The Tony-winning musical Jagged Little Pill is now playing in Los Angeles!
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EXCLUSIVE: As she is getting ready to mark her 20th anniversary at HBO next year, Francesca Orsi has officially extended her contract at the premium network through 2026. Her new title is EVP, HBO Programming, Head of HBO Drama Series and Films.
Orsi is homegrown HBO talent. She joined the network in 2003 as an executive assistant to the head of drama and rose through the ranks to herself be named HBO head of drama a decade and a half later. For the past six years, since then-head of comedy Casey Bloys was elevated to President of Programming in 2016, Orsi has been a linchpin in his creative team.
In his first appointment as President of HBO Programming in 2016, Casey named then-SVP Orsi co-head of drama. Three years later, as EVP, Orsi became HBO’s sole head of drama, a position she has held since then. In 2020, Orsi’s role was expanded to include oversight of HBO Films following the departure of Len Amato. Her new title reflects that.
Over the past six years, Orsi has shepherded a string of award-winning and culturally impactful series, which also have helped get HBO Max off the ground, including Succession, Big Little Lies, Mare of Easttown, Watchmen, The White Lotus, Euphoria, and, most recently, the Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon, which logged HBO’s biggest premiere audience ever and was quickly renewed for a second season. Coming up are HBO’s high-profile new drama series The Idol and The Last of Us. On the film side, Orsi recently oversaw the Emmy-nominated The Survivor and Oslo.
“Francesca’s taste, her deep understanding of storytelling and unmatched relationships with some of the best creators working today make her a truly distinguished drama executive,” said Bloys, Chief Content Officer, HBO & HBO
The Tony-winning musical Jagged Little Pill is now playing in Los Angeles!
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“I forgot to thank HBO in my other speeches,” said White Lotus creator Mike White tonight as the show won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series.
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Wilson Chapman editor Barry Jenkins is heading to Pride Rock. At D23, the acclaimed “Moonlight” director appeared on stage to officially announce “Mufasa: The Lion King,” a new prequel to the 2019 “Lion King” film. Originally announced in 2020 as a sequel to the 2019 film, “Mufasa” tells the origin story of the iconic Disney father, exploring his childhood growing up with his brother Scar. The film will feature the voice of Aaron Pierre and Kelvin Harrison Jr. as younger versions of the characters, filling in for James Earl Jones as Mufasa in both the 1994 original and the 2019 CGI remake, and Jeremy Irons and Chiwetel Ejiofor as the villainous Scar. In addition to announcing the title, exclusive preview footage of the film was shown to the audience of the D23 expo.
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The trials and tribulations of being a female heir to the Iron Throne continue to enthrall viewers of HBO’s House of the Dragon. Though the Labor Day holiday delayed folks from watching the third episode on Sunday, the episode has already exceeded 16 million viewers based on a combination of Nielsen and first party data.
following Len Amato’s departure.Orsi has been with HBO since 2003, when she began as an executive assistant. She eventually rose through the ranks to co-run the drama series development and programming department in 2016 with David Levine, who ran point on “Westworld” and “True Detective.” The role was president of HBO programming Casey Bloys’ first appointment.
Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer HBO drama chief Francesca Orsi has extended her contract with the Warner Bros. Discovery-owned pay TV channel through 2026, Variety has confirmed. As part of Orsi’s re-upped pact, she has been given the new title of executive vice president of HBO programming, head of HBO drama series and films. Orsi first joined HBO in 2003 as an executive assistant. She has been the solo head of drama series development and programming since her former co-head David Levine exited in February 2019. They were both appointed to the position originally in 2016. News that Orsi, a direct report to HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys, will be continuing her tenure at HBO comes on the heels of the enormous launch success for “Game of Thrones” prequel “House of the Dragon,” a series Orsi has played a big part in developing and marketing.
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Barbie Ferreira who is known for portraying Kat Hernandez in Euphoria won't be returning for its third season. The actress made the announcement on an Instagram story.
HBO Max has already renewed "House of the Dragon" for season two. The renewal comes after the premiere of season one saw massive viewership. "We are beyond proud of what the entire ‘House of the Dragon’ team has accomplished with season one," Francesca Orsi, executive VP, HBO Programming, said in a statement to The Hollywood Reporter.
House of the Dragon is coming back!
House of the Dragon has been renewed for a second season, HBO announced on Friday. This news comes as no surprise, considering debuted to record-breaking numbers for HBO, luring more than 20 million viewers across platforms—the largest audience for any new original series in network history.“We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with season one,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming, said in a statement. “Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see TV.”The highly anticipated prequel series centers on the Targaryen family and takes place about 200 years before ’s Daenerys Targaryen ascended the iron throne.
has been renewed for season 2. The news comes less than a week after the prequel premiered on HBO, becoming the most viewed debut of any new original series in the premium cable channel’s history. Now seen by over 20 million viewers, the first episode of the series set up a battle of succession for the Iron Throne as it jumped back nearly 200 years to explore the height of the Targaryen family, which reigned over King’s Landing at the time. Adapted from George R.R.