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HBO is very happy to be in business with Sam Levinson. The writer-director-producer is the mastermind behind the Emmy-winning hit drama, “Euphoria.” And now, he is about to launch his latest HBO project, “The Idol.” As seen in the teaser for “The Idol,” the new series from the creator of “Euphoria,” has all the style of the popular teen drama but with a heavy dose of sleaze.

The Weeknd and creator Sam Levinson's latest series,.The opening sequence reads “From The Sick & Twisted Minds of the Creator of Euphoria Sam Levinton and Abel 'The Weeknd' Tesfaye" before it cuts to over a minute of footage from the series.  Lily-Rose Depp is seen on screen practicing sexy dance moves, stripping down and riding shotgun in the passenger's seat next to The Weeknd -- in addition to — clips of cocaine use, dinner scenes and more seductive dancing.

HBO Max, “The Rehearsal,” is Fielder’s bizarre attempt to eliminate the uncertainties that come up in daily life. In each episode, he meets with various real people who have responded to a vague Craigslist ad in which Fielder posted: “TV Opportunity: Is there something you’re avoiding?” In his mild-mannered socially inept way, he then meets with each person to help them “rehearse” for incidents and interactions that they’re dreading in life before they tackle them for real.

The Sopranos actor Robert Iler has recalled his late co-star Tony Sirico, saying he was the main reason he wasn’t bullied or harassed in Hollywood.The actor – who played A.J. Soprano in the HBO series – discussed Sirico’s presence on set in a recent episode of The Sopranos podcast Pod Yourself A Gun.During a discussion about other teenage stars in Hollywood, Iler (who was around 13 years-old when he joined The Sopranos) said Sirico vowed to protect him if anyone “bothered” him.Speaking on the podcast, Iler said: “When all the molesting stuff gets talked about… people always say to me, ‘Did anything happen like that on your set?’ And I’m like, you think Tony Sirico was standing around, if there were people eyeing me the wrong way, like ‘Oh, Rob looks really cute today,’ Tony Sirico is just gonna stand there and not do anything?”He added: “Once we did the second or third episode, Tony Sirico just came over to me and said, ‘Hey, uh, if anyone ever… bothers you, or anybody says anything, you tell Uncle Tony, OK?’ And that’s how I felt in fucking school, too.“Like I was 13 years-old and I was like, ‘Oh, this kid thinks he’s gonna mouth off to me? I’ll have Tony Sirico come down.’ No matter how old you are, you see somebody that has like black hair here and silver hair on the sides – and just the way he always had a handkerchief in his pocket – you go like this dude will fuck you up.”Sirico, who played Paulie ‘Walnuts’ Gualtieri in The Sopranos, died aged 79 on July 8 after living with dementia for two years.His co-star Michael Imperioli paid tribute on Instagram, writing: “Tony was like no one else: he was as tough, as loyal and as big hearted as anyone I’ve ever known.

From his hilarious and beautifully absurd show “Nathan for You” to his work as executive producer on the informative, intimate, and inimitable “How to With John Wilson,” Nathan Fielder’s imprint on comedy in the last several years is indisputable. And this imprint is set to expand with “The Rehearsal,” a new limited series debuting on HBO in July.

Westworld has unveiled a new park in its latest season four episode, themed around the Golden Age.The HBO series has taken fans to other park locations before – notably Shōgunworld in the show’s second season.During this week’s (July 3) episode Well Enough Alone, Maeve (Thandiwe Newton) and Caleb (Aaron Paul) come across Senator Ken Whitney (Jack Coleman) and his wife Anastasia (Saffron Burrows), who turn out to be hosts.They then follow cryptic instructions from the real Anastasia the location, leading them to a 1920s-like location, which then turns out to be a train heading to a new park.New park!!!

Let’s face it—many of us, if not most of us, will never know what goes on behind the scenes of the high finance world (and maybe that’s a good thing). From nefarious business practices to loosened ethics, all underlined by a hellish brand of hedonism, this is a world reserved for the few.

When Kate Winslet teams up with HBO on a limited series, magical things happen. Or at least that’s what’s happened the last two times.

True Detective, led by Jodie Foster, has officially been confirmed by HBO.The Oscar-winning actress has been cast alongside professional boxer and Indigenous rights advocate Kali Reis.The fourth season, titled True Detective: Night Country, comes from writer-director Issa López, who will also executive produce alongside Foster, Barry Jenkins, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and Cary Fukunaga.“We are tremendously excited to return to the True Detective franchise and to be working with the multi-talented Issa López, whose singular vision for her ‘Night Country’ instalment will be beautifully realised with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis in the starring roles,” said Francesca Orsi, the Executive Vice President and Head of Programming at HBO.A synopsis for the upcoming season (via Deadline) reads: “When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the six men that operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace.“To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Reis) will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.”“It was all a dream…..” ✊

The “True Detective” franchise has been stumbling on HBO for a while now. The first season is one of the most beloved series to hit TV over the last 10 years.

