CBS’s Donovan goes down under

An Australian pay TV broadcaster has picked up new cable drama Ray Donovan from CBS Studios International (CBSSI).

News Corp-owned Foxtel will begin airing the 12×60′ series on its Showcase channel from July 2, one month after it makes its debut in the US on CBS-owned cable network Showtime.

The LA-set drama stars Jon Voight as a criminal recently released from prison and Liev Schreiber (X-Men Origins: Wolverine) as his son, a successful fixer for Hollywood’s rich and famous.

The show is exec produced by Ann Biderman (Southland), who also wrote the pilot, and Mark Gordon and Bryan Zuriff, through The Mark Gordon Company and CBS Television Studios.

The Aussie deal follows a recent acquisition of the series by Sky Atlantic in the UK.