Francesca Orsi: Last News

HBO has picked up Julian Fellowes‘ The Gilded Age for a third season.

HBO has released a new trailer for the second season of House of the Dragon – watch the video below. In November 2022, the company confirmed that the new season would premiere in “early summer” 2024, although there is still no firm date for its premiere. From the new battle-laden trailer, it appears that the new season will see Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy) and Alicent Hightower (Olivia Cooke) battle it out.

HBO has shared an update on the various unannounced Game Of Thrones spin-offs, saying that none of them are “close to a green light”.Following the show’s first spin-off House Of The Dragon, which returns for a second season next year, HBO has only officially announced one other Game Of Thrones spin-off, A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms: The Hedge Knight. The upcoming series, which announced in April, is based on George R.R.

Euphoria executive producer Ron Leshem flew into Spain this week and recalled how Hollywood had initially turned down the HBO hit over concerns about teenage lead characters.

Season three of Euphoria is on many people’s minds right now amid the sudden and shocking death of actor Angus Cloud.

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Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby has landed another series order at HBO – a crime drama starring Mark Ruffalo.

EXCLUSIVE: Perry Mason has tried his last case — at least for now. HBO has opted not to renew the prequel to the classic series, starring Matthew Rhys and executive produced by Team Downey’s Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey, for a third season. The news comes a month and a half after the Season 2 finale debuted April 24.

will return for season 2. HBO announced the renewal on Jan.

HBO executive has shared doubts of whether the Jon Snow spin-off series of Game Of Thrones can “go all the way” to air.Last year, the currently unnamed series was first announced by HBO, with Thrones star Emilia Clarke then seemingly confirming that Kit Harington will reprise his role as Jon Snow for the sequel.Harington then fuelled the rumour mill when discussing the possibility of a sequel in an interview early this year, but HBO’s head of drama Francesca Orsi has now cast doubt over the possibility of it making it to air.“We’re just working deeply with the writers to get it in shape for potential greenlight, but at this point, no, no determination on whether it can go all the way,” Orsi said (via Deadline).Discussing potential plot lines of the show at a Game Of Thrones convention last year, Harington said: “I think if you asked him, he would’ve felt he got off lightly,” adding of his character: “At the end of the show when we find him in that cell, he’s preparing to be beheaded and he wants to be. He’s done.

With just a few days until the series finale of HBO‘s Succession, the question on everyone’s mind is if there are any spinoffs in the works.

Another brand-defining, Best Drama Emmy-winning HBO series is coming to an end this Sunday when Succession airs its finale. Just like when each of its esteemed predecessors, The Sopranos and Game Of Thrones, ended, there is the inevitable succession question about what comes next.

Mike White has pitched the idea for The White Lotus season 3 to HBO bosses – and it’s a hit with them already.

HBO’s high-profile drama The Last Of Us will be back for a second season. Just two episodes in, the premium cabler announced today it has renewed the series based on the popular video game from Chernobyl creator Craig Mazin and The Last of Us creator Neil Druckmann.

Time to check in! Mike White’s anthology series The White Lotus has officially been renewed for a third season.

EXCLUSIVE: Senior Vice President Angela Tarantino is leaving HBO.

HBO has booked another stay with The White Lotus.The premium television network announced Friday that it had renewed its critically acclaimed anthology series The White Lotus for a third season.The series, which was created, written and directed by Mike White, will again feature a new cast of characters staying at a luxury resort.  Return trip: HBO's hit dramedy The White Lotus has been renewed for a third season, the network announced on Friday; Aubrey Plaza seen on season two of The White LotusThe renewal comes after only three episodes of the second season had aired, indicating a strong vote of confidence from the network.Nielsen data indicated that the second season premiere had a 63 percent higher viewership than the first season premiere, suggesting a number of new fans had tuned in.  'Reflecting on The White Lotus' humble, run-and-gun origin as a contained pandemic production, it’s impossible not to be awestruck by how Mike orchestrated one of the buzziest and most critically acclaimed shows,' said Executive Vice President of HBO Programming Francesca Orsi, who also heads the network's drama TV shows and films, via Variety. 'And yet, he’s only continued to reach new heights in season two, which is the ultimate testament to Mike’s raw, unparalleled vision,' she continued. 'His courage to explore the uncharted waters of the human psyche, paired with his signature irreverent humor and buoyant directing style, have us all dreaming of more vacation days at the resort we’ve come to adore.

House of the Dragon Executive Producer Sara Hess is staying put at HBO. The cabler has extended her overall deal for an additional two years. Hess also serves as a writer on the Game of Thrones prequel.

BreAnna Bell “House of the Dragon” co-creator and showrunner Ryan Condal is extending his relationship with HBO and has renewed his overall deal, Variety has confirmed. The agreement comes on the heels of HBO’s “House of the Dragon” success among viewers. After opening to the largest audience for a new original series in the history of HBO in August, the “Game of Thrones” prequel series, which is now averaging 29 million viewers per episode in the U.S., has been renewed for a second season, with Condal to continue on as showrunner. The writer first inked the overall deal with HBO in 2020 following the announcement of “House of the Dragon’s” straight-to-series order. In addition to serving as a writer, he also worked as an executive producer and co-showrunner on Season 1 beside director Miguel Sapochnik. For season 2, Condal was elevated to sole showrunner.

EXCLUSIVE: Ryan Condal succeeded where others failed — out of half-dozen or so writers who took a stab at co-creating a Game Of Thrones prequel with author George R.R. Martin, Condal’s House of the Dragon was the one to make it to series at HBO. After a big launch, the fantasy drama was quickly renewed for a second season, and now HBO also has renewed Condal’s overall deal.

HBO/HBO Max was on a roll tonight, winning 12 categories more than all other networks and streamers combined. Factoring in the Creative Arts, HBO/HBO Max led the field with 37 Emmys vs. 26 for its main rival Netflix, which had a more modest haul of three trophies tonight.