‘Phoebe Robinson: Sorry, Harriet Tubman’ to Debut on HBO Max in October (TV News Roundup)

John Cena's superhero series, has a premiere date.HBO Max announced during Saturday's virtual DC FanDome event that the upcoming drama, which returns Cena as the titular character from James Gunn's  movie, will launch Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022.The DC series explores the origins of Peacemaker, which Cena first played in the aforementioned film.

Selome Hailu editorThe Television Academy Foundation named two new members to its board of directors: Nne Ebong, vice president of overall deals for series at Netflix, and Jamila Hunter, executive vice president of programming and development at Freeform. Both have been elected to three-year terms.At Netflix, Ebong leads the development of original series under creative partnerships with Shonda Rhimes’ Shondaland, Barack and Michelle Obama’s Higher Ground Productions and others.

HBO Max has released the first images of Elizabeth Olsen as Candy Montgomery in Love & Death, a limited series about the true story of Texas housewife Candy Montgomery’s murder of Betty Gore in 1980. See the images above and below.

Get ready to head back to school with HBO Max’s new reboot of “Head of the Class”.

We’ve confirmed that Candyman star Colman Domingo is set to play gay rights activist Bayard Rustin in Rustin, the first film production from Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground, which has their deal at Netflix.

Question Time Viewers have praised Amy Hart after her appearance on the panel show on Thursday evening.The influencer and former Love Island star appeared on the show alongside journalists and politician to give her view on the week's news and face questions from the studio audience. The star gave passionate speeches on everything from private schools to police, following the sentencing of Sarah Everard's killer this week.

Phoebe Robinson will adapt her book, “Everything Is Trash, But It’s Okay” as a TV series at Freeform.Robinson will star in, write and executive produce alongside Jonathan Groff. The series follows Phoebe, a 30-something podcast star navigating her messy life.

Everything’s Trash, Phoebe Robinson’s TV adaptation of her book, has scored a series order at Freeform.

Selome Hailu editorFreeform has ordered a half-hour comedy series called “Everything’s Trash” from executive producer and writer Phoebe Robinson and Jonathan Groff.Robinson, known for her podcast and HBO series “2 Dope Queens” as well as serving as a writer on “Portlandia,” will star as Phoebe, a 30-something podcaster with a messy life who’s trying to figure out adulthood with the help of her friends and family.

Edi Patterson) while his plumber-father philanders elsewhere; his best friend, Nelson (Byron Bowers) often leads him astray (but always in a well-intentioned kind of way) and he’s surrounded by tone-deaf adults in his suburban New Jersey town. (Dildarian as a Garden State native.)Each roughly-half-hour episode is comprised of two vignettes; in the opener, Tom’s sketchy bassoon-playing in the Shady Oaks Elementary School band triggers a storyline encompassing his teacher music teacher, Mr.

Late last year, before the release of Warner Bros.’ “Wonder Woman 1984,” WarnerMedia announced that all of WB’s 2021 films would have a day-and-date release in theaters and on HBO Max. The news sent shockwaves through the film industry, including the filmmakers that were directly affected, as the studio failed to tell them beforehand.

Selome Hailu editorHBO announced that comedy series “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” starring Larry David, returns for its 11th season on Oct. 24.

HBO Max will highlight the influential legacy of comics powerhouse DC in a three-part documentary series from Oscar and Emmy-nominated director, producer and showrunner Leslie Iwerks.

Mindy Kaling has taken her rise to stardom in several different directions. Her work as an actor and writer on “The Office” led to her success with “The Mindy Project” and then the festival film “Late Night” starring herself and Emma Thompson.

One of the biggest stories of 2021 so far, in the entertainment industry, at least, is the news that AT&T was, in essence, selling off WarnerMedia and merging it with Discovery. This came after a rough several-month period for WarnerMedia, as the studio kept getting hammered for its decision to send blockbuster films straight to streaming on the same day as theatrical and just the general feeling that HBO Max has yet to fully become the Netflix competitor it positioned itself to be.

HBO Max — which contributed “Hacks” and “The Flight Attendant” — it’s once again dominating the comedy/drama space as it did back in the days of “The Larry Sanders Show” and “In Treatment.” (The latter’s reboot on HBO Max snared a 2021 Emmy nod for star Uzo Aduba — an added bonus.)The 2021 Emmys — held Sunday, Sept. 19 (8 p.m.

UPDATED, 11:05 AM: HBO Max has set a September 30 premiere date for Ten Year Old Tom (formerly styled 10-Year-Old Tom), an adult animated series from creator Steve Dildarian (The Life and Times of Tim), exec producer Nick Weidenfeld and Tomorrow Studios.

Jennifer Yuma editorNetflix announced that the upcoming limited series “True Story” will premiere on Nov. 24.Starring Kevin Hart and Wesley Snipes, “True Story” follows a tour stop in Kid’s (Hart) hometown of Philadelphia.

Krysten Ritter is taking on an exciting new role!