Network: EPIX.
Episodes: Ongoing (hour).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: August 13, 2017 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Chris O’Dowd, Ray Romano, Sean Bridgers, Lidia Porto, Megan Stevenson, Goya Robles, Lucy Walters, and Carolyn Dodd.
TV show description:
A dark comedy, based in part on Elmore Leonard’s 1990 novel, the Get Shorty TV show follows Nevada hitman Miles Daly (O’Dowd), who wants to get out of the mob and win back his wife. When his boss sends him to Los Angeles to hunt down a gambler who is deeply in debt, he decides to take a shot at movie making career.
Once in Hollywood, Miles connects with movie producer Rick Moreweather (Romano), who is struggling to keep his sagging career alive. Rick reluctantly partners with Miles and tries to teach him the show biz ropes.
Ambitious studio executive April (Stevenson) used to be Rick’s assistant. These days, she’s only interested in blockbusters, but Miles has the goods on her and applies pressure until she agrees to work with him.
Miles’ estranged wife, Katie (Walters), put herself through night school and is now a physician’s assistant in a plastic surgery practice. This working class Nevada native wants nothing to do with Miles’ extra-legal pursuits. And now she has a new boyfriend, much to her husband’s chagrin.
Intelligent and practical, Miles and Katie’s 12-year-old daughter Emma (Dodd) is still daddy’s girl. Thanks to her father, Emma has stars in her eyes, and gets drawn into the production, while Katie’s objections fall on deaf ears.
Along with his partner in crime, Louis (Bridgers), Miles tries to keep his fledgling filmmaking career separate from his dealings for the mob. Meanwhile, he’s trying to allay the suspicions of crime boss Amara De Escalones (Porto) and her volatile nephew, Yago (Robles), even as he’s using them to fund the project. Can Miles keep all these balls in the air and make it all work? Stay tuned.
Series Finale:
Episode #TBD
This episode has not aired yet.
First aired: TBD
What do you think? Do you like the Get Shorty TV series? Should this TV show be cancelled or renewed for another season on EPIX?
Renew the show
Great show! Can’t wait to watch again !
Terrific show! Chris O’ Dowd never fails to surprise, which of course shouldn’t be the case, but he switches from humble, amiable Miles to menacing, threatening Miles(and back again) so convincingly…I wonder, did he get this role by threatening the castin…no. No! No, I mean, no – probably not…but you wouldn’t be… Ray Romano pitches in with just the right blend of over-looked writer with a few financial skills to his credit, and Amara is a joy. Everyone actually involved in the film business is played with just the right blend of neurotic self-interest that if feels true (not that… Read more »
Love Get Shorty, my favorite
I reached out to the creator of Get Shorty on FB and received some discouraging news. I asked if there was any word on a 4th season and he said this: “ Mmm. Very likely we’ve wrapped it up. Working on something else. But if anything changes, for sure I’ll sing it from rooftops.”
So it seems as if the show is done. Too bad. Such a great show.
Wish EPIX would make a decision already. Jeeeez.
This is one of the best shows on TV that gets limited viewers due to being on EPIX. It doesn’t help that TV sites like this one don’t cover it at all except when it’s renewed or cancelled. If more people knew about the show the numbers would be far better.
Renew it!!
I am surprised and disappointed Get Shorty finished season 3 with only 7 episodes. I think fans of the show deserve to be properly updated about its future.
To say it’s neither ‘been cancelled nor rewed’ isn’t a good explanation.
If it’s funding, please tell us. If it’s the writers, I’ll write for the show. If it’s a contrat issue, just say so.
Paul
Please renew… Not much better out there… Love the show!
I love Get Shorty. It is based on my favorite author’s work! It is a great series. I love it. One of my all time favorites. I hope that there is a season 4. Everyone that I talk to also loves it.