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HBO Programming Overview

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SUMMER 2022

CURRENTLY AIRING

UPCOMING

RETURNING

SUMMER 2022

 

IRMA VEP (Limited Series)

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  • Synopsis: Mira (Alicia Vikander) is an American movie star disillusioned by her career and a recent breakup, who comes to France to star as “Irma Vep” in a remake of the French silent film classic, “Les Vampires.” Set against the backdrop of a lurid crime thriller, Mira struggles as the distinctions between herself and the character she plays begin to blur and merge. IRMA VEP reveals to us the uncertain ground that lies at the border of fiction and reality, artifice and authenticity, art and life.
  • Cast: Alicia Vikander as Mira, Vincent Macaigne as René Vidal, Jeanne Balibar as Zoe, Devon Ross as Regina, Lars Eidinger as Gottfried, Vincent Lacoste as Edmond Lagrange, Nora Hamzawi as Carla, Adria Arjona as Laurie, Carrie Brownstein as Zelda, Tom Sturridge as Eamonn, Byron Bowers as Herman, Fala Chen as Cynthia Keng, Hippolyte Girardot as Robert Danjou, Alex Descas as Gregory Desormeaux, Antoine Reinartz as Jeremie.
  • Credits: Executive producers, Olivier Assayas, Alicia Vikander, Sylvie Barthet, Daniel Delume, Ravi Nandan, Hallie Sekoff, Kevin Turen, Stuart Manashil, Sam Levinson, Ashley Levinson.
  • Status: Debuts June 6
  • Contact: Yoonie.Yang@warnermedia.com, Ciara.Rolle-Harris@warnermedia.com

 

THE JANES (Documentary)

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  • Synopsis: In the spring of 1972, police raided an apartment on the South Side of Chicago where seven women who were part of a clandestine network were arrested. Using code names, fronts, and safe houses to protect themselves and their work, the accused had built an underground network for women seeking safe, affordable, illegal abortions. They called themselves “Jane.”
  • Credits: HBO Documentary Films presents a Pentimento Production. Directed by Tia Lessin and Emma Pildes; produced by Emma Pildes, Daniel Arcana, and Jessica Levin; executive produced by Susan Lacy. For HBO: senior producer, Sara Rodriguez; executive producers, Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller.
  • Status: Debuts June 8
  • Contact: Hayley.Hanson@warnermedia.com, Asheba.Edghill@warnermedia.com

 

MIND OVER MURDER (Documentary Series)

  • Synopsis: MIND OVER MURDER chronicles the bizarre and psychologically complex story of six individuals who were convicted for the 1985 murder of a beloved 68- year-old grandmother, Helen Wilson, in Beatrice, Nebraska. Despite five of the individuals originally confessing to the crime, the “Beatrice Six” as they became known, were exonerated by DNA evidence in 2009, a turn of events which divided the rural town and incensed the family of Helen Wilson. As the filmmakers track the case from the murder, through investigation, trial, exoneration and two civil suits, shifting perspectives cloud the truth; a stranger-than-fiction tale emerges that raises salient questions about the reliability of confessions and memory in criminal cases.
  • Credits: HBO Documentary Films Presents a Vox Media Studios Production MIND OVER MURDER. Directed by Nanfu Wang; executive producers, Marc Smerling, Nanfu Wang, Max Heckman, Chad Mumm, Mark W. Olsen. For HBO: executive producers, Nancy Abraham, Lisa Heller, and Sara Rodriguez.
  • Status: Debuts June 20
  • Contact: Veronica.Vanpelt@warnermedia.com, Asheba.Edghill@warnermedia.com

 

WESTWORLD (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: A dark odyssey about the fate of sentient life on earth.
  • Cast: Returning cast includes Evan Rachel Wood, Emmy® winner Thandiwe Newton, Ed Harris, Jeffrey Wright, Tessa Thompson, Luke Hemsworth, Aaron Paul and Angela Sarafyan. New cast includes Oscar winner Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) joins the cast as a recurring guest star this season.
  • Credits: WESTWORLD was created for television by Jonathan Nolan & Lisa Joy, who are executive producers with Alison Schapker, Denise Thé, J.J. Abrams, Athena Wickham, Richard J. Lewis, and Ben Stephenson. Production companies: Kilter Films and Bad Robot Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television; based on the film written by Michael Crichton.
  • Status: Season 4 debuts June 26
  • Contact: Christopher.Godefroy@warnermedia.com, Hannah.Macdonald@warnermedia.com

 

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” this “Game of Thrones” prequel co-created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal, which is set 300 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” tells the story of House Targaryen.
  • Cast: Paddy Considine, Olivia Cooke, Matt Smith,  Emma D’Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Rhys Ifans
  • Credits: Co-created by George R.R. Martin and Ryan Condal. Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal will partner as showrunners and will also serve as executive producers along with George R.R. Martin and Vince Gerardis.
  • Status: Debuts August 21.
  • Contact: Erin.Tresco@warnermedia.com

 

CURRENTLY AIRING

 

THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: An intricate and magical love story, adapted by Steven Moffat from the much loved novel by Audrey Niffenegger, this series tells the story of Clare and Henry, and a marriage with a problem... time travel.  
  • Cast: Stars Rose Leslie (HBO’s “Game of Thrones”), Theo James (“Divergent”), Desmin Borges (“You’re the Worst”) and Natasha Lopez (“Runner Runner”).
  • Credits: THE TIME TRAVELER’S WIFE is an HBO and Warner Bros. Television production based on the book by Audrey Niffenegger, is executive produced by Steven Moffat (“Doctor Who,” “Sherlock”), Sue Vertue, and Brian Minchin through Hartswood Films; Joseph E. Iberti; and David Nutter.
  • Status: Debuted May 15.
  • Contact: Yoonie.Yang@warnermedia.com

 

BARRY (Comedy Series)

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  • Synopsis: This dark comedy stars Emmy® winner Bill Hader in the title role. Desperate to leave his violent past behind, Barry is attempting to untangle himself from the world of contract killing and fully immerse himself in acting. But while he has eliminated many of the external factors that pushed him towards violence, Barry soon discovers they weren’t the only forces at play.
  • S2 Cast: Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Anthony Carrigan and Emmy® winner Henry Winkler also star.
  • S2 Credits: Created by Alec Berg & Bill Hader; executive produced by Bill Hader and Alec Berg.
  • Status: Season 3 debuted April 24.

 

THE BABY (Series)

  • Synopsis: Questioning who gets to choose “motherhood” and who doesn’t, THE BABY is a funny, raw examination of motherhood as an institution: a set of unspoken and often horrifying rules that affect women differently depending on how they’re viewed by society. If you're not scared by that, you should be.
  • Cast: Michelle De Swarte, Amira Ghazalla and Amber Grappy
  • Credits: The eight-episode first season will be produced by SISTER and Proverbial Pictures and is co-created and written by Siân Robins-Grace and Lucy Gaymer. Executive produced by Siân Robins-Grace, Nicole Kassell, Jane Featherstone, Carolyn Straus, Naomi de Pear andKatie Carpenter.  Produced by Lucy Gaymer. The series is a co-production between HBO and Sky. Directed by Nicole Kassell, Stacey Gregg, Faraz Shariat and Ella Jones.
  • Status: Debuted April 24.
  • Contact: Alyssa.Michnevitz@warnermedia.com, lexi.barkow@warnermedia.com
     

LAST WEEK TONIGHT WITH JOHN OLIVER

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  • Synopsis: The only weekly news-oriented comedy series to be presented on Sunday night, this series takes a satirical look at news, politics and current events. Taped in New York a few hours before it debuts, the Emmy®-winning show features Oliver’s topical commentary on the previous week’s events, as well as addressing broader issues.
  • Cast: John Oliver hosts.
  • S6 Credits: Executive producers, John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, Jon Thoday and James Taylor; director, Paul Pennolino. Writers, John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Daniel O’Brien, Owen Parsons, Charlie Redd, Joanna Rothkopf, Chrissy Shackelford, Ben Silva, Seena Vali, Mark Kramer, Johnathan Appel and Liz Hynes.
  • Status: Season 9 debuted February 20.
  • Contact: Michelle.Goldstein@warnermedia.com
     

REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER

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  • Synopsis: This weekly live show is devoted to news and comedy, allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues. Editions debut Fridays at 10:00 p.m. (ET/PT).
  • Cast: Bill Maher hosts.
  • S18 Credits: The executive producers of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER are Bill Maher, Sheila Griffiths, Marc Gurvitz, Dean Johnsen, Billy Martin; co-executive producer, Chris Kelly; producer, Matt Wood; director, Paul Casey.
  • Status: Currently in its 20th season. Series has been renewed through 2024.

 

PAUSE WITH SAM JAY (Late Night Talk Series)

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  • Synopsis: Created by Sam Jay (Netflix’s “Sam Jay: 3 in the Morning”) and Prentice Penny (HBO’s “Insecure”), the series features a new take on the late-night talk show format and uses afresh lens to plunge into the cultural issues that divide us. Each week, Sam hosts a party at her apartment, where she and her guests explore current topics. Conversations are further expanded upon throughout the episode with additional interviews, sketches, and animation. In an era of discord, Sam sets out to listen, learn, and ask questions to those with different perspectives.
  • Credits: The series is created by Sam Jay and Prentice Penny; executive produced by Sam Jay, Prentice Penny for A Penny For Your Thoughts, Chris Pollack, Langston Kerman, Diane Fitzgerald, David Martin and Kara Baker for Avalon, Michelle Caputo, and Shannon Hartmann; co-executive produced by Alex Soler for A Penny for Your Thoughts Entertainment; directed by JamsXBash; produced for HBO by Art & Industry, Avalon, and A Penny For Your Thoughts.
  • Status: Season 2 debuted May 20.
  • Contact: Yari.Romero@warnermedia.com, Ciara.Rolle-Harris@warnermedia.com
     

REAL SPORTS WITH BRYANT GUMBEL (Sports Series)

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  • Synopsis: Winner of 34 Emmys®, and the only sports show to receive four Columbia University-duPont broadcast journalism awards, this monthly magazine program explores issues, controversies and personalities in the sports world with provocative reports.
  • Cast: Host Bryant Gumbel is joined by correspondents Mary Carillo, Jon Frankel, Bernard Goldberg, Andrea Kremer, Soledad O’Brien and David Scott.
  • Credits: Executive Producer, Joe Perskie.
  • Status: Series is currently in its 27th season.
  • Contact: Patrick.Byrne@warnermedia.com

 

THE SHOP: UNINTERRUPTED (Sports Series)

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  • Synopsis: From HBO Sports and Uninterrupted, the digital media company of LeBron James and Maverick Carter, this unscripted series is set in a barbershop, which for many provides a sanctuary for spirited, free-flowing conversation. The high-energy, fast-paced program offers unfiltered conversation and debate with some of the biggest names in sports, music, culture and entertainment.
  • Cast: LeBron James and Maverick Carter
  • Credits: Executive produced by LeBron James, Maverick Carter, Peter Nelson, Rick Bernstein and Devin Johnson; directed by Robert Alexander; supervising producer, Bentley Weiner; director of photography, Brandon Riley; created by Paul Rivera and Randy Mims; operations producer, Holly Peterman.
  • Status: Currently airing new editions.
  • Contact: Patrick.Byrne@warnermedia.com

 

UPCOMING

 

SEEN & HEARD (Two-Part Documentary)

