As we approach the end of 2024, it’s time to look ahead at what’s coming next year. And for HBO and Max, there’s quite a bit of noteworthy series arriving. As seen in the new sizzle reel of 2025 series, it looks like there’s quite a bit to be excited about coming to HBO and Max. 

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As for the biggest series in the sizzle reel, we’ve got fresh looks at “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “The White Lotus” Season 3, “Peacemaker” Season 2, and “The Last of Us” Season 2.

Continue reading Max 2025 Sizzle Reel: Here’s New Looks At ‘The White Lotus,’ ‘Peacemaker’ & ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ at The Playlist.

After the box office success of “Dune: Part Two” earlier this year, it’s a matter of when, not if, Denis Villeneuve completes his planned filmic triptych with a “Dune: Messiah” adaptation. But fans of Frank Herbert‘s original novel know that “Messiah” jumps ahead in time a bit before its events unfold. That means Villeneuve ideally must wait for Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya & co.

Continue reading ‘Dune: Prophecy’ NYCC Trailer: ‘Dune’ Prequel Series Premieres On HBO & Max On November 17 at The Playlist.

The latest episode of “The Penguin” ended with quite the twist, one that sees Cristin Milioti‘s Sofia Falcone as the new frontrunner to take over Gotham’s underworld. But Sofia’s not only out for revenge against her family: she also wants to take down Colin Farrell‘s Oz Cobb, who murdered her brother and deceived her constantly after her release from Arkham Asylum.

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HBO‘s exclusive new mid-season trailer for New York Comic-Con lets audiences know what’s on Sofia’s mind.   “We kill Oz, then we take over the city,” she tells her henchmen.

Continue reading ‘The Penguin’ Mid-Season Trailer: Cristin Milioti’s Sofia Falcone Takes Over As Max Series Hits Halfway Point at The Playlist.

Though there is clearly less of an emphasis put on making Max Original series, there are still some out there, including the hit comedy series, “The Sex Lives of College Girls.” 

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And as seen in the new teaser, Season 3 of “The Sex Lives of College Girls” continues to show you the debauchery that a group of young women find themselves involved in.

Continue reading ‘The Sex Lives Of College Girls’ Season 3 Teaser: Max’s Comedy Series Returns In November at The Playlist.

In the grand tradition of “The Godfather” and “Scarface,” similarly modernistic versions influenced by the same works like James Gray’s early New York crime films and augmented by the dilapidated layer of grimy bleakness derived from “The Batman” franchise, Matt Reeves’ “The Penguin,” is a bruising dramatic crime tragedy about the myth of the American dream and its modern decay.

Continue reading ‘The Penguin’ Review: Colin Farrell Leads A Dark, Tragic Tale About The Decay Of The American Dream at The Playlist.

With “The Penguin” with Colin Farrell premiering on Max next Friday, there’s plenty of buzz swirling about Matt Reeves‘ follow-up to 2022’s “The Batman.” Fans already know it hits theaters on October 2, 2026, but Reeves and Warner Bros. have remained quiet about anything else about the film (outside of Farrell reprising his role as Ozwald Cobblepot). For instance, will Zoë Kravitz‘s Catwoman be back?

Continue reading ‘The Batman Part II’: Matt Reeve Reassures Fans That He’s Making A Trilogy: “Yes, That Is Still The Plan” at The Playlist.

At long last, Gary Dauberman‘s “Salem’s Lot” will reach audiences when it premieres on Max next month. But what took Warner Bros. so long to release it? The Stephen King adaptation from the “Annabelle” and “The Nun” director was shot nearly three years ago after being announced by New Line in April 2019.

Continue reading ‘Salem’s Lot’ Trailer: Lewis Pullman Stars In ’70s-Set Stephen King Adaptation Hitting Max On October 3 at The Playlist.

M. Night Shyamalan is back on the Hollywood map thanks to “Trap,” “Knock At The Cabin,” and his Apple TV+ series “Servant.” Now Max hopes his name will help launch a long-gestating movie to new heights. Shyamalan leads producers on “Caddo Lake,” a spooky upcoming thriller about mysterious disappearances around a lake on the Texas-Louisiana border.

