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Lily Rabe on the Tragedy of Betty Gore Explored in ‘Love & Death’: “There’s So Much Misperception”
[This story contains spoilers from the finale of Love & Death, “Ssssshh.”] Lily Rabe had heard about the Candy Montgomery-Betty Gore case, but it wasn’t until Nicole Kidman, an executive producer on Love & Death, reached out to her about playing Betty that she began to research. “It always excites me to hear, ‘It’s so different […]
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‘Succession’ Star Peter Friedman Reveals His Pick for Logan Roy’s Successor, Says Some Fans Are “on the Right Track”
Peter Friedman, who plays Waystar Royco vice chairman Frank Vernon on HBO’s drama Succession, isn’t sharing what will happen on Sunday night’s finale. But he is revealing his own personal pick for Logan Roy’s (Brian Cox) successor: Lukas Matsson (played by Alexander Skarsgård), whose bid to take over the company has been the focus of […]
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‘Kendra Sells Hollywood’s’ Newest Castmember McKenzie Ryan Takes on L.A.
Kendra Sells Hollywood, the real-estate reality series, returns for season two Friday on Max, and there’s a new castmember joining the ranks of the show. Ranked in the top 3 percent of agents nationwide, Douglas Elliman’s McKenzie Ryan is the latest addition to the series, which follows former The Girls Next Door star Kendra Wilkinson […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery CFO On Streaming Bundles: “I Don’t Think It’s an Easy Thing to Pull Off”
Warner Bros. Discovery CFO Gunnar Wiedenfels has talked up Max, the studio’s revamped streaming service combining programming from both the original HBO Max streaming service and Discovery+ after it launched Tuesday. “It’s day one, but so far, so good,” the WBD finance chief told the JP Morgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference during a session that […]
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New Max Credits Display Irks Creatives Amid Labor Standoff; Streamer Vows to Correct “Oversight” as Guilds Blast “Grave Insult”
Updated: Max has responded to the controversy with the following statement: “We agree that the talent behind the content on Max deserve their work to be properly recognized. We will correct the credits, which were altered due to an oversight in the technical transition from HBO Max to Max and we apologize for this mistake.” […]
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Max Loses HBO Title as Rebranded Service Launches: What to Know
This morning, Warner Bros. Discovery officially transformed HBO Max into Max. The rebranded and refreshed streaming service, which was first unveiled in April at an event on the company’s Burbank lot, features a slate of new original programming (known as Max Originals) and an updated user interface that includes content hubs for HBO and HGTV. […]
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Molly Shannon’s ‘The Other Two’ Disguise Fooled People in Real Life
As a famous woman onscreen and off-, it’s not entirely surprising that there are moments when Molly Shannon’s life mirrors that of her The Other Two character, Pat Dubek — until she shares that those common experiences include enjoying anonymity courtesy of a disguise. In episode four of the Max comedy, which debuts on the […]
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Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav: It’s Time to Bundle More Streaming Services Together
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav offered a look at his vision for CNN going forward, saying the goal is to “show both sides of every issue,” which includes bringing more Republicans on air. Speaking at an investor conference Thursday, Zaslav said leadership has been making adjustments to change the view that it is a […]
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“Not Exactly the Show We Expected to Do”: Warner Bros. Discovery Touts Max “Dream” in Talent-Free Upfront
The Writers Guild of America picket line outside the Warner Bros. Discovery upfront Wednesday morning may have been a block away and across the street (owing to construction at Penn Station), but it was felt inside the Theater at Madison Square Garden, where WBD executives took to the stage in a talent-free presentation. “What you’re […]
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Conan O’Brien Sets Travel Series at Max
Conan O’Brien is back in business with Warner Bros. Discovery. The former late night host has set Conan O’Brien Must Go, a four-episode international travel series that sees him return to the conglomerate after Conan signed off in 2021 following an 11-year run. The new series, which is already in production, will see O’Brien travel […]
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Sydney Sweeney Faces Consequences as a Whistleblower in ‘Reality’ Trailer
Sydney Sweeney stars as a real-life whistleblower in director Tina Satter’s forthcoming drama Reality. Sweeney stars in the film as Reality Winner, who pleaded guilty following her June 2017 arrest for leaking a U.S. intelligence report that detailed Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. The HBO Films project hits streaming service Max on May […]
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Elizabeth Olsen on ‘Love & Death’ Aftermath of the Killing: “People Convince Themselves of a Truth”
[This story contains spoilers from the first five episodes of Love & Death.] There’s a method to the madness of Love & Death‘s release. After three episodes of spending time in the bucolic and beautiful setting of Candy Montgomery’s (Elizabeth Olsen) church community in Wylie Texas, the fourth episode of the true-crime Max series shattered that […]
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