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Mary Shelley-Inspired Series Gets Pilot Order from HBO Max
“Frankenstein’s” creator may be heading to HBO Max — and coming face to face with her most famous character. The upcoming service has ordered a pilot and an additional script...
Amy Schumer Pregnancy Doc Coming to HBO Max
Earlier this year Amy Schumer dropped her most recent stand-up special, Netflix’s “Growing.” While the title acknowledged her changing body, the comic was adamant that pregnancy...
Sarah Silverman Has an HBO Special and Pilot in the Works
Sarah Silverman may be joining Lilly Singh and Samantha Bee on the late-night circuit. HBO has handed out a pilot order for a late-night series hosted by the comedian and actress, Variety reports....
Trailer Watch: Kathryn Hahn Embraces Her Sexual Fantasies in “Mrs. Fletcher”
“Ever since my son went to college, I’ve been having these crazy fantasies,” says Kathryn Hahn in a new trailer for “Mrs. Fletcher.” An adaptation of the 2017 Tom...
Submit: HBO Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Competition
HBO has announced submission information for its 2020 Asian Pacific American Visionaries (APAV) short film competition. Per Deadline, “Warrior” exec producer and CEO of Bruce Lee...
Joan Cusack to Play Julia Child in HBO Max Series
Joan Cusack is following in Meryl Streep’s footsteps and mastering the art of French cooking. A drama based on the life of Julia Child is “near a pilot” at HBO Max with Cusack set...
“A Black Lady Sketch Show” Renewed for Season 2
Robin Thede and Co. will be bringing more hilarious sketches like “Negro League Groupies,” “No Makeup,” and “Bad Bitch Support Group” to the small screen. HBO has...
Rebecca Stern’s “Well Groomed” Lands at HBO
Neon-colored doggos are coming to HBO. The premium cable network has acquired “Well Groomed,” Rebecca Stern’s doc about competitive and creative dog grooming. A press release...
Lena Dunham Launches Production Company and Announces a Slew of New Projects
Lena Dunham, “a voice of a generation,” continues to make a major mark on pop culture post-“Girls.” The Golden Globe-winning multi-hyphenate has launched a new production...
HBO Max Slate Includes Projects from Meryl Streep, Lena Dunham and “Practical Magic” Prequel
HBO Max’s lineup is coming into focus. The upcoming WarnerMedia streaming service has ordered pilots for a half-hour dramedy from “Girls” alumna Lena Dunham and a “Practical...
Crystal Moselle & Lesley Arfin’s “Skate Kitchen”-Inspired Comedy Receives Series Order at HBO
An all-girl skateboarding crew is coming to HBO. The Hollywood Reporter confirms the network ordered Crystal Moselle and Lesley Arfin’s “Betty,” inspired by the former’s 2018...
Trailer Watch: Irene Taylor Brodsky Explores Music and Silence in “Moonlight Sonata”
“Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements” tells the story of a deaf boy growing up with a passion for Beethoven’s famous sonata, written the same year the composer was...
Jessica Rothe Will Star in Sharon Horgan’s HBO Max Comedy “Delilah”
Sharon Horgan’s latest TV project, “Delilah,” will see “Happy Death Day” star Jessica Rothe playing a woman caught in the midst of some serious personal and familial...
“Good Girls Revolt’s” Dana Calvo Will Serve as Co-Showrunner on “Dune: The Sisterhood”
Dana Calvo is switching gears from period drama to sci-fi. The “Good Girls Revolt” creator has signed a multi-year overall deal with Legendary Television Studios that sees her serving as...
Trailer Watch: Helen Mirren Rules in “Catherine the Great”
“When I was young, I dreamed of freedom,” says Helen Mirren in a new trailer for “Catherine the Great.” “I dreamed of breaking chains. But as you get older, your choices...
Trailer Watch: Robin Thede Introduces “A Black Lady Sketch Show”
HBO just dropped a trailer for a sketch comedy that’s not male, stale, and pale. Created by “The Rundown’s” Robin Thede, “A Black Lady Sketch Show” puts women of...
Teaser Watch: Kathryn Hahn Is Done With Being a “Good Girl” on HBO’s “Mrs. Fletcher”
“Ever since my son went away, I’m having these crazy fantasies,” Kathryn Hahn confesses in a new teaser for “Mrs. Fletcher.” The HBO coming-of-age comedy series sees Eve...
