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True Detective: Night Country with Jodie Foster begins production

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The fourth season of HBO’s anthology series True Detective has begun production. Starring Jodie Foster (The Mauritanian) and Kali Reis (Catch The Fair One), True Detective: Night Country has begun filming in Iceland. The fourth season will follow Foster and Reis as a pair of detectives investigating the disappearance of six men in an Alaskan workstation. The official synopsis […]

HBO cancels Westworld after four seasons

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The park is closed for good as HBO has cancelled Westworld. The series, which premiered in 2016, ran for four seasons from creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy. Westworld, which was based on Jurassic Park author Michael Crichton’s 1973 film, followed a group of highly-intelligent androids called ‘Hosts’ as they catered to the needs of their human guests […]

HBO Max releases poster for The Last of Us TV series

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Following on from the show’s premiere date announcement, a new poster has been released for the hotly-anticipated video game adaptation The Last of Us teasing Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) as they travel through the post-apocalyptic landscape of the United States; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for The Last […]

HBO teases Succession season 4 with first trailer

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HBO has released a teaser trailer for the fourth season of the Emmy award-winning drama series Succession which sees the Roy family divided and a power struggle ensues as the sale of Waystar Royco moves closer; watch it below… In season four, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson (Alexander […]

In a shocking turn of events, Alan Moore hated the idea of HBO’s Watchmen

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If you know anything about Alan Moore, you’ll know he can sometimes be a bit grumpy. The legendary comic book author fires off hot takes on the regular and is even critical of his work at times. That’s where the latest story with Moore comes from, as he continues to distance himself from Watchmen, the […]

The Blacks prepare for war in House of the Dragon season one finale trailer

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HBO has released a trailer for next week’s season finale of House of the Dragon, which sees alliances formed and pledges made as Rhaenyra plans to go to war against the Hightowers and take the throne that was promised to her following the events of the last episode, where her half-brother Aegon was crowned King […]

The battle for the Iron Throne begins in House of the Dragon episode 9 trailer

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HBO has released a trailer for next week’s ninth episode of the hit fantasy series, House of the Dragon, which sees chaos ensue and the battle for the Iron Throne commence follows the death of Paddy Considine’s King Viserys; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of the eighth episode of House of the […]

New trailer for The Idol starring Lily-Rose Depp and The Weeknd

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HBO Max has released a new teaser trailer for The Idol, the upcoming drama series from Euphoria creator Sam Levinson and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye which stars Lily-Rose Depp as a rising popstar who begins a complicated relationship with the leader of a modern-day cult (The Weeknd); watch it below… A self-help guru and leader […]

Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts reunite for The Palace

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A Little Chaos co-stars Kate Winslet and Matthias Schoenaerts are set to star alongside one another again in HBO’s limited series The Palace. The series is developed by Succession’s Will Tracy and Frank Rich with Stephen Frears (The Queen) directing. The Palace tells “the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian […]