October 29, 2019
Ridley Scott’s Raised by Wolves Coming to HBO Max
Sci-fi Project Marks Scott’s Series Directorial Debut
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Media Releases
October 29, 2019
WarnerMedia Announces Bobbie Sue Coming to HBO Max
Feature Film Starring Gina Rodriguez Produced by Donald De Line and Directed by Charles Stone III Will Premiere Exclusively on the New Streamer
October 29, 2019
WarnerMedia Unveils HBO Max
Launching May 2020 With 10,000 Hours of Premium Content for $14.99/Month
October 26, 2019
CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features To Release a New Documentary on Anthony Bourdain by Academy Award®-Winning Filmmaker Morgan Neville
LOS ANGELES – October 25, 2019 — CNN Films, HBO Max, and Focus Features are partnering for a documentary film about the uncommon life of the late storyteller, explorer, and chef, Anthony Bourdain, to be directed and produced by Academy Award-winning director Morgan
October 25, 2019
Floral Fabulousness in Full Bloom at HBO MAX
Talented Florists Across the US Produce Dreamlike Living Breathing Works of Art in New Competition Series
October 24, 2019
HBO Max Orders a Second Season of Rooster Teeth’s gen:LOCK Mecha Animated Series Starring Michael B. Jordan
LOS ANGELES – October 24, 2019 – HBO Max has picked up gen:LOCK for a second season following its success as Rooster Teeth’s newest animated series. Starring Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Black Panther), the half-hour animated series focuses on a near-future dystopia
October 24, 2019
HBO MAX Unveils New Original Nonfiction Slate from CNN Original Series and CNN Films
Two New Documentary Series Heaven’s Gate and Generation Hustle (wt) and Two New Original Documentary Features The Scoop (wt) and Persona (wt) Ordered by HBO Max
October 23, 2019
HBO MAX Orders Four Adventure Time: Distant Lands Specials from Cartoon Network Studios
The Emmy® and Peabody Award-Winner Returns on HBO Max with Four New One-Hour Original Specials
October 22, 2019
HBO Max Inks Overall Deal with Lisa Ling, Picks Up Documentary Series Birth, Wedding, Funeral
LOS ANGELES – October 22, 2019 – HBO Max has greenlit travel docuseries Birth, Wedding, Funeral as part of an overall deal with Lisa Ling. Each episode of the series will immerse viewers in a different country to reveal their cultures through the lens of the three
October 21, 2019
HBO Max Teams with Monica Lewinsky, Max Joseph and Six West for Thought-Provoking Documentary 15 Minutes of Shame
Executive Producer Monica Lewinsky and Director and Executive Producer Max Joseph Explore the Culture of Humiliation
October 18, 2019
HBO Max Picks Up Expecting Amy (wt) from Emmy® Award Winner Amy Schumer
Documentary Chronicles Schumer’s Grueling and Inspirational Experience Touring to Prepare for a Stand-Up Special While Pregnant
October 18, 2019
HBO Max Greenlights Lifestyle Docuseries Brad & Gary Go To…(wt)
Food, Travel, and Fashion Series will Follow Brad Goreski and Gary Janetti on Globe-Trotting Escapades
October 17, 2019
HBO Max To Premiere Melissa McCarthy Comedy Film Superintelligence
The Feature from New Line Cinema Stars Melissa McCarthy, Bobby Cannavale, Brian Tyree Henry, Jean Smart and James Corden, with Director Ben Falcone at the Helm
October 17, 2019
HBO Max Acquires US Streaming Rights to Studio Ghibli Films
Deal Marks the First Time Ever that the Revered Animation House’s Films Have Been Licensed to a Streaming Service
October 16, 2019
HBO Max Bolsters Premium Original Drama Team
Roberto Alcantara Named Vice President, Drama, HBO Max; Chika Chukudebelu Named Vice President, Drama, HBO Max; Mark Tuohy Named Vice President, Drama, HBO Max
October 16, 2019
HBO Max Picks Up EQUAL
Groundbreaking Four-Part Docu-Series Chronicles Landmark Events and Forgotten Heroes of LGBTQ+ Movement
October 15, 2019
HBO Max Orders Grease: Rydell High Musical Spin-Off Series
The Pink Ladies and T-Birds Still Rule the School
October 09, 2019
HBO Max Cultivates Innovative Kids Content Ordering Craftopia and Karma Straight to Series
