Peter Berg News

A complete recap of all of the HBO/Cinemax 2012 programming highlights for the coming year has been released by the networks.

SHOWTIME will be available in 60 million households for a Free Preview Weekend from Friday, January 6 through Sunday, January 8. Viewers across the country will have the opportunity to sample the premium network's award-winning programming on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME HD™ and SHOWTIME On Demand®.

NBC will air a two hour finale for its hit detective drama PRIME SUSPECT on Sunday, January 22 at 9:00/8:00c.

ON FREDDIE ROACH, the all-new cinéma-vérité series from renowned filmmaker and Emmy(R) nominee Peter Berg, launches its six-episode season FRIDAY, JAN. 20 (9:30-10:00 p.m. ET/PT), followed by other episodes on subsequent Fridays at the same time, exclusively on HBO.

SHOWTIME will be available in 60 million households for a Free Preview Weekend from Friday, January 6 through Sunday, January 8. Viewers across the country will have the opportunity to sample the premium network's award-winning programming on SHOWTIME, SHOWTIME HD™ and SHOWTIME On Demand®.

BATTLESHIP is coming to theaters on May 18, 2012 from Universal Pictures. The Sci-fi action film is directed by Peter Berg and marks the acting debut for superstar Rihanna in which she plays a weapons specialist on one of the ships.

On tonight's episode of NBC's PRIME SUSPECT entitled, 'Gone to Pieces', Duffy (Brían F. O'Byrne) tries to pawn off a routine hit and run off on Jane (Maria Bello) when he thinks the case is a dead end.

HBO and filmmaker Peter Berg will team up for the innovative new primetime series ON FREDDIE ROACH, directed and executive produced by Emmy(R) nominee Berg ('Friday Night Lights'). Presented by HBO and a co-production of Film 44 and Atticus Entertainment, the cinéma-vérité series focuses on Freddie Roach, the world-famous boxing trainer who owns and operates the famed Wild Card Boxing Club in Hollywood, where he has produced a host of world champions.

Universal's BATTLESHIP is coming to theaters on May 18, 2012. The action/sci-fi film is directed by Peter Berg and stars Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Liam Neeson, Brooklyn Decker, Josh Pence, Rihanna,

Film and television star Jerry O'Connell, now in rehearsals to make his Broadway debut in the World Premiere of Alan Rickman starring in the new comedy SEMINAR by Theresa Rebeck, will co-host 'Live! with Regis and Kelly' this Thursday morning, October 13.

'Friday Night Lights' is one of the most acclaimed television dramas of the past decade. Through five extraordinary seasons, the residents of Dillon, Texas captivated viewers with their small-town struggles, victories and heartbreaks.

NBC offers an advance look at its new and returning fall 2011 series via multiple broadcast, digital, NBCUniversal and cable entities with 'The NBC Primetime Preview Show,' a vibrant 30-minute presentation now through September 25.

Producers Jeffrey Finn, Jill Furman, John N. Hart Jr., Patrick Milling Smith and Roy Furman have announced the on-sale Ticketing schedule for two-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Alan Rickman (Private Lives, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Harry Potter franchise) making his eagerly-anticipated return to Broadway starring in the World Premiere of SEMINAR, a new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Understudy, Omnium Gatherum, The Family of Mann, Spike Heels, NBC's upcoming 'Smash'). Directed by acclaimed Obie Award winner Sam Gold (Circle Mirror Transformation, The Aliens, Tigers Be Still, Kin, The Coward) in his Broadway debut, the production will also star Tony Award nominee Lily Rabe (The Merchant of Venice, Steel Magnolias, this summer's lauded A Doll's House at Williamstown) and Obie Award winner Hamish Linklater (The School for Lies, Twelfth Night, 'The New Adventures of Old Christine'). SEMINAR will begin previews on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at The Golden Theatre (252 West 45th Street) with an Opening Night set for Sunday, November 20 at 6:30 PM.

Producers Jeffrey Finn, Jill Furman and Smuggler Films announced today that Tony Award nominee and two-time Drama Desk Award nominee Lily Rabe (The Merchant of Venice, Steel Magnolias, this summer's lauded A Doll's House at Williamstown) and Obie Award winner and Drama Desk nominee Hamish Linklater (The School for Lies, Twelfth Night, 'The New Adventures of Old Christine') have joined two-time Tony Award nominee, Emmy Award and Golden Globe winner Alan Rickman (Private Lives, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, the Harry Potter franchise) in the World Premiere of SEMINAR, a new play by Pulitzer Prize finalist and Peabody Award winner Theresa Rebeck (Mauritius, The Understudy, Omnium Gatherum, The Family of Mann, Spike Heels, NBC's upcoming 'Smash').

NBC offers an advance look at its new and returning fall 2011 series via multiple broadcast, digital, NBCUniversal and cable entities with 'The NBC Primetime Preview Show,' a vibrant 30-minute presentation now through September 25.

'Friday Night Lights' is one of the most acclaimed television dramas of the past decade. Through five extraordinary seasons, the residents of Dillon, Texas captivated viewers with their small-town struggles, victories and heartbreaks.

Fans of Friday Night Lights will once again be able to recapture the excitement of the Dillon Panthers as ESPN will air the entire series with episodes set to premiere on July 12. To celebrate the kick-off of the football-themed drama, episodes one and two from season one will air back-to-back in primetime on ESPN at 8pm and 9pm ET.

Pop superstar Rihanna, along with country sensation Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, will give a special performance of Rihanna's latest single, 'California King Bed,' at the first-ever ACM Fan Jam. The performance will air live from the ACM Fan Jam during the 46th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which is being broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 3 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Pop superstar Rihanna, along with country sensation Jennifer Nettles of Sugarland, will give a special performance of Rihanna's latest single, 'California King Bed,' at the first-ever ACM Fan Jam. The performance will air live from the ACM Fan Jam during the 46th ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS, which is being broadcast live from the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Sunday, April 3 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Universal Media Studios has signed an overall development deal with Peter Berg and his partner Sarah Aubrey's production company Film 44 (NBC's 'Friday Night Lights,' 'Hancock'). As part of the new agreement, Film 44 will produce the drama pilot 'Prime Suspect.'