‘Dune: The Sisterhood’: ‘Game Of Thrones’ & ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Star Indira Varma Joins HBO Max’s Prequel Series

Katie Stevens and Paul DiGiovanni used the red carpet at the Country Music Awards to reveal they're expecting their first child. The 29-year-old actress, who played Jane Sloan on The Bold Type, showed off her baby bump with her 34-year-old husband on the CMA red carpet at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Neither Stevens nor DiGiovanni have commented on expecting on their verified social media accounts of yet.

We may never discover just how close Giovanni van Bronckhorst came to a messy end last night.

Sarah-Sofie Boussnina (The Colony), Shalom Brune-Franklin (The Tourist), Faoileann Cunningham (The Northman), Aoife Hinds (Normal People) and Chloe Lea (Foundation) have joined the cast of HBO Max’s Dune: The Sisterhood (wt), from Legendary Television. They join previously announced leads Emily Watson, Shirley Henderson and Indira Varma.

Sure, Warner Bros. Discovery is cleaning house and canceling a number of TV shows and streaming films coming to HBO Max.

EXCLUSIVE: Michelle Rejwan is leaving her post as SVP Live Action Development & Production at Lucasfilm. She is transitioning back to being a full-time producer and has signed an overall deal with Lucasfilm and Walt Disney Studios. She will continue to be based out of the Lucasfilm office and will develop for both Lucasfilm and Disney.

House Of The Dragon fans have taken to social media to share their thoughts about the foot fetish scene.In the most recent episode which aired last Sunday (October 16), Alicent removes her shoes and stocking while having a conversation with Larys (Matthew Needham), who later pleasures himself after seeing her feet.The scene suggests Alicent has been using this to her advantage for several years in order to gain information in similar situations.“I’m still stuck on Alicent using her feet to get information, and having to be there while Larys… uh, collected payment,” one fan wrote on Twitter.I’m still stuck on Alicent using her feet to get information, and having to be there while Larys… uh, collected payment. #HouseOfTheDragon #HOTD #DragonsYall #DemDragons pic.twitter.com/X2cwHJGWx1— Tasha (@t4sh4___) October 17, 2022Another person praised the scene and compared it to the tone of the flagship Game Of Thrones series.

season 2 of HBO’s true-crime docuseries,, continues to pull the curtain back on NXIVM founder Keith Raniere’s wellness group revealed to be a Ponzi scheme and sex cult, it also details the arrest of former high-ranking leader Allison Mack, the actress who made headlines for her devotion to the organization and allegations of abuse made against her by other members. In the premiere, «Tests of Loyalty,» former member and continued Raniere supporter Nicki Clyne speaks out on camera for the first time, sharing details about her involvement in NXIVM while also revealing what happened the last day she saw her then-wife, who was arrested in April of 2018 on charges related to sex trafficking and conspiracy. «We were moving when they came to arrest Allison,» Clyne recalls in. «This guy came up to me and shows me his badge and he's like, 'Is Allison Mack in there?' And when she saw [them], I was like, 'Allison, they are here to arrest you.' And she just started shaking.»Clyne then helped her wife, whom she married in 2017, get ready to be taken away by the authorities.

For all the discussion on social media about how Warner Bros. Discovery is canceling films and series and cutting a lot of jobs, in an attempt to bring down costs and reduce debt, a new trailer for the upcoming content coming to HBO and HBO Max proves the studio still has a number of high-profile projects arriving on screens in the next year.  READ MORE: ‘Batgirl’: Star Leslie Grace Leaks Brief Clip Of Footage From The Scrapped Movie On TikTok Every once in a while, HBO decides to release a new trailer showcasing the big projects coming down the pipeline over the next year or so.

, leaving her «treading water in a really choppy sea,» Eve Best tells ET, explaining that «nothing really surprises» her character as the battle of succession for the Iron Throne (or even Driftmark) continues to take bloody twists and turns. But after spending most of the season on the sidelines, that all changed during the penultimate episode, «The Green Council,» which saw Rhaenys taking action after watching Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) use King Viserys' (Paddy Considine) death to claim that her own son, Aegon (Tom Glynn-Carney), is the rightful heir to the throne, defying a long-standing pledge to make Princess Rhaenyra (Emma D’Arcy) queen after her father dies.This all led to one of the most surprising and satisfying moments of the season — and a departure from George R.R. Martin's novel,  -- with Rhaenys making her escape from King's Landing on the back of her dragon, Meleys, and disrupting Aegon’s coronation.

