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Mel Brooks Documentary Coming To HBO From Judd Apatow
Mel Brooks' life and career will be the subject of a two-part documentary coming to HBO Judd Apatow is directing with Michael Bonfiglio and Joe Beshenkovsky editing, reuniting the team that made George Carlin's American Dream. Apatow did not mince words when he was asked about why he was making the project: "I went into comedy[...]
House of the Dragon: Mitchell on Aemond’s Power Moves, Taunting Aegon
Image courtesy of Ollie Upton/HBO House of the Dragon: Ewan Mitchell on Aemond's Political Moves & Plans Among the moves Aemond pulls is dismissing his mother, Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke), as the Dowager Queen from the King's council and calling for the return of her father Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifans) to return as hand to the king[...]
Veep Gets Boost From VP Kamala Harris; Armando Iannucci's Reminder
In fact, everything that's gone down has inspired a whole lot of folks to either check out the HBO series for the first time or dive into a rewatch (with Veep available to stream on Max). Image: ABC Entertainment; HBO According to Luminate, the first season of the comedy series saw a viewership increase of 353% on[...]
the penguin
Though there have been some bumps along the way (for example, the planned Gotham PD and Arkham Asylum), EPs Matt Reeves and Dylan Clark still see DC Studios' Colin Farrell-starring The Penguin as the next chapter in "Batman Epic Crime Saga" – kicking off this September as an HBO Original (no longer a Max Original)[...]
Dune: Prophecy
Discovery's Upfronts presentation to the media and advertisers when Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content, rolled out a first-look teaser for the Max Original prequel spinoff series Since that time, Showrunner and EP Alison Schapker's six-episode Dune: Prophecy has shifted (along with The Penguin, Lanterns, and others) to now being an HBO[...]
true detective
HBO's True Detective: Night Country Showrunner Issa López had some very interesting things to share about the still-being-mapped-out fifth season last month, noting that there will be "different characters, different setting, different story," essentially, "a completely different adventure." But if she was "enjoying it like crazy" before, you can only imagine how she's feeling now[...]
Peacemaker: S01 Ep06 Review: Team Braces for All Out Pande-Mum-ium
Image courtesy of Katie Yu / HBO Max Here's a look at Gunn's response to the Peacemaker Season 1/2 questions on Threads from earlier today: Image: Threads Screencap Joining the cast for the season is Frank Grillo as Rick Flag, Sr (from Creature Commandos), Sol Rodriguez (Star Trek: Picard) as Sasha Bordeaux, Tim Meadows (Mean Girls, Saturday Night Live) as[...]
house of the dragon
If you've been enjoying this season of HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon, you're definitely not alone based on how the viewing numbers have been growing week after week One person, in particular, who's been liking what he's been seeing is literary and live-action mastermind and bestselling author George R.R[...]
House of the Dragon
The following contains major spoilers for the episode "Regent." Tom Glynn-Carney in "House of the Dragon." Image: HBO/Max House of the Dragon: Tom Glynn-Carney on How Episode 3 Aftermath Affects Team Green Aemond has a track record of being reckless with the season one finale that resulted in the death of Lucerys Velaryon (Elliot Grihault) as Vhagar made[...]
House of the Dragon
It was the episode that left folks talking for days – and tonight, we see the fallout from HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon S02E04: "The Red Dragon and the Gold" (directed by Alan Taylor and penned by Condal) Of course, we're talking about the epic dragon battle that left both sides with[...]
the last of us
Though production on the second season continues, Druckmann shared that he has finished filming. Image: HBO "My time in Vancouver has come to an end I've had a wonderful time collaborating with some incredibly talented and kind cast and crew Can't wait for y'all to see what we're cooking!" Druckmann wrote as the caption to an Instagram[...]
euphoria
Earlier today, it was confirmed that Season 3 production will get underway in January 2025, with all main cast members set to return (Zendaya, Schafer, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Alexa Demie, Maude Apatow, and others). "I am thrilled that we are ready to begin production on 'Euphoria' in January," shared Francesca Orsi, EVP of HBO programming[...]
House of the Dragon: Gayle Rankin on Alys Rivers, Magic, Daemon & More
The world of Game of Thrones differs from other high fantasy franchises where the presence of magic is more scant, more reliant on medieval tactics, and in the case of the HBO prequel series House of the Dragon, the use of dragons and their riders When we see magic in Westeros, it becomes quite a[...]
The Penguin, Dune: Prophecy Are Now Officially HBO Originals, Too
The first sign of a major shift in programming strategy in terms of upcoming series with hefty pricetags was when the news hit last month that HBO (not Max) had given an eight-episode direct-to-series order for Showrunner & EP Chris Mundy's Green Lantern Series for DC Studios, Lanterns Shortly after, we would learn that filmmakers[...]
