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Six Feet Under

**Six Feet Under** is a drama television series created and produced by Alan Ball.

## Premise

The show focuses on Nate Fisher, whose funeral director father dies and bequeaths ownership of Fisher & Sons Funeral Home to him and his brother David. The Fisher clan also includes widow Ruth Fisher and daughter Claire Fisher. Other regulars include mortician and family friend Federico Diaz, Nate's on-again/off-again girlfriend Brenda Chenowith , and David's long-term boyfriend Keith Charles.

On one level, the show is a conventional family drama, dealing with such issues as interpersonal relationships, infidelity, and religion. At the same time, it is distinguished by its focus on the topic of death, which it explores on personal, religious, and philosophical levels. Each episode begins with a death, the cause of which ranges from heart attack to murder to sudden infant death syndrome. That death usually sets the thematic tone for each episode, allowing the characters to reflect on their current fortunes and misfortunes in a way that is illuminated by the death and its aftermath. The show also uses dark humor and surrealism throughout its seasons.

A recurring plot device consists of a character having an imaginary conversation with the deceased; for example, Nate, David, and Federico sometimes "converse" with the deceased at the beginning of the episode, while the corpse is being embalmed, or during funeral planning or the funeral itself. Sometimes, the characters converse with other deceased characters, most notably Nathaniel Fisher, Sr. The show's creator Alan Ball avers that this represents the living characters' internal dialogues expressed in the form of external conversations.
The O.C.

**The O.C.** is a teen drama television series created by Josh Schwartz.

## Premise

The series centers on Ryan Atwood, a troubled but gifted young man from a broken home who is adopted by the wealthy and philanthropic Sandy and Kirsten Cohen. Ryan and his foster brother Seth, a socially awkward yet quick-witted teenager, deal with life as outsiders in the high-class world of Newport Beach. Ryan and Seth spend much time navigating their relationships with girl-next-door Marissa Cooper, Seth's childhood crush Summer Roberts, and the fast-talking loner Taylor Townsend. Storylines deal with the culture clash between the idealistic Cohen family and the shallow, materialistic, and closed-minded community in which they reside. The series includes elements of postmodernism, and functions as a mixture of melodrama and comedy.
Neary School

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**Neary School** is a educational children's television series that combines live action, animation and puppetry.

## Information

### **Composer**

Joe RaposoDave ConnerSam PottleRobby MerkinMike RenziBill Sherman

### **Origin**

Starz (2016)Universal Kids (2017)HBO Max (2021)

### **Genre**

Children's television seriesEducationalPuppetryAnimation

For season 2 the show moved to HBO Max, which premiered as a Max Original on September 27, 2021.

## Premise

The format of Neary School consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect the changes in American culture and the audience's viewing habits. With the creation of Neary School, producers and writers of a children's television show used, for the first time, educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content. It was also the first time a show's educational effects were formally studied. The show, therefore, has undergone significant changes in its history as adjustments to the format and content have been made to reflect change sources to the curriculum.

## Trivia

* After five years on HBO Max, it returns to PBS as its first-run program, for further, newer episodes.
Turner Classic Movies

**Turner Classic Movies** (abbreviated as **TCM**) is an American movie-oriented pay-TV network operated by the Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics division of Warner Bros. Entertainment, a subsidiary of AT&T's WarnerMedia. Launched in 1994, TCM is headquartered at Turner's Techwood broadcasting campus in the Midtown business district of Atlanta, Georgia.

It's also one of the hubs on HBO Max.

## Films

* An American in Paris
* The Blob
* The Brood
* Carnival of Souls
* Casablanca
* City Lights
* Critters
* Eraserhead
* Eyes Without a Face
* Fantastic Plane
* Freaks
* Girl Crazy
* The Gold Rush
* Little Shop of Horrors
* Night of the Living Dead
* Piranha
* Scanners
* A Star is Born (1937)
	+ A Star is Born (1954)
	+ A Star is Born (1976)

* Strike Up the Band
* Vampyr
* The Wizard of Oz
Tokyo Vice

**Tokyo Vice** is an upcoming American crime drama web television series based on the book memoir of the same name by Jake Adelstein, exclusively for HBO Max as an Original series.

## Premise

Set in the late 1990s, American journalist Jake Adelstein relocates to Tokyo to report on corruption within the Vice squad.

## Characters

### Main

* Jake Adelstein (Ansel Elgort) – an American journalist from Missouri who moves to Tokyo. The longer he stays, the more he delves into the corruption of Tokyo's seedy underworld, where no one is as they seem.
* Hiroto Katagiri (Ken Watanabe) – A detective in the organized crime division. He's a father figure to Adelstein who helps guide him through the thin and often precarious line between the law and organized crime.
* Samantha (Odessa Young) – an American expat living in Tokyo who makes her living as a hostess of the upscale Kabukicho district. She guides many individuals from salarymen, high end clients, and yakuza.
* Polina (Ella Rumpf) – An Eastern European expat, and a struggling new hostess at the club with Samantha. She came to Tokyo to work as a model, and got pulled into the seedy underbelly of Kabukicho.
* Supervisor (Rinko Kikuchi)– A composite of the various colleagues and supervisors who worked with the real life Adelstein during his career.

