<Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> www.sho.com/sho/ray-donovan/home </Td> </Tr> <P> Ray Donovan is an American television crime drama series created by Ann Biderman for Showtime . The twelve - episode first season premiered on June 30, 2013 . The pilot episode broke viewership records, becoming the biggest premiere of all time on Showtime . Showtime renewed the show for a fourth season, which premiered on June 26, 2016 . On August 11, 2016, Showtime renewed the show for a fifth season, which premiered on August 6, 2017 . On October 23, 2017, the series was renewed for a 12 - episode sixth season, to be filmed in New York City and debut in 2018 . </P> <P> The drama is set in Los Angeles, California, where Irish - American Ray Donovan (Liev Schreiber), originally from South Boston, works for the powerful law firm Goldman & Drexler, representing the rich and famous . Donovan is a "fixer": a person who arranges bribes, payoffs, threats, and other shady activities, to ensure the outcome desired by the client . Good at his job, and no common hood, Ray is normally a devoted family man as well . He experiences his own problems when his menacing father, Mickey Donovan (Jon Voight), is unexpectedly released from prison, and the FBI attempts to bring down Ray and his associates . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Season </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Episodes </Th> <Th_colspan="2"> Originally aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First aired </Th> <Th> Last aired </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 30, 2013 (2013 - 06 - 30) </Td> <Td> September 22, 2013 (2013 - 09 - 22) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 13, 2014 (2014 - 07 - 13) </Td> <Td> September 28, 2014 (2014 - 09 - 28) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> July 12, 2015 (2015 - 07 - 12) </Td> <Td> September 27, 2015 (2015 - 09 - 27) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> June 26, 2016 (2016 - 06 - 26) </Td> <Td> September 18, 2016 (2016 - 09 - 18) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> 5 </Td> <Td_colspan="2"> 12 </Td> <Td_colspan="1"> August 6, 2017 (2017 - 08 - 06) </Td> <Td> October 29, 2017 (2017 - 10 - 29) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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