What Max Launch Means for Existing HBO Max Customers

What was long feared has come to pass, the Writers Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers could not reach a new contract agreement. At midnight, May 1, the WGA went on strike with picketing scheduled to begin in front of Hollywood studios and networks beginning Tuesday afternoon.

Award-winning writer-directors Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin joined the Deadline FYC House event on Friday to discuss their HBO record-breaking drama, The Last of Us.

HBO Max this month. May 1 marks the series debut of “White House Plumbers,” the new limited series from “Veep” showrunner David Mandel that chronicles the Watergate break-in and fallout.

Seth Meyers got serious during his “Corrections” Late Night segment and talked about the possible writers strike. The late-night talk show host started off by saying that if he was good at one thing it was writing, “I love writing so much.”

Emmy Award-winning actor Murray Bartlett made a surprise appearance at the Deadline FYC House event on Friday to discuss his critically acclaimed guest performance on HBO’s record-breaking drama, The Last of Us.

The Television Academy has announced the recipients of its 16th Television Academy Honors.

Scottish courts are to scrap the country's not proven verdict, after years of ongoing debate over the "controversial" ruling.

have always been kept intentionally murky—which is why Prince William's private settlement with The Sun is such a big deal, and why it might be important to his brother's own .  which owns The Sun and other UK tabloids, for allegedly hacking his phone to gain his private information and details on his whereabouts, according to the , but NGN's lawyers argue that it's too late for the prince to bring a legal claim. Now, Harry's lawyers have presented new documents that allege officials at Buckingham Palace made a “secret agreement” with the tabloid to prevent members of the royal family from pursuing legal action against it. The documents also say that Prince William actually settled privately with The Sun for “a huge sum” over the phone-hacking back in 2020. Per the , Harry said that the alleged agreement “including the promises from NGN for delayed resolution was, obviously, a major factor as to why no claim was brought by me at that time.”According to the documents, per , Harry says NGN settled with William, “for a huge sum of money in 2020...

A fan fave star from the original Pretty Little Liars series will reprise their role in the spinofff series – Just Jared Jr Queen Camilla‘s son is responding to claims – Celebitchy Here are 54 Taylor Swift lyrics that are perfect for your Eras Tour photo captions – Popsugar 10 Hollywood A-Listers were in the running to play Spider-Man over the years – Just Jared Jr Chase Sui Wonders and Ella Emhoff were among the stars who attended craft cannabis and smokewear brand Sundae School‘s first-ever runway show, appropriately held on 4/20. The show, entitled “Let There Be Light,” featured a series of vignettes that founder and creative director Dae Lim calls cannabis couture.

Prince William and Kate Middleton showed their desire to be “very accessible by the public” during their latest royal engagement, a body language expert said. The Prince and Princess of Wales enjoyed a fun-filled day in Birmingham on Thursday, as they played darts and tried their hands at making Indian street food.

Manori Ravindran Executive Editor of International The inside story behind the ascent of Finland’s outgoing prime minister, Sanna Marin, is the subject of a new three-part docuseries from HBO Max. The streamer has unveiled the Finnish original “First Five,” which is billed as an “intimate” portrait of Marin and her headline-grabbing female cabinet. The project comes just weeks after Marin and her centre-left Social Democratic Party was defeated by the conservative National Coalition Party. Marin was sworn in as prime minister in December 2019. At just 34 years old, she was the country’s youngest PM, and formed a cabinet with four other women — a number of whom were also under 35. Mere months later, the group was thrown into an unprecedented challenge when the COVID crisis hit Finland.

passing within 18 degrees of lunar nodes. The lunar nodes, for context, are celestial points determined by the moon’s path around the Earth that cross over the ecliptic belt. The ecliptic is a belt that represents the midpoint of the zodiac.

Prince Harry is making the trip to the UK for his father King Charles III’s coronation next month, but this doesn’t mean the family is any closer to reconciling.

Harry Potter book series by is being adapted for television. about an HP series since January 2021, but it looks like it's finally happening.

A new generation of wizards! HBO announced that a new Harry Potter series was officially in the works.

Despite author J.K. Rowling coming under fire during the pandemic over her comments on transgender issues, Warner Bros has boldly stood by the Harry Potter and Wizarding World architect, in particular this morning, when it was made official that Warner Bros Discovery has greenlit a Harry Potter Max streaming series.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter A “Harry Potter” TV series is officially moving forward at HBO Max. The announcement was made during Warner Bros. Discovery’s presentation to press and investors on April 12, during which it was announced that HBO Max and Discovery+ are officially being combined into a new service dubbed simply Max. News of a show based on the megahit J.K. Rowling book series first leaked on April 3, but details have now been confirmed. Each season of the show will be based on one of the books in the franchise, with Warner Bros. Discovery describing the show as a “decade-long series.” It will feature an entirely new cast from the films.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer Warner Bros. Discovery finally revealed the plans (and confirmed the long-rumored name) for its new streaming service, Max, which will combine offerings from HBO Max and Discovery+ into one product, during a splashy press presentation on the Warner Bros. Studio lot Wednesday. The event kicked off at 10 a.m. at the iconic Burbank location, presided over by WBD CEO David Zaslav, president and CEO of global streaming and games JB Perrette, HBO and HBO Max CEO and chairman Casey Bloys (who now also has oversight of Chip and Joanna Gaines’ Magnolia Network), and U.S. networks group chairman and chief content officer Kathleen Finch. Variety is on the scene, ready to fill you in on all the details about the new streamer, Warner Bros. Discovery’s direct-to-consumer strategy, the future of HBO and the standalone version of Discovery+.

Note: Spoilers ahead for “Succession” Season 4, Episode 4, “Connor’s Wedding.” Sunday night’s episode of “Succession” shockingly killed off Logan Roy (Brian Cox). He’s been in bad health since the beginning of the series. But, it was still unexpected for the event to happen so soon in the final season.