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I May Destroy You is a new twelve-part TV series written by and starring Michaela Coel from the BBC, with HBO buy-in It is sensational, is a remarkable achievement in television and, yes because this is Bleeding Cool, I am describing it as TV's first Watchmen Which for some may see as inappropriate, given that[...]

HBO's Perry Mason and The Educated Barfly are back for another round of cocktails that meet the Prohibition Era setting of the Matthew Rhys (The Americans)-starring series Except for this time around, there are two huge occasions to recognize with a drink Of course, it's Sunday so that means we have "Chapter Six" to look[...]

Vance) embark on a road trip to find Black's missing father and claim a family legacy in HBO's Lovecraft Country, Majors, Smollett-Bell, and Vance joined moderator Sarah Rodman (executive editor, Entertainment Weekly) and cast members Michael Kenneth Williams, Aunjanue Ellis, Wunmi Mosaku, and Abbey Lee took part in a panel at this weekend's Comic-Con@Home. A look[...]

Viewers counting down the days until HBO's upcoming supernatural drama Lovecraft Country premiere (that's August 16, in case you forgot) received a special treat on Friday: the official trailer for the highly-anticipated series (and one that's been on Bleeding Cool's radar for some time) Adapted from Matt Ruff's best-selling 2016 novel of the same name[...]

HBO and BBC's second season of His Dark Materials already started the day off with the news that Terence Stamp (Billy Budd, The Adjustment Bureau), Jade Anouka (Cleaning Up), and Simone Kirby (Artemis Fowl) were joining the cast- but the news definitely didn't end there To coincide with their Thursday panel at this year's Comic-Con@Home,[...]

Set for later this year, the second season of the HBO and BBC drama will use The Subtle Knife as its source material, the second novel in Philip Pullman's trilogy of novels that focus on the adventures of Lyra Belacqua (Dafne Keen). His Dark Materials Image Courtesy HBO With the series set for a panel at Comic-Con@Home[...]

Looks like Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys) will be taking on another case, with Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming, announcing on Wednesday that the mystery-drama will be returning for a second season "It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind Perry Mason," said Orsi "Viewers have relished being[...]

Written by a writing team headed by Condal and based on Martin's novels, House of The Dragon has Game of Thrones director Miguel Sapochnik ("The Battle of the Bastards" and "The Winds of Winter") directing the pilot and additional episodes, and partnering with Condal as co-showrunners. The teaser logo for Game of Thrones spinoff series, House[...]

On the latest edition of HBO's Last Week Tonight, John Oliver discussed how normalized conspiracy theory culture gripped the world and how especially dangerous spreading misleading information during the global COVID-19 pandemic is The host began showing numerous news programs explaining how groups on social media downplay the seriousness of the outbreak from insinuating somehow[...]

HBO's Perry Mason and The Educated Barfly have checked their calendars and realized that it's Sunday, so you know what that means? It's time for another cocktail that meets the Prohibition Era setting of the Matthew Rhys (The Americans)-starring series This time around, it's a French 75, a cocktail made from gin, Champagne, lemon juice, and[...]

It's been five months since we last reported on original film director and series consultant Joe Dante revealing that he was "very pleased with the way it's going," and now we're getting an update on HBO Max's Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai from none other than series writer and co-executive producer Tze Chun Speaking with[...]

As subscribers prepare for another streamer in "The Great Streaming Wars of 2020" to take flight this week (you know who we're talking about), WarnerMedia's HBO Max is taking a moment out of its time on Tuesday to remind everyone of the recently-added and upcoming Originals it has on tap from both HBO and the[...]

Welcome back, fellow thirsty fans of HBO's Perry Mason! Vibing that you might be in the mood for a little something extra to enjoy with Sunday night's next episode, the cable network and The Educated Barfly have returned with another cocktail that meets the Prohibition Era setting of the Matthew Rhys (The Americans)-starring series[...]

It's quite a sight to behold. Poster for Game of Thrones, HBO Battlestar Galactica: The Reboot That Could… Until It Couldn't Anymore Battlestar Galactica was the little reboot that could It completely reconfigured the cheesy and flawed 1970s cult show into a dark, grim allegory about America's anxiety post-9/11 and posed moral and ethical questions about the War[...]

