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It was only a matter of time before one of Saturday Night Live's most popular season 46 sketch is their parody of the HBO crime thriller series Mare of Easttown called Murdur Durdur Like the limited series, the sketch focuses on the grizzled female lead detective played by Kate McKinnon parodying star Kate Winslet's role[...]

From there, we wrap up with "5 More Things"- a look at the five articles that almost made the cut but are still worth your time. Barry/Heels (Images: HBO/Screencap) Now here's a look at BCTV Daily Dispatch's Top 10/24 for Thursday, July 22, 2021: 10 WWE Slambulance-Gate: Pearl-Clutching Mom Says Toy Inspires Violence 9 Pam & Tommy: The Line[...]

HBO's Westworld can now be added to a list that includes FX's American Horror Story and Netflix's Bridgerton, with Deadline Hollywood reporting exclusively that production on the fourth season is on pause for at least two days after a member of the production team tested positive With production officially kicking off earlier this summer, Prodigal[...]

Personally, I'm all about HBO's Watchmen creator Damon Lindelof's theory on where Bezos got the idea for "Blue Origin" from Think back to that scene early in the series's run when Jean Smart's FBI Agent Laurie Blake reaching into her silver briefcase for a little (well, definitely not "little") bluish trip down memory lane (was[...]

Sources close to the production on the award-winning HBO series have confirmed to Bleeding Cool that the Bill Hader-starring series Barry has officially started back and will start filming next Monday, July 26 The third season has been highly anticipated after the cliffhanger that Season 2 was left on, and that anticipation has only grown[...]

HBO's expansion of George R.R Martin's "Game of Thrones" universe ran into the one thing even dragons can't defeat: the growing number of COVID cases in the UK, where Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal's House of the Dragon is being filmed Deadline Hollywood is reporting exclusively that production on the prequel series has been shut[...]

We see what you did there last month, HBO and HBO Max content chief Casey Bloys Sure, you made it clear that Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal's upcoming "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon was the only GOT project that was given a green light and is actually in production But that doesn't[...]

At the end of June, fans of The Sopranos were treated to the first official trailer for the prequel film The Many Saints of Newark, highlighting the backstory on how young Tony Soprano (Michael Gandolfini) became the man we would get to know in HBO's award-winning series One good sign for fans is that series[...]

Now, we're learning who will be joining them as well as Bella Ramsey (Ellie), and Merle Dandridge (resistance leader Marlene) on HBO's live-action series adaptation Earlier today, Deadline Hollywood reported exclusively that Jeffrey Pierce (the voice of Tommy in the video game franchise) is set to recur as Perry, a rebel in a quarantine zone[...]

Robert Downey Jr., Susan Downey, and Team Downey (Perry Mason) are looking to keep their Emmy nomination-filled relationship with HBO going, with Deadline Hollywood reporting exclusively that the Avengers star will not only adapt Viet Thanh Nguyen's Pulitzer-Prizer winning novel The Sympathizer to series But what makes this deal different from Perry Mason is that Downey[...]

Then earlier today, Green learned that Lovecraft Country had earned 18 Emmy Awards nominations (including "Outstanding Drama Series")- an impressive haul for a series that HBO had already announced it wasn't bringing back for a second season well before the nominations dropped (which is weird since HBO was begging Damon Lindelof for a second season[...]

But in his Instagram post with Harington, McElhenney wants Wrexham fans to know this is about supporting a fan and not about rooting for a particular team (smart move). Image: FX Networks/HBO Here's a look at McElhenney's post to make things crystal clear with fans before the flaming torches and pitchforks come out (and make sure to[...]

In what looks to be an example of HBO's loss being Apple TV+ and the Lovecraft Country creator's gain, Misha Green has signed an overall deal with the streaming service to create and develop small screen projects for a global audience In what marks the first overall deal for the filmmaker, the news comes after[...]

The limited series will debut on HBO in September, and will also be available to stream on HBO Max. Adapted from Ingmar Bergman's classic Swedish miniseries and developed, written & directed by Hagai Levi, the series is produced by Media Res and Endeavor for HBO Executive Producers include Levi, Amy Herzog, Michael Ellenberg, Lars Blomgren, Chastain,[...]

Woodstock 99 was a complete trainwreck, and it is now the subject of a documentary titled MUSIC BOX: WOODSTOCK 99: PEACE, LOVE, AND RAGE. This is the first in a series of music documentaries produced by Bill Simmons for HBO, which will continue in the fall of this year The film will include on-stage footage of[...]

