Patti LuPone, Erinn Hayes to Star in HBO Max Comedy Pilot ‘OK Boomer’

Joe Otterson TV ReporterColin Firth will play Michael Peterson in a series adaptation of “The Staircase,” which has been ordered to series at HBO Max.HBO Max has ordered eight episodes of the limited series, which is based on the docuseries of the same name and various books and reports on the Peterson case. Peterson was accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen, in 2001.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSarah Michelle Gellar is set to star in the YA comedy “Hot Pink,” which has been ordered to pilot at Amazon, Variety has learned.The show is loosely inspired by Elana K. Arnold’s book “What Girls Are Made Of.” In the book, Nina Faye was raised to believe that there is no such thing as unconditional love, meaning she will do anything for her boyfriend to prove her worthiness.

, the two titans will finally face off on the big screen (or whatever sized screen you have at home), with the promise that one will fall. So, who are you rooting for?The movie's human cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Shun Oguri, Eiza González, Julian Dennison, Kyle Chandler and Demián Bichir.

HBO Max has added Diana-Maria Riva, Juan Javier Cardenas and more to the cast of its upcoming family comedy pilot The Gordita Chronicles, from  Josh Berman’s Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana’s Cinestar Pictures and Sony Pictures TV. Also joining the cast are Savannah Nicole Ruiz, Noah Rico and Cosette Hauer.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBen Hardy has been cast in the upcoming BBC One, HBO Max series “The Girl Before,” Variety has learned exclusively.Hardy joins previously announced cast members David Oyelowo, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, and Jessica Plummer. The four-episode series is based on the book of the same name by J.P.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJane Lynch has been cast in a lead role in the ABC multi-cam comedy pilot “Bucktown,” Variety has learned.Lynch joins previously announced cast members Shannon Woodward and Nicole Richie.In the multi-cam sitcom, after being dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of her apartment on the eve of a big promotion, Amy (Woodward) finds refuge at her mom’s (Lynch) house in the blue-collar neighborhood where she grew up.

What attracted you to “Genera+ion?”[The fact] that it was created by this teenager and her dad. Zelda Barnz [the teenager]  is just an incredibly smart, intuitive, conscious human being.

It’s a certain kind of man who can rob the female orgasm of joy through data mining, and in HBO Max’s “Made for Love,” that man is Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), entrepreneur, tech genius, and serial creep. After coating the world in screens designed to connect consumers but intended to surveil them, he’s sorta kinda almost perfected his masterpiece, also called Made For Love.

Brittany Murphy’s life and death are set to be explored in a new HBO documentary series. The ‘Clueless’ star passed away in 2009 at the age of 32 from pneumonia and combined drug intoxication, and after her husband Simon Monjack died less than a year later of the same cause, speculation began to spread about the circumstances of Brittany’s death, which was officially ruled as an accident.

The brief life of actress Brittany Murphy will be placed under the microscope for a two-part docuseries, set to air on HBO Max.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNicole Richie has been cast in the ABC comedy pilot “Bucktown,” Variety has learned.In the multi-cam sitcom, after being dumped by her boyfriend and kicked out of her apartment on the eve of a big promotion, Amy finds refuge at her mom’s house in the blue-collar neighborhood where she grew up.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterApple has ordered a half-hour comedy series starring Maya Rudolph that hails from Alan Yang and Matt Hubbard.The series is about Molly (Rudolph), a woman whose seemingly perfect life is upended after her husband leaves her with nothing but 87 billion dollars.Yang and Hubbard created the series and will serve as executive producers. Rudolph will executive produce in addition to starring under her Animal Picture banner.

Zack Snyder's long-fabled director's cut of the 2017 DC Comics film — the filmmaker had to step down from the original film due to family tragedy — is set to premiere on HBO Max on Thursday, March 18.«The most important thing to get right was just the honesty of the movie and just be honest with the stuff I wanted to do and my vision for the movie,» Snyder recently told ET of the film. «I really wanted to make it as uncompromised as I could.»Here's everything you need to know about how to watch

EXCLUSIVE: Devere Rogers (My Spy, Sherman’s Showcase) has been cast as a series regular opposite Patti LuPone and Erinn Hayes in OK Boomer, a multi-camera comedy pilot from creator Todd Linden (Happy Endings, Alexa & Katie), the late Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare and Sony Pictures TV.

“Euphoria,” there’s a new edgy show about teen sexuality. Called “Generation” (styled as “Genera+ion”) and premiering on HBO Max on Thursday, March 11, the drama follows a cast of teen characters through their friendships, high school lives and romances.

Patti LuPone and Erinn Hayes have been tapped as the adult leads in OK Boomer, a multi-camera comedy pilot from creator Todd Linden (Happy Endings, Alexa & Katie), the late Jamie Tarses’ Fanfare and Sony Pictures TV where the company continues to be based.

, starring Justice Smith, is the latest provocative and must-watch series to flip the teen genre on its head following recent HBO dramas  and. Created by Zelda Barnz and her father, Daniel, and co-executive produced by Lena Dunham, the HBO Max dramedy offers a new, authentic portrayal of a diverse group of high school students and an unashamed exploration of modern sexuality.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“The Flight Attendant” star Michelle Gomez is staying in business with HBO Max with a role in “Doom Patrol” Season 3.Gomez will star as Madame Rouge, described as a complicated and electrifying eccentric who arrives at Doom Manor with a very specific mission, if only she could remember it.Gomez starred as the deadly Miranda Croft in Season 1 of “The Flight Attendant,” with the show having received multiple SAG and Golden Globe nominations.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterJosh Holloway is set to star in the HBO Max series “Duster,” which hails from co-writers LaToya Morgan and J.J. Abrams, Variety has learned from sources.Set in the 1970’s Southwest, “Duster” explores the life of a getaway driver for a growing crime syndicate.

wrote Twitter user @ThenDougSaid Monday.The mishap happened just 10 days before “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” is slated to hit HBO’s streaming service.HBO confirmed the glitch in a statement to the Wrap, and noted it was removed quickly.“Zack Snyder’s Justice League was temporarily available on HBO Max and the error was addressed within minutes,” a spokesperson told the outlet.Other fans also posted screenshots and clips of the film on Twitter, which have not yet been removed.@hbomax I'm trying