HBO Chief Casey Bloys on ‘Mare of Easttown’ and WarnerMedia-Discovery Shakeup: ‘We Just Keep Doing Our Thing’

There will be a time when it’s okay to have the name Karen again. But right now, in 2021, you can’t help but feel bad for any normal, upstanding woman with the name Karen, as the name has gained another meaning in recent years as a way to denote a panicky white woman that swears she is fine with Black people but is actually completely racist.

For HBO’s Mare of Easttown, editor Amy Duddleston’s goal was to highlight a personal journey of growth while adding a mystery to enhance the show, but not define it. “We really discussed the fact that this show is really a family drama with a murder mystery thrown into it,” Duddleston says. “So, the family drama came first and the who-done-it was second.”

Discovery CEO David Zaslav said WarnerMedia’s content machine plus his company’s global reach will more than secure the merged ops a place at the Netflix and Disney+ winners table. At a media conference Tuesday, he gave multiple shout-outs to Casey Bloys, HBO’s hit The Mare of Easttown, CNN/Jeff Zucker, theatrical releases and an advertising-light streaming strategy.

Bill Murray offered a rousing performance of ‘Take Me Out To The Ball Game’ at his beloved Chicago Cubs’ baseball stadium Wrigley Field on Friday (June 11).The actor, comedian and lifelong Cubs fan was in attendance for the team’s first full capacity game since the coronavirus pandemic curtailed attendances at sporting events.“This is what it feels like to be 100%!” Murray shouted, rallying the crowd.

The Chicago Cubs are back at full capacity!

He’s going to root, root, root for the home team! Bill Murray delivered an epic performance of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh inning stretch, as the Chicago Cubs faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals on Wrigley Field on June 11.

Bill Murray is back in the baseball spirit.

Ethan Shanfeld “Let’s scare the hell out of these Cardinals!”Actor, comedian and die-hard Cubs fan Bill Murray delivered an impassioned performance of “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the seventh inning stretch on Friday as the Chicago Cubs faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals.The game, which the Cubs won 8-5, was the first time Wrigley Field hit full capacity since before the COVID-19 pandemic.“This is what it feels like to be 100%!” Murray shouted, rallying the crowd.

HBO Max’s “Sex and the City” sequel series “And Just Like That…” has added four actors from the original series.David Eigenberg and Evan Handler will reprise their roles as Miranda’s (Cynthia Nixon) husband Steve Brady and Charlotte’s (Kristin Davis) husband Harry Goldenblatt, respectively.

It was once said that a second season of the popular HBO series Big Little Lies wasn’t possible, that is until author Liane Moriarty came up with an outline for one.

Mare Of Easttown could return for a second season, HBO Chief Casey Bloys has said.Bloys spoke to Variety following the news that Brad Ingelsby, the show’s creator, has signed a three-year exclusive deal with HBO.“If Brad felt like he had a story to tell that felt like it would be at the same level, I think everybody would be open to it,” he said.“Right now, he doesn’t have that story.

Kate Winslet won over critics and audiences with her new HBO show, Mare of Easttown. The Academy Award-winning actress portrayed the role of Mare Sheehan, a police investigator in a small Pennsylvania town solving a murder case.

Casey Bloys, the head of HBO, is opening up about the success of Mare of Easttown and he’s opening up about the possibility of a second season.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorOne question follows HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys gets everywhere he goes: What’s up with all those “Game of Thrones” spinoffs?Bloys told Variety that he has been surprised by the number of people who believe that there are multiple “GOT”-related series in active production. For the record, “House of the Dragon,” a prequel that takes place 300 years before the events depicted in “GOT,” is the only spinoff that is real so far.

Back in 2018, writer, executive producer and showrunner Brad Ingelsby (Out of the Furnace, The Way Back) got talking to a police officer friend from back home in Delaware County, PA. An idea began forming: Why not write about a woman detective from that community?

HBO’s “Mare of Easttown” just ended its run and has quickly become one of the best series to arrive in 2021. You can’t discount lead actress Kate Winslet’s effect on that verdict, as she is the primary reason the drama is as hard-hitting and enjoyable as it is.

Mare may have been the talk of Easttown these past few weeks, but now all anyone wants to know is if Kate Winslet is ready to return to the character.

#MareOfEasttown pic.twitter.com/GUycMhdnm3“We’re aware some customers may be experiencing issues streaming #HBOMax and appreciate your patience as we work to resolve this as quickly as possible.”Others were disturbed when they claimed the show redirected to the sitcom “Big Bang Theory.” “I got through to the Mare of Easttown finale and Big Bang Theory started playing instead,” Rich Feloni tweeted about 20 minutes after the show’s start.I got through to the Mare of Easttown finale and Big Bang