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”
The series premiere of the amazing new zombie series, The Last of Us, drew 4.7 million viewers across linear and HBO Max platforms on Sunday night in the U.S., based on Nielsen and first-party data. This is HBO’s second-largest debut, behind only House of the Dragon, since Boardwalk Empire premiered on the network in 2010, before … Continue reading “Last of Us is HBO’s second-largest debut”
Are you fan of Howard Stern and his interviews? Here’s a chance to watch a recent insightful chat between arguably the best contemporary interviewer and iconic musician Bruce Springsteen. The Howard Stern Interview: Bruce Springsteen will air on SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 at 10:00 p.m. ET on HBO. The interview will also be available to stream on HBO … Continue reading “Stern/ Springsteen interview coming to HBO”
HBO’s Emmy-winning anthology series The White Lotus, from Mike White, will return for a third installment following a new group of guests at another White Lotus property. The first installment, which premiered July 2021 and was set in Hawaii, received 20 Emmy nominations across 13 categories and ten wins, the most wins of any program that year, … Continue reading “HBO renews The White Lotus for Season 3”
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”
We are pretty, pretty happy about this. HBO has renewed the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm, starring everyone’s favorite grump, Larry David, for the twelfth season. Originally debuting on HBO in 2001 and with 110 completed episodes to date, Curb stars Seinfeld co-creator David as an over-the-top version of himself in an unsparing … Continue reading “HBO renews Curb Your Enthusiasm for 12th season”
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”
We are less than 48 hours away from revisiting Westeros as the HBO Original drama series House of The Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones, debuts SUNDAY, AUGUST 21 at 9:00 p.m. ET/PT. New episodes of the ten-episode season will debut each week at the same time, leading up to the finale on October 23 on HBO … Continue reading “HBO releases final trailer for House of The Dragon”
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”
HBO dropped a bit of surprise today. The Emmy-winning drama series Westworld returns for its eight-episode fourth season SUNDAY, JUNE 26 (9:00 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. Set to Lou Reed’s Perfect Day, the teaser gives us quick glimpses of the show’s main characters. Things seem somewhat normal after the chaos that … Continue reading “From the West Side to Westworld, Ariana Debose joins HBO series”
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”