## Production

### Development

*Tokyo Vice* was initially set up as a film in 2013, with British actor Daniel Radcliffe attached to star as real-life journalist Jake Adelstein, American film and music video director Anthony Mandler set to direct, and development advanced enough to where a production start of mid-2014 was set from an adapted script by J.T. Rogers. John Lesher and Adam Kassan producing, and with Binn Jakupi executive producing.

In June 2019, the project was re-purposed as a television series, receiving a 10-episode straight to series order by WarnerMedia to stream on their streaming service HBO Max. Ansel Elgort was set to star in and executive produce the series, with J. T. Rogers writing and Destin Daniel Cretton directing the series. In September, Ken Watanabe was added to the cast.

In October, Michael Mann was hired to direct the pilot episode for the series. Mann will also executive produce the series. In February, Odessa Young and Ella Rumpf were added to the cast. In March, it was announced that Rinko Kikuchi joined the cast, and that shooting began the previous month in Tokyo.

Principal photography on the series was halted after six days due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Trivia

* This series marks the first-ever televison role for the actor Ansel Elgort, who primarily does film roles.
Veep

**Veep** is a political satire comedy television series created by Armando Iannucci as an adaptation of his sitcom The Thick of It.

## Premise

The protagonist of Veep is Selina Meyer, a fictional Vice President of the United States. The series follows Meyer and her team as they attempt to make their mark and leave a legacy but often instead become mired in day-to-day political games.
The Garcias: Behind the Scenes

**The Garcias: Behind the Scenes** is a television program that is currently shown on Facebook. It shows how the HBO Max television series The Garcias is made.

## Cast

* Carlos Lacamara
* Ada Maris
* Vaneza Pitynski
* Jeffrey Licon
* Bobby Gonzalez

and others

## Trivia

* The actors Carlos Lacamara and Ada Maris are known from the popular television series Nurses.
Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart

**Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart** (or simply **Mao Mao**) is an American animated television series created by Parker Simmons for Cartoon Network, co-produced with the American animation studio, Titmouse, Inc.

The series was made avaliable on September 1, 2020.

## Premise

*Mao Mao: Heroes of Pure Heart* centers on its title character, Sheriff Mao Mao, a daring cat who has high intentions for action and adventure. During one of his adventures, he gets stuck in a cute and cuddly town called Pure Heart Valley with his co-hero Badgerclops, a cyborg-armed badger, and meets Adorabat, a cute little bat. Together, the three go on adventures to protect their citizens of Pure Heart Valley from the forces of evil.

## Characters

### Main

* Mao Mao - A black cat who gets stuck in Pure Heart Valley where he spends time helping the citizens. He is heroic and capable, but can be slightly narcissistic. Nevertheless, he puts others before him and cares for the well being of his friends and the people of Pure Heart Valley.
* Badgerclops - A sassy cyborg badger with a robotic arm and an eyepatch, and Mao Mao's co-hero and partner. His adventures are mostly for food and, despite being well equipped, prefers to not be physical. Despite this, he always sticks by Mao Mao's side for his well being to keep him safe from his self-destructive behavior.
* Adorabat - A cute, blue, five-year-old bat residing in Pure Heart Valley who longs to be an adventurer, and joins the Pure Heart heroes as one of Mao Mao's sidekicks and deputies.

### Supporting

* King Snugglemane the 25th - The foppish lion king of Pure Heart Valley. He is vain and effeminate, but can be very manipulative and is shown to have a scandalous side to him as well.
* Scoops - A small donkey that runs the news in Pure Heart Valley.
* Camille - A chameleon and royal magic user to Pure Heart Valley.

## Production

### Development

The show is based on the independent teaser short *I Love You Mao Mao*, which Simmons had initially produced for the annual Titmouse Inc. "5-Second Day" in 2014 and subsequently posted on Newgrounds.

### Release

Cartoon Network announced on May 20, 2019 that they greenlit Mao Mao up for a full series alongside Tig n' Seek (originally titled, *Tiggle Winks*). Eight new episodes were released on June 28, on the Cartoon Network app, website, and video-on-demand.

## Navigation

- Films: Ben 10: Race Against Time | Foster's Movie: Destination Imagination | Regular Show: The Movie | Steven Universe: The Movie
Impractical Jokers

### **Running time**

19–21 minutes (seasons 1–5)23–24 minutes (seasons 6–7)40 minutes ("Live Punishment Special")82 minutes (season 5 finale)47 minutes ("Universal Appeal")48 minutes ("Paradise Lost")49 minutes (season 6 finale)

### **Genre**

Hidden camera
 Cringe comedy
 Reality game show

**Impractical Jokers** is an American live-action comedy hidden camera reality game show with improvisational elements, pitched to the televison channel TruTV.

The entire series was avaliable at launch.

## Premise

*Impratical Jokers* has four life-long friends, Joe Gatto, James Murray, Brian Q. Quinn, and Sal Vulcano, endure a never-ending series of competitive games of dare, in which each 'joker' receives either a thumbs up or thumbs down for his performance. At the climax, the joker who tallied the most thumbs down is the loser and is thereby subjected to a "punishment". The games are contrived scenarios in which one joker is challenged to embarrass himself by engaging with unwitting members of the general public, receiving commands from the other jokers who are orchestrating and surveying the bizarre scenario from behind the scenes with covert recording equipment.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Joseph "Joe" Gatto
* James "Murr" Murray
* Brian "Q" Quinn
* Salvatore "Sal" Vulcano.

## Reception

### Critical Reception

*Impractical Jokers* has been well received by most critics, with Linda Stasi of *the New York Post* calling it "possibly the funniest, most ridiculous show I've seen in years."

While it has been compared to earlier hit prank shows such as *Candid Camera* and *Jackass*, critics have offered praise for its unique twist on the genre, wherein the stars' reactions to the pranks are often equally as humorous as those of the innocent bystanders. Neil Genzlinger of *The New York Times* stated that "the gag pays off twice: once in the reaction of the unsuspecting passer-by, once in the discomfort of the fellow doing the asking." He later wrote that the cast-members' occasional integrity [kept] these four clowns a little bit lovable."Dean Robbins of *The Daily Page* echoed this sentiment, stating that "the friends are jovial rather than *Jackass*-obnoxious, even rejecting some dares as too offensive."

## Trivia

* A feature-length film based on the series with the same name, began production in April 2018 and was theatrically released on February 21, 2020.
	+ It is unknown if the film will be avaliable on HBO Max.
HBO

**HBO** is one of the hubs on HBO Max. It's also the main and the biggest hub on HBO Max.

## Content

### Films

* Ad Astra

* Adventures In Babysitting
* Amelie
* The American
* American Graffiti
* An American Werewolf
* Aquamarine

* Bad Education
* Beautiful Girls
* Bowling For Columbine
* Boys Don't Cry
* Casino Royale (1967)
* Casino Royale (2006)
* Crash
* Crimson Peak
* Doubt
* Downtown Abbey
* Dreaming Of Joseph Lees
* Dune
* Far and Away
* Forces of Nature
* The Fountain
* Gente De Zona: En Letra De Otro
* The Good Son
* Hanna
* Havana
* He Got Game
* Hello Again
* In Her Shoes
* In Like Flint
* John Q

* Joker

* Life
* Lifeforce
* Lights Out
* Like Water For Chocolate
* Lucy in the Sky
* Midway
* Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day
* A Monster Calls
* Mr. Wonderful
* Our Man Flint
* Patch Adams
* Pedro Capo: En Letra Otro
* Racing in the Rain
* Ray

* Ready or Not
* The Resurrection Of Gavin Stone
* She’s The Man
* Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
* Showgirls
* The Stepfather
* Stuber
* Tess
* Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
* U-571
* Uncle Buck
* Walking and Talking
* Weird Science
* Wonder
* X-Men: First Class

### Series

* Avenue 5
* Bad Education
* Barry
* Batwoman
* Betty
* Big Little Lies
* Chernobyl
* Crashbox
* Crashing
* Curb Your Enthusiasm
* Deadwood
* Entourage
* Euphoria
* Game of Thrones
* George and Martha
* His Dark Materials
* House of the Dragon
* I Know This Much Is True
* I May Destroy You
* Industry
* Insecure
* January 22nd
* Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
* Lovecraft Country
* Mare of Easttown
* My Brilliant Friend
* Oz
* Percy Mason
* Real Time with Bill Maher
* Run
* Sex and the City
* Silicon Valley
* Six Feet Under
* Succession
* Tenacious D
* The Gilded Age
* The Nevers
* The New Pope
* The Outsider
* The Plot Against America
* The Righteous Gemstones
* The Sopranos
* The Third Day
* The Undoing
* The Wire
* The Young Pope
* Todd McFarlane's Spawn
* True Blood
* True Detective
* Veep
* Watchmen
* We Are Who We Are
* We’re Here
* Westworld
Unicorn: Warriors Eternal

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## Information

### **Genre**

Animation
Adventure
Fantasy

**Unicorn: Warriors Eternal** is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky, the creator of *Samurai Jack* and *Dexter's Laboratory*. The series will premiere in the United States on both Cartoon Network and HBO Max.

## Synopsis

The series follows a team of ancient heroes protecting the world from an ominous force. Throughout history, unicorns have symbolized the virtuous, appearing to ensure that goodness reigns. When the reawakening of our heroes comes too early, they find themselves in the bodies of teenagers. Damaged as a result, their memories of who they are and the history of the unicorn over the centuries have been lost, with some of their magical abilities weakened and fragmented. Not only do they have to protect the world against the prevailing darkness, they have to do it while navigating the unexpected laughs and humor that come with teen angst and emotions.

## Navigation

- Films: Ben 10: Race Against Time | Foster's Movie: Destination Imagination | Regular Show: The Movie | Steven Universe: The Movie
Ghosts

**Ghosts** is a British sitcom television series created and individually developed by Mathew Baynton, Simon Farnaby, Martha Howe-Douglas, Jim Howick, Laurence Rickard, Ben Willbond for the flagship television channel, BBC One.

## Premise

A young married couple, Alison and Mike, unexpectedly inherit the vast but crumbling Button Hall from a 99-year-old distant female relative of hers. The Hall is haunted by numerous squabbling ghosts from across the ages that died on its grounds, who are invisible and intangible to the living. Ignoring their solicitor's advice to sell the property, Alison and Mike decide to move in and renovate it, with the idea of turning the house into a luxury hotel. The ghosts are not very happy with their plans and conspire to get rid of the newcomers. After various failed attempts to scare them, one of the ghosts pushes Alison from an upstairs window. When she awakes two weeks later from an induced coma, she discovers her husband has arranged a huge mortgage, and that she can see the ghosts due to her near-death experience.