  • Synopsis: This two-part documentary explores the history of Black television as seen through the eyes of trailblazers who wrote, produced, created and starred in groundbreaking series of the past and present. The documentary will offer cultural commentary about representation in black storytelling and feature interviews with actors, showrunners, writers, celebrities and other notable influencers as well as verité-driven segments and inventive use of archival material.
  • Credits: Produced and directed by award-winning documentarian Phil Bertelsen, and executive produced by Issa Rae and Montrel McKay of Issa Rae Productions, the Peabody and Emmy®-nominated team at 3 Arts Entertainment, including Jonathan Berry and David Becky, and by the Peabody and Emmy-award winning team at Ark Media, including Rachel Dretzin and Esther Dere.
  • Contact: Asheba.Edghill@warnermedia.com

 

RETURNING

 

THE GILDED AGE (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: The American Gilded Age was a period of immense economic change, of huge fortunes made and lost, and the rise of disparity between old money and new.  Against this backdrop of change, the story begins in 1882 - introducing young Marian Brook, the orphaned daughter of a Union general, who moves into the New York City home of her thoroughly old money aunts Agnes van Rhijn and Ada Brook. Accompanied by Peggy Scott, an accomplished African-American woman, Marian inadvertently becomes enmeshed in a social war between one of her aunts, a scion of the old money set, and her stupendously rich neighbors, a ruthless railroad tycoon and his ambitious wife, George and Bertha Russell. In this exciting new world that is on the brink of the modern age, will Marian follow the established rules of society, or forge her own path?
  • Cast: Stars Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Denée Benton, Louisa Jacobson, Taissa Farmiga, Blake Ritson, Simon Jones, Harry Richardson, Thomas Cocquerel, Jack Gilpin, with Cynthia Nixon and Christine Baranski. Additional cast includes Ben Ahlers, Michael Cerveris,  Kelley Curran, Claybourne Elder, Linda Emond, Katie Finneran, Amy Forsyth, Michel Gill, Ward Horton, Bill Irwin, Sullivan Jones, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Nathan Lane, Audra McDonald, Debra Monk, Donna Murphy, Kristine Nielsen, Kelli O’Hara, Patrick Page, Taylor Richardson, Douglas Sills, John Douglas Thompson, Jeanne Tripplehorn, and Erin Wilhelmi.
  • Credits: Creator/writer/executive producer, Julian Fellowes; executive producer, Gareth Neame; director/executive producer, Michael Engler; executive producer, David Crockett; director/executive producer Salli Richardson-Whitfield; Writer/Co-Executive Producer Sonja Warfield. THE GILDED AGE is a co-production between HBO and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Yoonie.Yang@warnermedia.com, lexi.barkow@warnermedia.com
     

EUPHORIA (Drama Series)

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  • S2 Synopsis: Amidst the intertwining lives in the town of East Highland, 17-year-old Rue (Zendaya) must find hope while balancing the pressures of love, loss, and addiction.
  • S2 Cast: Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, Nika King, Eric Dane, Angus Cloud, Jacob Elordi, Algee Smith, Sydney Sweeney, Alexa Demie, Barbie Ferreira, Maude Apatow, Javon Walton, Dominic Fike, Storm Reid and Austin Abrams.
  • S2 Credits: Created and written by Sam Levinson, who also serves as executive producer; executive producers Ravi Nandan, Kevin Turen, Will Greenfield, Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Zendaya, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin; Kenneth Yu serves as a producer; Ashley Levinson, Harrison Kreiss, and Julio Perez are Co-Producers. Produced in partnership with A24. and based on the Israeli series of the same name, which was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, from HOT.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a third season.
  • Contact: Christopher.Godefroy@warnermedia.com, Autumn.Griffin@warnermedia.com

 

THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES (Comedy Series)