“Gentleman Jack” Renewed for Season 2 at HBO and BBC
The Yorkshire lady of renown, the one who has the fairer sex under her spell, is sticking around. Deadline confirms “Gentleman Jack,” the HBO and BBC period drama about “first...
Trailer Watch: Zendaya Is a Recovering Addict in HBO’s “Euphoria”
“If I could be a different person, I would,” says Zendaya in a new trailer for “Euphoria.” The upcoming HBO series sees the “Spider-Man: Homecoming” actress...
Trailer Watch: Meryl Streep Wants Answers in “Big Little Lies” Season 2
The so-called “Monterey Five” have a secret — and it’s eroding every single one of them. A new trailer has dropped for Season 2 of HBO’s “Big Little Lies,”...
Trailer Watch: Erin Lee Carr Investigates the USA Gymnastics Scandal & What’s “At the Heart of Gold”
“How much is a little girl worth?” asks Rachael Denhollander in a new trailer for “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.” Denhollander was the first woman...
“Gentleman Jack’s” Sally Wainwright and Suranne Jones on Bringing Anne Lister to Life
Sally Wainwright (“Happy Valley”) has reclaimed Anne Lister in a bold way in the HBO limited series “Gentleman Jack.” Suranne Jones (“Scott & Bailey,”...
Teaser Watch: The Monterey Five Are Under a Microscope in “Big Little Lies” Season 2
“We’re kidding ourselves if we think people will stop talking,” says Nicole Kidman in a new teaser for “Big Little Lies'” highly anticipated second season. People...
Trailer Watch: Sally Wainwright Tells Anne Lister’s Trailblazing Story in HBO’s “Gentleman Jack”
We hear just as much about Anne Lister (Suranne Jones) as we hear from her in a new trailer for “Gentleman Jack,” an upcoming HBO series. “However far away my sister goes, however...
Amy Adams Inks First-Look Deal with HBO, Will Exec Produce “Poisonwood Bible” Adaptation
It’s unclear whether we’ll actually get another season of “Sharp Objects,” but Amy Adams is definitely sticking around HBO. The six-time Oscar nominee has signed a first-look...
Leslye Headland to Direct “American Huckster” for HBO Films
Leslye Headland is following up a never-ending birthday party with an epic con story. The “Russian Doll” co-creator has been tapped to direct “American Huckster” for HBO...
Trailer Watch: Selina Meyer Makes One Last Presidential Bid in “Veep’s” Final Season
Selina Meyer has set her sights on the Oval Office once again in “Veep’s” seventh and final season. The former senator, VP, and prez (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) wants to lead the American...
Trailer Watch: HBO Doc “The Inventor” Exposes Elizabeth Holmes’ Fake Medical Revolution
Elizabeth Holmes’ dream is that “less people have to say goodbye too soon to people they love.” She reveals this aspiration in the new trailer for “The Inventor: Out for Blood...
“Power” Creator Courtney A. Kemp Developing Cop Drama for HBO
Courtney A. Kemp has a project about dirty cops in the works at HBO. The “Power” creator is joining forces with Lionsgate TV head of scripted Chris Selak to develop “Dirty...
Robin Thede’s “Black Lady Sketch Show” Coming to HBO, Issa Rae Exec Producing
Robin Thede and Issa Rae are teaming up for a sketch comedy series that’s not dominated by white men. Titled “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” the upcoming half-hour HBO series will...
Sundance 2019 Women Directors: Meet Irene Taylor Brodsky – “Moonlight Sonata: Deafness in Three Movements”
Irene Taylor Brodsky is an Oscar-nominated, Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker. Her first feature film, “Hear and Now,” won the Sundance Film Festival Audience Award in 2007 as well as a...
Kate Winslet to Topline and Exec Produce HBO Detective Limited Series “Mare of Easttown”
Kate Winslet is returning to HBO. The Oscar winner has signed on to her first small screen role since starring in the premium cable network’s 2011 miniseries “Mildred Pierce,” for...
S.J. Clarkson to Direct “Game of Thrones” Prequel Pilot
“Game of Thrones” will return for its eighth and final season on HBO this April. Including its upcoming installment, the fantasy epic’s run is comprised of 73 episodes. Just four of...
Female Skateboarding Comedy in the Works at HBO from Crystal Moselle and Lesley Arfin
“Skate Kitchen” director Crystal Moselle and “Love” co-creator Lesley Arfin are teaming up to bring a female-led skateboarding comedy to the small screen. HBO is developing...
