Katie Holmes’ appearance in Sunday’s Season 3 premiere of Showtime’s “Ray Donovan” divided fans of the series.
Many took to social media to voice their surprise to see Holmes in the gritty Showtime drama. Some were pleased to see the former “Dawson’s Creek” star taking on a dramatic role in an edgier series. Holmes plays Paige Finney, the manipulative daughter of a billionaire Hollywood producer (Ian McShane) who enlists the services of Liev Schreiber’s titular fixer.
“Nice to see her doing dark twisted roles like before Tom Cruise. She’s way more interesting that way,” wrote Twitter user @NancytheDestryr.
But the surprise wasn’t a good one for some who characterized the actress as a “lightweight.”
“#RayDonovan added Ian McShane to the cast, but like a sports trade they had to accept Katie Holmes as part of the deal to get McShane,” wrote Twitter user @JLCauvin, referencing the “Deadwood” star who plays her father on the show.
“Still not a Katie Holmes fan…” wrote another Twitter user. Yet another predicted that Holmes would be cut from the series by episode 3 or 4.
Katie Holmes on Ray Donovan? Nice to see her doing dark twisted roles like before Tom Cruise. She’s way more interesting that way.
— Nancy Wall (@NancytheDestryr) July 13, 2015
Yeah I’m not sure I like Katie Holmes in #RayDonovan ..this ain’t daytime tv.. — MBella ♌ (@M_Bella07) July 13, 2015
still not a katie holmes fan… #RayDonovan — Candice Frederick (@ReelTalker) July 13, 2015
#RayDonovan just got a whole lot more interesting with Katie Holmes showing up! — Ryan Hawkins (@rnhawkins) July 13, 2015
#RayDonovan added Ian McShane to the cast, but like a sports trade they had to accept Katie Holmes as part of the deal to get McShane — J-L Cauvin (@JLCauvin) July 13, 2015
katie Holmes on Ray Donovan. She’s 2 old 2 play the daughter. — XCal86 (@XCal86) July 13, 2015
Katie Holmes …..really? How does that lightweight deserve to be cast with this awesome group of actors ? #RayDonovan — Lulu (@retroboomer) July 13, 2015
#RayDonovan is shaping up to be a good season. Liking Ian McShane addition. Also surpised to see Katie Holmes. Good to see her again.
— Ted Vibbert (@tedvibbert) July 13, 2015
Katie Holmes is getting cut by the episode 3-4 #RayDonovan — Khal Swivel (@Bigswivel34) July 13, 2015
“Ray Donovan” airs Sunday nights at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. Non-subscribers can watch an edited version of the Season 3 premiere below or on Showtime’s site.