House of the Dragon
The following contains major spoilers. Eve Best and Steve Toussaint in "House of the Dragon" Image: HBO House of the Dragon: Eve Best on That Epic Dragon Battle Near the end of "The Red Dragon and the Gold," Ser Criston Cole (Fabien Frankel) leads King Aegon II Targaryen's (Tom Glynn-Carney) forces to Rook's Rest as King's Hand[...]
house of the dragon
Martin is a little late to the "game" but offered some thoughts on the first two episodes of season two of HBO's House of the Dragon, based on his 'A Song of Ice & Fire' series prequel novel Fire & Blood The titles of the episodes of the Ryan Condal Game of Thrones series spinoff[...]
house of the dragon
We alluded to it last week with our preview of "The Burning Mill," but it looks like it's about to become a very fiery reality in this week's episode of HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon Season 2 Though her advisors recommended that the situation be elevated to "DEFCON: Dragons," Rhaenyra (Emma[...]
House of the Dragon Season 2 Ep. 3 Preview: Did Someone Say Dragons?
Well, we knew there would have to be some kind of response to "Blood & Cheese" – and last week's episode of HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon definitely had those We had Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney) looking for revenge on Rhaenyra (Emma D'Arcy) – who's worried that the killing will hurt her[...]
green lantern
HBO gave an eight-episode direct-to-series order for Lanterns, with Chris Mundy (True Detective: Night Country, Ozark) serving as showrunner and executive producer In addition, Damon Lindelof (Watchmen, The Leftovers) and Tom King (Mister Miracle, Supergirl) are serving as executive producers and co-writers alongside Mundy The series will spotlight new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend[...]
Welcome to Derry
Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels over at HBO instead of Max, we have some huge casting news to pass along for filmmakers Andy Muschietti & Barbara Muschietti (It, It Chapter Two), and Jason Fuchs' (It Chapter Two, Wonder Woman) Welcome to Derry: From The World of "It." Earlier today, Deadline Hollywood reported exclusively that Alixandra Fuchs (Hatfields & McCoys), Kimberly Guerrero (The[...]
House of the Dragon: Condal on Rhaenyra/Daemon Tension, Twins Battle
Parsing through the fallout of HBO's House of the Dragon season two premiere episode "A Son for a Son," the follow-up episode ramps up the tension in "Rhaenyra the Cruel," particularly among the closest of relatives, putting brother against brother and uncle against niece Showrunner Ryan Condal spoke to Variety about the assassination plot and[...]
harry potter
Discovery's upcoming multi-season HBO series adaptation of bestselling author J.K Rowling's "Harry Potter" novels No, it has nothing to do with Rowling's social media activities (somewhere, a certain WBD CEO is probably crossing himself right now for that) This time, it's good news in terms of the upcoming series – with HBO and Warner Bros[...]
green lantern
From DC Studios and Warner Bros, we're bringing 'Lanterns' to HBO," King began his Instagram post, addressing the news much more openly than he could previously – even after Gunn confirmed that he would be working on the series "Chris, Damon, and I created it; Chris is writing and running it while Damon and I[...]
Welcome to Derry
We first noticed it when the news went out about HBO giving an eight-episode direct-to-series order for Showrunner & EP Chris Mundy's Green Lantern Series for DC Studios, Lanterns Namely, the series was heading to HBO and not Warner Bros Discovery's streaming service Max—as originally expected Well, it turns out it wasn't a mistake or[...]
House of the Dragon
Image: HBO House of the Dragon Creator Ryan Condal on the Events of "Rhaenyra the Cruel" During Jaeharys' funeral scene, Condal describes the scene and how it helps set the mood for what's to come "No, that was not a specific thing we were looking for," Condal said when asked if he expected the head to fall[...]
House of the Dragon
HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon definitely found a way to get everyone's attention by the time the credits rolled on the second season premiere, "A Son for a Son." With the blood that was shed and atrocities committed by "Blood and Cheese," a line has been crossed, and there is no turning[...]
a knight of the seven kingdoms
Parris and I will be taking a few of our minions over to Belfast in mid July, to visit the set, meet the cast, and take in some jousting." A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Image: Steffan Hill/HBO) A century before the events of "Game of Thrones," two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros… a young, naïve but courageous[...]
watchmen
This December will mark five years since the season finale of HBO & Damon Lindelof's Emmy Award-winning Regina King-starring pseudo-sequel spinoff/remix of writer Alan Moore, artist Dave Gibbons & colorist John Higgins' comic book classic Watchmen – we refuse to call it a "series finale" because we're still keeping a candle burning for more stories from[...]