Black Monday: Season 1

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SHOWTIME | Season Premiere Date: January 20, 2019

Summary: The comedy from David Caspe, Jordan Cahan, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg takes a look at Black Monday--October 19, 1987, the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street, through the lives of Rod “The Jammer” Jaminski (Don Cheadle), who was the self-made head of the financial firm where trading prodigy Blair Shmerman (AndrewThe comedy from David Caspe, Jordan Cahan, Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg takes a look at Black Monday--October 19, 1987, the worst stock market crash in the history of Wall Street, through the lives of Rod “The Jammer” Jaminski (Don Cheadle), who was the self-made head of the financial firm where trading prodigy Blair Shmerman (Andrew Rannells) and the first female head trader Dawn Darcy (Regina Hall) works at.… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Drama

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E16. Black Monday
Air Date: March 29, 2020
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S1:E15. Black Monday
Air Date: March 29, 2020
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S1:E14. Fore!
Air Date: March 22, 2020

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Terry Terrones

Jan 18, 2019

Intelligent, rapid-fire dialogue and brilliant performances from a stellar cast will leave you laughing and wanting more. The world of Black Monday can be harsh with a self-centered bent, but it certainly is entertaining. Much like the 1980s itself. Read full review

The Times Carol Midgley

Jan 7, 2020

The comedy, starring an effervescent Don Cheadle, Andrew Rannells and Regina Hall, is an outrageous reimagining of what caused the Wall Street crash of 1987 and is packed to its coke-crusted gills with rapid-fire one-liners, not all of which work, but it doesn't matter because the one that comes three seconds later probably will. Read full review

Jacob Oller

Jan 18, 2019

There are enough storylines planted in the opening episodes to promise plenty of opportunities for these characterization issues to even out as the season goes on. And this and the occasional burst of misplaced schmaltz only stand out as issues because Cheadle and Hall so confidently grasp their characters from their first seconds on screen; they’re instant icons. More layered jokes emerge as the group dynamic solidifies. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine Matt Roush

Jan 17, 2019

Broadly satirical. ... Thankfully, you don't have to like these jerks to enjoy them. [21 Jan - 3 Feb 2019, p.13]

Brian Lowry

Jan 18, 2019

Cheadle, Hall and the supporting players lustily sink their teeth into these morally bankrupt characters, but "Black Monday" doesn't even make them particularly interesting as antiheroes. Nor does the big-buck finagling rival smarter versions of this material, leaving the '80s excesses as the program's main calling card. Read full review

Daniel D'Addario

Dec 28, 2018

It’s possible to nail all the details but miss the feeling entirely. ... There’s hope yet for "Black Monday," whose first three episodes are carried across with confidence if nothing else; even when characters are delivering long and clumsily written chunks of exposition, they carry it off like tightly crafted David Mamet dialogue. Read full review

Tim Goodman

Jan 10, 2019

It's hard to imagine that a half-hour comedy set on Wall Street with Don Cheadle and Andrew Rannells in major parts could go off the rails so quickly and spectacularly, but Showtime's latest, Black Monday, does just that. And that's even before you factor in Regina Hall giving arguably the best performance in the bunch. ... A lot of talent wasted working on something that seems thrown together, unstructured and ill-advised. Read full review

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ephemeralviolet

Jan 21, 2019

Hilarious look at the fast-paced, cocaine-laced world of Wall Street in the 1980s in the year leading up to the stock market crash of 1987. Episode 1's witty writing sketches out an ensemble of unique personalities with the promise of some nuanced backstories. Can't wait to watch 1987 unfoldHilarious look at the fast-paced, cocaine-laced world of Wall Street in the 1980s in the year leading up to the stock market crash of 1987. Episode 1's witty writing sketches out an ensemble of unique personalities with the promise of some nuanced backstories. Can't wait to watch 1987 unfold in Black Monday.… Expand

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EludiumQ36

Apr 12, 2019

I really liked Don Cheadle in Showtime's "House of Lies" and he similarly drives this dramedy of 1987's Black Monday stock market dive. It's full of over the top, high octane Wall Street Type-As who are more caricature stereotypes but it's fun that way. I mean, Cheadle's character "MaraudingI really liked Don Cheadle in Showtime's "House of Lies" and he similarly drives this dramedy of 1987's Black Monday stock market dive. It's full of over the top, high octane Wall Street Type-As who are more caricature stereotypes but it's fun that way. I mean, Cheadle's character "Marauding Mo" is driven in a stretch Lambo - insane. The screenplay is full of all types of manipulation, double-crosses, and at the end even more dbl-crossing. The final episode is a crazy mishmash of all that and nicely recalls the opening scene of ep 1. This first season ties up storylines pretty nicely but leaves some things open enough for a subsequent season. Showtime isn't like Netflix or Amazon who kill off good original shows, so I'd expect a several season run for "Black Monday", though admittedly it's kind of tough to base a long-running series around a single event and its aftermath, and I'm really not sure I care about the characters after this point.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: May 23, 2021
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: March 15, 2020
Season 1

57
- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: January 20, 2019
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  S1:E16. Black Monday
  Air Date: March 29, 2020
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  S1:E15. Black Monday
  Air Date: March 29, 2020
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  S1:E14. Fore!
  Air Date: March 22, 2020
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  S1:E13. Idiot Inside
  Air Date: March 22, 2020
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  S1:E12. So Antoine
  Air Date: March 15, 2020
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  S1:E11. Mixie-Dixie
  Air Date: March 15, 2020
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  S1:E10. 0
  Air Date: March 31, 2019