WarnerMedia Merges HBO and HBO Max Production and Business Affairs Teams

The Verge, Microsoft blamed the outage on “a recent change to an authentication system.”Also Read: 'Zack Snyder's Justice League' Wins Early Raves, From 'Improvement' to a 'Knockout'Director Zack Snyder on Monday night apologized and tweeted, “I have no words. Still waiting for info.

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.

AT&T expects half of the 120 million to 150 million HBO Max and HBO subscribers it expects to sign up by the end of 2025 will be outside the U.S. market.

Todd Spangler NY Digital EditorThe ad-supported version of HBO Max, set to launch in June 2021, already has $80 million in upfront advertising commitments, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said.Kilar, speaking Friday at AT&T’s analyst and investor day presentation, didn’t reveal key details of the HBO Max AVOD tier like pricing and ad load.In terms of content, the only difference between the ad-supported HBO Max and the regular $14.99-per-month premium service is that the the AVOD tier will not

“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.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterPatti LuPone and Erinn Hayes have signed on to star in the HBO Max comedy pilot “OK Boomer,” Variety has learned.In the show, a self-centered boomer (LuPone) shows up at her estranged daughter’s (Hayes) house hoping to live off the family’s money, but forms an unexpected bond with her progressive granddaughter who’s quick to challenge her on their differing views, of which there are plenty.LuPone’s character, Barbara, is described as a comically outrageous, wildly

, 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.

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

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterSome subscribers to HBO Max got an unexpected preview of “Zack Snyder’s Justice League” on Monday when the four-hour superhero movie started playing instead of the Warner Bros.

With the early-2021 film schedule in shambles after more studios delay their features into the second half of the year, the controversial deal by WarnerMedia to release its 2021 WB features in theaters and HBO Max simultaneously is starting to look less crazy than it once did. That said, it’s still a scary proposition and a sign that theatrical releases may not ever be the same.

Unless you believe all those ridiculous conspiracy theories on social media, as of right now, there aren’t any tech billionaires secretly trying to put monitoring devices into our brains. But in the upcoming HBO Max series, “Made for Love,” that’s a very real consequence in the failing marriage of a tech billionaire and his wife.

EXCLUSIVE: Eva Longoria is set to direct and executive produce The Gordita Chronicles pilot at HBO Max. The single-camera family comedy hails from Josh Berman’s Osprey Productions, Zoe Saldana’s Cinestar Pictures, and Sony Pictures TV, where Berman’s Osprey Prods is under a deal.

Another day, another new streaming series with A-list actors and an exciting filmmaker. This time, we have HBO Max and BBC One joining forces for a new four-part limited series, “The Girl Before.” According to HBO Max, the streamer has teamed up with BBC One to produce an adaptation of the best-selling novel, “A Girl Before.” The series will star Gugu Mbatha-Raw alongside David Oyelowo and follow the story of a woman that is invited to live in a beautiful home by a mysterious architect.

Earlier today, we reported about Steven Soderbergh updating the progress of “The Knick” Season 3. This work is on top of putting the finishing touches on his upcoming crime film, “No Sudden Moves.” But we all know Soderbergh isn’t the type of filmmaker to let a moment go by without something else in the works.

The production and business affairs teams at HBO and HBO Max are being merged as the WarnerMedia streamlines operations between the cable network and streamer.

It seems that every few years, Woody Allen’s past comes back to haunt him. The filmmaker has been defending himself against allegations of sexual assault against a minor for decades now, and a couple of years ago, this led to Amazon Studios parting ways with him.

Zack Snyder is not getting paid for HBO Max's . In a recent interview with , Snyder's wife and producer of the film, Deborah, revealed that the director never even saw the movie. In fact, she advised him not to.“It was just…it’s a weird experience,” she says now.

Just days after the announcement that J. J.

As Russell T. Davies tells it, he could have written his acclaimed new series “It’s a Sin” a while ago, but, busy with all sorts of other projects, he didn’t get around to it until recently.