Broadway Stars Edie Falco & Toni Collette Lead Showtime's 2010 Line-Up

SHOWTIME has announced the air dates for some its highly-anticipated programming for first and second quarter 2010. Highlighting the new schedule will be a Monday comedy block pairing of the second season of SHOWTIME's acclaimed Nurse Jackie starring Emmy award-winner Edie Falco leading into the second season of United States of Tara showcasing Toni Collette in her Emmy award-winning title role. Nurse Jackie will premiere on Monday, March 22 at 10:00 PM ET/PT followed by United States of Tara at 10:30 PM ET/PT.

Additionally, the fourth and final season of SHOWTIME's award-winning period drama The Tudors starring Golden Globe award-winner Jonathan Rhys Meyers will premiere on Sunday, April 11 at 9:00 PM ET/PT.

The movie event of the New Year will be the television premiere of blockbuster feature film TWILIGHT on Saturday, January 23. Original comedy series will also populate the network from January through March with Tracey Ullman's State of the Union, Secret Diary of a Call Girl, and the debut of British comedy sensation Marc Wootton's new La La Land -- in which he plays three different characters in real situations with unsuspecting real Los Angelenos all premiering Monday, January 25.

On Broadway, Edie Falco has appeared in the Tony Award-winning Side Man and in the revivals of Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune opposite Stanley Tucci, and 'night, Mother opposite Brenda Blethyn. On screen, she is known for her lead roles as both Carmela Soprano on the HBO series The Sopranos, and the titular character on the Showtime series Nurse Jackie. Falco has appeared in the films Trust, Cop Land, Random Hearts, Freedomland, and John Sayles' Sunshine State, for which she received the Los Angeles Film Critics Award for "Best Supporting Actress." She has also appeared as a guest star on the television shows 30 Rock and Will & Grace.

Toni Collette starred on Broadway as Queenie in Michael John LaChiusa's musical work, The WildParty. For this role, Collette received a Tony Award nomination for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical. Collette's acting career began in the early 1990s with comedic roles in films such as Spotswood and Muriel's Wedding, for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress. Following her performances in Emma and The Boys, Colette achieved international recognition as a result of her Academy Award-nominated portrayal of Lynn Sear in The Sixth Sense. She has since established herself as one of the best-known and highest-paid Australian actresses in Hollywood, who has had her biggest commercial successes with thrillers such as Shaft and Changing Lanes and independent comedy films like About a Boy for which she received a BAFTA nomination, In Her Shoes and Little Miss Sunshine.

2010 Upcoming Premieres on Showtime Calendar:

Saturday, January 23rd TBD Twilight Film

Monday, January 25th 10:00 PM ET/PT Secret Diary of a Call Girl 3rd

Monday, January 25th 10:30 PM ET/PT Tracey Ullman's State of the Union 3rd

Monday, January 25th 11:00 PM ET/PT La La Land 1st

Monday, March 22nd 10:00 PM ET/PT Nurse Jackie 2nd

Monday, March 22nd 10:30 PM ET/PT United States of Tara 2nd

Sunday, April 11th 9:00 PM ET/PT The Tudors 4th