Ray Donovan was canceled after the Season 7 finale had already aired. Showrunner David Hollander admitted at the time that the show's creative team had been blindsided by the decision as the seventh season had not been planned as a final chapter.

Will there be a season 8 of Ray Donovan?

The Feb. 4 cancellation came as a shock not only to fans, but to the show's cast and crew as well. “We had no indicator that the show was ending,” showrunner David Hollander said, adding that a Season 8 was definitely already in the works. “We were behaving creatively as though we were in mid-sentence.

Has the show Ray Donovan been Cancelled?

Ray Donovan fans, rejoice. Showtime is officially bringing back the canceled drama for a one-off movie with a proper — and planned — closure to the drama starring Liev Schreiber that was abruptly canceled last year after seven seasons.