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Heading into the end of January, things were sounding pretty good for fans of HBO & David E Kelley's Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Zoe Kravitz, and Shailene Woodley-starring Big Little Lies hoping that a third season would be in their futures Between Kidman, Witherspoon, and executive Casey Bloys, all signs were that it was moving forward[...]

Got that? Okay, great! In a move that we're sure has nothing to do with the return of HBO's "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon for a second season, Warner Bros Discovery announced today that the Ad-Free and Ultimate Ad-Free Max plans are seeing a price bump – and those are in[...]

With less than two weeks to go until the second season of HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon hits our screens, the cast and creative team have been hitting press junkets to get the word out about the return of the "Game of Thrones" prequel series For this go-around, Matt Smith was[...]

And two years later, GRRM doesn't think that things have gotten better. Image: FX Networks; HBO "Everywhere you look, there are more screenwriters and producers eager to take great stories and 'make them their own," GRRM writes "It does not seem to matter whether the source material was written by Stan Lee, Charles Dickens, Ian Fleming, Roald[...]

Now – courtesy of the fine folks over at Variety's Awards Circuit Podcast (which you can check out below) – we're getting a chance to hear from Reis regarding her thoughts on Navarro's fate (don't expect a direct answer on that one) and who the one person would be that Navarro would come back for[...]

Nearly ten months after the word went out that HBO and series creator/EP Danny McBride's McBride (Jesse Gemstone), Adam Devine (Kelvin Gemstone), John Goodman (Eli Gemstone), and Edi Patterson (Judy Gemstone)-starring The Righteous Gemstones would be returning for a fourth season, this weekend seems as good of a time as any to pass along some[...]

Jeffrey Wright (HBO's Westworld) will go from voicing Isaac in The Last Us Part II video game to bringing him to live-action life Wright's Isaac is described as "the quietly powerful leader of a large militia group who sought liberty but instead has become mired in an endless war against a surprisingly resourceful enemy." With[...]

That sound you hear? That's the sound of sand continuing to pour through the hourglass as we inch closer to June 16th and the second season return of HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon The last time that we checked in with the "Game of Thrones" prequel series, it was during Warner Bros[...]

With Season 2 set to hit HBO & Max screens in 2025, Pascal & Ramsey will be joined this season by Gabriel Luna as Tommy, Rutina Wesley as Maria, Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, and Danny[...]

With less than a month to go until June 16th brings the second season of HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon, it looks like Warner Bros Discovery's Max isn't willing to let Amazon's Prime Video and Disney+ have their day in the streaming sun when it comes to Upfronts And what better way[...]

Even with less than a month to go until HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon, don't think for one second that the "Game of Thrones" spinoff prequel series would let up on the whole "#TeamBlack vs #TeamGreen" thing In fact, that's one of the things that Condal and the cast discuss in[...]

In addition, the live-action series adaptation of Martin's "Tales of Dunk and Egg" stories (1998's "The Hedge Knight," 2003's "The Sworn Sword" & 2010's 'The Mystery Knight") has tapped Owen Harris (Netflix's Black Mirror: "Be Right Back" & "San Junipero") to direct the first three episodes and serve as an executive producer. Image: HBO Set nearly a century[...]

We haven't exactly made secret the fact that we consider 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 to be one of the best series to grace our screens in quite some time A large part of the show's[...]

Fans of the Emmy Award-winning, John Oliver-hosted HBO series can now check out the entire first season for free on YouTube – currently uploaded and ready for you to enjoy as you read this In addition, Seasons 2-8 will also be finding their way online for free, so make sure to stay tuned Now, about[...]

As Helgeland went further into developing drama and action projects like A Knight's Tale (2001), The Postman (1997), Mystic River (2003), and Man on Fire (2004), he attempted to develop a Game of Thrones spinoff series called 10,000 Ships that would have focused on Queen Nymeria, but HBO so far has passed on it despite[...]

Behind the camera, Mazin and Druckmann will be joined by Peter Hoar (S01E03: "Long, Long Time") are Mark Mylod (HBO's Succession), Nina Lopez-Corrado (HBO's Perry Mason), Stephen Williams (HBO's Watchmen) and Kate Herron (Loki). The Last of Us: Craig Mazin on Season 2 & Beyond In an interview with Variety from Summer 2023, Mazin confirmed that Season 3 will[...]