## Production

Speaking as part of the BBC Press Pack for the series, Mathew Baynton recalled that the idea of a haunted house was one of the first ideas the writers developed after the end of Horrible Histories. However, they were initially uncertain because there was "no jeopardy that we could write into it" and they created the sitcom Yonderland for Sky One instead. However, after the ending of that series, they "realised the boredom of eternity and the existential aspects of the ghosts idea was unique...We realised it was a house-share sitcom - and as soon as you stop thinking about those kind of major drama stakes, you unlock a story that is really domestic and petty."

Mike and Alison, the two living characters, were introduced as a foil to the ghosts, as well as to introduce "the stakes, the worries about money, life and everything you need for a story".

## Navigation

 Docuseries | The Dog House: UK (2020)
Search Party

**Search Party** is an American neo-noir black comedy television series created by Sarah-Violet Bliss, Charles Rogers, and Michael Showalter for the cable channel TBS.

Primarily set in New York City, the series follows a group of self-absorbed friends who become involved in the search for a missing young woman and the events that result from their involvement.

## Premise

*Search Party* depicts the lives of New York City resident Dory Sief and her self-absorbed friends: passive boyfriend Drew Gardner, flamboyant show-off Elliott Goss, and flighty actress Portia Davenport. Serving as a contrast to the group is Dory's ex-boyfriend Julian Marcus, a journalist whose blunt nature frequently puts him into conflict with others.

## Production

In June 2015, it was announced Alia Shawkat, John Early, John Reynolds, and Meredith Hagner had all been cast in the pilot, with Sarah-Violet Bliss and Charles Rogers directing and writing alongside Michael Showalter, Lilly Burns, Tony Hernadez, John Skidmore, Brittany Segal serving as executive producers and producers respectively.

In November 2015, TBS ordered the series.In April 2018, a third season was ordered, however, in October 2019, it was announced the series would move to HBO Max, where the third season would premiere at the service’s Spring 2020 launch. A fourth season was also ordered.

#### Filming

The shooting of the first season began in the summer of 2015 in New York City, the series' primary location. For the filming of the second season, the production returned to New York. Filming for Season 3 began in September 2018 and wrapped that very November.
Aquaman: King of Atlantis

**Aquaman: King of Atlantis** is a American animated three-part superhero web television miniseries based on the DC Comics character and standalone continuation of the film of the same name, executive produced by *Aquaman* director James Wan for HBO Max.

## Premise

*Aquaman: King of Atlantis* begins with Aquaman’s first day on the job as the new king of Atlantis… and he’s got a lot of catching up to do. Luckily, he has his two royal advisors to back him up – Vulko, the scholar, and Mera, the water controlling warrior-princess. Between dealing with unscrupulous surface dwellers, elder evils from beyond time and his own half-brother who wants to overthrow him, Aquaman is going to have to rise to the challenge and prove to his subjects, and to himself, that he’s the right man for the trident!

## Production

### Development

On January 15th, 2020, HBO Max officially announced at the WarnerMedia Television Critics Association day, a new animated miniseries of the DC superhero, Aquaman, executive-produced by *Aquaman* director, James Wan, under his Atomic Monster production company.

Warner Bros. had ordered the three-part animated series, which takes place after the events of the highly successful *Aquaman* movie. Warner Bros. Animation was also attached as animation services. The news came as the *Aquaman* sequel prepared to go into the pre-production phase.

On January 20th, 2020, the official HBO Max Twitter posted a 'friendly reminder' that James Wan is (still) producing the HBO Max Original *Aquaman: King of Atlantis* animated series.

On July 22, 2020, it was revealed that Matthew Janszen, the composer on several animated shows such as Netflix's “*Archibald’s Next Big Thing*” and Warner Bros. Animation's “*ThunderCats Roar*!”, will compose the music for the series.

> On the same *IndieWire* report, Janzen had this to say:
>
>

> “When asked to be part of the series, I jumped at the opportunity to work in the DC Universe since these stories provide such a huge playground for big musical ideas,” Janszen said. “I also love working in animation, so I’m excited to explore ‘Aquaman: King of Atlantis’ in this medium. Being a superhero story, the score will definitely be comprised of strong heroic themes, but at the same time, I’m tapping into some unexpected vintage colors that will hopefully make the entire experience a surprising and fun ride.”
>
>

## Trivia

* Aquaman is the second DC superhero to ever appear in animation, following Superman, on the 1967 Saturday morning series, *The Superman/Aquaman Hour of Adventure*.
	+ The series was animated and produced by Filmation.
* The series is executive produced by James Wan, Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear (*Annabelle Comes Home*), Rob Hackett (*Swamp Thing*) and Sam Register (*Teen Titans Go!*). Victor Courtright (*ThunderCats Roar!*) and Marly Halpern-Graser (*Batman vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles*) will serve as showrunners and co-executive producers.
Batwoman

**Batwoman** is an American superhero television series developed by Caroline Dries, based on the DC Comics character Batwoman and shares continuity with the other television series in the Arrowverse.

## Premise

Three years after billionaire philanthropist Bruce Wayne and his vigilante alter ego Batman disappeared, his cousin Kate Kane sets out to overcome her demons and become a symbol of hope by protecting the streets of Gotham City as Batwoman.