The Lindelof announcement will be tied into a much-larger DC Comics-based initiative that will tie into newly-launched streaming service HBO Max (and possibly the end of DC Universe as a stand-alone service) At DC Fandome, the news is revealed along with more details on Zack Snyder's potential limited series cut of Justice League and J.J[...]

As the Peabody Awards Board of Jurors noted when honoring the series, Watchmen is "a frank and provocative reflection on contemporary racialized violence, on the role of police, and on the consequences of a large-scale disaster on the way Americans understand their place in the world." Now, Lindelof's pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore, David Gibbons, and John[...]

Combine a July 4th weekend and the next episode of HBO's Perry Mason and for some, you have the makings of a fine day for a drink or two To help those who would be so inclined, the cable giant has invited back The Educated Barfly to offer up a drink recipe to match the[...]

We see what you did there, HBO and Perry Mason You tricked us into believing that the Matthew Rhys (The Americans)-starring series was going to run for eight episodes You even put together an impressive cast that included John Lithgow, Tatiana Maslany, Juliet Rylance, Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, and more to make it look convincing[...]

Viewers excited about HBO's upcoming supernatural drama Lovecraft Country should mark down August 16 on their calendars, because that's when the eagerly-anticipated series is set to make its debut (and also stream on HBO Max)- and we have new key art in honor of the announcement Adapted from Matt Ruff's best-selling 2016 novel of the[...]

While it would be easy to focus on the success HBO had had with its recent run of new series like Watchmen, Euphoria, The Outsider, and Perry Mason, we're pretty sure the old, funny curmudgeon in the corner over there would make it a point of reminding us that he's not going anywhere And that[...]

Before we offer up the overview and preview images for this week's episode of HBO's Perry Mason (appropriately titled "Chapter 2 since it's… well… the second episode of the season), the fine folks at the eyeball-grabbing limited series and cable giant think you might be in need of a drink Or two No, it's not[...]

HBO Max's Adventure Time: Distant Lands premiered its first episode this week, and "BMO" did not miss a beat It was back as strong and magical and fun as ever It was a real adventure Adventure Time has been such an amazingly inspiring ride in my life that has brought amazing art and stories It[...]

The Last of Us voice actor Troy Baker has some thoughts on who should play Joel in HBO's series adaptation, and how he should be portrayed.

It was as if HBO could read our thoughts With Perry Mason having now premiered and Lovecraft Country set for August, we were wondering when we were going to get that feels-like-monthly promo reminder of what the cable giant has in store for the rest of 202 and beyond That's what viewers got Sunday night[...]

Written by showrunners Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald and based on Erle Stanley Gardner's world, HBO and executive producer Robert Downey, Jr.'s Perry Mason offered viewers "Chapter One" of the origin of one of fiction's most legendary criminal defense lawyers (Matthew Rhys, The Americans) on Sunday night But the cable network realizes that things are a little crazy right[...]

HBO and executive producer Robert Downey, Jr.'s Perry Mason is on the case starting Sunday, June 21, and now viewers are being introduced to the people who populate our hero's world Written by showrunners Rolin Jones and Ron Fitzgerald and based on Erle Stanley Gardner's word, the limited series follows the origins of one of fiction's[...]

Damon Lindelof's Peabody Award-winning series Watchmen has been a focal point of HBO's Juneteenth weekend programming, with an emphasis on honoring those murdered in the 1921 Tulsa Massacre and the destruction of Black Wall Street as well as educating the nation on a tragic part of this nation's history that's been ignored The cable network[...]

In honor of Juneteenth and in memory of those murdered during the 1921 Tulsa Massacre, HBO will be offering all nine episodes of Damon Lindelof's Peabody Award-winning series Watchmen for free Starting Friday, June 19, and running through Sunday, June 21, Lindelof's pseudo-sequel to Alan Moore, David Gibbons, and John Higgins' comic book classic starring Academy[...]

Ivan Cohen is a former DC Comics editor turned freelancer  – and now the writer of a new digital-only line of free comic books from DC Comics as part of a promotion from HBO Max. Titled, To The Max, they are meant to be stories about ordinary people achieving their maximum potential when they transform into[...]

Or does it? In the HBO series' final episode "Made in America," Tony (James Gandolfini) and his family are having dinner out a restaurant but the fear of something happening (a hit on Tony, a robbery, etc) was all throughout the scene The scene and series end with the momentum building to a quick cut[...]