Many of the key props and costumes from the HBO series Westworld are coming to auction Heritage Auctions' Westworld, the HBO Original Series auction, features a broad spectrum of wardrobe and props spanning all four seasons of the futuristic drama series A few of the most impressive lots in this auction include the Delos Inc[...]

It would be safe to say that March was a pretty good month for fans of HBO & Showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon – in fact, it was probably a whole lot better than they expected Much of that had to do with the release of not one but two trailers – each representing[...]

As far as legacy sequels go, most probably didn't expect a follow-up to the 1990s/2000s iconic HBO prison drama Oz, but creator Tom Fontana, director Christoph Schrewe, and stars Dean Winters and Lee Tergeson will explore life after their characters' incarceration in the short film Zo One of the original series stars, Kirk Acevedo, took[...]

Though an executive producer on the hit HBO series, Zendaya told Variety that she's "not in charge" – adding this regarding a third season: "If it's right for the characters and everything turns out the way it should, of course But it's beyond me." Euphoria released the trailer for December's special episode (Image: HBO) Here's a look[...]

We will see." Image: HBO Screencap "From conception to release, 'Night Country' has been the most beautiful collaboration and adventure of my entire creative life," López shared "HBO trusted my vision all the way, and the idea of bringing to life a new incarnation of 'True Detective' with Casey, Francesca and the whole team is a dream[...]

Checking in with Bill Maher on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, Shatner explains how the network was trying everything possible to give off the illusion of Kirk & Uhura kissing without actually having them kiss on camera Why? Apparently, the network was worried about offending conservative Southern viewers In the clip above, Shatner shared[...]

In terms of spinoffs from HBO and David Benioff & D.B Weiss' Game of Thrones, the idea of a sequel series – set after the finale of the global phenomenon – that would see Kit Harington return as Jon Snow was one we were pretty excited about Unfortunately, it doesn't seem like the folks who[...]

As you can see from the screencap of the listing, filming on "The Hedge Knight" is set to start in Belfast, Northern Ireland, beginning on June 3, 2024 (the same month that HBO's House of the Dragon returns) – along with a "Project Summary" offering an overview of the "Game of Thrones" prequel. Image: Production List[...]

Most of the cast members who made their name from HBO's Game of Thrones remain forever grateful for the opportunity the David Benioff and Dan Weiss high fantasy series provided for their careers Among them is Hannah Waddingham, who played Septa Unella for eight episodes across seasons five and six While promoting her upcoming film[...]

Discovery-owned HBO pulled the plug on a fifth & final season – one that was reportedly being negotiated over shortly before the news broke, the series was expunged from Max (still HBO Max at the time) Two months later, the series would find a new streaming life on Roku & Tubi But while some see the[...]

Real Time with Bill Maher host Bill Maher continues to "woke-whine" & "cancel-cackle" his way to success, with his HBO show about to also be aired on CNN and a newly-announced podcast network on the way to add to his own Club Random podcast Just a reminder? This is a dude who went all "Sky[...]

One of the biggest questions that emerged from the Happy Sad Confused podcast, "What was the most satisfying death" of the HBO high fantasy series? Iwan Rheon as Ramsey Bolton and Sophie Turner as Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones Image courtesy of HBO/WarnerMedia Game of Thrones: Benioff & Weiss on Their Favorite Series Death "With Thrones, there[...]

While any number of films, television appearances, and live-theater work could easily be celebrated, one of Gossett Jr.'s roles will always be at the top of the list for us – Will Reeves, aka Hooded Justice, the first masked hero and inspiration for the Minutemen in HBO & Damon Lindelof's Regina King-starring pseudo-sequel spinoff/remix of[...]

Here's a look at the highlights: Image: HBO Winter 2023: Levinson pitches his plan for Season 3 – a five-year time jump into the future that reportedly featured "meaty arcs" for Sweeney and Jacob Elordi – with HBO liking what it's seeing In addition, it's reported that Zendaya's Rue was positioned for more of a background role[...]