## Cast

### Main Cast

* Kate Kane / Batwoman
* Beth Kane / Alice
* Sophie Moore
* Mary Hamilton
* Luke Fox
* Catherine Hamilton-Kane
* Jacob Kane

### Recurring

* Tyler
* Chuck Dodgson
* Vesper Fairchild
* Tommy Elliot / Hush

## Production

In May 2018, it was announced that the character Batwoman would appear in "Elseworlds", the Arrowverse series' 2018 crossover, with an announcement two months later that a series centered on the character was in development from Dries.

In July 2018, it was reported that The CW was planning to develop a series around the character, to air in 2019 if picked up. The series, said to only be a "script-development deal", was written by Caroline Dries, who would also serve as an executive producer with Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schecter, and the character's co-creator Geoff Johns. The series would be produced by Berlanti Productions and Mad Ghost Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. The following month, Pedowitz noted the pilot would be completed "for mid-season".

Ruby Rose was cast in the title role in August of the same year. In January 2019, the series received a pilot order from The CW, to be considered for a series order in the 2019–20 television season. The show was picked up to series in May 2019 and in October 2019 a full season of 22 episodes was ordered.

## Reception

### Critical Response

On review aggregator *Rotten Tomatoes*, the series holds an approval rating of 79% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 6.85/10. It also holds the Certified Fresh designation. The site's critical consensus reads, "Though it needs more time to develop its own identity to truly soar, Batwoman's fun and stylish first season is a step in the right direction for representation and superhero shows alike." On *Metacritic*, the series has a weighted average score of 59 out of 100 based on reviews from 16 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".
The Wire

**The Wire** is a crime drama television series created and primarily written by David Simon.

## Premise

Set and produced in Baltimore, Maryland, The Wire introduces a different institution of the city and its relationship to law enforcement in each season, while retaining characters and advancing storylines from previous seasons. The five subjects are, in chronological order: the illegal drug trade, the seaport system, the city government and bureaucracy, education and schools, and the print news medium. Simon chose to set the show in Baltimore because of his familiarity with the city.

The large cast consists mainly of actors who are little known for their other roles, as well as numerous real-life Baltimore and Maryland figures in guest and recurring roles. Simon has said that despite its framing as a crime drama, the show is "really about the American city, and about how we live together. It's about how institutions have an effect on individuals. Whether one is a cop, a longshoreman, a drug dealer, a politician, a judge or a lawyer, all are ultimately compromised and must contend with whatever institution to which they are committed.
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai

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## Information

### **Production**

Amblin Entertainment
 Warner Bros. Animation

### **Genre**

Animation
 Comedy
 Fantasy
 Miniseries

**Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai** is an American animated comedy fantasy web television series produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation, which serves a prequel to the cult classic *Gremlins* films. It premiered on May 23, 2023 on Max.

## Premise

*Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai* travels back to 1920s Shanghai to reveal the story of how 10-year-old Sam Wing (future shop owner Mr. Wing in the 1984 movie) met the young mogwai called Gizmo. Along with a teenage street thief named Elle, Sam and Gizmo take a perilous journey through the Chinese countryside, encountering, and sometimes battling, colorful monsters and spirits from Chinese folklore. On their quest to return Gizmo to his family and uncover a legendary treasure, they are pursued by a power-hungry industrialist and his growing army of evil gremlins.

## Production

On February 25, 2019, WarnerMedia greenlighted an animated series based on Gremlins, for its upcoming streaming service HBO Max. Tze Chun was confirmed to write the series and serve as an executive producer with Darryl Frank, Justin Falvey, Sam Register, and Brendan Hay.

On July 1, 2019, the series, now titled *Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai*, was given a series order of 10 episodes. In February 2020, Joe Dante, director of the original two films, revealed that he was acting as a consultant for the series.
Tenacious D

**Tenacious D** (fully-titled **Tenacious D: The Greatest Band on Earth**, sometimes called **The Adventures of Tenacious D**) is an American television series created by Jack Black, Kyle Gass, David Cross, and Bob Odenkirk for HBO, featuring the fictional accounts of the real band Tenacious D, which is composed of members Jack Black and Kyle Gass.

The entire series was made available at launch, through HBO.

## Premise

*Tenacious D* follows Tenacious D, a two-piece musical act and a pair of 'heavy acoustic' troubadours consisting of longtime friends Jack Black and Kyle Gass, in this series that documents their many struggles as friends, and as a band of two very absurd individuals.

## Cast and Characters

### Main

* Jack Black as Jack 'JB' Black
* Kyle Gass as Kyle 'KG' Gass
	+ Tenacious D as Tenacious D (themselves)

### Recurring

* Paul F. Tompkins as Paul
* Kirk Ward as Instructor / Police Officer / Armed Bandit
* JR Reed as Jesus Ranch Cult Member

## Production

### Development

According to Kyle Gass, HBO offered them, Tenacious D, a deal to make ten episodes, but in doing so, they would have to relinquish their role as executive producers. Gass and Jack Black decided to make a movie instead of giving HBO creative control of Tenacious D, and they made the 2006 film, "*Pick of Destiny*".

### Release

There were three half-hour episodes total in the season, each containing two segments. The show included many songs that would later be rerecorded for the band's studio albums *Tenacious D* and the *Pick of Destiny*.

## Trivia

* Their music is heavy on power chords and lyrics about sex, Satan, and why they are "the greatest band on Earth."
* All of the episodes of the show are available on Tenacious D's *The Complete Master Works* DVD.
Teen Titans

**Teen Titans** is an American animated superhero television series developed by Glen Murakami and Sam Register, based on DC Comics's superhero team of the same name.