Succession has officially entered production.The HBO series’ third season concluded back in December, though it was renewed for a fourth season in October.Filming on season four of Succession is now underway, with the show’s official social media accounts sharing an image of a production clapper board yesterday (June 27).The board shows that Mark Mylod, who directed four episodes of season three (including the dramatic finale ‘All The Bells Say’), will helm the first episode of the new season.Production on Succession Season 4 has begun. pic.twitter.com/9sQAncXra0— Succession (@succession) June 27, 2022The official synopsis for Succession season four is as follows (via Variety): “In the 10-episode season four, the sale of media conglomerate Waystar Royco to tech visionary Lukas Matsson moves ever closer.

premiering Sunday, June 26 at 9 p.m.) takes the action out of the Western adult theme park in which past seasons were set and lands in what appears to be the real world, in a futuristic version of New York City. (Future New York also appeared in Season 3, but Season 4 picks up a few years later.) There’s not much orientation into this new world, since the series simply throws the audience into the middle of several characters’ stories — and it’s up to us to make sense of where they are now.Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) is living her life as a meek woman named Christina with a friendly roommate, Maya (Ariana DeBose, “West Side Story“).

The third season of HBO’s “Westworld” was a dour death march as the show’s over-reliance on convoluted twists and turns led it to a place in which it barely resembled the clever sci-fi thriller it was in the first two seasons. Breaking the characters of this world out of the park that gave it a name allowed creators Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy a chance to tell any number of stories, and they arguably lost their way in this vision of the future, diving so deep into its philosophies and technology that they forgot to entertain.

“Game of Thrones” sequel series.In an interview with the BBC, the former Mother of Dragons confirmed that Kit Harington will reprise his role as Jon Snow in a spin-off centered around the fan-favorite fantasy hero, as the Hollywood Reporter previously reported. “He has told me about it.

HBO already has a slew of “Game Of Thrones” spin-offs in development, with the first, “House Of The Dragon,” set to premiere on the channel this August. But news of another spin-off, this one starring Kit Harington‘s Jon Snow, made the rounds last week.

Tessa Thompson has revealed more of what viewers can expect from the fourth season of Westworld.Speaking to press at a roundtable of the show’s team, Thompson spoke about her feelings surrounding some of the character dynamics and philosophy rather than explicit plot points.“I’m anxious not to give anything away,” she told i09 (via Gizmodo), “but I think, as I understood it this season, [Hale’s] plan is sort of bigger than just a desire for power. I think that’s always been her fundamental nature in a way, both as Hale when we first met her, and as a host”.Thompson did share that the upcoming season “has to do with an idea around what should be the future of host-kind” and that “there’s a sort of righteous path in her mind that she’s carving, not just for herself, but for all hosts.”Watch the latest trailer for Westworld season 4 below.She continued: “And, of course, I think the best leaders don’t make anybody do anything.

, is back with season 4. And the cast, including returning stars Jeffrey Wright and Luke Hemsworth, talk about why the new episodes were worth the wait, while Angela Sarafyan teases how the new installment feels like a return to season 1. “It takes us a little time with this stuff.

Stranger Things villain Vecna was inspired by the Night King in Game Of Thrones, the Netflix show’s makeup designer has revealed.BAFTA-winning designer Barrie Gower explained to Digital Spy that Matt and Ross Duffer had looked to the villainous character from the HBO show for inspiration.“Their brief, really – they were fans of our work from Game Of Thrones, and the character we did, the Night King. And they were also fans of recent work we’d done for Chernobyl for HBO as well, with all the radiation-burn victims,” Gower explained.“For season four they were after an iconic villain, and I think they almost wanted a mix of those two approaches.

Euphoria.The actor, who plays Cassie Howard in the HBO teen drama, described how the “sexualised character” had an impact on people’s perceptions of her.Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Sweeney said: “Cassie is a sexualised character, and that became a mould that was then [forced] onto me as a human instead of just Cassie. I was seeing people say, ‘Oh, she only got this because she showed her boobs.’ I had multiple shows and movies before I even did Euphoria.“I look very different in everything I do because I want to become the character individually, and I don’t want people to associate Sydney Sweeney with a character – I want them to fully feel like they’re experiencing another world and another person.”Sweeney said her role as Olivia Mossbacher in HBO’s The White Lotus, combined with other past roles, helped shift perceptions.She added: “People didn’t tie in that a couple of months before, I did Handmaid’s Tale, or before that I was in Everything Sucks.

Gloria Estefan has been in the entertainment business for most of her life, acting in movies and working in music. In an interview with The Today Show, she revealed that Andy Garcia was her first kiss outside of her marriage in 47 years.Gloria Estefan sends a support message to Shakira following her split from Gerard PiquéAndy Garcia and Gloria Estefan dazzle in the ‘Father of the Bride’ trailerA post shared by Gloria Estefan (@gloriaestefan)Estefan and Garcia are co-stars on the film “The Father of the Bride,” where they play a couple on the edge of divorce. When their eldest daughter comes home and shares that she’s getting married, the two have to pretend to be in love as they plan their daughter’s wedding, confusing their lives and reigniting their feelings.

Sopranos cast member Steve Van Zandt has recalled how the late James Gandolfini gave cast members a share of a pay rise he received while on the show.Ganolfini, who played mob boss Tony Soprano in the long-running HBO show, had received a “big” pay rise according to Van Zandt and decided to share it among his fellow cast members.When asked about whether or not Gandolfini “gave each actor [in] The Sopranos $33,000 of his own money”, Van Zandt confirmed that he did – though not to settle a “salary dispute” as had been reported previously.Replying to the fan, Van Zandt said: “It wasn’t to settle a salary dispute. He had gotten a big raise and just divided it among the cast.