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House of the Dragon is coming back!

House of the Dragon has been renewed for a second season, HBO announced on Friday. This news comes as no surprise, considering debuted to record-breaking numbers for HBO, luring more than 20 million viewers across platforms—the largest audience for any new original series in network history.“We are beyond proud of what the entire House of the Dragon team has accomplished with season one,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming, said in a statement. “Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see TV.”The highly anticipated prequel series centers on the Targaryen family and takes place about 200 years before ’s Daenerys Targaryen ascended the iron throne.

has been renewed for season 2. The news comes less than a week after the prequel premiered on HBO, becoming the most viewed debut of any new original series in the premium cable channel’s history. Now seen by over 20 million viewers, the first episode of the series set up a battle of succession for the Iron Throne as it jumped back nearly 200 years to explore the height of the Targaryen family, which reigned over King’s Landing at the time. Adapted from George R.R.

HBO has renewed Game Of Thrones prequel House Of The Dragon for a second season.The show’s renewal comes after the first episode debuted on Sunday (August 21), which has been watched by 20 million viewers in the US across linear, on demand and HBO Max platforms, according to the network.Francesca Orsi, executive vp of HBO programming, said: “We are beyond proud of what the entire House Of The Dragon team has accomplished with season one. Our phenomenal cast and crew undertook a massive challenge and exceeded all expectations, delivering a show that has already established itself as must-see TV.“A huge thank you to George R.R.

HBO has given House of the Dragon an early renewal for Season 2.

At the end of a day that saw about 70 (14%) staffers in his divisions getting laid off, Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer for HBO & HBO Max, just sent an email to his team about the cuts as well as his new (old) senior HBO/Max scripted executive team of Amy Gravitt, Francesca Orsi and Sarah Aubrey which includes new responsibilities for Gravitt and Aubrey.

ontroversial hit drama, has teased what fans might be able to expect from the confirmed upcoming season.And it seems as though a high school setting may no longer be on the cards.“I think it’ll be exciting to explore the characters out of high school,” the Emmy Award winner told The Hollywood Reporter.“I want to see what Rue looks like in her sobriety journey, how chaotic that might look.”“But also with all the characters, in the sense where they’re trying to figure out what to do with their lives when high school is over and what kind of people they want to be,” she said of the show, which is HBO’s second most-watched show behind “Game of Thrones.”What’s more, the actress teased that season 3 will continue to explore each character’s individual backgrounds.“What was special about this season was that we got to dive into [the other characters] in a much deeper sense,” she told the outlet.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterKate Winslet is set to lead her fourth HBO limited series, with the premium cabler ordering the drama “The Palace.”Winslet will star in the series, which tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.Winslet will executive produce the series in addition to starring. Will Tracy created the show and will serve as executive producer and showrunner.

The Weeknd and Lily Rose-Depp are teaming up for the “sleaziest love story in all of Hollywood.”

True Detective, led by Jodie Foster, has officially been confirmed by HBO.The Oscar-winning actress has been cast alongside professional boxer and Indigenous rights advocate Kali Reis.The fourth season, titled True Detective: Night Country, comes from writer-director Issa López, who will also executive produce alongside Foster, Barry Jenkins, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Cary Fukunaga.“We are tremendously excited to return to the True Detective franchise and to be working with the multi-talented Issa López, whose singular vision for her ‘Night Country’ instalment will be beautifully realised with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in the starring roles,” said Francesca Orsi, the Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at HBO.A synopsis for the upcoming season (via Deadline) reads: “When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the six men that operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace.“To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Reis) will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.”“It was all a dream…..” ✊

“Catch the Fair One” star Kali Reis is joining Jodie Foster in the fourth season of HBO’s “True Detective,” it was announced Tuesday.HBO gave a series order for the fourth season — “True Detective: Night Country” — from Issa López who will serve as showrunner, writer, director and executive producer. Foster is also an executive producer.The new series is set to film in Iceland.

The Israel Film Festival is kicking off in LA this week and it’s going big on television.

Opening his remarks to a crowd in the backyard of his Kalorama neighborhood home, Ireland’s Ambassador Daniel Mulhall quipped, “I’m kind of wondering: Is it legal to have so many people at a party?”

HBO has renewed Adam McKay’s critically praised drama series Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty for a second season.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.The news comes after the series has aired just five episodes of its 10-episode first season.“It’s been a thrill to bring ‘Winning Time’ to life with Adam McKay, Max Borenstein, our phenomenal producing team, and this incredible cast,” said Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming. “This series not only tells the riveting story of the Lakers’ rise, but is also a look back at a transformative era in basketball, celebrity, and the city of Los Angeles.

My Brilliant Friend is coming to an end at HBO. But not quite yet.

The Gilded Age, from creator Julian Fellowes, for a second season. On February 14, 2022, HBO announced the renewal, which is currently in the midst of airing its nine-episode first season. The series stars veteran actors , , and Carrie Coon, as well as breakout newcomers Louisa Jacobson and .

The Gilded Age has been renewed for a second season by HBO!

