SHOWTIME(R) RELEASES THE OFFICIAL TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR "HEIST 88," THE CRIME DRAMA STARRING TWO-TIME EMMY(R) WINNER COURTNEY B. VANCE

Inspired by One of the Largest Bank Robberies in U.S. History, The Original Film Is Produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Bassett Vance Productions and Gunpowder & Sky

Heist 88 Will Launch Friday, September 29, on Streaming and On Demand for All SHOWTIME and Paramount+ with SHOWTIME Subscribers, Before Making Its On-Air Debut Sunday, October 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

September 14, 2023 - SHOWTIME today released the official trailer and key art for the upcoming original film HEIST 88, led by two-time Emmy Award-winning actor Courtney B. Vance (The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, Lovecraft Country). The compelling crime drama, inspired by one of the largest bank robberies in U.S. history, is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, Bassett Vance Productions and Gunpowder & Sky and will stream on the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME plan on Friday, September 29, ahead of its linear debut on SHOWTIME on Sunday, October 1, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

Inspired by true events, HEIST 88 is the unbelievable story centered on Jeremy Horne (Vance), the criminal mastermind with an innate ability to convince anyone to do just about anything and who decides to pull one last job before going to prison. He recruits four young bank employees to steal close to $80 million dollars in a daring and brazen assault on the U.S. banking system. The film takes place in a time before widespread computerization and the vast cybersecurity of today. It reunites Vance with Keesha Sharp, who portrayed Dale Cochran in the award-winning limited series The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story, and Bentley Green, who recently starred alongside Vance in the drama series 61st Street. HEIST 88 also stars Keith David (The Nice Things), Xavier Clyde (City on Fire), Nican Robinson (Beef) and Precious Way (Days of our Lives). Character descriptions include the following:

· Keesha Sharp plays Bree Barnes, an elegant, smart political consultant who possesses a criminal mind and is Jeremy's love interest.

· Keith David plays Buddha Ray (Raymond Oliver), a master safecracker and mentor to Jeremy.

· Xavier Clyde plays Danny Pugh, a nerdy comic-book collector who is brilliant with numbers and data and loves research but has given up on his job at the bank.

· Bentley Green plays Marshall King, a cocky, energetic house-music DJ and Jeremy's nephew.

· Nican Robinson plays Rick Windom, a young loyal bank employee who has worked in "the back of the bank" for nearly six years and has dreams of becoming a stockbroker.

· Precious Way plays LaDonna Sanders, a beautiful, bright bank employee who is ambitious but unseen at First Chicago Bank.

HEIST 88 is written by Dwayne Johnson-Cochran (Minor Adjustments) with Menhaj Huda (Kidulthood) serving as director. The film is executive produced by Angela Bassett, Courtney B. Vance, Lynnette Ramirez, Floris Bauer and Dwayne Johnson-Cochran for Bassett Vance Productions and Van Toffler and Barry Barclay for Gunpowder & Sky. Amal Baggar, Mychael Chinn, Donny Hugo Herran, Marcia Landsdown and Janee Dabney serve as executive producers for MTV Entertainment Studios with Carlos Lugo serving as executive in charge of production.

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SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks

SHOWTIME/MTV Entertainment Studios & Paramount Media Networks is a preeminent media entity that connects with global audiences through its iconic brands, popular and acclaimed series as well as the three time Oscar(R)-nominated MTV Documentary Films.

BASSETT VANCE PRODUCTIONS

Bassett Vance Productions is a multimedia entertainment company amplifying the voices of creators whose stories are inventive in nature and distinctive at their core. The company identifies and develops projects that are diverse, thought-provoking and told through a contemporary lens.

GUNPOWDER & SKY

Since its inception in 2016, Gunpowder & Sky has released more than 60 feature films and series in theaters, on TVOD and on leading services such as HBO, Netflix, MTV, Hulu, Sky, Showtime, Spotify, Amazon, YouTube, Audible, Roku and Discovery. Recent projects include the Emmy-nominated The Notorious B.I.G. Sky's The Limit: A VR Concert Experience, a state-of-the-art immersive concert and narrative experience, in conjunction with Meta and The Notorious B.I.G. estate, featuring The Notorious B.I.G. and Sean "Diddy'' Combs in true-to-life avatar form; the three-part hair metal documentary series with Paramount+, I Wanna Rock: The '80s Metal Dream; another three-part documentary series with Paramount+ exploring the history of soft rock, Sometimes When We Touch; Last Exit: Space, a doc written and directed by Rudolph Herzog and executive produced / narrated by Werner Herzog, premiered on discovery+; Call Me Miss Cleo, an eye-opening film chronicling the rise, fall, and reinvention of controversial and revered '90s television psychic Miss Cleo, featuring testimonials from actresses Raven-Symoné and Debra Wilson, debuted on December 15 on HBO Max; Gaming Wall Street, a two-part documentary narrated by Kieran Culkin exploring the historic 2021 short squeeze of GameStop, and how a group of armchair investors and online vigilantes ultimately helped expose the dark underbelly of Wall Street, premiered on HBO Max; and Sheryl, the intimate story of song and sacrifice of musical icon Sheryl Crow, premiered on Showtime and was nominated or an HCA for 'Best Broadcast Network or Cable Documentary TV Movie.' Additional projects in recent years have included the 69: The Saga of Danny Hernandez and Lil Peep - Everybody's Everything. With offices in Los Angeles and New York, Gunpowder & Sky was founded by Van Toffler and Floris Bauer.