True Detective is set for a chilling comeback. The hit anthology series is officially returning for a Season Four — the latest installation since 2019 and the first since the partnership between HBO and series creator Nic Pizzolatto ended in 2020. True Detective: Night Country will follow the sudden disappearance …
Read More »The Weeknd and Sam Levinson's 'The Idol' to Take On 'New Creative Direction'
The Idol will be going through some changes. On Monday, HBO said the forthcoming series — created by The Weeknd and Euphoria‘s Sam Levinson — will be adjusting its cast and crew to “evolve” the vision of the show. “The Idol’s creative team continues to build, refine, and evolve their …
Read More »'Mare of Easttown': Kate Winslet Takes a Bite Out of Crime
The new HBO mystery miniseries Mare of Easttown begins with establishing shots of its titular location in southeastern Pennsylvania. The sky is gray. The little houses, most of them built out of worn red brick, all sit on top of one another. Any paint in sight is faded and peeling. …
Read More »Tina Turner Overcomes a Childhood Loss in New Documentary Trailer
HBO has released the first trailer for its upcoming documentary on Tina Turner, Tina, set to premiere March 27th. The clip is centered around a snippet from a new interview Turner gave for the film, in which she tells a story about her mother, who ran off when Turner was …
Read More »Zendaya, 'I May Destroy You' and 9 Other Big Golden Globes 2021 Snubs
Listen, everyone knew that awards season was going to be a little weird this year — it wouldn’t be representative of 2020 if it wasn’t. And the Hollywood Foreign Press Association always brings its share of curveballs to the conversation. With this morning’s Golden Globes nominations, that meant a slate …
Read More »Three Friends Contend With the AIDS Crisis in New Trailer for 'It's a Sin'
HBO Max has released the new trailer for its upcoming limited series set during the AIDS crisis, It’s a Sin, which will premiere in full on the streaming service on February 18th. The five-episode show opens in 1981 and centers around a group of young gay men — Ritchie (Olly …
Read More »2020 Was the Year of Period Blood on TV
There’s a scene in the third episode of I May Destroy You,Michaela Coel’s dizzying exploration of sex and consent, where Arabella (played by Coel) is fooling around with Biaggio (Marouane Zotti), a ne’er-do-well Italian drug dealer. Just before they’re about to hook up, she warns him that she’s on her …
Read More »'American Utopia': David Byrne's Paradise Found
American Utopia begins where David Byrne’s 2018 album of the same name ended: with the song “Here.” “Here is an area of great confusion,” the former Talking Heads singer declares from a steel-gray, uncluttered stage, a model brain aloft in his hand. He points to another region on the brain: …
Read More »Janelle Monáe, Kim Petras, 'Drag Race' Stars Headline HBO 'Digital Pride' Festivities
Janelle Monáe, Kim Petras and the cast of the new unscripted series, We’re Here, are among the performers taking part in HBO‘s first-ever “Digital Pride” celebration, which seeks to offer a virtual, at-home alternative for partygoers who are socially distancing this year. The festivities, which kick off Thursday, June 18th, …
Read More »'His Dark Materials' Season Premiere Recap: A Song of Ice and Lyra
Question: What does your daemon look like? Is it a ferret, a fox, a monkey, a regal snow leopard? In the world of His Dark Materials, the joint BBC-HBO adaptation of Phillip Pullman’s hugely acclaimed young-adult fantasy series, everybody’s got a literal spirit animal — magical creatures called “daemons” that …
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