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dead boy detectives
Based on characters created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, HBO Max's Dead Boy Detectives is welcoming some new additions to the streaming series cast, with Michael Beach (Dahmer: Monster), Joshua Colley (Senior Year), and Lindsey Gort (All Rise) all set to take on key recurring roles The series is set to offer a fresh take[...]
House of the Dragon: Cooke & D’Arcy Received Advice from GOT Stars
George R R Martin is never short on opinions when it comes to how HBO is treating his works As he was on Game of Thrones, the author posted on his blog about a variety of things on the prequel series House of the Dragon, from the number of episodes he thinks should be in[...]
Warner Bros. Discovery
Kidd & Sonya Winton-Odamtten (Lovecraft Country), Etan Frankel (Animal Kingdom EP), Charmaine Degrate (House of the Dragon), Bola Ogun (The Witcher), Stacey Muhammad (Queen Sugar), and Pamela Romanowsky (Gossip Girl). With the merger of HBO Max & Discovery+ streaming services expected to happen in Summer/Fall 2023, Warner Bros Discovery CEO David Zaslav and his team have been[...]
Auto Draft
Late last month, HBO understood the assignment With September 26th being "The Last of Us Day," it just felt right to get an official teaser for Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin's upcoming Pedro Pascal (Joel) & Bella Ramsey (Elie)-starring HBO series adaptation of the blockbuster video game franchise Now, Ramsey is sharing a personal note that Pascal[...]
Lovecraft Country takes the top spot on Bleeding Cool TV's Top 10 of 2020 (Image: HBO)
In a sea of bad or "questionable decisions" when it comes to television, HBO's decision not to renew Misha Green's Lovecraft Country for a second season definitely stands out Considering the cable network would announce its decision only weeks before the series would go on to receive 18 Emmy nominations (with Courtney B Vance winning[...]
His Dark Materials: HBO Shares Season 3 Official Teaser at NYCC 2022
While fans of HBO Max and BBC One's series adaptation of Philip Pullman's award-winning trilogy of novels were aware that the series would be returning this December for its third season, it was at yesterday's New York Comic Con panel that His Dark Materials executive producers Jane Tranter & Dan McCulloch and actors James McAvoy[...]
the idol
As HBO continues the daily celebration of its upcoming 50th birthday, viewers are getting another "present" in the form of a new teaser for Sam Levinson (Euphoria), Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye, and Reza Fahim's Tesfaye & Lily-Rose Depp-starring The Idol Directed by Amy Seimetz (The Girlfriend Experience, Atlanta) and written by Levinson, Tesfaye, Fahim &[...]
HBO Max Reveals Interactive “House of Halloween” Spotlight Page
HBO Max will launch its "House of Halloween" spotlight page on Saturday, October 1, bringing an interactive Halloween experience to fans all month long Recognizing that Halloween goes beyond the horror genre, this spotlight page will offer frights for all ages, as well as costume ideas, animated episodes, and more Here's a look at how[...]
House of the Dragon: HBO Offers Sneak Peak at Emma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra
Image courtesy of Ollie Upton / HBO "Working within the Thrones universe for the past few years has been an honor and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of House of the Dragon," Sapochnik said in a statement "I am so proud of what we accomplished with season 1[...]
the last of us
Only a little more than a month after HBO offered us some scenes from Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin's upcoming Pedro Pascal (Joel) & Bella Ramsey (Elie)-starring HBO series adaptation of The Last of Us and with today being "The Last of Us Day," guess what we have waiting for you? That's right, an extended look[...]
The White Lotus Season 2: HBO Preview Images Of First Episode
Hot off an impressive run at this year's Emmy Awards, Mike White and HBO's The White Lotus returns for a second installment of seven episodes debuting on Sunday, October 30 (9-10 pm ET/PT) on HBO as well as available to stream on HBO Max. Photograph by Fabio Lovino/HBO Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya McQuoid Hunt[...]
true detective
Three months after we last checked in with how things were going with Issa López (Tigers Are Not Afraid / Vuelven) & Barry Jenkins' (The Underground Railroad) upcoming new season of HBO's crime thriller anthology series True Detective: Night Country, the series has officially rounded out its cast. John Hawkes (Deadwood, Winter's Bone), Christopher Eccleston (Doctor[...]
House of the Dragon: HBO Offers Sneak Peak at Emma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra
Image courtesy of Ollie Upton / HBO Both actors were discouraged from discussing their roles with their younger counterparts "I was shown almost like memories: scenes that Emily had done with [King Viserys actor] Paddy [Considine]," Cooke describes "I had those memories locked in my brain for when I'm doing a scene that mirrors that relationship."[...]
scanners
Because that's exactly what HBO has in development, with Emmy Award-winning writer William Bridges (co-writer, Black Mirror "USS Callister") set to pen the series and serve as showrunner In addition, Yann Demange (pilot, Lovecraft Country) is set to direct, with both Bridges and Demange also executive producing First reported exclusively by The Hollywood Reporter, the HBO, Media[...]
