Maybe bringing balance to the Seven Kingdoms means HBO Max shelving some of its myriad “Games Of Thrones” spinoffs in development. At least, that’s apparently what producers at HBO think.
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Comedy series Minx has been canceled by HBO Max despite already being renewed for season 2 back in May.The show - which centers around a publication of an erotic magazine aimed at women - was preparing to wrap production on the second season when Warner Bros. Discovery decided to scrap it according to sources for Variety on Monday.The media conglomerate - which recently axed Wonder Woman 3 - has famously been cutting costs since WarnerMedia and Discovery merged earlier this year and it appears that Minx was the latest example of that.
One very interesting thing to note is that the publication also reports that the first season of the series will be taken off the streaming service HBO Max as producer Lionsgate Television is planning to shop the series to other outlets.Lionsgate said in a statement to the site: 'We have enjoyed a good partnership with HBO Max and are working closely to find a new opportunity for Minx, so current, and new viewers, can continue this journey with us.'Minx was created by Ellen Rapoport and stars Ophelia Lovibond, Jake Johnson, Jessica Lowe, Michael Angarano, Oscar Montoya, Idara Victor, Lennon Parham, and Trishna.It is set in Los Angeles back in the 1970s as 'earnest young femist' Joyce (Lovibond) joins forces with low-rent publisher Doug (Johnson) to create the first erotic magazine for women. It was a hit with the critics as it currently has a 97percent on film review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes.This seems to be the latest cost-cutting move for the company as last month WarnerBros Discovery CEO David Zaslav said HBO lost $3 billion last year after the company spent almost $7 billion on content.Speaking at RBC's global investment conference on Tuesday, November 15 Zaslav said the company
.Maybe bringing balance to the Seven Kingdoms means HBO Max shelving some of its myriad “Games Of Thrones” spinoffs in development. At least, that’s apparently what producers at HBO think.
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