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Mel Brooks Documentary in the Works From Judd Apatow, HBO
A two-part documentary about comedy legend Mel Brooks from directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio has been set at HBO. The HBO Documentary Films and Apatow Productions project, now in production, will trace Brooks’ journey from Brooklyn to Hollywood and Broadway. Joe Beshenkovsky, who last worked with Apatow and Bonfiglio on HBO’s four-hour documentary George […]
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‘Charlie Hustle & the Matter of Pete Rose’ Review: HBO Doc Lets the Disgraced Baseball Legend Make, and Ruin, His Hall of Fame Case
Director Mark Monroe's four-parter, featuring J.J. Abrams among its producers, puts the Cincinnati Reds star in the spotlight.
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‘Dune: Prophecy’ Sets Fall Premiere at HBO, Releases Second Teaser
The origin story of the Bene Gesserit has a premiere date — more or less — at HBO. The premium cable outlet will debut Dune: Prophecy, a prequel series to director Denis Villeneuve’s film franchise, in November; a specific date will be announced later. The series was developed as an original for HBO’s sibling streamer Max but […]
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Bill Maher Predicts “Biden Is Toast,” Urges People to “Stop F***ing Around”
Bill Maher has gone from bemoaning President Joe Biden continuing to run for reelection in 2024 to insisting that he will be replaced, declaring at the end of his “New Rules” segment on Friday’s Real Time that “Biden is toast.” “Stop fucking around,” he said. “The issue with President Biden isn’t if, it’s who: Who’s […]
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‘Euphoria’ Season 3 (Finally) Sets Production Start Date
After a very long hiatus between seasons, HBO’s Euphoria is preparing to head back into production. Filming on the Sam Levinson-created drama’s third season is slated to begin in January 2025 — just about three years after the premiere of season two. HBO says all of the principal cast, inlcuding Zendaya, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi and […]
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Nobody Else Is Making Art Like Julio Torres
Eleven o’clock on Friday night is easily one of the worst time slots in what remains of linear TV. But, for the past five weeks, that’s been the designated drop for Fantasmas. A surrealist odyssey through New York, one rendered via sets that recall Dogtown and Gremlins 2: The New Batch in equal measure, each half-hour depicts […]
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Judge Dismisses ‘Fake Famous’ Idea Theft Lawsuit
A New York judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Warner Bros. Discovery from a producer, who claimed that he originated an idea for the premise behind HBO’s Fake Famous documentary and Max reality series FBoy Island. The producer, Jack Piuggi, said he shopped a reality TV show titled Instafamous, which was pitched as “a documentary-style TV […]
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TV Ratings: ‘House of the Dragon’ Hits Season High With Bloody Battle
A pivotal episode of House of the Dragon drew the show’s biggest first-night audience of its season so far. The episode, “The Red Dragon and the Gold,” portrayed the Battle at Rook’s Rest, a key moment in author George R.R. Martin’s novel Fire & Blood and the larger Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and […]
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‘House of the Dragon’: Ewan Mitchell on That Cliffhanger Dragon Battle and Why “There’s No Going Back”
[This story contains spoilers from season two, episode four of House of the Dragon, “The Red Dragon and the Gold.”] It’s always Aemond, isn’t it? House of the Dragon fans were finally awarded some dragon-to-dragon action Sunday night when, in episode four of season two, titled “The Red Dragon and the Gold,” Ser Criston Cole […]
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‘And Just Like That’ Adds Trio to Season 3 Cast
Max has unveiled some cast changes for season three of And Just Like That, the Sex and the City sequel. Mehcad Brooks, Jonathan Cake and Logan Marshall-Green join the series in recurring guest roles, and Sebastiano Pigazzi and Dolly Wells are elevated to series regulars for the third season, now shooting in New York […]
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HBO, BBC Snag Richard Gadd’s ‘Baby Reindeer’ Follow-Up
Richard Gadd will take his next series to HBO and the BBC. The two outlets will co-produce Gadd’s follow-up to Baby Reindeer, which was a breakout success for Netflix and sparked waves of conversation over its based-on-a-true-story tale of an alleged stalker of Gadd. The new series is currently titled Lions and will follow a […]
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Harry Potter Series at HBO Finds Its Showrunner and Director
HBO’s long-developing Harry Potter series has locked in two key members of its creative team. The series has named Francesca Gardiner as its writer and showrunner and tapped Mark Mylod to direct multiple episodes. Both are Emmy winners for HBO’s Succession — Gardiner as part of the show’s producing team and Mylod as both director and […]
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