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  • S2 Synopsis: Created, written and executive produced by Danny McBride, THE RIGHTEOUS GEMSTONES tells the story of a world-famous televangelist family with a long tradition of deviance, greed and charitable work. Season two finds our blessed Gemstone family threatened by outsiders from both the past and present who wish to destroy their empire.
  • S2 Cast: Stars Danny McBride, Adam Devine, Edi Patterson, John Goodman, Cassidy Freeman, Tony Cavalero, Tim Baltz, Skyler Gisondo and Greg Alan Williamsi. Recurring cast includes Walton Goggins, Jennifer Nettles, Jody Hill, Valyn Hall, Kelton DuMont and Gavin Munn. New recurring cast additions this season include Jason Schwartzman, Eric Roberts, Eric Andre and Jessica Lowe.
  • S2 Credits: Created and written by Danny McBride; directed and executive produced by Danny McBride, Jody Hill and David Gordon Green; executive produced by John Carcieri, Jeff Fradley and Brandon James; co-executive produced by Jonathan Watson; produced by David Brightbill; consulting produced by Grant Dekernion, Kevin Barnett, Edi Patterson and Chris Pappas.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a third season.
  • Contact: Diego.Aldana@warnermedia.com, Alyssa.Michnevitz@warnermedia.com

 

SOMEBODY SOMEWHERE (HBO Original Comedy Series)

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  • Synopsis: Sam (Bridget Everett) is a true Kansan on the surface, but, beneath it all, struggles to fit the hometown mold. As she grapples with loss and acceptance, singing is Sam's saving grace and leads her on a journey to discover herself and a community of outsiders who don't fit in but don't give up, showing that finding your people, and finding your voice, is possible. Anywhere. Somewhere.
  • Cast: Bridget Everett, Jeff Hiller, Mary Catherine Garrison, Danny McCarthy, Mike Hagerty, Murray Hill, Jon Hudson Odom
  • Credits: Co-creators & Executive Producers Hannah Bos & Paul Thureen; Executive Producer & Star; Bridget Everett; Director/Executive Producer, Jay Duplass (Duplass Brothers Productions); Executive Producer, Mark Duplass (Duplass Brothers Productions); Executive Producer, Mel Eslyn (Duplass Brothers Productions); Executive Producer, Carolyn Strauss (The Mighty Mint); Writer/Executive Producer, Patricia Breen; Executive Producer, Tyler Romary;  Director, Robert Cohen; Producer, Shuli Harel.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Alyssa.Michnevitz@warnermedia.com, Michelle.Goldstein@warnermedia.com

 

AXIOS (News Documentary Series)

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  • Synopsis: The news-breaking documentary series will continue to work with Axios journalists to cover it all – politics, business, technology – and share insight on other big topics shaping the future. Co-founded in 2016 by Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei and Roy Schwartz, Axios is known for its headline-generating interviews, illuminating coverage and trustworthy insight delivered with “smart brevity.” 
  • Credits: Directed and produced by Emmy® winner Matthew O’Neill and Perri Peltz.
  • Contact: Asheba.Edghill@warnermedia.com or Hayley.Hanson@warnermedia.com
     

WE’RE HERE (Unscripted Series)

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  • Synopsis: This Emmy-nominated unscripted series recruits local residents across small-town America to participate in a one-night-only drag show. In each episode, renowned drag queens Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela Laquifa Wadley visit a different small town to inspire and teach their own “drag daughters” to step outside their comfort zone for a night of no-holds-barred, full-on drag.
  • S1 Cast: Bob the Drag Queen, Eureka O’Hara and Shangela
  • S1 Credits: Created and executive produced by Stephen Warren and Johnnie Ingram; directed and executive produced by Peter LoGreco; executive produced by Eli Holzman & Aaron Saidman for Industrial Media’s The Intellectual Property Corporation (IPC). Caldwell Tidicue (Bob the Drag Queen), David Huggard (Eureka O’Hara) and D.J. Pierce (Shangela) serve as consulting producers.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a third season.
  • Contact: Alyssa.Michnevitz@warnermedia.com  erin.tresco@warnermedia.com and Kristen.Ardigo@warnermedia.com

 

