‘Rashomon’-Inspired Drama From Billy Ray, Virgil Williams & Amblin Television In Works At HBO Max

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorYasha Jackson (Manifest) is set for a recurring role on HBO Max’s thriller series The Flight Attendant, starring and executive produced by Kaley Cuoco. The Flight Attendant is a story of how an entire life can change in one night.

Nellie Andreeva Co-Editor-in-Chief, TVThe Grease spinoff series is on the move. The musical series, inspired by the 1978 film, originally was sold to HBO Max where it received a straight-to-series order a year ago.As part of a reevaluation of the streamer’s slate under its new leadership, I hear the project, produced by Paramount TV Studios, was released and put in turnaround.

picked up 13 episodes of the comedy last year.Chalamet will play Kimberly, the valedictorian of her high school in the Arizona suburbs who is described as “Smart, caring, earnest, and ambitious, she’s prepared for college academically — but not so much socially.”Kaur will play Bela, a “comedy-obsessed, super confident cornball from the affluent suburbs of northern New Jersey who is never afraid to say what she’s thinking.” Per HBO Max, “She describes herself as “extremely sex-positive” — even

HBO Max, the streaming-video hub of WarnerMedia, has acquired anticipated Studiocanal title “Possessions,” a psychological thriller series created by Shachar Magen (“Sirens”) and directed by BAFTA-nominated Thomas Vincent (“Bodyguard”).As an international Max Original, the series will be made available on the U.S. streaming platform in December.Commissioned for Canal Plus’s Creation Original and Israel’s Yes TV, the series was shot in Israel in French, Hebrew and English.

HBO Max didn’t really blow minds with its original programming at launch. Sure, the addition of classic movies, the Studio Ghibli catalog and classic cartoons is all well and good, but we didn’t see an extensive slate of original shows except for “Raised by Wolves,” but that may change soon.

Also Read: Susan Sarandon to Star in HBO Max Thriller Pilot 'Red Bird Lane' From John WellsThe series will be co-written and executive produced by Seth Grahame-Smith and Marc Guggenheim, with Grahame-Smith serving as showrunner.

After flirting with the idea of writing and directing the long-delayed “Flash” film, it appears that Seth Grahame-Smith has found his future DC property with the upcoming “Green Lantern” HBO Max series. And he’s teaming with a CW Arrowverse mainstay to bring the show to life.

Also Read: 'West Wing' Reunion Trailer: The Bartlett Administration Returns in HBO Max Special (Video)Academy Award winner Sarandon will play the leading role of a hostess named Catherine, who is described as “brilliant, beautiful, magnetic — and a murderer.”See below for the descriptions of the other cast members’ roles:Clemons will play Jane. Jane is a mix of high intelligence and no common sense.

Nellie Andreeva, Alexandra Del Rosario HBO Max has assembled the cast for its YA drama pilot Red Bird Lane, from John Wells Prods. It will be led by Oscar winner Susan Sarandon, with Kiersey Clemons, Isidora Goreshter, Danny Huston, Ash Santos, Fiona Dourif, Dizzie Harris and Tara Lynne Barr also starring.Red Bird Lane, written by Sara Gran and directed by David Slade, is a psychological thriller that follows eight strangers who arrive at an isolate house, all for different reasons.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterHBO Max has set the cast for the drama pilot “Red Bird Lane,” with Oscar winner Susan Sarandon set to star.Along with Sarandon, Kiersey Clemons, Isidora Goreshter, Danny Huston, Ash Santos, Fiona Dourif, Dizzie Harris, and Tara Lynne Barr will also star.The show is described as a psychological thriller about eight strangers who arrive at an isolated house — all for different reasons — and quickly realize that something sinister and terrifying awaits them.Sarandon will

Naman Ramachandran HBO Max will be the exclusive U.S. home for drama comedy “I Hate Suzie,” originally commissioned by the U.K.’s Sky Studios, with Bad Wolf (“His Dark Materials”) producing.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorHBO Max has taken the U.S.

Vogue Williams turned 35 on Friday and spent the day with her son Theodore and adorable baby daughter Gigi at home. Busy mother Vogue, who recently gave birth to her little girl, started the day at home with little Theodore, 2, sat on her lap singing happy birthday to the radio presenter.

After Universal became the first studio to drop one of their 2020 releases on VOD first with “Trolls World Tour,” and after Disney did the same with “Mulan” and “Artemis Fowl” it is now Warner Bros.‘s turn to drop one of their fall releases straight to a streaming service. This time it is Robert Zemeckis‘ remake of Roald Dahl‘s “The Witches” that will skip theaters and head to the studios’ own streaming service HBO Max right in time for Halloween.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmShowtime airs the battle between ex-FBI Director James Comey and President Donald Trump and the investigation into Russian election meddling depicted in The Comey Rule on Sunday and Monday. This after a ViacomCBS changed a shocking decision to relegate the $40 million star-studded series to January, Billy Ray holds court on the place both men will occupy in history.

Though the original film is 70 years old, Akira Kurosawa’s “Rashomon” remains one of the most influential films ever to be released. To this day, you still hear descriptions of new films and TV projects as “Rashomon”-esque, as the style used to tell the mystery at the heart of the film has inspired so many copycats.

in development since 2018, is not a direct adaptation of the film, but retains the basic premise and distinctive plot device — an unraveling mystery seen through multiple characters’ competing perspectives — of the original film.Per HBO Max, “Each episode will present the perceived truth of an individual character – putting each, in turn, at the center of the story and telling the events surrounding the murder from their unique, self-serving point of view.”Also Read: 'Rashomon' Series Adaptation

Will Thorne Staff WriterAmblin Television’s TV series based on “Rashomon” has landed at HBO Max for development.The project, which has been in the works since late 2018, will not be a direct adaptation of Akira Kurosawa’s classic film, but will retain the key plot device.

  «Roberto and Lindsay are expanding the universe with more murder, mysteries, and scandal, and we can’t wait,» added Sarah Aubrey, head of original content, HBO Max.The original — created and developed by King and based on the book series of the same name by Shepard — debuted in 2010 and aired for six seasons before coming to an end in June 2017.

Back in the fall, it was reported that Antonio Campos was maybe going to develop a limited series based on “The Staircase” docuseries, starring none other than Harrison Ford. Of course, this was in November 2019, before the world started to burn and our lives were forever altered by a global pandemic and incompetent leadership.