The entire series was made available at launch.

## **Premise**

**Teen Titans** tells the adventures of the teen crime-fighting group called the *Teen Titans*, featuring Robin, Raven, Starfire, Beast Boy and Cyborg (in order of prominence in the series).

While it is an action cartoon, the series is also heavily character-driven, with a focus on the main characters’ struggles with being superheroes, their mutual friendships/relationships, and their limitations. A major difference between the animated series and the comic book is that while the comic portrayed the characters as being in their late teens to early 20s (resulting in the comic series at one point even dropping the word *Teen* from its title to reflect its older characters), the animated series characters are all depicted as being in their mid-teen years (supposedly 14-16).

## Cast

* Scott Menville as Robin / Dick Grayson
* Hynden Walch as Starfire / Koriand'r
* Khary Payton as Cyborg / Victor Stone
* Tara Strong as Raven / Rachel Roth
* Greg Cipes as Beast Boy / Garfield Logan

## **Trivia**

* It's the first Cartoon Network's acquired series to belong to the hub of the same name on HBO Max.
* The opening credits of the show featured two versions of the theme song: one in English and the other in Japanese. The Japanese version is not a direct translation of the English lyrics. Beast Boy sings a translation of the japanese lyrics in "Teen Titans: Trouble in Tokyo".
* Each of the Titans was supposed to have a specific color scheme. That's why Beast Boy's uniform was changed from red-and-white to black-and-purple.

## **Navigation**

- Films: Ben 10: Race Against Time | Foster's Movie: Destination Imagination | Regular Show: The Movie | Steven Universe: The Movie
DMZ

**DMZ** is an upcoming American dystopian streaming television miniseries loosely based on the comic book series of the same name by Brian Wood and Riccardo Burchielli. It is set to premiere on HBO Max.

## Premise

DMZ is set in the near future, when America is embroiled in a bitter civil war, leaving Manhattan a demilitarized zone (DMZ), destroyed and isolated from the rest of the world. It chronicles the harrowing journey of fearless and fierce medic Alma Ortega (Rosario Dawson) to find the son she lost in the evacuation of New York City at the onset of the conflict. Throwing gasoline on the flames of that conflict is Parco Delgado (Benjamin Bratt), the popular, and deadly, leader of one of the most powerful gangs in the DMZ. He wants to rule this new world and will stop at nothing to secure that outcome. The drama will examine the stark political and cultural divide in American society, where Alma must contend with the gangs, militias, demagogues and warlords that control this lawless no man's land. In doing so, she becomes the unlikely source of what everyone there has lost... hope.

## Characters

* Rosario Dawson as Alma Ortega
* Benjamin Bratt as Parco Delgado
* Freddy Miyares as Skel
* Rutina Wesley as Athena
* Mamie Gummer as Rose
* Nora Dunn as Oona
* Henry G. Sanders as Cedric
* Venus Ariel as Nico
* Jade Wu as Susie
* Rey Gallegos as Cesar
* Agam Darshi as Mia Franklin
* Juani Feliz as Carmen
* Hoon Lee as Wilson
* Jordan Preston Carter as Odi Peerlis
No Sudden Move

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## Information

### **Starring**

Don Cheadle
 Benicio del Toro
 David Harbour
 Amy Seimetz
 Jon Hamm
 Ray Liotta
 Kieran Culkin
 Noah Jupe
 Brendan Fraser
 Bill Duke
 Frankie Shaw
Julia Fox

### **Genre**

Crime Drama
 Thriller

**No Sudden Move** is an upcoming American crime thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh, produced by Casey Silver, and written by Ed Solomon. The film features an ensemble cast of Don Cheadle, Benicio del Toro, David Harbour, Jon Hamm, Ray Liotta, Kieran Culkin, Brendan Fraser, Noah Jupe, Julia Fox and Amy Seimetz. The film focuses on a group of criminals falling into a trap.

The film is set to be released on HBO Max.

## **Premise**

**No Sudden Move** (which is set in 1955 in Detroit) centers on a group of small-time criminals who are hired to steal what they think is a simple document. When their plan goes horribly wrong, their search for who hired them – and for what ultimate purpose – weaves them through all echelons of the race-torn, rapidly changing city.

## **Cast**

* Don Cheadle
* Benicio del Toro
* David Harbour
* Amy Seimetz
* Jon Hamm
* Ray Liotta
* Kieran Culkin
* Noah Jupe
* Brendan Fraser
* Bill Duke
* Frankie Shaw
* Julia Fox as Vanessa
* Matt Damon
* Craig muMs Grant
* Byron Bowers

## Production

It was announced in November 2019 that Steven Soderbergh would direct the film, then titled *Kill Switch*, with Josh Brolin, Don Cheadle, Sebastian Stan and John Cena in consideration to star. By March 2020, Jon Hamm and Cedric the Entertainer entered negotiations, with Brolin dropping out. In May 2020, it was announced Cheadle, Stan and Hamm were confirmed, with Benicio del Toro, Ray Liotta, Amy Seimetz, Frankie Shaw and George Clooney joining the cast.

