Gabriel Basso

VIDEO: The Big C's Adam Acts Out in Anger and Frustration in Season 2

• Jun 26, 2011 10:01 PM ET
• by Robyn Ross

For The Big C's Adam, Season 2 is about dealing with his mom's cancer — and acting out.

"He's branching out looking for compassion from other people," Gabriel Basso tells TVGuide.com. "He's not looking to his family for it."

When the season wrapped up, Adam finally learned that his mom, played by Laura Linney, was fighting cancer. When the Showtime series returns on Monday (10:30/9:30c), Adam will begin to deal with possibility of death from a therapist his parents force on him.

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Hugh Dancy and Parker Posey Join Showtime's The Big C

• Mar 31, 2011 09:41 PM ET
• by Hanh Nguyen

British actor Hugh Dancy and indie film darling Parker Posey will guest-star on the second season of The Big C, Showtime announced Thursday.

Dancy will appear in at least six episodes, playing a cancer patient who befriends Cathy (Laura Linney). Posey will play Poppy, a woman who has a surprising relationship with Cathy's teenaged son Adam (Gabriel Basso).