HBO Max Drops Trailer for ‘Rap Sh!t,’ New Series from Issa Rae and City Girls (TV News Roundup)

The future of HBO Max’s European originals team has appeared bleak ever since it emerged Warner Bros Discovery was stopping production in the continent, and it now looks to be facing the end.

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Peyton List and Michael Cimino are falling in love — with a ghostly twist.The two star in HBO Max's upcoming supernatural teen romance, , which follows a free-spirited ghost, Bea (List), who forms a special friendship with the new boy in town, Cole (Cimino), whose house she's been inhabiting for more than a century. Only ET exclusively premieres the official first photo from the two-part special, which is currently filming in New Jersey and slated to premiere around Valentine's Day next year on the Warner Media streaming service.Directed by Emily Ting () from a script by Black List Nicholl Fellowship winner Cesar Vitale, the teen romance will also star Phoebe Holden () and Andrea Navedo (). Holden plays Lydia, Cole's new friend, who helps him navigate his relationship with Bea. Navedo portrays Catarina, Cole's mom, who has moved to a new town for a fresh start and is getting used to life on her own with a teenage son. follows Bea, an adventurous, funny, curious teenager who also happens to be a ghost from the 1920s trapped in present day.

Issa Rae is talking all about her new HBOMax show, Rap Sh!t.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Los Angeles-based “electro-soul” band B00TY has release “Matter of Time,” its new single featured in Issa Rae’s forthcoming HBO series “Rap Sh!t.”The song is released on the new label, A Tiny Universe (ATU), formed by hitmakers Adrian Miller and Om’Mas Keith, who have 10 Grammys between them and have worked with Dr. Dre, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, Anderson .Paak, Odd Future and many others.Keith, who produced the song, says “B00TY perfectly embodies what we’re aiming at musically with A Tiny Universe, and both Adrian and I feel that they will ultimately represent an essential element of our musical legacy.

Just days before Rap Sh!t’s HBO Max debut, the Issa Rae produced comedy looks to be coming back for a second season and heading out to the Golden State.

Jennifer Maas TV Business WriterHBO and HBO Max chief content officer Casey Bloys has re-upped his deal for another five years, Variety has confirmed.Bloys extended his pact with the WarnerMedia brands, which are now owned and operated by the newly formed Warner Bros. Discovery, around the same time that he landed his new boss, WBD CEO David Zaslav, 140 Emmy nominations for HBO and Max programming combined.The re-signing of Bloys also comes as Warner Bros.

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Issa Rae is ready for fans to check out her new comedy series, , a love letter to the women making their mark in the male-dominated rap world. The HBOMax Original series follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), who reunite to form a rap group. The concept was developed from Rae’s original  script and aims to highlight the challenges women face trying to break into the male-dominated hip-hop industry.’s Syreeta Singleton serves as showrunner and executive producer with Rae and Singleton executive producing alongside Hoorae's Montrel McKay of , Jonathan Berry of  and 3 Arts' Dave Becky of . Hip-hop duo Yung Miami and JT of the City Girls also serve as co-executive producers, which is fitting since Rae shared that their real-life journey is part of the inspiration behind the series.«Besides being a fan of the female rap world, I wanted to center a show just around that come up,» Rae explained to ET.

If you know the work of Ethan Hawke, and we mean beyond acting in movies—the novels he’s written, the stageplays he’s appeared in, the films he’s written and directed both dramas and documentaries—you know Hawke more as an ever-curious artist and adventurous one at that, omnivorous in his taste and hard to be pigeonholed. READ MORE: Ethan Hawke: The Essential Performances His latest project, “The Last Movie Stars,” is his second documentary project following 2014’s excellent, “Seymour: An Introduction,” only this time, rather than a doc feature, it’s an epic six-part documentary about movie stars and married couple Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward, their romance, married life, stardom, kids and juggling it all.

an eight-episode order for Issa Rae's new comedy series, , fans are getting a proper look at what's in store.Premiering on July 21, the Max Original series follows two estranged high school friends from Miami, Shawna (Aida Osman) and Mia (KaMillion), who reunite to form a rap group. The concept was developed from Rae’s original  script and aims to highlight the challenges women face trying to break into the male-dominated hip-hop industry.The trailer gives fans a look at the duo's initial reunion, and their journey trying to make it big in 2022, taking advantage of social media, club promotions and more to launch their career. Watch the video below.’s Syreeta Singleton serves as showrunner and executive producer with Rae and Singleton executive producing alongside Hoorae's Montrel McKay of , Jonathan Berry of  and 3 Arts' Dave Becky of . Hip-hop duo Yung Miami and JT of the City Girls also serve as co-executive producers, and Rae’s go-to audio content company, Raedio, will handle music supervision for the series, so we can expect a soundtrack comparable to that of .Jonica Booth, Devon Terrell and RJ Cyler also star in the series. premieres on Thursday, July 21 with its first two episodes.

Issa Rae is unveiling a sneak peek at her latest project, and fans of the “Insecure” star appear to be in for a treat.

Legendary DC villain Harley Quinn is back on our screens with Season 3 of the adult-animated comedy “Harley Quinn” series. Originally created as a sidekick to the Joker, Harley made her first debut in “Batman: The Animated Series” and quickly grew to stardom.

Angelique Jackson HBO Max’s Scene in Black, which celebrates Black creators and audiences alike, has scheduled a lineup of activations over the July 4th weekend in New Orleans.Coinciding with Essence Festival, marquee events include a welcome mixer spotlighting the creative community of New Orleans and previewing the upcoming HBO documentary, “Katrina Babies,” with the film’s director Edwards Buckles Jr. Scene in Black will also fete Issa Rae’s upcoming HBO Max comedy series “Rap Sh!t” with a special screening, a panel discussion featuring Rae, who created and executive produces the show, alongside showrunner and executive producer Syreeta Singleton and stars Aida Osman and KaMillion.