SUCCESSION (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: Ambushed by his rebellious son Kendall at the end of Season 2, Logan Roy begins Season 3 in a perilous position. Scrambling to secure familial, political, and financial alliances, tensions rise as a bitter corporate battle threatens to turn into a family civil war.
  • S3 Cast: Brian Cox, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook, Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Nicholas Braun, Matthew Macfadyen, Peter Friedman, J. Smith Cameron, Dagmara Dominczyk, Justine Lupe, David Rasche, Fisher Stevens, Hiam Abbass, Arian Moayed, Harriet Walter and James Cromwell return. Additional cast includes Alexander Skarsgård, Sanaa Lathan, Linda Emond, Jihae, Adrien Brody and Hope Davis.
  • S3 Credits: Created by Jesse Armstrong; executive produced by Jesse Armstrong, Adam McKay, Frank Rich, Kevin Messick, Jane Tranter, Mark Mylod, Tony Roche, Scott Ferguson, Jon Brown and Will Ferrell. Jesse Armstrong serves as showrunner.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a fourth season.
  • Contact: Angela.Tarantino@warnermedia.com, Ciara.Rolle-Harris@warnermedia.com
     

AVENUE 5 (Comedy Series)

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  • Synopsis: This space tourism comedy is set 40 years in the future, when the solar system is everyone’s oyster. With Hugh Laurie as the captain, nothing can go wrong.
  • S1 Cast: Josh Gad, Zach Woods, Nikki Amuka-Bird, Rebecca Front, Lenora Crichlow, Suzy Nakamura and Ethan Phillips also star.
  • S1 Credits: Executive producer, creator, Armando Iannucci; executive producer, Kevin Loader; executive producer, Simon Blackwell; executive producer, Tony Roche; executive producer, Will Smith.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Lexi.Barkow@warnermedia.com

 

THE WHITE LOTUS (Limited Series)

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  • Synopsis: A social satire set at an exclusive tropical resort, this six-episode limited series follows the exploits of various guests and employees over the span of a week.
  • Cast: Murray Bartlett, Connie Britton, Jennifer Coolidge, Alexandra Daddario, Fred Hechinger, Jake Lacy, Brittany O'Grady, Natasha Rothwell, Sydney Sweeney, Steve Zahn. Recurring guest stars: Molly Shannon, Jon Gries, Jolene Purdy, Kekoa Kekumano, Lukas Gage.
  • Credits: Created, written and directed by Mike White; executive produced by White, David Bernad and Nick Hall; co-executive produced by Mark Kamine.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Erin.Tresco@warnermedia.com, Kelley.Sheets@warnemedia.comDiego.Aldana@warnermedia.com

 

A BLACK LADY SKETCH SHOW (Comedy Series)

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  • Synopsis: This narrative series is set in a limitless magical reality full of dynamic, hilarious characters and celebrity guests. The show presents sketches performed by a core cast of black women, including Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Quinta Brunson.
  • S1 Cast: Robin Thede, Ashley Nicole Black, Gabrielle Dennis and Quinta Brunson.
  • S1 Credits: Creator/executive producer/writer/star, Robin Thede; executive producer, Issa Rae for Issa Rae Productions; executive producers, Dave Becky, Jonathan Berry for 3 Arts Entertainment; executive producers, Tony Hernandez, Brooke Posch for JAX Media; head writer/co-executive producer: Lauren Ashley Smith; producers, Deniese Davis, Montrel McKay for Issa Rae Productions; producer, John Skidmore for JAX Media.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a third season.
  • Contact: Yoonie.Yang@warnermedia.com
     

THE NEVERS (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: August, 1896. Victorian London is rocked to its foundations by a supernatural event which gives certain people - mostly women - abnormal abilities, from the wondrous to the disturbing. But no matter their particular “turns,” all who belong to this new underclass are in grave danger. It falls to mysterious, quick-fisted widow Amalia True (Laura Donnelly) and brilliant young inventor Penance Adair (Ann Skelly) to protect and shelter these gifted “orphans.” To do so, they will have to face the brutal forces determined to annihilate their kind.
  • Cast: Stars Laura Donnelly, Ann Skelly, Olivia Williams, James Norton, Tom Riley, Pip Torrens, Ben Chaplin, Denis O’Hare, Amy Manson, Rochelle Neil, Zackary Momoh, Eleanor Tomlinson, Elizabeth Berrington, Anna Devlin, Kiran Sonia Sawar, Viola Prettejohn, Ella Smith, Vinnie Heaven and Nick Frost.
  • Credits: THE NEVERS Part One of the first season is executive produced by Joss Whedon, Bernadette Caulfield, Ilene S. Landress, Doug Petrie, Jane Espenson and Philippa Goslett. Daniel S. Kaminsky co-executive produces.
  • Status: THE NEVERS will return for Season One, Part Two in 2022.
  • Contact: Diego.Aldana@warnermedia.com, Alyssa.Michnevitz@warnermedia.com, Erin.Tresco@warnermedia.com

