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Jake Kanter International TV EditorAltitude and Lightbox, the production outfit run by Oscar and Emmy-winning filmmakers Simon and Jonathan Chinn, are combining for what they claim will be the first theatrical documentary on Princess Diana.Directed by Ed Perkins (Tell Me Who I Am), Diana will draw on thousands of hours news reports, previously unseen footage, and photographs to tell the story of the princess, who died in Paris in 1997.It will bow in summer 2022, marking the 25th anniversary of

HBO Max is doing whatever it takes to fill out its growing library of “Max Originals.” Even if that means taking pre-existing shows from the UK, rebranding them as originals, and releasing them on the streaming service, such as with the new-ish show, “Two Weeks to Live.” READ MORE: ‘The Flight Attendant’ Trailer: Kaley Cuoco Is Accused Of Murder In HBO Max’s Upcoming Thriller Series As seen in the new trailer for “Two Weeks to Live,” the series follows the story of a young girl that has been

WarnerMedia streaming service HBO Max has reached 28.7 million "total HBO Max subscribers," including 8.6 million "activated" users as of the end of the third quarter, AT&T said on Thursday. A set of tables and slides the company published along with its Thursday earnings report showed though that not all of the 28.7 million paying users who can are actually using the service.

" When she exclaims “wigs!” she knocks her head back in ecstasy, letting out the biggest, cartoonish evil smile. It makes Faye Dunaway's performance in Mommie Dearest look subtle.

Scott Foley is heading to HBO Max for Ellen’s Next Great Designer!

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVScandal and Whiskey Cavalier alum — and amateur furniture maker — Scott Foley has been tapped as co-host and lead judge on Ellen’s Next Great Designer, HBO Max’s furniture design competition series starring and executive produced by Ellen DeGeneres.In Ellen’s Next Great Designer, design aficionado DeGeneres will give eight forward-thinking furniture designers the chance to push their creativity to the limit.

Eli Countryman In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max released a trailer for “The Flight Attendant,” and Spotify released a one-time show with Matthew McConaughey.Season 15 of CMT‘s “Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Making The Team” will premiere on Nov. 24 and be simulcast on CMT and MTV at 10 p.m.

Kaley Cuoco is wrapped up in a murder mystery in the new trailer for The Flight Attendant, premiering on HBO Max in November.Based on Chris Bohjalian’s 2018 novel of the same name, The Flight Attendant weaves the dramatic tale of Cassandra Bowden (Cuoco) who finds herself in the wrong place at the wrong time after a drunken night with a man named Alex (Michiel Huisman).

Often, the life of a flight attendant is thought to be pretty great. Sure, you have to act as a server while on the actual flights, dealing with idiot guests, crying babies, and disgusting messes.

Kerry Katona has revealed that her 12-year old son Max managed to wrack up an eye-watering amount on her credit card recently.

Steven Soderbergh‘s latest film, “Let them All Talk,” will premiere this December on HBO Max, and it seems the filmmaker who already made two films on iPhones has a new trick — shooting an entirely improvised film in two weeks.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorYasha Jackson (Manifest) is set for a recurring role on HBO Max’s thriller series The Flight Attendant, starring and executive produced by Kaley Cuoco. The Flight Attendant is a story of how an entire life can change in one night.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Grease spinoff series is on the move. The musical series, inspired by the 1978 film, originally was sold to HBO Max where it received a straight-to-series order a year ago.As part of a reevaluation of the streamer’s slate under its new leadership, I hear the project, produced by Paramount TV Studios, was released and put in turnaround.

picked up 13 episodes of the comedy last year.Chalamet will play Kimberly, the valedictorian of her high school in the Arizona suburbs who is described as “Smart, caring, earnest, and ambitious, she’s prepared for college academically — but not so much socially.”Kaur will play Bela, a “comedy-obsessed, super confident cornball from the affluent suburbs of northern New Jersey who is never afraid to say what she’s thinking.” Per HBO Max, “She describes herself as “extremely sex-positive” — even

HBO Max, the streaming-video hub of WarnerMedia, has acquired anticipated Studiocanal title “Possessions,” a psychological thriller series created by Shachar Magen (“Sirens”) and directed by BAFTA-nominated Thomas Vincent (“Bodyguard”).As an international Max Original, the series will be made available on the U.S. streaming platform in December.Commissioned for Canal Plus’s Creation Original and Israel’s Yes TV, the series was shot in Israel in French, Hebrew and English.

HBO Max didn’t really blow minds with its original programming at launch. Sure, the addition of classic movies, the Studio Ghibli catalog and classic cartoons is all well and good, but we didn’t see an extensive slate of original shows except for “Raised by Wolves,” but that may change soon.

“The West Wing” is back, although the opening credits in the video above are looking a little different now that the White House is a coronavirus hot spot.

Also Read: Susan Sarandon to Star in HBO Max Thriller Pilot 'Red Bird Lane' From John WellsThe series will be co-written and executive produced by Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim, with Grahame-Smith serving as showrunner.

After flirting with the idea of writing and directing the long-delayed “Flash” film, it appears that Seth Grahame-Smith has found his future DC property with the upcoming “Green Lantern” HBO Max series. And he’s teaming with a CW Arrowverse mainstay to bring the show to life.