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Because S01E05 "Endure and Survive" dropped on Friday night… if you have HBO Max or HBO On-Demand Otherwise, the episode is set to hit screens on Sunday night, as usual So that means we're going to avoid spoilers of any kind regarding the crushing Henry (Lamar Johnson) & Sam (Keivonn Woodard)-focused chapter, but since we have[...]

The latest arc on HBO's The Last of Us is that Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) run into a militarized Kansas City where local rebels overtook the government agency FEDRA's control and its leader Kathleen (Melanie Lynskey) is doing everything she can to overturn the entire city to find her alleged brother's murderer[...]

Less than two weeks after fans learned that previously-on-HBO series The Nevers would be heading to FAST services Roku and Tubi, we're learning when the Joss Whedon-created series will be hitting Tubi With the info coming courtesy of exclusive reporting from TVLine, the schedule has the first rotation happening between Monday, February 13th, and Wednesday,[...]

The problem sometimes with popular shows like HBO's The Last of Us is the kind of pettiness that emerges, especially from trolls In the case of Melanie Lynskey, who plays Kathleen, the leader of a rebel group in Kansas City that overthrew the local government organization in FEDRA, and a character original to the TV[...]

Since we're near the halfway point in the first season of the HBO series The Last of Us, creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have done a splendid job adapting the source material from the Naughty Dog PlayStation games to the small screen There's so much world-building to go, and here are some of my[...]

If you thought that HBO & HBO Max were going to let up off the dramatic gas pedal once the Pedro Pascal & Bella Ramsey-starring hit series The Last of Us wraps up its first-season run, the cable network and streaming service put that to rest with a look at what's to come next And[...]

When The Last of Us creator Craig Mazin was looking for someone to play season one villain in rebel faction leader Kathleen in the HBO series, he thought who better than Emmy-nominated actress and star of Yellowjackets Melanie Lynskey, which airs on the premium cable network rival Showtime The actress opened up about how she[...]

But before we get to that, a quick reminder for all of you Super Bowl fans out there that the fifth episode will be available on HBO Max and HBO On Demand beginning Friday, February 10th at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT (with the linear episode premiere still hitting HBO on Sunday, February 12th at[...]

If you have HBO Max or HBO On Demand, you'll be able to check out the newest episode beginning Friday, February 10th at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT (with the linear episode premiere still hitting HBO on Sunday, February 12th at 9 pm ET/PT) Following that, new episodes will continue to air Sundays at 9[...]

To recap, he was a guest on the ABC late-night program following his critically-acclaimed performance in the third episode, "Long, Long Time," and host Jimmy Kimmel asked the actor if he played the original Naughty Dog PlayStation games prior to taking the role of survivalist Bill for the HBO series. Nick Offerman in "The Last of[...]

To say that HBO's third episode of The Last of Us was a masterpiece would be an understatement It's thanks to the efforts of creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann; actors Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett, who played Bill and Frank, respectively; and director Peter Hoar, who's worked on critically-acclaimed LGBTQ series HBO Max's It's a[...]

On the third episode of HBO's The Last of Us "Long, Long Time," his star shined brightest alongside Murray Bartlett as Frank and Bill as survivors who find each other The actor and comedian appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! to break down how Megan Mullally helped land him the role, the reactions, and if he's[...]

With The Last of Us franchise's unique approach to the zombie apocalypse genre and the emergence of the popular HBO series adaptation of the Naughty Dog PlayStation games, Stamets took the time on social media to stave off any concerns the fictional Cordyceps plague have on public perception of fungi. Image: HBO Max Screencap Paul Stamets Addresses[...]

A little more than five months after the cabler gave the "Game of Thrones" prequel series a very early second season order, it looks like we might just have a filming/production update on the second season of HBO & showrunner Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon According to Production List (as you can see in[...]

Now, after reading that description, it's pretty safe to say that this is going to be one very snowy & stormy season for HBO's crime thriller anthology series But just to give you a better sense of how Mother Nature has volunteered to work visual effects for the production, executive producer Mari-Jo Winkler has shared[...]

