Chelsea Handler-Produced Comedies Get Series Orders at Peacock and HBO Max

Back in the fall, it was reported that Antonio Campos was maybe going to develop a limited series based on “The Staircase” docuseries, starring none other than Harrison Ford. Of course, this was in November 2019, before the world started to burn and our lives were forever altered by a global pandemic and incompetent leadership.

James Gunn’s debut in the world of DC superhero filmmaking has yet to formally kick off, as “The Suicide Squad” isn’t going to be released until next August, but that doesn’t mean Warner Bros. isn’t psyched about what the filmmaker has been cooking up.

was previously announced that creator Aaron Sorkin, 59, and executive producer Thomas Schlamme, 70, will film the reunion in October — following coronavirus production guidelines — at LA’s Orpheum Theatre. In a statement, HBO Max said the event will be held to “raise awareness for and support the vital mission of” When We All Vote, a nonprofit co-chaired by Obama.

Peter White Television EditorHugh Davidson, who has worked on shows including Mike Tyson Mysteries, Robot Chicken and Nobodies, has closed an overall deal with Warner Bros Animation and scored a presentation order at HBO Max.Davidson, showrunner of the animated show featuring the famous boxer that recently ended on Adult Swim, is working on Keeping Up with the Joneses for the streamer.The show, which has received a presentation order, follows an aging matriarch scrambles to keep up appearances

AT&T CEO John Stankey says the telecom and media conglomerate is using HBO Max and its fast-growing streaming strategy to weather the novel coronavirus pandemic. "Had we not done that and been in this situation, I feel we'd be real flat-footed," Stankey told the Goldman Sachs Communacopia Conference during a virtual appearance on Tuesday as he discussed the recent HBO Max launch.

If you’re prone to anxiety and feelings of being overwhelmed, don’t go peeking at the schedule for filmmaker Taika Waititi.

Dade Hayes Finance EditorAT&T CEO John Stankey says he “couldn’t be more pleased” with the progress of HBO Max since it launched in May.Appearing online Tuesday at the annual Goldman Sachs Communacopia conference, Stankey acknowledged the initial numbers are not sky-high.

Ellen DeGeneres hosts? Lisa Kudrow teased whether the comedian would be helming the upcoming Friends reunion special on HBO Max during a discussion with Andy Cohen.The Watch What Happens Live host, 52, asked Kudrow, 57, if fans can expect “weave-pulling” or a “more collegial” reunion show from the Friends cast, to which Kudrow laughed before spilling a few details about the special.“Oh my god that’s so funny,” the Web Therapy actress said during the Monday, September 14, episode of SiriusXM’s

Will Smith and Janet Hubert, who played Aunt Viv for three seasons of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, have finally made amends—no red table talk required. The former co-stars, who hadn't been photographed together in approximately 27 years, reunited on the 30th anniversary of their hit sitcom.

Since its launch earlier this year, it’s clear that HBO Max wants to put itself up there with Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, and Apple TV+ as a streaming platform that offers commercial-free viewing with a huge library of titles. That separates it from competitors like Peacock and Hulu, which utilize commercials as a way to bring in revenue and offer lower pricing.

After its debut at this year’s Sundance, “Charm City Kings” was poised to have a great run in theaters thanks to a distribution deal with Sony Pictures Classics. In fact, the film was going to play at SXSW and then get a release in April.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Chelsea Handler has sold two half-hour comedies — Blair, based on the comic strip by Mo Welch to HBO Max, and Wiped Out from Charles Morris, to Peacock.

allegations were laid out in a long-form story, published Tuesday, from THR’s Kim Masters, who spoke to a number of alums of Sarah Lawrence University, where Veitch studied, about the attacks and incidents that allegedly occurred there during the 2000s.Veitch’s comedy special “James Veitch: Straight To VHS” launched on HBO Max earlier this month but has subsequently been pulled by the WarnerMedia-owned streamer following these allegations.An HBO Max spokeswoman said “We were deeply disturbed to

Just like Friends, The Fresh Prince of Bel Air is also getting a reunion special on HBO Max.

 Friends. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airis the latest beloved sitcom to get the reunion treatment, with the cast officially set to come back together for an unscripted reunion special at HBO Max.The titular Fresh Prince himself, Will Smith, will be joined by his co-stars Alfonso Ribeiro, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, and Daphne Maxwell Reid to celebrate the comedy's 30th anniversary.

hosted a virtual reunion, during which they paid tribute to late co-star James Avery, who played Will’s uncle, Philip Banks, and died at the age of 68 in 2013. Meanwhile, the special is the latest major cast reunion planned for HBO Max.The streaming platform previously announced it was reuniting the cast for a new in-audience special, which has been delayed due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, and the cast for a staged production of the political drama’s season 3 episode “Hartsfield’s

a drama reboot of the series based on Morgan Cooper’s viral video “Bel-Air.”This also marks the latest TV reunion special to find a home at HBO Max. Last week, the streamer announced that the cast of “The West Wing” was reuniting for a theatrical staging of the “Hartsfield’s Landing” episode from the show’s third season, which will be shot at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles in early October.

Peter White Television EditorThe cast of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air are the latest to reunite for a reunion special at HBO Max.Will Smith and gang are set to reunite for the unscripted special to celebrate 30 years since the sitcom first aired.Smith and co-stars including Tatyana Ali, Karyn Parsons, Joseph Marcell, Daphne Maxwell Reid and Alfonso Ribeiro as well as the recurring DJ Jazzy Jeff will tape the special on September 10.