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Controversial series The Idol cancelled by HBO after single season

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Though the limited series was rumored to get a second season, HBO is no longer moving forward with The Idol. It was announced that the series starring The Weeknd and Lily-Rose Depp is finished after its one controversial and shocking season. The Sam Levinson drama took the internet by storm early in the summer of […]

The Last of Us to run for at least two more seasons, 2025 return likely

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It goes without saying HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us from Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann blew audiences away, recently earning a total of 24 Emmy Award nominations at this year’s ceremony. Not only did it prove popular among fans of the video games, but the mainstream audience also grew attached to the series and what […]

Luca Guadagnino to direct Bret Easton Ellis’ The Shards for HBO

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Suspiria and Call Me By Your Name director Luca Guadagnino is set to direct the HBO series adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’s novel The Shards. According to Spanish publication El Independiente (via World of Reel) the Bones and All helmer will once again team up with HBO following 2020 mini-series We Are Who We Are to direct […]

Lily-Rose Depp lives the American Dream in The Idol trailer

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After being panned by critics after its premiere at Cannes this month, HBO has released a new trailer for creator Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye and director Sam Levinson’s (Euphoria) upcoming series The Idol, which sees Lily-Rose Depp’s young music starlet Jocelyn introduced to the American Dream. Check it out below… A self-help guru and leader […]

House of the Dragon adds four to cast for season 2

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With season two of HBO’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon now in production, the cable network has announced four additional cast members to the series as the Targaryen family fights for control of its future and the Iron Throne. Joining the series is Simon Russell Beale (The Outfit), Freddie Fox (Slow Horses), Gayle Rankin (GLOW) and […]

Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux are White House Plumbers in trailer for HBO series

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HBO has released a new trailer for the limited political drama series White House Plumbers. Based on Egil Krogh’s 2007 book Integrity, it tells the story of Watergate masterminds and President Nixon’s political operatives E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), who accidentally toppled the presidency they were trying to protect. […]

The Last of Us surpasses House of the Dragon with record season finale viewing figures

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Much like the fungal virus which has decimated the world of The Last of Us, the show’s success has become an unstoppable force over the last few weeks, culminating in record-breaking figures for the season finale which have surpassed those set by 2022’s Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon.  According to reports Sunday’s […]

HBO’s The Last of Us Part II to span multiple seasons

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With The Last of Us ending its first season with a stunning and emotional finale last night, eyes no look to the future as The Last of Us Part II will be adapted next. In an interview with GQ, show creators Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin revealed fans will have much more to look forward to than just a […]

The Last of Us trailer teases what Bella Ramsey calls a “massively” divisive season finale

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With Joel and Ellie now back on track to complete their journey following Ellie’s brutal escape from the creepy cannibalistic preacher David, HBO has released a trailer for the season finale of the acclaimed adaptation of the hit video game series The Last of Us, which according to star Bella Ramsey is “going to divide […]