‘Heist 88’ Moves To Showtime From Paramount+, Network Picks Up ‘Seasoned’ Series, Passes On ‘The Wood,’ And ‘Ziwe’ Canceled After 2 Seasons

L to R: Courtney B. Vance, Angela Bassett

Showtime has acquired the film "Heist 88" from Paramount+, with the film starring Angela Bassett and Courtney B. Vance. The movie will be a part of Showtime's new programming, which aims to have culturally diverse takes in the vein of The Chi.

Showtime has also opted not to renew comedian Ziwe Fumudoh's series "Ziwe" for a third season. The network has made decisions on two of its three comedy pilots, with "Seasoned" being handed a six-episode series order and "The Wood" being passed on.

"Heist 88," which is directed by Menhaj Huda and written by Dwayne Johnson-Cochran, tells the story of a criminal mastermind named Jeremy Horne, who recruits four young bank employees to steal $80 million through a sophisticated takedown of the banking wire system.

The film is produced by Bassett Vance Productions, MTV Entertainment Studios and Gunpowder & Sky. Paramount Television Studios, which produces "The Wood," will be shopping it elsewhere. Showtime has not renewed any series since the early Season 3 pickup of "Yellowjackets," and many shows have been canceled since.