THE CIRCUS EXAMINES AMERICA’S RESPONSE TO RUSSIA’S WAR

‘The Escalation Ladder’ Airs Sunday, March 13 at 8 PM on SHOWTIME^®

The Emmy^®nominated series THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH continues its seventh season this Sunday as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unleashes a desperate humanitarian crisis and has America and its allies on edge.

Reporting from Eastern Europe and Washington, D.C., hosts John Heilemann, Alex Wagner, Jennifer Palmieri and Mark McKinnon examine the question facing the Biden administration and America’s allies — what more can be done to help Ukrainians defend themselves while not provoking a wider war with a nuclear-armed superpower.