Filming was due to begin on April 1, 2020 but was delayed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Soderbergh stated he was hoping to restart in September. The film was retitled *No Sudden Move*, and began filming in Detroit on September 28, with David Harbour, Brendan Fraser, Kieran Culkin, Noah Jupe, Bill Duke and Julia Fox joining the cast, while actors Stan, Cena and Clooney departed due to production delays. In October, Matt Damon was added to the cast in a cameo role. Production wrapped on November 12.
Equal

**Equal** is an American docuseries produced by Scout Productions, Berlanti Productions, Raintree Ventures, That's Wonderful Productions, and Warner Horizon Unscripted Television for HBO Max.

## **Premise**

**Equal** is a definitive four-part docu-series that chronicles the dangerous twists and turns in the lives of LGBTQIA+ ? history’s unsung heroes - the warriors, patriots, artists, thinkers, and organizers who preceded Stonewall, who spoke out when it mattered most, who built community through secret societies, and who fought against all odds in pursuit of that most underlining human quality: the desire to be yourself.

## **Cast**

### **Episode 1**

* Cheyenne Jackson as Dale Jennings
* Anthony Rapp as Harry Hay
* Shannon Purser as Del Martin
* Heather Matarazzo as Phyllis Lyon
* Sara Gilbert as J.M. from Cleveland
* Anne Ramsay as The FBI Agent

### **Episode 2**

* Alexandra Grey as Lucy Hicks Anderson
* Theo Germaine as Jack Starr
* Jamie Clayton as Christine Jorgensen
* Isis King as Alexis

### **Episode 3**

* Samira Wiley as Lorraine Hansberry
* Jai Rodriguez as José Sarria
* Keiynan Lonsdale as Bayard Rustin

### **Episode 4**

* Hailie Sahar as Sylvia Rivera
* Scott Turner Schofield as Craig Rodwell
* Cole Doman as Mark Segal
* Elizabeth Ludlow as Stormé DeLarverie
* Gale Harold as Howard Smith
* Sam Pancake as Dick Leitsch

## **Production**

### **Development**

On October 16, 2019 it was announced that HBO Max had commissioned an LGBTQ+ historical docuseries consisting of four hour-long episodes from Warner Horizon Unscripted Television. It is the first production from the company's documentary series unit.

The show's executive producers are David Collins, Michael Williams, Rob Eric, and Joel Chiodi (Scout Productions); Greg Berlanti and Sarah Schechter (Berlanti Productions); Jim Parsons and Todd Spiewak (That’s Wonderful Productions); Jon Jashni (Raintree Ventures); and Mike Darnell and Brooke Karzen (Warner Horizon Unscripted Television). Diane Becker and Melanie Miller are also producers.

### **Crew**

*Equal*'s showrunner is Stephen Kijak, who also directs episodes one, three and four. Kimberly Reed directs episode two.

### **Casting**

On August 25, 2020 the casting of Samira Wiley, Cheyenne Jackson, Anthony Rapp, Sara Gilbert, Alexandra Grey, Shannon Purser, Heather Matarazzo, Jamie Clayton, Isis King, and Gale Harold was announced.
Arthur's Law

**Arthur's Law** is a German dark comedy miniseries originated from TNT Serie but acquired by HBO Max's exclusive international distribution.

## Premise

**Arthur's Law** follows unemployed **Arthur** Ahnepol (Jan Josef Liefers), who wants his obnoxious wife to die to claim the life insurance and start a new life with his mistress, which sets off a series of disastrous events.

## Navigation

 Docuseries | The Dog House: UK (2020)
Stath Lets Flats

**Stath Lets Flats** is a British television sitcom written and created by Jamie Demetriou, who also co-wrote the first 3 episodes of series one with Robert Popper, for the British public service free-to-air Channel 4.

## Premise

*Stath Lets Flats* stars Demetriou as a stupid, incompetent, socially inept Greek-Cypriot letting agent in London who only has his job because his father is the owner and manager of the company.

## Cast

* Jamie Demetriou as Stath
* Natasia Demetriou as Sophie
* Al Roberts as Al
* Christos Stergioglou as Vasos
* Katy Wix as Carole
* Alex Beckett as Marcus
* Kiell Smith-Bynoe as Dean
* Haruka Abe as Tomoko
* Dustin Demri-Burns as Julian
* Tom Stourton as Robbie
* David Mumeni as Cem
* Ellie White as Katia

## Reception

### Critical

The critical reception for Series 1 was generally positive. Sam Wollaston of The Guardian gave it a positive review saying that there was "plenty to like". Guy Pewsey of The Evening Standard said that it contained "moments of classic, unmistakably British, humour". Elisa Bray of The i said that it "roared along at speed with energy and absurdity".

### Awards

It was nominated for Best Scripted Comedy at the 2019 British Academy Television Awards, with Jamie Demetriou also nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance.

The second series also received a nomination in the Best Scripted Comedy category at the 2020 British Academy Television Awards, while Jamie Demetriou was again nominated for Best Male Comedy Performance and was also nominated in the Best Writer: Comedy category at the 2020 British Academy Television Craft Awards.

### Release

Stath Lets Flats began broadcasting on August 19, 2019 on its home channel of British's very own Channel 4.

In January of 2019, Channel 4 announced that *Stath Lets Flats* had been recommissioned (greenlit) for a second series.

On HBO Max's launch date, May 27, 2020, the series was made available for the first time on American soil among other comedy centered British-broadcasted shows, such as *Ghosts* and *Frayed*, despite being on different British television channels.