House of the Dragon: HBO Offers Sneak Peak at Emma D’Arcy’s Rhaenyra
HBO offered a sneak preview of the upcoming sixth episode of House of the Dragon, "The Princess and the Queen," introducing Emma D'Arcy taking over the role of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen, the hand-picked heir to the iron throne from King Viserys (Paddy Considine) The clip comes courtesy of their Inside HBO Max Twitter account, "For[...]
oliver
Last week, we reported on how Comcast-owned pay television service Sky censored an episode of the Emmy Award-winning HBO late-night series Last Week Tonight in the UK over jokes/comments that host John Oliver made in reference to the passing of Queen Elizabeth II and how the country was basically shutting down over it Well, Oliver[...]
Avenue 5 Not Renewed for Season 3, Probably Cancelled
Rejoice, misanthropes, for Armando Iannucci's merciless comedy about awful people trapped on a spaceship, Avenue 5, is returning for a second season! The eight-episode second season premieres on October 10th on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max The comedy series is set 40 years in the future when traveling the solar[...]
Last Week Tonight: Sky Cuts John Oliver/Queen Elizabeth II Jokes in UK
Viewers in the UK who were looking to treat themselves to a new episode of HBO's Last Week Tonight with host John Oliver almost got their wish We're saying "almost" because it didn't take long for them to realize that they weren't getting the whole episode And that's because Sky cut (though censored seems to[...]
succession
After an impressive Emmy haul on Sunday night and buzz building for its upcoming fourth season, discussions about when series creator Jesse Armstrong's award-winning, Emmy-nominated Succession will wrap up its run is probably the last thing HBO (and Warner Bros Discovery) wants to talk about right now Or any time soon, for that matter But[...]
House of the Dragon: S1E04 Review: Rhaenyra’s Red Shoe Diaries
Image courtesy of Ollie Upton / HBO Upon their return, we see King Viserys (Paddy Considine) at a gathering at the iron throne when we see Daemon (Matt Smith) coming home with a wooden crown and the hammer from his fallen foe, the Crabfeeder While there's a tension that's built up from their last encounter, it[...]
Law & Order
Counting in the upcoming seasons, that's 22 seasons for the original series, 24 seasons for "SVU," and 3 seasons for "Organized Crime." And now, with all three shows set for a huge crossover event later this month, HBO's Last Week Tonight host John Oliver really, really needs you to know something It's not real We'll[...]
Game of Thrones’ Jon Snow Spinoff Should be a Sitcom
HBO is going all-in on the Game of Thrones business The prequel series House of the Dragons is probably the biggest show in the world now, with over 10 million viewers More spinoffs are in development, but what fans really want is a sequel, and only one has been announced: a series that follows Jon[...]
House of the Dragon: S01 E03 Review: Dual Depression & Epic Finish
Image courtesy of Ollie Upton / HBO Despite the exciting beginning, most of it deals with the narrative of King Viserys I (Paddy Considine) dealing with Otto (Rhys Ifans) contesting that his newborn male heir produced by his new wife Alicent Hightower (Emily Carey)should be next in line of succession instead of his chosen successor in[...]
Game of Thrones, HBO
When it comes to the future of HBO and George R.R Martin's "Game of Thrones" universe, the future is looking brighter with each passing episode of the prequel series House of the Dragon (including a new one hitting tonight) And with talk of a Kit Harington-starring & producing spinoff sequel series Snow (working title) in[...]
House of the Dragon Star Milly Alcock on Finding Rhaenyra’s Voice
Milly Alcock is going to make the best of her opportunity in the Game of Thrones universe, playing Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen in the HBO prequel series House of the Dragon She's playing the younger incarnation of the character that will be taken over by Emma D'Arcy, who plays her older counterpart The actress opened up[...]
House of the Dragons Perpetuates an Orientalist, Sexist Stereotype
This is in the form of Lady Mysaria, a prostitute and mistress of Prince Daemon Targaryen (Matt Smith playing full "Dickhead" mode), who becomes one of the pawns in his rebellion against the throne. "House of the Dragons", HBO Mysaria is played by Sonoya Mizuno, literally the only actor of East Asian descent in the entire cast[...]
house of the dragon
Game of Thrones vet Alan Taylor has been brought aboard to executive produce and direct several episodes during the second season. Image: HBO "Working within the Thrones universe for the past few years has been an honor and a privilege, especially spending the last two with the amazing cast and crew of House of the Dragon," Sapochnik[...]
House of the Dragon S1E2 Review: Rhaenyra Sticks It to Patriarchy
It's no secret how much the high fantasy world of HBO's Game of Thrones is often a reflection of patriarchal and misogynistic attitudes of ancient and medieval history That's also the case in its prequel series House of the Dragon The theme of the second episode, "The Rogue Prince," is routed in tradition as Rhaenyra[...]