HBO Max Subscribers Confused & Amused By Mysterious ‘Integration Test Email # 1’

Lily Rabe has been tapped to star as Betty Gore in HBO Max’s limited series Love and Death.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticAfter seven seasons of gleeful hedonism and wild twists on top of twists, TV’s first iteration of “Gossip Girl” ended with an anti-climax of true loves pairing off and one of the medium’s most nonsensical reveals, period.

HBO Max has announced casting for the leading roles of the upcoming Pretty Little Liars reboot series.

EXCLUSIVE: Chandler Kinney (Zombies 2, Lethal Weapon) and Maia Reficco (Evita, Kally’s Mashup) are set as the leads in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a darker, present-day iteration of the popular 2010-17 series, from Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina); Alloy Entertainment; and Warner Bros. TV.

The creator of the new Gossip Girl extension series is explaining why none of the lead stars of the original series will be appearing in the new version.

HBO and HBO Max chief programmer Casey Bloys has a key message to get across: the storied pay network and the year-old streamer are both on full throttle creatively with ample funding despite all the noise around corporate mergers.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentHBO Max has ordered the daring Swedish comedy series “Lust” from Fremantle-owned banner Miso Film, ahead of its launch in Sweden.

J.J. Abrams is continuing to expand upon his “Justice League Dark” series plans as he’ll produce a brand new live-action series based on another occult/horror character from the DC Comics lineup.

HBO Max and J.J. Abrams are doubling down on DC.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe premiere episode of the “Gossip Girl” reboot will air on The CW after it debuts on HBO Max.The follow-up to the beloved series, which originally aired on The CW from 2007-2012, will become available on HBO Max on July 8. On July 9, The CW will air the first episode from 8-9:30 p.m.

and her first one-hour comedy special,, comic Sam Jay is now changing up the late-night game with her HBO Max series,, by simply making a series that’s tailored to her style. And while the format may feel radical, “I was trying to make something that felt like me,” she tells ET. “I was just trying to find a suit that fits, like, what is my way to do this late-night thing that is not going to make me feel not myself.

Since the end of his run as Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey, Jr. has really taken a step back from acting and focused primarily on his producing work with Team Downey.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorAfter WarnerMedia blamed an unnamed intern for an errant test email message sent to HBO Max subscribers this week, the internet responded with a flood of good vibes for the gaffester.On Thursday, June 17, HBO Max “mistakenly sent out an empty test email to a portion of our HBO Max mailing list,” according to the service’s customer help account on Twitter. “We apologize for the inconvenience, and as the jokes pile in, yes, it was the intern.

If there’s anyone who knows about the challenges that come with being the intern, it’s Monica Lewinsky. 

Monica Lewinsky had some kind words for an HBO Max intern after they had a rough day at work. On Friday, a strange email was mistakenly sent to HBO Max subscribers with the subject line "Integration Test Email #1." The body of the email only read: "This template is used by integration tests only." The streamer was quick to apologize for the email on Twitter and confirm that, "yes, it was the intern." "No, really," the statement continued.

test email to the streamer’s mailing list late Thursday night, droves of Twitter users are sharing their own workplace mistakes in solidarity — including infamous former intern Monica Lewinsky.Lewinsky is a pro at making lemonade (aka viral tweets) out of lemons (aka her affair with President Bill Clinton and the ensuing impeachment trial and media circus). Her contribution to the trending “Dear Intern” hashtag was no exception.

Ben Croll In their first public appearance since WarnerMedia merged the two development divisions this past April, execs from HBO Max and Adult Swim previewed their upcoming slates, releasing new footage from adult-skewing offerings “10-Year-Old-Tom” and “Smiling Friends,” while talking up several more.Created by Michael Cusack (“YOLO: Crystal Fantasy”) and Zack Hadel (of the popular YouTube channel “psychicpebbles”), “Smiling Friends” picks up where the viral 2020 short left off, following the

screenshots, it had the subject line “Integration Test Email #1” and the body of the email simply read, “This template is used by integration tests only.” Naturally, it left a bunch of HBO Max subscribers — and Twitter users wanting to get in on the avalanche of ensuing jokes — wondering what it meant or if it was some kind of marketing stunt (it wasn’t).

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterSince “In the Heights,” a lauded adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway musical, fell short of box office expectations, it would be easy to point to its hybrid debut on HBO Max as the culprit.But streaming isn’t necessarily to blame for the movie’s lackluster $11.4 million four-day opening weekend.Yes, it’s possible that some HBO Max subscribers opted to watch the movie at home rather than venturing out to theaters, depressing overall box office ticket

If you haven't heard already, Kristen Bell went back to the booth to voice our favorite anonymous troublemaker, Gossip Girl, and she's pretty excited about it. «It's such a fun show to watch… I'm really excited,» Bell told ET back in November 2019, soon after HBO Max announced that she was reprising her voiceover role for the reboot. Bell explained that the narrator is really «the catty version» of her voice, to complement the nature of the show, and she couldn't wait to get back into it.