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HBO Max’s Dune: The Sisterhood finds its new showrunner

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HBO Max has found its new showrunner for Dune: The Sisterhood, the upcoming live-action TV series set in the world of the upcoming Denis Villeneuve-directed adaptation of Frank Herbert’s sci-fi saga.As per Deadline, Diane Ademu-John (The Haunting of Bly Manor) will serve as showrunner on The Sisterhood, replacing original showrunner Jon Spaihts who left the […]

Matt Reeves, Damon Lindelof and Oscar Sharp to develop magic medical series The Human Conditions for HBO Max

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Writer and director Oscar Sharp (The Kármán Line) has teamed up with Matt Reeves (The Batman) and Damon Lindelof (Watchmen) to develop The Human Conditions, a “magical-realist” medical series for HBO Max.The Human Conditions will focus on “a young British doctor who must learn to treat impossible, fantastical illnesses by healing the emotional issues that underlie […]

Michael B. Jordan developing HBO Max Superman series featuring Val-Zod

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Could Michael B. Jordan suit up in another superhero costume? If reports are accurate, we could see Jordan playing a version of the Man of Steel in a new Superman series.A report from Collider notes Michael B. Jordan’s production company Outlier Society is developing a new Superman project for HBO Max. It will reportedly follow […]

The search for HBO Max’s Batgirl narrows down to three choices

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Batgirl is coming to DC Films, and Warner Bros. is on the hunt for its leading lady. The three names in the running for the role in the HBO Max Original film are Isabela Merced, Zoey Deutch, and Leslie Grace. Each of them are budding names in the industry, all coming off some pretty solid […]

Ava DuVernay’s DMZ series adds Venus Ariel, Rutina Wesley, Nora Dunn and more

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HBO Max and producer Ava DuVernay have revealed nine actors joining the cast of the limited event series DMZ, an adaptation of the Vertigo comic series.Joining Rosario Dawson (Zombieland: Double Tap) and Benjamin Bratt (Law & Order) in the series are Venus Ariel (NCIS: New Orleans), Rutina Wesley (Queen Sugar), Nora Dunn (The Big Leap), […]

HBO Max’s The Staircase adds Vincent Vermignon

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HBO Max has cast French actor Vincent Vermignon (Beyond Existence) in its true crime drama series The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story).Vermignon will play Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, the documentarian who made the 2004 docuseries on which the HBO Max series is based. He investigated the case and went back […]

Michael Stuhlbarg joins HBO Max’s The Staircase true crime limited series

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Deadline reports that Michael Stuhlbarg (Boardwalk Empire) has joined the cast of HBO Max’s true crime limited series The Staircase from Antonio Campos (Christine) and Maggie Cohn (American Crime Story).Stuhlbarg will play David Rudolf, Michael Peterson’s criminal defense attorney. He will star alongside Colin Firth (The Kindsman), Toni Collette (Knives Out), Juliette Binoche (Between Two Worlds), […]

Made for Love renewed for second season

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HBO Max has renewed its dark comedy series Made for Love for a second season. The series stars Cristin Milioti as Hazel, a woman who escapes from a 10-year marriage to a tech billionaire who implanted a chip in her head that tracks her every movement, mood, conversation and sees what she sees.Made for Love is based […]