Competition Series Hosted by Social Media Mavens to Stream on the Highly Anticipated Direct to Consumer Offering
October 07, 2019
Two New Seasons of Breakout Comedy Thriller Search Party Coming to HBO Max
Highly Anticipated Third Season to be Available on HBO Max at Launch As Well As All Episodes of First Two Seasons
October 04, 2019
WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-To-Consumer Announces New Communications Structure
BURBANK, CA – Friday, October 4, 2019 – Three veteran HBO executives, Karen Jones, Ronni Cobern-Basis and Laura Young, have taken on expanded roles within WarnerMedia Entertainment and Direct-To-Consumer, it was
October 03, 2019
HBO Max and Sesame Workshop Announce New Content Partnership Cementing a Shared Commitment to Kids and Families
New Seasons of Sesame Street to Premiere on HBO Max Starting in 2020
October 02, 2019
HBO Max and Sesame Workshop Announce New Content Partnership
LOS ANGELES – October 3, 2019 – HBO Max solidifies its commitment to kids’ and family programming announcing today an expansive partnership with Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit media and
October 02, 2019
HBO Max Assembles Animated and Scripted Originals Kids and Family Team
Billy Wee Named Senior Vice President, Original Animation, HBO Max; Nikki Reed Named Vice President, Kids and Family Scripted Originals, HBO Max
September 30, 2019
WarnerMedia Entertainment Assembles Digital Media Leaders for HBO Max
LOS ANGELES – September 30, 2019 – Key leaders brought together to focus on HBO Max – the new direct-to-consumer video offering being launched by WarnerMedia – were announced today by Tony Goncalves, CEO of Otter Media. Reporting to Robert Greenblatt, Chairman,
September 27, 2019
HBO Max Teams up with Emmy® Award Winner Ellen DeGeneres for Four Original Series
Ellen’s Home Design Challenge, First Dates Hotel, and Little Ellen Ordered Straight-to-Series and Finding Einstein Docu-series in Development All From Warner Bros. Unscripted & Alternative Television and Warner Bros. Animation
September 23, 2019
HBO Max Builds Out Stellar Non-fiction Programming Team
Lizzie Fox Named Senior Vice President Non-fiction Programming, Brett Boydstun Named Senior Vice President Non-fiction Production, Rebecca Quinn Named Vice President Non-fiction Original Programming
September 19, 2019
PICTURESTART and Berlanti Productions to Produce Film Adaptation of Critically Acclaimed Novel UNpregnant for HBO Max
Building upon its expanding original film roster, HBO Max has confirmed production of UNpregnant, adapted from the young adult HarperCollins novel authors Jenni Hendriks (How I Met Your Mother) and Ted Caplan (music editor for The Hate U Give, The Greatest Showman)
September 18, 2019
The Boondocks to Return on HBO Max
Two Reimagined Seasons, A 50-Minute Special and the Complete Original Boondocks Library Will be Available on HBO Max. Creator Aaron McGruder Returns as Showrunner to the Groundbreaking Peabody Award Winning Series. Sony Pictures Animation and Sony Pictures
September 17, 2019
HBO Max Nabs Exclusive Streaming Rights to The Big Bang Theory and TBS Extends Its Cable Window Through 2028
All 12 Seasons of the Hit Comedy to be Available at Launch on HBO Max in Spring 2020
September 13, 2019
HBO Max Orders Limited Series Americanah Starring Oscar® Winner Lupita Nyong’o Adapted for Screen by Tony® Award Nominee Danai Gurira
Plan B Entertainment, Eba Productions, Potboiler Television and D2 Productions to Produce Adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Best-Selling Novel
September 12, 2019
HBO Max Takes Inaugural Step into Unscripted Space with Emmy® Award-Winning Producers Behind Queer Eye and The Amazing Race
LOS ANGELES – September 12, 2019 – Making its first move into the key unscripted space, HBO Max, the upcoming direct-to-consumer offering from WarnerMedia set to launch in the spring of 2020, has
September 12, 2019
HBO Max Takes Inaugural Step into Unscripted Space with Emmy® Award-Winning Producers Behind Queer Eye and The Amazing Race
Streamer Greenlights Legendary and The Greatest Space (WT)