I speak your name, Peacock. On Tuesday, HBO Max rebranded itself into Max. Why? We’re not sure. But the WGA’s Boo (and we do mean Boo), David Zaslav wanted a streaming platform that merged Game of Thrones and Succession with 90 Day Fiance and Deadliest Catch. Soooo, yeah. Welcome to Max. The reception has been … Continue reading “Peacock trolls HBO Max’s rebrand with NSFW joke”
Earthshattering news. Today, Warner Bros. Discovery rebranded the streaming service as Max, which will combine original programming from HBO Max and Discovery+. It’s like The Beverly Hillbillies moving into their mansion. “From the biggest superheroes to real-life champions; from culture-shaping dramas to taste-shaping entertainment; from fantastical realms to the realest of worlds, Max will offer … Continue reading “HBO Max rebrands as Max”
Get ready to float again. HBO Max has ordered the Max Original drama Welcome to Derry (working title) to series. The series, from Warner Bros. Television and developed for television by filmmakers Andy Muschietti and Barbara Muschietti (IT, IT Chapter Two, The Flash) and Jason Fuchs (IT Chapter Two, Wonder Woman, Argylle), is a prequel to the … Continue reading “HBO Max orders IT prequel series, Welcome to Derry”
HarlIvy will be back! The critically-acclaimed Max Original adult-animated series Harley Quinn has been renewed for a fourth season, ahead of the season three finale on September 15. Sarah Peters (Workaholics, Master of None, Nathan For You), who has written on the series since season one and currently serves as consulting producer, will be elevated to … Continue reading “HBO Max renews Harley Quinn for S4”
HBO made history Sunday night when the hotly anticipated Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon premiered on HBO and HBO Max. The premiere drew 9.986 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms in the U.S. Sunday night, the largest audience for any new original series in the history of HBO. The premiere also … Continue reading “House of the Dragon premiere crashes HBO Max app”
Today, Warner Bros. Discovery held its first quarterly earnings meeting as one company. This comes on the heels of canceling the highly publicized Batgirl movie. One of the expected announcements to emerge from the webcast is that HBO Max and Discovery+ will launch in the U.S. as a single streaming service in the summer of 2023. … Continue reading “HBO Max, Discovery+ to merge into one streamer”
The Warner Bros. Pictures global blockbuster, from writer/director Matt Reeves, The Batman starring Robert Pattinson in the dual role of Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne, will be available to stream on HBO Max on Monday April 18. Dylan Clark (the Planet of the Apes films) and Reeves produced the film. The Batman will … Continue reading “HBO Max announces The Batman premiere date”
The Gentleman of Crime is moving from the big screen to the somewhat big screen in most cases. HBO Max has given a straight-to-series order to The Penguin(working title), a limited series starring Colin Farrell in the title role. The DC drama expands upon the world filmmaker Matt Reeves has created for Warner Bros. Pictures’ global … Continue reading “HBO Max orders limited series The Penguin”
We will get another season of Peacemaker, Emilia, John, Leota, Steve, Vigilante and Murn. Oh scratch Murn, he’s dead. Following the stellar launch of Peacemaker, HBO Max has renewed the critically acclaimed and fan-favorite series, written and directed by James Gunn and starring John Cena, for a second season. The eight-episode first season of the DC … Continue reading “F*CK Yeah! HBO Max renews Peacemaker!”
Warner Bros. TV has announced that Lena Waithe (The Chi, Master of None, Queen & Slim, Ready Player One) has inked a new deal that will bring the acclaimed documentary Hoop Dreams to HBO Max as a scripted series. Hoop Dreams is a 1994 American documentary film directed by Steve James, and produced by Frederick Marx, James, and Peter Gilbert, … Continue reading “Hoop Dreams scripted series coming to HBO Max via Lena Waithe’s Hillman Grad”
There’s going to be more Doom in our lives. During DC FanDome, HBO Max announced that the Max Original series Doom Patrol will return for a fourth season and released a mid-season trailer in anticipation of the remaining episodes of season three, which debut weekly on the service every Thursday until November 11. Doom Patrol … Continue reading “HBO Max renews Doom Patrol – but will we see more butt monsters?”
HBO Max has released a teaser trailer for the Max Original series Peacemaker, written and directed by James Gunn and produced by Peter Safran, at DC FanDome. Peacemaker will explore the origins of the character that John Cena first portrayed in James Gunn’s 2021 film, The Suicide Squad – a compellingly vainglorious man who believes … Continue reading “HBO Max announces premiere date and drops trailer for Peacemaker”
Today during DC FanDome, HBO Max announced that the Max Original series Titans has been renewed for a fourth season and revealed a first look at the season three finale ahead of its debut this Thursday, October 21. Based on The Teen Titans, Titans follows young heroes from across the DC Universe as they come of age … Continue reading “Titans GO for fourth season on HBO Max”
Hosted by father-daughter duo Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us) from Los Angeles and Jasmine Cephas Jones (Blindspotting), the 73rd Primetime Emmy nominations were announced this morning. HBO and HBO Max have received 130 Emmy nominations. Leading the series was Misha Green’s hit, Lovecraft Country. The series was nominated for 18 awards, the most of all the platform’s series. Besides … Continue reading “Emmy Awards: HBO, HBO Max lead with 130 noms”
HBO Max has released the official trailer and poster for the upcoming Max Original reality dating series FBoy Island, hosted by hit comedian and actress Nikki Glaser (The Nikki Glaser Podcast, nationwide comedy tour One Night with Nikki Glaser). The first three episodes of the ten-episode series debut THURSDAY, JULY 29 on HBO Max, followed by three additional episodes … Continue reading “FBoy Island: HBO Max releases new trailer”
We are huge fans of the absurd comedy Made for Love which debuted earlier this year on HBO Max. Now the streamer has renewed the Max Original series for a second season. Yay. The critically acclaimed, dark comedy ranks among HBO Max’s top original half-hours since launch. Based on the novel by Alissa Nutting, Made for … Continue reading “Made for Love: HBO Max renews acclaimed series”
It’s been a minute since we bid goodbye to Chandler and Monica, Ross and Rachel, Phoebe Buffay, and Joey Tribbiani. If you add a debilitating pandemic into the mix, then it feels more like 25 since we have seen Friends. The final episode – appropriately titled ‘The Last One’ – aired 17 years ago when … Continue reading “Friends: HBO Max releases images from reunion”
HBO Max announced at today’s 2021 WarnerMedia Upfront that it will debut its ad-supported subscription tier the first week of June, providing consumers choice between the existing ad-free version of HBO Max at $14.99 per month, or an ad-supported experience for $9.99 per month. They have dubbed it HBO Max with Ads. HBO Max previewed … Continue reading “HBO Max announces ad-supported subscriptions”
HBO Max debuted the official trailer and poster for Friends: The Reunion, debuting Thursday, May 27 on HBO Max. Friends stars Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer return to the iconic comedy’s original soundstage, Stage 24, on the Warner Bros. Studio lot in Burbank for a real-life unscripted celebration of … Continue reading “HBO Max releases Friends: Reunion trailer and poster”
The Geek is pleased. Lots of exciting news out of HBO Max and Cartoon Network. The networks have announced today a two-season series order for My Adventures with Superman an all-new kids and family animated series following the action-packed, comedic and romantic adventures of Superman and Lois Lane. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation (WBA) and based on … Continue reading “HBO Max, Cartoon Network order animated Superman”
