Bill Maher’s ‘Real Time’ Gets Two-Season Extension at HBO
Bill Maher is getting more time for “Real Time” at HBO and its parent, Warner Bros. Discovery. HBO has renewed the program for two more season, meaning that it will be served up via HBO and its...
View ArticleGerald Levin, Media Executive Behind Time Warner-AOL Merger Debacle, Dies at 84
Gerald M. Levin, the former CEO of Time Warner who orchestrated its disastrous merger with AOL, died Wednesday. He was 84. Levin’s grandchild Jake Maia Arlow confirmed his death to the New York Times,...
View Article‘House of the Dragon’ Drops ‘Dueling’ Season 2 Trailers as HBO Makes Viewers...
“House of the Dragon” is asking viewers to pick a side in Season 2: Rhaenyra’s black faction or Alicent’s green team? HBO dropped two unique trailers Thursday for Season 2, which premieres on June 16....
View Article‘Euphoria’ Star Storm Reid ‘Disappointed’ but ‘Not Surprised’ by Season 3...
“Euphoria” star Storm Reid has acknowledged the recent news from HBO that filming of Season 3 on the Sam Levinson-created series has been put on hold, expressing optimism that the production will come...
View ArticleTim Robinson, Zach Kanin Land HBO Comedy Pilot Order for ‘Chair Company’
HBO has given a pilot order to the comedy “The Chair Company” from Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, Variety has confirmed. Both Robinson and Kanin serve as writers and executive producers on the pilot,...
View ArticlePGA’s Produced By Conference Returns in June
The Producers Guild of America’s Produced By Conference announced that its return this year is slated for June 8. It will be held at the FOX Studio Lot in Century City in Los Angeles. Programming for...
View ArticleHBO Europe, Suraya Filem Snap Up Venice Title ‘The Red Suitcase’ (EXCLUSIVE)
U.K.-based sales agent Reason8 Films has sold 2023 Venice title “The Red Suitcase” to HBO for Europe and Suraya Filem for Malaysia and Brunei. The 15 territories covered under the HBO deal include...
View Article‘Game of Thrones’ Prequel ‘Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight’...
The “Game of Thrones” prequel series “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight” has found its leads. The HBO series is based around the characters Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, Egg,...
View Article‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Series Finale Hits Season High of 1.1 Million Viewers
Larry David’s “Curb Your Enthusiasm” aired its series finale after 24 years and 12 seasons on Sunday, when it reached 1.1 million viewers. Calculated from a combination of Nielsen’s measurement of...
View ArticleHow ‘The Sympathizer’s’ Depiction of the Vietnam War Helped Its Cast Make...
About a month ago, “The Sympathizer” star Fred Nguyen Khan lost his grandmother. She was a Vietnamese refugee who sought asylum in Canada, enduring a “staggered escape” that left her and her siblings...
View Article‘Conan O’Brien Must Go’ Is a Keeper: TV Review
The key to understanding Conan O’Brien’s comedy is knowing that it comes from a point of kindness. Yes, I know in this age of comics punching down, this kind of compliment may leave you with a neon...
View ArticleHow to Watch ‘The Jinx: Part Two’ Online Without Cable
After premiering in Feb. 2015, “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst” has been an odd pop culture phenomenon. What was originally a docuseries about the investigation of missing persons with...
View Article‘We’re Here’ Drag Queens on Why ‘Frightening’ Safety Concerns Didn’t Stop...
Season 4 of “We’re Here” sees new hosts Priyanka, Sasha Velour, Latrice Royale and Jaida Essence Hall travelling to red states Tennessee and Oklahoma, where safety had become a concern at times because...
View ArticleTop 15 ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Episodes, Ranked
For nearly 25 years, Larry David has gifted audiences with a glimpse into his hilarious misfortunes and creative approach to social conventions. Throughout 12 seasons and 120 episodes, “Curb Your...
View ArticleWarner Bros. and HBO Aquire Rights to Documentary on Real Life Höss Family...
Warner Bros. and HBO have acquired rights to “The Commandant’s Shadow,” a documentary based on the real life Höss family from “The Zone of Interest.” The film comes to theaters May 9 through a...
View Article‘The Sympathizer’: Phanxine on the Major’s Big Moment and His ‘Politically...
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for Episode 3 of “The Sympathizer” on HBO. Phanxine isn’t an actor. Or so he says, though one might beg to differ after seeing his performance in “Love...
View ArticleLady Gaga’s ‘Chromatica Ball’ HBO Concert Special to Premiere May 25
An HBO concert special based on Lady Gaga’s 2022 “Chromatica Ball” tour will premiere on the network on Saturday, May 25 at 8 p.m. ET/PT and will be available to stream on Max. The special was...
View ArticleWarner Bros. Discovery Misses Q1 Expectations, TV Ad Sales Down 11% as...
Warner Bros. Discovery reported its first-quarter 2024 earnings Thursday, revealing it had reached 99.6 million paid streaming subscribers in a tough quarter for studios and networks. That’s a growth...
View ArticleSteve Carell to Star in HBO Comedy Series From Bill Lawrence, Matt Tarses
HBO has given out a straight-to-series order for a single-camera comedy series starring Steve Carell from Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, Variety has learned. The untitled, half-hour series has been...
View Article‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ Emmy Submissions: Posthumous Bid for Richard Lewis and...
Larry David’s beloved comedy series “Curb Your Enthusiasm” is gearing up for a grand showing at the Primetime Emmys. The 12th and final season of the HBO/Max series has submitted for 35 nominations,...
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