayStation 4 or 5, various smart TV’s, Xiaomi, Echo Show or Echo Spot, iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the Amazon website.
FuboTV
Showtime is available as an add-on to FuboTV’s main 100-plus-channel package. Both the main channel bundle and the Showtime add-on can be included in your free seven-day trial:
Once signed up for FuboTV, you can watch “Ray Donovan: The Movie” live or on-demand on the FuboTV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Xbox One or Series X/S, Samsung TV, LG TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the FuboTV website.
DirecTV Stream
DirecTV Stream (formerly AT&T TV) has four different channel packages: “Entertainment,” “Choice,” “Ultimate” and “Premier.” Showtime is only available in the “Premier” package or as a separate add-on to another bundle, but you can pick any package and any add-on you want with your free 14-day trial.
Note that the free trial isn’t advertised as such, but your “due today” amount will be $0 when signing up. If you watch on your computer, phone or tablet, you won’t be charged for 14 days. If you watch on a streaming device on your TV (Roku, Fire Stick, Apple TV, etc.), you will be charged for the first month, but you can get still get a full refund if you cancel before 14 days:
Once signed up for DirecTV Stream, you can watch “Ray Donovan: The Movie” live or on-demand on the AT&T TV app, which is available on your Roku, Roku TV, Amazon Fire TV or Fire Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Samsung TV, any device with Android TV (such as a Sony TV or Nvidia Shield), iPhone, Android phone, iPad or Android tablet.
You can also watch on your computer via the DirecTV Stream website.
‘Ray Donovan: The Movie’ 2022 Preview
Family drama “Ray Donovan” ran on Showtime from 2013 to 2020. After seven seasons, it is getting a feature-length film to wrap up the storylines of the dysfunctional Donovan family, led by “fixer” Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber).
When we last saw the Donovan clan, Ray had finally learned the truth about his sister Bridget’s (Emily Rose Richardson) death when she was 18 — she didn’t die by suicide because she was high on drugs. She died by suicide after being raped by Jim Sullivan (Peter Gerety) and learning she was pregnant. He gave her the money for an abortion, but she couldn’t go through with it and died by suicide instead.
So Ray lured Jim to his office and killed him, launching a deadly face-off between the Donovan and Sullivan families where Smitty (Graham Rogers) ends up dead.
According to the press release, “The film picks up where season seven left off, with Mickey (Jon Voight) in the wind and Ray determined to find and stop him before he can cause any more carnage. It will also weave together the present-day fallout from the Donovan/Sullivan feud with Ray and Mickey’s origin story from 30 years ago.”
Showrunner David Hollander told “Entertainment Weekly” in an interview that the fans will not be disappointed in the way the movie wraps up the series.
“The movie starts with an event and ends with an event. Ideally, we really wanted viewers to be able to come in fresh and experience it,” said Hollander. “We were lobbied very hard to finish the storyline up. The fan base is incredible and their response was enormous.”
“When Ray Donovan went off our air after seven great seasons, we heard from so many of its loyal fans that they were not ready to say goodbye to Ray and the wonderfully dysfunctional Donovan clan,” added Gary Levine, Showtime’s co-president of entertainment, in a press release. “And so, for them, we are delighted that Liev and David are creating a thrilling new chapter of this iconic series.”
In its review, Paste magazine said the film is more of a finale than a movie, but that’s a good thing.
“‘Ray Donovan: The Movie’ is less of a movie really and more of an extended final episode. It also jumps in immediately, providing a few answers to what happened during and after the events of the Season 7 finale in the form of flashbacks Ray has while burying yet another body. But from there, the movie settles into focusing on the very best of what Ray Donovan has to offer, and in doing so, ultimately leads to the emotionally sincere conclusion it was robbed of before.”
“Ray Donovan: The Movie” premieres Friday, January 14 at 9 p.m. Eastern and Pacific times on Showtime.