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HBO shares concept art from Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon

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Warner Media CEO Jason Kilar has announced that filming on the Game of Thrones prequel spinoff House of the Dragon is set to get underway in 2021. The show is based upon George R.R. Martin’s Fire & Blood book, and will take place some 300 years before the hit HBO series, detailing the a bloody […]

Ava DuVernay shares first look images from DMZ series

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Following the news that HBO Max has granted a series order to DMZ, director/executive producer Ava DuVernay has now revealed four first-look images from the upcoming DC/Vertigo comic book adaptation which you can check out here… https://twitter.com/ava/status/1329506694603259904 In the near future, America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone (DMZ), […]

Trailer and posters for HBO’s Euphoria special starring Zendaya

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HBO has released a trailer and posters for the Euphoria special which follows the Emmy Award-winning Zendaya’s Rue as she contacts her AA sponsor Ali (Colman Domingo) following the aftermath of the events of the season one finale; take a look here… In the aftermath of being left by Jules at the train station and […]

Ray Fisher believes Joss Whedon’s exit from The Nevers is due to Justice League investigation

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Earlier this week it was announced that HBO has “parted ways” with Joss Whedon on The Nevers, an upcoming sci-fi series he’s created and co-written with his Buffy The Vampire Slayer colleagues Jane Espenson and Doug Petrie, which would have marked his first foray into TV since 2009’s Dollhouse. Whedon released a statement blaming exhaustion and the […]

Trailer for A.I. comedy Superintelligence starring Melissa McCarthy and James Corden

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HBO Max has released a poster and trailer for director Ben Falcone’s upcoming comedy Superintelligence which stars James Corden as an all-powerful A.I. who chooses to study Earth’s most average person, Carol (Melissa McCarthy), to decide whether to save or destroy humanity; check them out here… When an all-powerful Superintelligence (James Corden) chooses to study […]

HBO cancels Stephen King’s The Outsider, series is being shopped elsewhere

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Despite initially being confirmed to return for a second season by author Stephen King, HBO has now decided to cancel The Outsider after a single season, but it may not be the end of the show. According to Deadline, despite HBO deciding not to proceed with a follow-up season, MRC, the studio behind the drama […]

In Treatment reboot adds Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos

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Deadline has reported that HBO’s upcoming reboot of In Treatment has added A Star is Born and Hamilton’s Anthony Ramos in a recurring role. The new series will star Uzo Aduba (Orange is the New Black) as therapist Dr. Brooke Lawrence, who “will see a diverse trio of patients in session as she wrestles with her own issues.” […]

Scenes From a Marriage adds GLOW’s Sunita Mani

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HBO’s upcoming limited series adaptation of Ingmar Bergman’s Scenes From A Marriage has added GLOW‘s Sunita Mani to its cast, per Deadline. Scenes From A Marriage “re-examines the show’s iconic depiction of love, hatred, desire, monogamy, marriage and divorce through the lens of a contemporary American couple.” Mani joins Jessica Chastain (Molly’s Game) and Oscar Isaac (Dune) […]

TV Review – HBO’s The Undoing

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Martin Carr reviews HBO’s The Undoing… This slick and stylish psychological thriller adapted for the screen by David E. Kelley is supremely engaging. High society living, private prep school fund raisers and understated opulence define this Manhattan based murder mystery. Based on the bestselling novel by Jean Hanff Korelitz it introduces Grace Fraser and Jonathan […]