Continue reading ‘Caddo Lake’ Trailer: Dylan O’Brien & Eliza Scanlen Star In Max’s Spooky New Thriller On October 10 at The Playlist.

While Matt Reeves made many good casting choices in his superhero film “The Batman,” the best of them might actually go to his version of The Penguin. Buried under a ton of prosthetics, looking absolutely unrecognizable, Colin Farrell brings to life one of Batman’s greatest villains. And now he’s getting his own show.

As revealed during today’s San Diego Comic-Con panel, we have our first look at a full trailer for the upcoming Max drama series, “The Penguin.” The trailer lays out the plot of the series, which finds Oz Cobb (Farrell) as he attempts to pick up the pieces of the Gotham underworld after the events of “The Batman.” 

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The cast includes Colin Farrell, Cristin Milioti, Rhenzy Feliz, Michael Kelly, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Deirdre O’Connell, Clancy Brown, James Madio, Scott Cohen, Michael Zegen, Carmen Ejogo, and Theo Rossi.

Continue reading ‘The Penguin’ Trailer: Colin Farrell’s ‘Batman’ Spin-Off Series Debuts September 19 at The Playlist.

The I.P. proverb remains true: if you’ve got a popular film brand, a spin-off on television seems inevitable. While it’s more than 20 years later, “City Of God: The Fight Rages On” is a spin-off series based on the Oscar-nominated “City Of God” crime thriller which launched the career of Brazilian director Fernando Meirelles (though it was also co-directed by Kátia Lund).

Continue reading ‘City Of God’ Trailer: ‘The Fight Rages On’ In New TV Spin-Off Of Beloved Oscar-Winning Film at The Playlist.

The era of Peak TV streaming has radically changed in the last few years. As we know, the pandemic compelled companies like Lucasfilm and Marvel to announce a rash of new series so Wall Street wouldn’t lose confidence in them. All other companies and streamers followed suit—the thinking being that with fewer theatrical movies available to consumers and Wall Street eyeing everything closely, a pivot to streaming content would say the day—including HBO and MAX.

Continue reading Matt Reeves’ ‘Arkham Asylum’ ‘Batman’ Spin-Off Series Gets Scrapped At MAX at The Playlist.

The 2024 Cannes Film Festival had its fair share of notable premieres, including Sean Baker‘s Palme d’Or winner “Anora” and Francis Ford Coppola‘s “Megalopolis,” among others. But a certain doc made waves in the Cannes Classics roster, quietly collecting a string of positive reviews. Now it’s time for HBO subscribers to catch up with “Faye,” Laurent Bouzereau‘s film about the life and career of Hollywood icon Faye Dunaway.  

Continue reading ‘Faye’ Trailer: HBO’s Doc About The Legendary Hollywood Actress Premieres On July 13 at The Playlist.

In this week’s episode of Bingeworthy, our TV and streaming podcast host Mike DeAngelo rides his dragon back to Westeros for “House of the Dragon.” The show premiered the first episode of season two on Max this past weekend and follows the internal war within House Targaryen 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. The show stars Matt Smith, Emma D’Arcy, Olivia Cooke, Rhys Ifans, Fabien Frankel, Eve Best, Steve Toussaint, Ewan Mitchell, and more.

Continue reading ‘House Of The Dragon’: Showrunner, Ryan Condal Talks Season 2, & More [Bingeworthy Podcast] at The Playlist.

Never underestimate him. That’s the tagline to “The Penguin,” the next chapter in “The Batman” saga from writer/director-producer Matt Reeves. Academy Award nominee Colin Farrell reprises his role as The Penguin, Oswald Cobblepot, in the new Max Original Series coming this September to Max.

Developed by showrunner Lauren LeFranc (“Impulse,” “Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Continue reading ‘The Penguin’ Trailer: 8 Episode ‘Batman’ Spin-Off Stars Colin Farrell This September at The Playlist.

It’s official: Pennywise will return in “Welcome To Derry.” Deadline reports that Bill Skarsgård, who played the evil entity that terrorizes the fictional Maine town, mostly in the form of a clown, will reprise his role from 2017’s “It” and its 2019 sequel “It Chapter Two” for Max‘s upcoming prequel series. Skarsgård will also serve as executive producer on the series, which Deadline confirms will be nine episodes.