## Trivia

* Stath's sister Sophie is played by Demetriou's real sister Natasia Demetriou.
* The show also stars fellow British actresses Katy Wix and Christos Stergioglou.
* Alex Beckett had a role and the show was dedicated to him following his death between production and broadcast.

## Navigation

 Docuseries | The Dog House: UK (2020)
Jellystone!

## Information

### **Genre**

Comedy
 Slapstick

**Jellystone!** is an American animated comedy web television series developed exclusively by Chowder and Harvey Beaks creator C. H. Greenblatt for HBO Max.

It premiered on July 29, 2021.

## Premise

*Jellystone!* features various Hanna-Barbera characters living in the park town of Jellystone — where they can't help but make trouble for one another.

## Cast

* Jeff Bergman - Yogi Bear / Mr. Jinks / Wally Gator / Lippy the Lion
* C. H. Greenblatt - Doggie Daddy / Boo-Boo Bear / Peter Potamus / Benny the Ball
* Jim Conroy - Huckleberry Hound / Captain Caveman / Pa Rugg
* Georgie Kidder - Auggie Doggie / Brain / Floral Rugg
* Grace Helbig - Cindy Bear / Yappy / Taffy / Granny Sweet
* Niccole Thurman - Jabberjaw / Squiddly Diddly / Dee Dee Sykes
* Thomas Lennon - Top Cat
* Ron Funches - Shag Rugg
* Bernardo de Paula - El Kabong / Mildew Wolf
* Dana Snyder- Snagglepuss / Touché Turtle / Lambsy
* Katie Grober - Yakky Doodle
* Paul F. Tompkins - Magilla Gorilla
* Jenny Lorenzo - Bobbie Looey / Hardy Har Har / Choo-Choo
* Fajer Al-Kaisi - Shazzan / Hadji
* Lesley Nicol - Winsome Witch
* Ulka Simone Mohanty - Loopy De Loop
* Andrew Frankel - Fancy-Fancy / Jonny Quest

## Production

*Jellystone!* was the third animated television series created by C. H. Greenblatt, who had a hand in creating *Chowder* for Cartoon Network, and *Harvey Beaks* for Nickelodeon.

Production on the series according to Greenblatt has begun as of January 2020, with *Unikitty!* director Careen Ingle and former *Harvey Beaks* writer and storyboard artist Hannah Ayoubi. According to Greenblatt's Tumblr, this show has been in early development for at least a year and a half. Greenblatt will also serve as executive producer alongside *Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi* creator and president of Warner Bros. Animation, Sam Register.

In a July 2020 interview with *Animation Magazine*, Greenblatt stated that they had just outsourced to their animation departments and that the show could debut in 2021.

Jeff Bergman says that he is voicing Yogi Bear amongst others for the series.

In June 24, 2021, It was announced that the show is set to premiere on HBO Max in July 29, 2021 with more cast and characters from Hanna-Barbera.

Before the premiere it has been renewed for a second season.

## Trivia

* *Jellystone!* is the first official series to feature *Yogi Bear* (and other characters from *The Huckleberry Hound Show*, *The Quick Draw McGraw Show*, and *The Magilla Gorilla Show*) since its '91 predecessor, *Yo Yogi!*, and the first since the closure of the Hanna-Barbera studio and the deaths of both William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.
Succession

**Succession** is an American satirical comedy-drama television series created by British screenwriter, author, and producer, Jesse Armstrong, exclusively for the American pay television network, HBO., premiering on June 3, 2018,

The entire series was made available at launch.

## **Premise**

*Succession* follows the Roy family, owners of media conglomerate Waystar Royco. The family patriarch, Logan Roy, has experienced a decline in health. His four children – removed oldest son Connor, power-hungry Kendall, irreverent Roman, and politically savvy Siobhan – all with varying degrees of connection to the company, begin to prepare for a future without their father, and each begins vying for prominence within the company.

## **Reception**

### Critical

#### Season 1

The first season was met with a positive response from critics. On the review aggregation website *Rotten Tomatoes*, the season holds an approval rating of 88% with an average rating of 7.78 out of 10, based on 80 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "Peppering its pathos with acid wit, *Succession* is a divine comedy of absolute power and dysfunction – brought to vivid life by a ferocious ensemble." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the season a score of 70 out of 100 based on 29 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews."

#### Season 2

The second season received critical acclaim. On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the season holds a 97% rating with an average rating of 8.99 out of 10, based on 68 reviews. The website's critical consensus reads, "*Succession* returns in darkly funny form, with sharp writing, exceptional performances, and a surprising new level of sympathy for some of television's least likable characters." On Metacritic, the season has a weighted average score of 89 out of 100, based on 19 critics, indicating "universal acclaim."

### Awards

*Succession* has received critical acclaim and, among its accolades, won the British Academy Television Award for Best International Programme and the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama. Cox received the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama, while Culkin has received two nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film. The series also received five Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including Outstanding Drama Series, Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series, and Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series, winning for writing in 2019. In 2020, the series received eighteen nominations at the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards including Outstanding Drama Series and acting nominations for Cox, Strong, Culkin, Macfadyen, Braun, Snook, James Cromwell, Cherry Jones, and Harriet Walter.

### Ratings

The premiere episode drew 582,000 live viewers, down from the 1.39 million viewers that watched its lead-in, *Westworld*. The season 2 finale drew 1.1 million viewers across all viewing platforms.