HBO Max Unbound: WarnerMedia Delivers Stream-Centric Upfront Pitch, Promising More Bang For Ad Buck

Chance are you don’t know New Zealand comedian, actress, and TV presenter, Rose Matafeo (“Baby Done,” “Horndog”), a writer and performer on the NZ late-night comedy sketch show “Funny Girls.” January saw Rose star in the feature film “Baby Done” From producer Taika Waititi, while she has featured on BAFTA-winning “Taskmaster” (Ch4), “Have I Got News For You” (BBC One), and many more.

She's back and better than ever. We're talking about Gossip Girl, of course, and the anonymous troublemaker is back to her old tricks in the first teaser for HBO Max's upcoming reboot.

“Gossip Girl” is back. And if you’re a person of a certain age, this is big news, as HBO Max is reviving the teen soap for a new run with brand-new characters and situations.

Believe it or not, today marks the one-year anniversary of WarnerMedia launching HBO Max. Boy, oh boy, what a year it’s been! We’ve seen the streaming platform launch with a fairly tepid response only to see the publicity explode when the studio announced that all of WB’s 2021 films would be debuting on the streaming service the same day as theatrical, making HBO Max one of the must-buy streaming services for blockbuster films.

Sam Raimi and Bruce Campbell have not been shy about talking about a proposed reboot of the “Evil Dead” franchise. In fact, a year ago, Campbell talked about how director Lee Cronin was handpicked by Raimi to take the reins of the new film in the franchise.

Danny McBride, David Gordon Green and Josh Bycel are developing an animated HBO Max TV series based on the iconic Garbage Pail Kids trading cards from TOPPS, the streaming service revealed Wednesday.McBride, Green and Bycel are writing and co-creating the show, which is in the development stage at the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service.Per HBO Max, the potential show “is inspired by Danny and David’s love for Garbage Pail Kids and Saturday morning cartoons and will be family-friendly for an

HBO Max on June 1, where they will be available to subscribers for only one month, through June 30.HBO Max launched with the beloved wizard franchise last year, only to see its witches and wizards depart the streaming service at the end of August 2020.

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HBO has picked up a third season of Robin Thede’s Emmy-nominated sketch comedy series A Black Lady Sketch Show, executive produced by Issa Rae. The renewal comes just ahead of Friday’s Season 2 finale.

Putting haters in their place. Issa Rae said her piece after a Twitter user criticized her appearance.

While we’re likely going to have to wait a little longer before Warner Bros. gives us their “Green Lantern Corps.” movie, however, there is a “Green Lantern” series in the works at HBO Max that will cover a bulk of the other human heroes that joined the group of cosmic cops.

Whatever the future hold for Jason Kilar, the current WarnerMedia CEO wasn’t about to let what is surely his last Upfronts pass him by.

trivia game.And yep, Monica (Cox) is still really, really competitive.

For many folks that love superhero storytelling or just animated storytelling in general, “Batman: The Animated Series” is often thought of as one of the best examples of both. So, you can understand why people are going to be excited to hear that the creator of that series is returning to the world of Batman for a new show coming to HBO Max.

In March earlier this year, HBO announced, as “Insecure” was coming to an end, that producer-writer-director Issa Rae had signed a five-year overall production deal with WarnerMedia. The deal established an exclusive partnership between Rae’s production label, Hoorae, WarnerMedia’s branches HBO, HBO Max, and Warner Bros.

Issa Rae is taking on a new project.

“Insecure” creator and star Issa Rae is exploring the unscripted world with her new HBO Max reality series “Sweet Life: Los Angeles,” which which explores “young Black LA life,” the streaming service said Tuesday.Debuting this summer on HBO Max, “Sweet Life: Los Angeles” “gives an honest and unique look into what it means to be young, Black, and in constant pursuit of one’s dreams in the heart of South Los Angeles,” per its official description.