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"The Comey Rule," described as a
"behind-the-headlines account of the historically turbulent
events surrounding the 2016 presidential election and its
aftermath," was initially given a late November broadcast date
last week.
Trump is running for a second term in the White House in a Nov.
3 election
But a Showtime spokesperson said on Tuesday; "We will be
announcing several changes to our schedule and 'The Comey Rule'
is most likely moving to air before the election."
Showtime, a unit of ViacomCBS, gave no reasons for the change
but it followed a statement from Comey and disappointment by the
writer of the show.
"I don't understand why CBS would sit on a movie about important
current events, and I hope the American people get the chance to
see it soon," Comey said in a statement to the New York Times.
Comey's firing by Trump in 2017 triggered a 22-month long
investigation by Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Russian
election interference. Mueller documented numerous contacts
between Trump campaign figures and Moscow but found insufficient
evidence of a criminal conspiracy.
The two-part TV series, starring Jeff Daniels as Comey and Irish
actor Brendan Gleeson as Trump, is based on Comey's best-selling
book "A Higher Loyalty" and more than a year of additional
interviews, Showtime said.
Writer-director Billy Ray had apologized to cast members about
the timing of the show in an email that was made available to
the New York Times and Hollywood outlet Deadline earlier on
Tuesday.
"While I've made movies about my country before, this was the
first time I ever made a movie for my country. We all were
hoping to get this story in front of the American people months
before the coming election," Ray wrote.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant; editing by Richard Pullin)
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