Like Netflix's Stranger Things before it for Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill and Metallica's Master of Puppets, HBO's The Last of Us is helping audiences find along beloved hit this time in Linda Ronstadt's 1979 hit Long, Long Time, which was also the title of the series' third episode that explores the unexpected love[...]

Discovery Whedon and HBO parted ways before the series premiere over accusations of inappropriate & unprofessional conduct on the sets of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, first made public by Charisma Carpenter, who starred in both series With Whedon's departure, Philippa Goslett took over as showrunner in January 2021 At the time, it was reported that[...]

And caught the attention of famed author Stephen King, who took to Twitter to voice his "curiosity." Image: HBO Although he "liked it fine," here's a look at the question that King asked that we're pretty sure won't end with, "Why, it was 8.5 miles west of Boston": THE LAST OF US Episode 3: Do you really want[...]

When HBO announced the renewal of their latest biggest hit in The Last of Us, questions naturally turned to who can play Part II's Abby Anderson, voiced by Laura Bailey in the 2020 Naughty Dog PlayStation game Abby is the secondary protagonist after Ellie, played by Ashley Johnson in the game and Bella Ramsey in[...]

To say that Nick Offerman and Murray Bartlett stole the show on HBO's The Last of Us would be an understatement Offerman played lone wolf survivalist Bill, who finds unexpected love in Frank (Murray) as the two share a life together in the Cordyceps apocalypse in the mostly standalone episode "Long Long Time." The following[...]

After that, we have the latest episode of "The Last of Us Podcast," where host Troy Baker and Mazin & Druckmann discuss departing from the game for the sake of the series, why Offerman & Bartlett were perfect casting decisions, and an easter egg referencing the game that's waiting for viewers at the end of the[...]

When The Last of Us creators Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann boldly announced they wanted to go above and beyond and transcend the PlayStation games for the HBO series, they weren't messing around This couldn't be made more abundantly clear than in the episode "Long Long Time," which focuses on Bill (Nick Offerman) The following[...]

While creators Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog visionary Neil Druckmann made it abundantly clear that season one of HBO's The Last of Us will cover the story of the first game while expanding its mythos in the process, the 2020 follow-up in Part II will be a whole other can of worms That's how Mazin[...]

When you have HBO's second-largest debut (behind House of the Dragon) with a series opener that crossed the 22M viewers mark and a second episode that scored a 22% jump from the series premiere, there's a very good chance that you're going to get renewed And that's exactly what happened today, with the cable giant[...]

By now, viewers of HBO & Jesse Armstrong's award-winning Succession know that things are getting pretty dire as Logan's (Brian Cox) deal with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) appears to be unstoppable At least, it appears unstoppable The prospect of this seismic sale is triggering existential angst and a deep, painful divide among the Roys as they anticipate[...]

Not that Emilia Clarke hasn't been put through the wringer of maintaining arguably HBO's most successful show of all time, but the Game of Thrones star might have a unique perspective when it comes to the prequel series House of the Dragon The star played the last known female surviving Targaryen in Daenarys, who finally[...]

Any time a popular IP gets adapted to another medium, it's natural to expect changes to properly fit the format, and HBO's The Last of Us is no exception It's something that creators Craig Mazin and Naughty Dog game visionary Neil Druckmann are painfully aware of Following the release of episode two, "Infected," the two[...]

When Craig Mazin signed on to co-create The Last of Us for HBO alongside Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann, they tackled the Herculean task of compressing 15 hours' worth of content into a nine-episode season while expanding the PlayStation game's mythos Among the missed opportunities the duo had to scale back was Tess, played by Anna[...]

Heading into the fourth season of HBO & Jesse Armstrong's award-winning Succession, an endgame is at hand as Logan's (Brian Cox) deal with Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård) appears to be unstoppable At least, it appears unstoppable The prospect of this seismic sale is triggering existential angst and a deep, painful divide among the Roys as they[...]

Comedian, actor, and writer John Oliver returns with new shenanigans as HBO released the new trailer for their long-time weekly late-night series Last Week Tonight with John Oliver The host and Daily Show alum have brought attention to a wide range of topics, foreign and domestic, offering biting "satirical, insightful, and meticulously researched look at[...]