HBO Max has announced casting for the leading roles of the upcoming Pretty Little Liars reboot series.
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Perfect Strangers, the 1980s sitcom starring Mark Linn-Baker and Bronson Pinchot, is the latest classic comedy to get a reboot – with Robin Thede and London Hughes set as leads.
The project, which is in development as a series at HBO Max, will be written by A Black Lady Sketch Show creator and star Thede.
The streamer has given the half-hour, multi-camera comedy a script development deal.
It will follow perfect strangers, Dejay, played by Thede, and Poppy, played by Hughes, who unexpectedly
HBO Max has announced casting for the leading roles of the upcoming Pretty Little Liars reboot series.
EXCLUSIVE: Chandler Kinney (Zombies 2, Lethal Weapon) and Maia Reficco (Evita, Kally’s Mashup) are set as the leads in Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, a darker, present-day iteration of the popular 2010-17 series, from Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa; Lindsay Calhoon Bring (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina); Alloy Entertainment; and Warner Bros. TV.
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.
Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentHBO Max has ordered the daring Swedish comedy series “Lust” from Fremantle-owned banner Miso Film, ahead of its launch in Sweden.
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.
HBO Max and J.J. Abrams are doubling down on DC.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterThe premiere episode of the “Gossip Girl” reboot will air on The CW after it debuts on HBO Max.The follow-up to the beloved series, which originally aired on The CW from 2007-2012, will become available on HBO Max on July 8. On July 9, The CW will air the first episode from 8-9:30 p.m.
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.
Since the end of his run as Tony Stark, aka Iron Man, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Robert Downey, Jr. has really taken a step back from acting and focused primarily on his producing work with Team Downey.
Elaine Low Senior TV WriterThe pandemic brought TV and film production to a screeching halt last spring, and even when it restarted, it put the kibosh on live audiences for a while. For stand-up comedians from Kevin Hart to Chelsea Handler, figuring out how to make people laugh — safely — in the middle of one of the toughest years in modern history was a feat unto itself.British comedian London Hughes moved to the U.S.
If there’s anyone who knows about the challenges that come with being the intern, it’s Monica Lewinsky.
Monica Lewinsky had some kind words for an HBO Max intern after they had a rough day at work. On Friday, a strange email was mistakenly sent to HBO Max subscribers with the subject line "Integration Test Email #1." The body of the email only read: "This template is used by integration tests only." The streamer was quick to apologize for the email on Twitter and confirm that, "yes, it was the intern." "No, really," the statement continued.
Ben Croll In their first public appearance since WarnerMedia merged the two development divisions this past April, execs from HBO Max and Adult Swim previewed their upcoming slates, releasing new footage from adult-skewing offerings “10-Year-Old-Tom” and “Smiling Friends,” while talking up several more.Created by Michael Cusack (“YOLO: Crystal Fantasy”) and Zack Hadel (of the popular YouTube channel “psychicpebbles”), “Smiling Friends” picks up where the viral 2020 short left off, following the
Created by Dale McRaven, the original “Perfect Strangers” followed Larry (Mark Linn-Baker) and Balki (Bronson Pinchot), his distant cousin from the fictional small Mediterranean island of Mypos, who moves in with Larry in the Midwest. The sitcom ran for eight seasons on the network’s “TGIF” Friday primetime block.HBO Max is no stranger to building off existing IP.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterRobin Thede and London Hughes are set to star in a “Perfect Strangers” reboot that is in development at HBO Max, Variety has confirmed.In the multi-cam reboot, perfect strangers Deja (Thede) and Poppy (Hughes) unexpectedly discover that they are half-sisters when they both inherit a one-bedroom apartment above a trap yoga studio in Fort Greene, Brooklyn.
Nicole Kidman's eerie role in is here!In an all-new teaser, which was dropped on Friday and titled «Your Journey to Wellness Begins Soon,» fans get a glimpse of the 53-year-old actress in character as Masha, the mysterious owner and leader of a wellness retreat that welcomes nine strangers in as guests for a 10-day stay at Tranquillum House.«Welcome to Tranquillum House. We're going to get you well,» Kidman's Masha says in the teaser.
If you haven't heard already, Kristen Bell went back to the booth to voice our favorite anonymous troublemaker, Gossip Girl, and she's pretty excited about it. «It's such a fun show to watch… I'm really excited,» Bell told ET back in November 2019, soon after HBO Max announced that she was reprising her voiceover role for the reboot. Bell explained that the narrator is really «the catty version» of her voice, to complement the nature of the show, and she couldn't wait to get back into it.
First of all, you need to know that the cast of Hulu‘s “Perfect Strangers” and creator David E. Kelly aren’t playing around.
HBO Max‘s Gossip Girl revival has been released.The show, which will air on July 8, follows the scandalous lives of Manhattan’s young elite.The trailer is scored by Frank Ocean‘s ‘Super Rich Kids’, and shows the childhood friends welcome a new arrival, Zoya Lott (Whitney Peak), into the fold.Although plot details have been kept light, HBO Max launched characters’ names and details on Instagram earlier this year.The revival cast is largely made up of newcomers, although Kristen Bell will reprise
Warner Bros., much like Disney, is betting big on superhero content for its streaming service. However, even though Marvel Studios and Disney are leaving the films in theaters and letting the TV series dominate the streaming platform, WB and DC Films are going a bit of a different route, with some big-name superhero films coming exclusively to HBO Max.