AEGiS-PRn: SHOWTIME Original Drama 'Behind The Red Door' Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Kyra Sedgwick and Stockard Channing to Air on Sunday, January 12 - SHOWTIME Supports Viacom's HIV/AIDS Initiative With AIDS Themed Film

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SHOWTIME Original Drama 'Behind The Red Door' Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Kyra Sedgwick and Stockard Channing to Air on Sunday, January 12 - SHOWTIME Supports Viacom's HIV/AIDS Initiative With AIDS Themed Film

PRNewswire - November 26, 2002

NEW YORK, Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- SHOWTIME will premiere its latest original picture BEHIND THE RED DOOR on Sunday January 12 at 8:00 PM ET/PT. The film stars Golden Globe(R)-winning actor Kiefer Sutherland ("24," "Lost Boys," "Young Guns" and the SHOWTIME ORIGINAL PICTURE "A Soldier's Sweetheart"), Kyra Sedgwick ("Something to Talk About," and "Born on the Fourth of July"), and two-time Emmy(R)-winning actress Stockard Channing ("The West Wing," "Six Degrees of Separation," "Grease"). The heartfelt drama is directed by Matia Karrell. SHOWTIME will premiere the telefilm which contains an AIDS theme, in conjunction with Viacom's recently announced multi-year HIV/AIDS initiative.

BEHIND THE RED DOOR is a Praxis Entertainment Group production in association with Blue Rider Entertainment for SHOWTIME. Jim Melino and Charles J. Wilson serve as co-executive producers. Walter Josten, Jeff Geoffray, and Pierre Rene are the executive producers. The film is produced by Kjehl Rasmussen and Matia Karrell. BEHIND THE RED DOOR is written by Matia Karrell & C.W. Cressler and directed by Matia Karrell.

BEHIND THE RED DOOR, is a story of one woman's journey through the forgotten past of her family's violent history and her mother's tragic murder. Natalie (Sedgwick) embarks on a path of self discovery as she is faced with a last chance for redemption from her troubling youth and the truth that she has hidden all her life. The opportunity presents itself when Natalie is reunited with her long estranged brother, Roy (Sutherland) who finds himself infected with the AIDS virus.

When a mutual friend, Julia (Channing), hires Natalie for a photo shoot in Boston, an unlikely twist of fate reunites her with Roy. Her small protected world comes crashing in around her when she realizes that Roy is dying and desperate to have her by his side. Natalie finds that little has changed about Roy; he is still headstrong and full of anger. Over the years, he has fostered the fear that he has no love in his life, an anxiety that is matched only by Natalie's reluctance to love at all.

Roy's illness eventually reacquaints the siblings with one another and gives Natalie the courage to face the truth behind the tragic murder of her mother. Though Natalie has come home to save her brother's life, she'll soon realize that he has saved hers.

Showtime Networks Inc. (SNI), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Viacom Inc., owns the premium television networks SHOWTIME, THE MOVIE CHANNEL and FLIX, as well as the multiplex channels SHOWTIME TOO, SHOWTIME SHOWCASE, SHOWTIME EXTREME, SHOWTIME BEYOND, SHOWTIME NEXT, SHOWTIME WOMEN, SHOWTIME FAMILYZONE and TMC Xtra. SNI operates and manages the premium television network SUNDANCE CHANNEL, which is owned by SNI, Robert Redford and Universal Studios. SNI markets and distributes sports and entertainment events for exhibition to subscribers on a pay-per-view basis through SET (Showtime Event Television) Pay Per View. Additionally, the advertiser-supported television network SHOWTIME EXTREME is available in Spain through a joint venture with Media Park and the advertiser-supported television network SHOWTIME is available in Turkey through a joint venture with UK-based Zone Vision.

Rating: TV14

Running Time: 1:44:50

Additional Airdates: 1/13/03 at 10:00 p.m., 1/22 at 8:00 p.m., 1/25 at 9:45 p.m. and 1/28 at 9:00 p.m.

SOURCE Showtime Networks, Inc.

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