Showtime Gives Brotherhood A Third Season

Showtime has ordered a third season of Brotherhood. The cable network has ordered eight more episodes of the gritty political/crime drama starring Jason Isaacs, Jason Clarke and Annabeth Gish. Despite its strong critical acclaim, which includes a 2007 Peabody Award, Brotherhood wasn’t a sure-thing for renewal because of its modest ratings. However, the drama showed growth airing behind Showtime’s breakout ratings hit Dexter in the fall. The Showtime record-setting November 18 episode of Dexter gave Brotherhood the series’ largest audience ever.