When the second season of HBO's award-winning Succession wrapped, Kendall Roy (Jeremy Strong) made a very public power play move against dear old dad Logan Roy (Brian Cox), leaving him and the Waystar Royco boardroom reeling from the unexpected ambush But now that Kendall's taken his shot and "King Logan Roy" is wounded but not vanquished-[...]

As production continues along on HBO, George R.R Martin, and co-showrunners & EPs Miguel Sapochnik and Ryan Condal's upcoming "Game of Thrones" prequel series House of the Dragon, we're learning that Milly Alcock (Reckoning) and Emily Carey (Get Even) have joined the cast in recurring roles as younger versions of Princess Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D'Arcy) and[...]

Since HBO made it official last week that it wasn't moving ahead on the second season of Misha Green's adaptation of Matt Ruff's novel Lovecraft Country, Green has been sharing looks at what could've been via samples from the "bible" that was being put together to map out the new directions the series would be[...]

From there, we offer "5 More Things"- a look at the five articles that almost made the cut but still worth your time. Lovecraft Country/Rick and Morty (Images: HBO/Screencap) Now here's a look at BCTV Daily Dispatch's Top 10/24 for Sunday, July 4, 2021: 10 Lord of the Rings: Amazon Studios Pushes Back on Reports of Unsafe Set 9[...]

After HBO announced on Friday that it wasn't moving forward on a second season of series creator & EP Misha Green's adaptation of Matt Ruff's novel Lovecraft Country, Green took to Twitter to share a "taste" of the Season 2 "bible" that offered an intriguing tease as to what would've been in store for the[...]

You know how this goes- we bring you a daily dose of the best things happening across the television landscape as we take a look at what's been hitting your radar in the past 24 hours (including some bad late-Friday news for HBO's Lovecraft Country fans) Our highlights include real-life Rick and Morty, WWE recruits[...]

If you've been following BCTV earlier today then you know that HBO announced it wasn't moving ahead on a second season of series creator & EP Misha Green's adaptation of Matt Ruff's novel Lovecraft Country It was reported at the time that all parties had apparently pursued the possibility of a second season, but the[...]

Earlier today, the news broke that HBO wouldn't be moving forward with Season 2 of series creator and executive producer Misha Green's award-winning series adaptation of Matt Ruff's novel Lovecraft Country Though both sides reportedly had reportedly pursued the possibility of a second season, earlier reports stated that all parties involved with the final decision had[...]

On Friday, viewers learned that HBO wouldn't be moving forward with a second season of series creator and executive producer Misha Green's award-winning series adaptation of Matt Ruff's novel Lovecraft Country "We will not be moving forward with a second season of Lovecraft Country," said HBO in a statement to Deadline Hollywood "We are grateful[...]

Earlier this week, viewers learned that Nico Parker (Dumbo) had joined Pedro Pascal (Joel), Bella Ramsey (Ellie), Gabriel Luna (Tommy, Joel's younger brother), and Merle Dandridge (resistance leader Marlene) in the cast of Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin's live-action HBO adaptation of The Last of Us as Joel's daughter Sarah Now, Luna is checking in[...]

HBO is bringing back Tig Notaro for another comedy special, except this time it'll be fully animated and expanding across multiple genres of storytelling ability. Tig Notaro: Drawn plays with the unique ability of animation to showcase visually the jokes Notaro is telling and the stories she explains to the audience The studio behind the animation[...]

Neil Druckmann and Craig Mazin's The Last of Us announced that Nico Parker (Dumbo) has joined the cast of HBO's live-action series adaptation of the popular video game franchise in the role of Joel's daughter (Sarah?) Parker joins a cast that includes Pedro Pascal (Joel), Bella Ramsey (Ellie), Gabriel Luna (Tommy, Joel's younger brother), and[...]

While we're guessing it won't offer any resolutions to how the award-winning HBO series ended (we still think James Gandolfini's Tony Soprano lived after the screen went black), New Line Cinema's The Sopranos prequel film The Many Saints of Newark looks to fill in some of the blanks on the backstory that led to the[...]

If you're still picking your jaws up off the ground from the Part 1 finale of HBO's The Nevers, at least you're about to learn a little more about when your questions about Amalia (Laura Donnelly), Penance (Ann Skelly), and many more will (hopefully) be answered The Wrap is reporting exclusively that production on Part 2[...]

Then we wrap things up with another edition of "Random TV History Stuff!" as David Letterman's journey takes a nasty turn- driving him from NBC to CBS. SPN/Game of Thrones (Images: The CW/HBO) Today's newbies include Q-Force, a Turner & Hooch trailer, Austin 3:16 says Stone Cold Steve Austin had an anniversary, Joey Janela goes Trumper gimmick,[...]