Hackers who break into the internal IT network of a studio, and then attempt to blackmail one of Hollywood’s biggest brands — you might have heard this one before. When a group of hackers started to leak episodes of unreleased HBO shows last week, their motives were initially unknown to the public. But as the leaks continued with the publication of additional documents this week, it became clear what the […]
HBO’s hacking problem may not be going away anytime soon: the hackers who leaked unaired episodes of the network’s shows earlier this week now threaten to release additional content this coming Sunday. In an automated email reply sent to Variety, the group wrote that it will “release the leak gradually every week,” adding that the next release may come “Sunday 12 GMT.” The group also repeated its claim that it had obtained a […]
HBO has once again stepped up the TV game with their latest hit, “Westworld,” which follows the creators, AI hosts and guests of a futuristic Western theme park. But, although we’ve already seen some serious twists and turns, things are about to get very “dark and sinister,” according to star Evan Rachel Wood. The actress, who plays robot Dolores Abernathy on the series, sat down with The Huffington Post during […]
“The Young Pope” is director Paolo Sorrentino’s first TV venture and stars Jude Law as the fictional Pope Pius XIII, the first American Pope. The series will be making its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, where the first two episodes will be screened on September 3 in the Lido’s Sala Grande, out-of-competition. The show follows the young and charming Pius as he struggles with his new responsibilities as a man […]
She also will executive produce the movie. Oprah Winfrey has signed on for a rare leading role. She will headline HBO Films' forthcoming project The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, the pay cabler announced Monday. Based on Rebecca Skloot's nonfiction best-seller of the same name, the biopic tells the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black woman who died of cervical cancer in 1951. Without her consent, pieces of the […]
HBO has announced that the highly anticipated sixth season of their fantasy-drama series Game of Thrones, will be premiering on Apr. 24. The date, which is later then normal for Emmy award-wining show also serves as the premiere date of the network's critically acclaimed comedies Silicon Valley andVeep. In the past, a new season of Game of Thrones would debut in either late March or early-to-mid April but due to […]
From Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winter, this new drama series is set in 1970s New York. A ride through the sex- and drug-addled music business at the dawn of punk, disco, and hip-hop, the show is seen through the eyes of a record label president, Richie Finestra, played by Bobby Cannavale, who is trying to save his company and his soul without destroying everyone in his path. Additional […]
Don't call Showtime's new standalone streaming service a me-too product. Unlike rival HBO, which launched HBO Now with Apple, Showtime has not struck an exclusive distribution deal and seems bent on making its $10.99 monthly service available on as many platforms as possible. Apple, Roku and PlayStation Vue had signed on at press time. And while Showtime is owned by CBS Corp., CEO Matthew Blank says its product is different […]
Sarah Jessica Parker Will Star In And Produce New HBO Show, 'Divorce'. Sarah Jessica Parker is heading back to HBO, this time with possibly fewer Manolo Blahniks. The "Sex and the City" alum is set to star in and produce a new series,"Divorce," which HBO ordered to series, Deadline.com first reported on Thursday. HBO confirmed the news to The Huffington Post and said the show is about "the story of […]
