Michael Stuhlbarg Joins HBO Max’s True-Crime Series ‘The Staircase’

Even though he probably doesn’t realize it, it appears Andy Muschietti is following in the footsteps of James Wan, a filmmaker that started with popular horror films and then transitioned into DC superheroes.

Leigh Janiak (Fear Street) is attached to direct two episodes of The Staircase, HBO Max’s limited series drama adaptation based on the true-crime docuseries.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWho’s on first? Depends on your definition of a platform. As the Television Academy announced the 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards nominations on Tuesday morning, the combo of HBO and HBO Max proclaimed victory with a total of 130 nominations, followed closely by Netflix with 129.

Nikki Glaser, 37. The network released the official trailer for the upcoming reality dating series Monday.“FBoy Island” will follow three women — Nakia Renee, CJ Franco and Sarah Emig — who are joined by 24 men on an island.

The Gossip Girl reboot made its mark on HBO Max upon its premiere, becoming the steamer’s most-watched original series over the first weekend of availability.

Vincent Vermignon has joined the cast of The Staircase, HBO Max’s limited series drama adaptation based on Jean-Xavier de Lestrade’s true-crime docuseries. Vermignon will play de Lestrade, joining previously announced cast members Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Rosemarie DeWitt, Juliette Binoche, Parker Posey, Odessa Young, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge, Sophie Turner, Michael Stuhlbarg and Tim Guinee.

Haley Bosselman editor“FBoy Island” will premiere on HBO Max on July 29 as part of the streamer’s summer slate of unscripted television, which also will include the debut of “The Hype” on Aug. 12 and “Sweet Life: Los Angeles” on Aug.

HBO Max, speculation has swirled around the possibilities of an original cast member (or two or three) dropping by for a quick cameo or perhaps even more. Well, expect a few Upper East Siders to swing by their old New York City haunts near the end of the series' 12-episode first season.«There are a whole bunch of recurring characters who appear in episode 10,» executive producer/showrunner Joshua Safran revealed to ET's Leanne Aguilera.

Jeff Goldblum joins the absurd world of Search Party in a recurring role for the HBO Max series’ fifth season.

Kate Aurthur editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the premiere of “Gossip Girl,” streaming now on HBO Max.Finally, it can be said: The teachers on “Gossip Girl” are Gossip Girl!Yes, in the new version of the show on HBO Max, the school’s teachers are attempting to take back their power from an entitled student body and their controlling, grade-grubbing parents.

Candy in a Hulu series from Robin Veith with Nick Antosca.“Love and Death” is produced by Lionsgate, executive produced by Kelley through David E.

EXCLUSIVE: Tim Guinee is set to star in The Staircase, HBO Max’s limited series drama adaptation based on the true-crime docuseries. He joins previously announced Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Rosemarie DeWitt, Juliette Binoche, Parker Posey, Odessa Young, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Dane DeHaan, Olivia DeJonge, Sophie Turner and Michael Stuhlbarg..

Jamie Lang HBO Max, which launches in Spain later this year, has commissioned Unicorn Content to produce a new six-part, true crime docu-series ahead of the occasion, “Dolores: The Truth About the Wanninkhof Case.”Originally convicted of murdering her former partner’s daughter, Dolores Vázquez, or Loli to her friends, turned out to be the victim of one of the highest profile Spanish legal disasters in recent history.In the autumn of 1999, teenager Rocío Wanninkhof was murdered and by September

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.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO Max’s Julia Child drama Julia has found its publisher.

Game of Thrones star Kristian Nairn has landed a new role in the new HBO Max pirate comedy series Our Flag Means Death. No Time To Die's Rory Kinnear is also appearing in the series, as well as Nathan Foad, Samson Kayo, Con O'Neill, Vico Ortiz and the previously announced Thor: Love and Thunder's Taika Waititi, who is set to play the "demented pirate" Blackbeard.

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.

Olivia DeJonge (The Society) has joined the cast of The Staircase, HBO Max’s limited series drama adaptation based on the true-crime docuseries. She joins previously announced cast members Colin Firth, Toni Collette, Rosemarie DeWitt, Juliette Binoche, Parker Posey, Sophie Turner, and Dane DeHaan.

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.