"Euphoria" fans have never, ever been happier. Fans of the trippy, Zendaya-led teen drama will be able to chase the same high after season 2 because the scandalous and visually sensational Sam Levinson series will return for a third season. The Emmy-winning high school show was a shoo-in for a junior year renewal.

HBO has renewed US teen drama Euphoria for a third season.The network confirmed the news on Twitter, ahead of the premiere of the fifth episode from season two on Sunday (February 6).In the second season, Rue (Zendaya) has relapsed after Jules (Hunter Schafer) left her for the city in the first season, while classmates Nate (Jacob Elordi), Maddy (Alexa Demie) and Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) are navigating their own tensions with school back in session.The show is written, directed and executive produced by Sam Levinson, who also helmed the 2021 film Malcolm & Marie which also starred Zendaya.#EUPHORIA has been renewed for season 3. pic.twitter.com/JR17ATJQCh— HBO (@HBO_UK) February 4, 2022Francesca Orsi, EVP of HBO programming, said: “Sam, Zendaya, and the entire cast and crew of Euphoria have taken season two to extraordinary heights, challenging narrative convention and form, while maintaining its heart.

Rue’s story will continue. Euphoria has been renewed for season 3 weeks before the season 2 finale is set to air.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla “Euphoria” fans have never, ever been happier.Fans of the trippy, Zendaya-led teen drama will be able to chase the same high after Season 2 because the scandalous and visually sensational Sam Levinson series will return for a third season.The Emmy-winning high school show was a shoo-in for a junior year renewal. Along with the intoxicating amount of social media traction and buzz it generates on a week-by-week basis, the first three installments of Season 2 have nearly doubled in per-episode viewership in comparison to its freshman season.

Euphoria season 3 is officially in the works. HBO announced on Friday, February 4 that the Emmy-winning drama (and occasional comedy) had been renewed for another season. This news doesn't exactly come as a surprise, considering the series becomes the talk of the Internet after each new episode drops.

HBO will get a third dose of Euphoria. The Emmy-winning drama series starring Zendaya from creator Sam Levinson has been renewed for Season 3.Euphoria’s renewal comes as its sophomore season continues to deliver ratings records for both HBO and HBO Max.

, HBO’s Emmy-winning series created by Sam Levison and starring Zendaya as a drug-addled teenager named Rue, has been renewed for a third season. The news comes as the show enters the second half of the wildly captivating season 2, with episode 5 premiering on Sunday. Season 2, which consists of eight episodes, follows the intertwining lives of a group of East Highland teenagers as they try to navigate the pressures of love, loss and addiction.

Succession has officially been renewed for season four.HBO confirmed the news that the hit show would return for another outing today (October 26), after the second episode of season three aired over the weekend.“With each season of Succession, Jesse Armstrong has continued to surpass our wildest expectations, pulling us deeper into the Roy family’s inner sanctum with indelible wit, humanity and precision,” said Francesca Orsi, executive VP of HBO programming, in a statement obtained by The

Also Read: 'The Last of Us' Voice Actor Says Josh Brolin Should Star in Upcoming HBO Series“Craig and Neil are visionaries in a league of their own,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming, said. “With them at the helm alongside the incomparable Carolyn Strauss, this series is sure to resonate with both die-hard fans of ‘The Last of Us’ games and newcomers to this genre-defining saga.

Also Read: Kaley Cuoco Covers Up a Murder She May or May Not Have Committed in HBO Max's 'The Flight Attendant' Trailer (Video)“Jonah and Lisa are a formidable creative force and we are excited to collaborate with them again, alongside the brilliant Lenore, to adapt Jo Nesbø’s novel,” said Francesca Orsi, Executive Vice President, HBO Programming.

Jake Gyllenhaal will be starring in and executive producing an adaptation of Jo Nesbø‘s novel “The Son” for HBO!

Also Read: 'The Vow' Renewed for Season 2 at HBO“Mike is an unparalleled talent whose groundbreaking work has transformed both the film and TV space,” Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO programming, said. “We couldn’t be happier to collaborate with him again on yet another hilarious and perceptive piece that exposes the complexities of life and humanity itself.”“It’s beyond exciting to return to HBO with this project and such an incredible cast,” White added.

Elaine Low Senior TV WriterAfter 13 years at the premium cabler, president of HBO Films, Miniseries and Cinemax Len Amato is departing.

Euphoria creator Sam Levinson has built an incredible world with an extraordinary cast led by the supremely talented ," HBO's EVP of programming, Francesca Orsi, . "We are so grateful that he chose HBO as the home for this groundbreaking series.

Perry Mason reboot will return for a second season, it’s been confirmed.Although the project, starring Matthew Rhys, was initially supposed to be an eight-episode mini-series, TVLine has reported that the series, which is executive produced by Robert Downing Jr., has been renewed for a second season.In a statement, HBO’s Executive Vice President of Programming, Francesca Orsi, confirmed a season 2, saying: “It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind Perry

Perry Mason is coming back.

Will Thorne Staff Writer“Perry Mason” has been picked up for a second season by HBO.News of the renewal was announced by Francesca Orsi, executive vice president of HBO Programming.“It has been an exciting journey to work with the immensely talented team behind ‘Perry Mason,’” said Orsi.

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