 

INDUSTRY (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: From first-time creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay, the series follows a group of young graduates competing for a limited number of permanent positions at a leading international investment bank in London. INDUSTRY gives an insider's view of the blackbox of “high finance” through the eyes of an outsider, Harper Stern (Herrold), a talented young woman from upstate New York. Following a group of young grads fueled by ambition, youth, romance and drugs, the series examines issues of gender, race, class, and privilege in the workplace as these impressionable young minds begin to forge their identities within the pressure cooker environment and sensory blitz of Pierpoint & Co's trading floor, where meritocracy is promised but hierarchy is king.
  • Cast: Myha’la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Harry Lawtey, David Jonsson, Nabhaan Rizwan, Conor MacNeill, Freya Mavor, Will Tudor and Ken Leung.
  • Credits: INDUSTRY is created and executive produced by Mickey Down and Konrad Kay; Executive produced by Jane Tranter, Lachlan MacKinnon, Ryan Rasmussen, David P. Davis and by Ben Irving for BBC; Co-Executive produced by Ed Lilly; Produced by Lee Thomas. Produced for HBO / BBC by Bad Wolf. Writers include Konrad Kay, Mickey Down, Sam H. Freeman and Kate Verghese. Directors include Lena Dunham, Ed Lilly, Tinge Krishnan, Mary Nighy.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Diego.Aldana@warnermedia.com, Alyssa.Michnevitz@warnermedia.com, Erin.Tresco@warnermedia.com 

 

HIS DARK MATERIALS (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: Adapting Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy of the same name, which is considered a modern masterpiece of imaginative fiction, HIS DARK MATERIALS follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Season two began as Lyra, distraught over the death of her best friend, embarks upon a journey in a strange and mysterious abandoned city. There she meets Will (Amir Wilson), a boy from our world who is also running from a troubled past. Lyra and Will learn their destinies are tied to reuniting Will with his father but find their path is constantly thwarted as a war begins to brew around them. Meanwhile, Mrs. Coulter (Ruth Wilson) searches for Lyra, determined to bring her home by any means necessary.
  • Cast: Season two series regulars include Dafne Keen, Ruth Wilson, Amir Wilson, Ariyon Bakare, Andrew Scott, Will Keen, Ruta Gedmintas and Lin-Manuel Miranda. New cast members for season two included Terence Stamp, Jade Anouka and Simone Kirby.
  • Credits:HIS DARK MATERIALS is produced by Bad Wolf in association with New Line Cinema for BBC One and HBO. Executive producing the series are Jane Tranter, Dan McCulloch, Joel Collins and Julie Gardner for Bad Wolf; Philip Pullman, Jack Thorne, Tom Hooper; Deborah Forte, Toby Emmerich and Carolyn Blackwood for New Line Cinema; and Ben Irving for the BBC.
  • Status: Season 3 is currently in production.
  • Contact: Kelley.Carville@warnermedia.com    

 

THE VOW PART TWO (Documentary Series)

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  • Synopsis: The HBO documentary series THE VOW will continue with a second installment of episodes, to air in 2021. Set against the backdrop of the federal trial of The United States against Keith Raniere, THE VOW Part Two will offer an exclusive view into Raniere's innermost circle. It delves into the stories of NXIVM’s top leadership in the US and Mexico, and into powerful, intimate stories of DOS members. Part Two follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light while federal prosecutors and defense attorneys battle for opposing views of justice in a case caught in the national spotlight.
  • Credits: The Emmy®-winning, Academy Award nominated team of Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer will again direct and executive produce.
  • Status: Part Two will debut in 2021.
  • Contact: Veronica.VanPelt@warnermedia.com

