By Denise Petski
16.01.2020 - 02:06 / variety.com
Wolfgang Puck is cooking up a new series at HBO Max.
The celebrity chef, known for concocting the menu at the Oscars each year, is executive producing a series called “The Event” about his catering company, which has been handed an eight-episode order at the forthcoming WarnerMedia streamer. The series was announced by HBO Max chief content officer Kevin Reilly during its Television Critics’ Association press tour presentation.
Hailing from Renegade 83, each one-hour episode will follow
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