end of episode 8, picks up immediately the next morning in episode 9, as Queen Alicent (Olivia Cooke) starts making moves -- ones that seem to counter what was set in place by the king and his council many years prior. Not only that, but the queen’s sons prove just how much of a hot mess they are while Princess Rhaenys Targaryen (Eve Best) finally finds herself provoked to get up off the sidelines and take action in the battle of succession for the Iron Throne. As the penultimate episode set up the season 1 finale, which will surely end with a fiery fight between families, fans took to social media to share their thoughts about the queen’s change of plans and that shocking show of restraint that ended the aptly titled “The Green Council.” [: Spoilers for season 1, episode 9.] With the king now dead, after a miraculously long health battle that ended with him crying into the night, the queen wastes no time to start making moves of her own, believing that Aegon Targaryen (Tom Glynn-Carney) is now the rightful heir to the throne -- and not Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy), who was previously promised to rule after her father’s death and even seemed to finally heal the festering wounds between her and her former best friend. However, the news of the king’s death is not yet widely known, allowing the queen and her father, the Hand of the King Otto Hightower (Rhys Ifan), to call their own small council (err “Green Council”) to determine the line of succession.

“There’s a lot of work around, I’ve been busy,” Emily Watson declared, brightly, over tea and crumbly biscuits at The Union, a private club in central London, as she chatted with Deadline about why she loves working in front of the camera.

EXCLUSIVE: Filming will get underway next month in Budapest, Hungary, on anticipated prequel series Dune: The Sisterhood (working title) from HBO Max and Legendary Television.

Selome Hailu Indira Varma has been cast as Empress Natalya in “Dune: The Sisterhood” (working title), HBO Max’s upcoming “Dune” prequel series co-produced with Legendary Television. Empress Natalya is described as a formidable royal who united thousands of worlds in her marriage to Emperor Corrino. Varma is best known for playing Ellaria Sand in four seasons of “Game of Thrones” and recently starred as Tala Durith in “Obi-Wan Kenobi.” Other prominent credits include “Luther” on BBC and “Paranoid” on ITV and Netflix. Up next, Varma will appear in “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” and “Extrapolations” on Apple TV+. She is reppedmby Gersh, Principal Entertainment LA and James Adams.

EXCLUSIVE: Game Of Thrones, Obi-Wan and Carnival Row actress Indira Varma is the third actor to join anticipated prequel series Dune: The Sisterhood (working title) from HBO Max and Legendary Television.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Beach (Dahmer: Monster), Joshua Colley (Senior Year) and Lindsey Gort (All Rise) have joined the cast of Dead Boy Detectives, HBO Max’s upcoming drama series based on the DC Comics characters created by Neil Gaiman, in key recurring roles. The series hails from The Flight Attendant’s Steve Yockey, Doom Patrol’s Jeremy Carver, Berlanti Productions, and Warner Bros. Television. Beach, Colley and Gort join series stars George Rexstrew, Jayden Revri and Kassius Nelson.

. And, of course, fans of the prequel series had a lot to say about the events that went down during season 1, episode 8, “The Lord of the Tides,” sharing some wild reactions that captured how we are all feeling. [: Spoilers abound.]Opening with the news that Corlys likely has died at sea after being attacked, Princess Rhaenys (Eve Best) finds her place on the throne in Driftmark challenged as both Corlys’ younger brother, Ser Vaemond Velaryon (Wil Johnson), and a pregnant Rhaenyra quickly made claims of succession while the Queen Who Never Was remained determined to stay where she was. As a result, the entire family convened at King’s Landing to make formal petitions before the Hightowers, who have more or less taken over as Vicerys – essentially in a zombie-like state – resides in bed.

HBO has released the official trailer for The White Lotus season 2 – check it out below.The original The White Lotus was meant to be a standalone miniseries but following critical acclaim and high ratings, showrunner and writer Mike White has returned for another season.Featuring almost an entirely new cast, The White Lotus season two swaps Hawaii for Sicily and stars F. Murray Abraham, Michael Imperioli and Adam DiMarco as the Di Grasso family.

HBO has released a new trailer for upcoming series The Idol – check it out above.Created by Euphoria’s Sam Levinson, Reza Fahim and Abel Tesfaye aka The Weeknd, the drama series follows a self-help guru and leader of a modern-day cult, who develops a complicated relationship with an up-and-coming pop idol.Lily Rose Depp (The Dancer) and The Weeknd lead the cast, supported by Suzanna Son, Troye Sivan, Moses Sumney, Jane Adams, Dan Levy, Eli Roth, Mike Dean and Hank Azaria.In the trailer, The Weeknd, who plays Tedros, says: “Los Angeles is where all the monsters of the world come to gather. Trust no one.”“I need full control,” he later remarks.

HBO Max headed to New York Comic Con on Thursday where they unveiled the first trailer for their new animated series Velma, with Mindy Kaling voicing Velma Dinkley.The streaming service first ordered the show in February 2021, described as an, 'adult animated comedy series telling the origin story of Velma Dinkley, the unsung and underappreciated brains of the Scooby-Doo Mystery Inc. gang.'Aside from the first footage, the full voice cast was revealed with Sam Richardson voicing Shaggy, Constance Wu voicing Daphne and Glenn Howerton as Fred.