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TV News: Premiere Dates Announced for FX’s <i>Tyrant</i> and <i>Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll</i>

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  • April 20, 2016

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Summer can’t come soon enough for me. Not only because of the beautiful warm weather (read: sun and surf), but two of my favorite shows are returning for new seasons. Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll (SDRR) will premiere its 10-episode second season on Thursday, June 30 at 10:00 pm ET/PT, while Tyrant returns to our screens for season three on Wednesday, July 6 at 10:00 pm ET/PT.

If you’re not familiar with the premise of these two series, check out the official press release below.

 

FX ANNOUNCES SUMMER PREMIERE DATES FOR SEX&DRUGS&ROCK&ROLL AND TYRANT

 

Second Season of Denis Leary’s Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll Will Premiere on Thursday, June 30 at 10 pm ET/PT

 

Tyrant Returns For Its Third Season on Wednesday, July 6 at 10 pm ET/PT

 

LOS ANGELES, April 20, 2016 – FX has set the premiere dates for its summer series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll and Tyrant, it was announced today by Chuck Saftler, President of Program Strategy and COO, FX Networks.

 

Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, the comedy created by and starring Denis Leary, will begin its second season on FX on Thursday, June 30 at 10 pm ET/PT. The 10-episode second season stars Leary, John Corbett, Elizabeth Gillies, Elaine Hendrix, Robert Kelly, and John Ales. Leary also serves as a writer, composer and Executive Producer along with Jim Serpico. Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll is produced by FX Productions and Fox 21 Television Studios. Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll centers on “Johnny Rock” (Leary), lead singer of a legendary early ’90s New York band called The Heathens. Known for living up to their name, the band partied so long and so hard that even Keith Richards thought they needed to slow things down. The Heathens were on the brink of becoming famous for their kickass live shows and the release of their highly anticipated first album. Until they broke up. The same day the album dropped. Because lead guitarist Flash (Corbett) found Johnny in bed with his wife. So the band became legendary for all the wrong reasons – like self-destructing sooner than any group in rock-n-roll history.  25 years later, Johnny’s massively talented daughter Gigi (Gillies) reunites Johnny, Flash, and the rest of their dysfunctional rock and roll family – Ava (Hendrix), Bam Bam (Kelly) and Rehab (Ales) and– to be her new backup band, The Assassins.  Together they’ve got another shot at rock glory.

 

Tyrant, the drama from Emmy® and Golden Globe® Award-winning Executive Producer Howard Gordon, will return to FX for its third season on Wednesday, July 6 at 10 pm ET/PT.  Tyrant is the story of an unassuming American family drawn into the inner workings of a turbulent Middle Eastern nation.  Bassam “Barry” Al-Fayeed (Adam Rayner), the youngest son of a war-torn country’s controversial dictator, returns to his homeland after a self-imposed 20-year exile in America, only to be forced back into the treacherous familial and national politics of his youth. When his brother, Jamal (Ashraf Barhom), assumes the presidency, Barry hopes to introduce humanitarian freedoms to his homeland. Before long, it becomes clear that Jamal lacks any sense of morality or justice, so Barry colludes with the U.S. government to overthrow him. The plan fails and Barry narrowly escapes execution. Determined to end the corrupt Al-Fayeed rule, Barry, under the alias “Khaled,” joins the insurgency, and quickly becomes a leader and a symbol of freedom and hope. When the Caliphate targets Abuddin, Barry and Jamal become unlikely allies. They defeat the invaders but just as Jamal prepares to make a triumphant address to his people, he is shot. Jamal’s fate is unclear and the future of Abuddin is once again in Barry’s hands. Tyrant is executive produced by Howard Gordon, Chris Keyser, Gideon Raff and Avi Nir. The series stars Adam Rayner, Jennifer Finnigan, Moran Atias, Ashraf Barhom, Noah Silver, Alexander Karim, Cameron Gharaee, Melia Kreiling and Chris Noth. Tyrant is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios and FX Productions.

 

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Linda

Love TV, movies, and books--mostly mysteries, with a good love story thrown in every now and then. I have four adopted dogs who I adore. I love trying new recipes, and enjoy eating what I make. English language perfectionist. Reading in bed, Italian food, warm weather, the beach, all types of games = favs!

Linda

Love TV, movies, and books--mostly mysteries, with a good love story thrown in every now and then. I have four adopted dogs who I adore. I love trying new recipes, and enjoy eating what I make. English language perfectionist. Reading in bed, Italian food, warm weather, the beach, all types of games = favs!