 

PERRY MASON (Drama Series)

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  • Synopsis: 1931, Los Angeles. While the rest of the country struggles from the Great Depression, this city is booming! Oil! Olympic Games! Talking Pictures! Evangelical Fervor! And a child kidnapping gone very, very wrong! Based on characters created by Erle Stanley Gardner, this new series follows the origins of American fiction’s most legendary criminal defense lawyer, Perry Mason (Matthew Rhys). When the case of the decade breaks down his door, Mason’s relentless pursuit of the truth reveals a fractured city and just maybe, a pathway to redemption for himself.
  • Cast: Matthew Rhys, Tatiana Maslany and John Lithgow star. The cast also includes Chris Chalk, Shea Whigham, Nate Corddry, Veronica Falcon, Jefferson Mays, Gayle Rankin, Lili Taylor, Juliet Rylance, Andrew Howard, Robert Patrick, and Stephen Root.
  • Credits: Executive producers for Team Downey, Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, Amanda Burrell; writer/showrunner/executive producer, Ron Fitzgerald; executive producer, Joe Horacek; writer/showrunner/executive producer, Rolin Jones; director/executive producer, Tim Van Patten; co-executive producer Aida Rodgers; star/producer, Matthew Rhys.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Christopher.Godefroy@warnermedia.com

 

LOS ESPOOKYS (Comedy Series)

  • Synopsis: This primarily Spanish-language (with English subtitles) comedy series follows a group of friends who turn their love for horror into a peculiar business, providing horror to those who need it, in a dreamy Latin American country where the strange and eerie are just part of daily life.
  • S1 Cast: Ana Fabrega, Julio Torres, Cassandra Ciangherotti and Bernardo Velasco star as Los Espookys, with José Pablo Minor and recurring guest star Fred Armisen.
  • S1 Credits: Created by Fred Armisen & Ana Fabrega & Julio Torres; executive produced by Fred Armisen and Lorne Michaels, along with Broadway Video’s Andrew Singer and Alice Mathias.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Alyssa.Michnevitz@warnermedia.com

 

RANDOM ACTS OF FLYNESS

  • Synopsis: This innovative series explores evergreen cultural idioms such as patriarchy, white supremacy and sensuality from a new, thought-provoking perspective. A fluid, stream-of-consciousness response to the contemporary American mediascape, each episode features a handful of interconnected vignettes, showcasing an ensemble cast of emerging and established talent.
  • S1 Cast: Terence Nance, guests TBA.
  • S1 Credits: Created by Terence Nance; written and directed by Terence Nance; executive producers, Terence Nance, Tamir Muhammad, Jamund Washington, Kishori Rajan, Kelley Robins Hicks, Chanelle Aponte Pearson, Ravi Nandan and John Hodges. MVMT is producing the series in association with A24.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.

 

GAME THEORY WITH BOMANI JONES (Late Night Series)

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  • Synopsis: The Emmy®-winning Bomani Jones shares his satirical takes on the intersection of sports and culture through topical monologues, sketches and deep dives. GQ called Jones a “star with something to say” and “the most insightful sports commentator on television.”
  • Credits: Created and written by Sam Levinson, who also serves as executive producer; executive producers Ravi Nandan, Kevin Turen, Will Greenfield, Drake, Adel “Future” Nur, Zendaya, Hadas Mozes Lichtenstein, Ron Leshem, Daphna Levin; Kenneth Yu serves as a producer; Ashley Levinson, Harrison Kreiss, and Julio Perez are Co-Producers. Produced in partnership with A24. and based on the Israeli series of the same name, which was created by Ron Leshem and Daphna Levin, from HOT.
  • Status: The series has been renewed for a second season.
  • Contact: Kerline.Batista@warnermedia.com, Patrick.Byrne@warnermedia.com