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'Get Shorty' season 3: Release date, plot, cast, and everything you need to know about the Epix comedy-drama

Based on the 1990s bestselling novel by Elmore Leonard and created for television by Davey Holmes, the series will make its comeback this fall with seven all-new episodes.

Starring Chris O'Dowd and Ray Romano, the third season the dark comedy 'Get Shorty' is all set to roll out on the Epix channel. Based on the 1990s bestselling novel of the same name by Elmore Leonard and created for television by Davey Holmes, the series will make its comeback this fall with seven all-new episodes. The series follows Miles Daly (O'Dowd) — the muscle for a Nevada crime ring — who attempts to change professions and become a movie producer with the help of washed-up filmmaker Rick Moreweather(Romano). He gets involved in a cat-and-mouse game with studio head Laurence Budd(Steven Weber), while Amara (Lidia Porto) and Rick flee to the Guatemalan jungle to escape the FBI.

Release date

Officially renewed for Sunday, October 6 at 10 pm, the series airs on Epix in America and Sky Atlantic in the UK. 

Plot

The official plot summary of the show reads: "Inspired by Elmore Leonard’s 1990 New York Times bestselling novel, 'Get Shorty' is the story of Miles Daly, who works as muscle for a murderous crime ring in Nevada and attempts to change professions and become a movie producer, laundering money through a Hollywood film."

Season three will continue to follow Daly and Rick as they still look for ways to make their movie. At the end of season two, Daly is still at odds with his criminal past and his ambitions as a filmmaker in Hollywood. Season three should pick up from where season two left off when Rick agrees to wear a wire for the Feds.

Cast

Chris O'Dowd

Chris O'Dowd, who plays the lead role of Miles Daly, is also known for his film roles, including Bridesmaids (2011), This Is 40 (2012), The Sapphires (2012), Thor: The Dark World(2013), Calvary (2014), and St. Vincent (2014). He made his Broadway debut in the play adaptation of Of Mice and Men in 2014, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award.

Ray Romano

Three-time Emmy award winner Ray Romano stars as Rick, a washed-up producer of low-quality films who becomes Miles’s partner and guides him through the maze of Hollywood. The actor has previously starred in 'Everybody Loves Raymond', 'The Price Is Right' and 'Parenthood'. 

'Get Shorty' also stars Sean Bridgers, Lidia Porto, Megan Stevenson, Goya Robles, Lucy Walters and Carolyn Dodd in pivotal roles.

Director/Writer

Davey Holmes

The series has been created by Davey Holmes. Screenwriter, producer and playwright, Holmes has earlier written for 'In Treatment', which earned him a Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series and 'Damages' for which he received a nomination for Writers Guild of America Award for Best Screenplay - New Series. He also has to his list  'Pushing Daisies' (ABC), 'Awake', (NBC), 'Chicago Code' (FOX), '3 lbs' (CBS) and 'Law & Order' (NBC).

Where to watch

You can stream the first two seasons on Epix and viewers in the UK can also see it on NOW TV. The third season of 'Get Shorty' will premiere on Sunday, October 6 at 10 pm on Epix in America and Sky Atlantic in the UK.  

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