Natalie Wood Documentary in the Works at HBO
Natalie Wood is being paid tribute to by her nearest and dearest in a new documentary. A press release from HBO Documentary Films announced that production has kicked off on “Natalie Wood: What...
“Insecure’s” Natasha Rothwell Signs Overall Deal with HBO
Another “Insecure” actress is strengthening her relationship with the network behind the Issa Rae-starrer. Best known for playing Kelli on the Peabody-winning comedy, Natasha Rothwell has...
Laura Dern & Issa Rae to Star in HBO Limited Series About Riots Caused by Cabbage Patch Kids
Laura Dern and Issa Rae are taking a real-life “Nightmare Before Christmas” story to the small screen. The respective stars of HBO’s “Big Little Lies” and...
“Insecure” Actress Amanda Seales Is Making Her HBO Comedy Special Debut Next Year
One of Issa and Molly’s BFFs on “Insecure” is set to make her comedy special debut on the network behind the Issa Rae-starrer. HBO has announced that Amanda Seales, who plays...
Susanne Bier Tapped to Helm Every Episode of HBO’s Nicole Kidman-Starrer “The Undoing”
Nicole Kidman’s new HBO series has found its director. Emmy-winning “Night Manager” helmer Susanne Bier will step behind the camera for all six episodes of “The...
Intimacy Coordinators Will Oversee Sex Scenes on HBO Shows Going Forward
From “Girls” to “Game of Thrones,” HBO’s shows are known for their sex scenes. So it’s fitting that the cabler is bringing on intimacy coordinators to oversee sex...
Trailer Watch: Alexandra Pelosi Travels to Middle America in “Outside the Bubble”
Alexandra Pelosi is bursting her own bubble. “I may live in liberal America, but I know that this is not the only America,” the director explains in a trailer for her upcoming HBO...
Trailer Watch: A Fling Goes Off the Rails in Julia Davis’ HBO Comedy “Sally4Ever”
A trailer has dropped for Julia Davis’ new HBO show. The creator and star of the UK’s “Camping” — which inspired the U.S. version of the show starring Jennifer Garner...
Dark Comedy About Koreatown in Development at HBO, Greta Lee to Star and Co-Write
Contrary to what most films and TV shows would have you believe, Los Angeles is diverse city. Issa Rae-starrer “Insecure” has shown audiences a different side of LA than they’re...
Trailer Watch: Nigerian Schoolgirls Speak Out in “Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram”
“Freedom means you can do what you want, and by God’s grace I will get it,” says one of the young women featured in “Stolen Daughters: Kidnapped by Boko Haram.” Gemma...
Merritt Wever to Topline Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Vicky Jones HBO Pilot “Run”
Hot off her Emmy win for “Godless” comes word that Merritt Wever will topline “Run,” an upcoming HBO pilot hailing from “Fleabag” creator and star Phoebe...
Trailer Watch: Jennifer Garner Organizes the “Camping” Trip from Hell
“She always has a plan, my Katty.” That’s Walt’s (David Tennant) take on his wife Kathryn’s (Jennifer Garner) anal behavior during his birthday camping trip. No matter...
Teaser Watch: Elena Ferrante’s Epic Tale of Female Friendship Comes to HBO in “My Brilliant Friend”
Elena and Lila’s story is just months away from its small screen premiere. The first teaser has dropped for “My Brilliant Friend.” Based on Elena Ferrante’s international...
Trailer Watch: An Actress and Activist Explores Her Roots in “Jane Fonda in Five Acts”
“This is the beginning of my last act. In order to know how to go forward, I’m going to have to know where I’ve been,” says Jane Fonda in the first trailer for “Jane...
HBO Developing Series Based on Colleen Scriven’s “Lesser Gods”
HBO is developing another project based on a podcast. The premium cable network has already taken Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson’s “2 Dope Queens” to the screen, and now...
HBO Acquires Rights to “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal”
HBO has snagged the worldwide rights to Erin Lee Carr’s “At the Heart of Gold: Inside the USA Gymnastics Scandal.” The premium cable network announced the news in a press release,...
Teaser Watch: Jennifer Garner Heads to the Wilderness in “Camping”
As Sydney Bristow, Jennifer Garner defied death at every turn and pulled off dozens of elaborate undercover operations. The “Alias” actress is returning to TV, but her character on...