Continue reading ‘Welcome To Derry’: Bill Skarsgård To Return As Pennywise The Clown In Max’s Upcoming Prequel Series at The Playlist.

Max‘s TV remake of the “Harry Potter” series won’t hit the streamer until 2026, which gives fans of the character plenty of time to speculate about the show. For instance, beyond rehashing a successful IP in a blatant cash-grab maneuver, why should this series exist? That’s a topic for another piece, however. A milder query would be about the potential involvement of the original Warner Bros.

Continue reading ‘Harry Potter’: Daniel Radcliffe Doesn’t Think He’ll Be Back For Upcoming Max Series: “I Don’t Know If It Would Work To Have Us” at The Playlist.

On paper, it was too good to be true: a theatrical movie subscription service that offers a movie ticket every day for $9.99 a month.  But in 2017, MoviePass was a dream come true for moviegoers, with subscribers flocking, stocks rising, and investors trying to get in on the action. By 2019, however, the party was over, and MoviePass went from one of the world’s buzziest companies to a costly corporate misfire.

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“MoviePass, MovieCrash,” a new documentary from HBO, details the company’s rise and fall in unflinching detail.  It’s all here: details about the original vision for MoviePass, its co-founders ousting by new execs who partied hard at Sundance and Cannes as the company sank, and how much value was lost as the company met a swift demise.

Continue reading ‘MoviePass, MovieCrash’ Trailer: HBO’s Doc About The Rise & Fall Of Infamous Theatrical Movie Subscription Service Premieres On May 29 at The Playlist.

There’s no denying that “Dune” is a hot franchise, at the moment. Thanks to two incredible films, retelling the story of Frank Herbert’s iconic novel, there are more fans of “Dune” than ever before. Sounds like a good time to expand that franchise, huh?

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As seen in the teaser for “Dune: Prophecy,” the first spinoff goes back in time 10,000 years to showcase the birth of the Bene Gesserit.

Continue reading ‘Dune: Prophecy’ Trailer: Witness The Creation Of The Bene Gesserit In Max’s Spinoff Series at The Playlist.

It’s been two long years, but “Hacks” is finally back for a third season. The breakout Max series was originally intended to return in 2023, but health issues and multiple strikes pushed that back a year Now, two-time Emmy winner Jean Smart (she has five overall) and Emmy nominee Hannah Einbinder find their characters at a crossroads. Or, at least, that’s what the brand-new trailer you can find in this post is teasing.

Continue reading ‘Hacks’ Season 3 Trailer: Jean Smart & Hannah Einbinder Are Back At It In May at The Playlist.

Despite HBO canceling the series and scrubbing it from its library, Jonathan Nolan still wants to finish the “Westworld” story. But does anybody else, even the show’s old fans, feel the same way?

EW reports (via THR) that Nolan plans to make the ex-flagship series’ fifth and final season, even if HBO has moved on. “Yes. 100 Percent,” he told THR when asked about if he still wants to make the show’s original ending.

Continue reading ‘Westworld’: Jonathan Nolan “100 Percent” Wants To Make The Show’s Fifth & Final Season: “We’re Completionists” at The Playlist.

It’s already been a banner 2024 for HBO and Max, with “True Detective: Night Country,” “Tokyo Vice” Season 2, and “The Regime” all scoring high with critics and audiences. So what’s the next hotly anticipated title for HBO to debut? That’d be “The Sympathizer,” Park Chan-wook‘s first TV project since 2018’s “The Little Drummer Girl.”

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A team-up between the man who made “Decision To Leave” and the world’s premiere TV network?

Continue reading ‘The Sympathizer’ Trailer: Park Chan-Wook’s Limited Series Premieres On Max On April 14 at The Playlist.

Nine years ago, “The Jinx” took HBO by storm, receiving rave reviews, five Emmy nods, and winning two, including Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series. And the show also led to the arrest of its primary subject, Robert Durst, for first-degree murder the day before the premiere of its series finale. It was fitting retribution for Durst, a man arrogant enough to sit down for interviews with a filmmaker who based his 2010 film “All Good Things” on the murders Durst got away with for decades.

Continue reading ‘The Jinx – Part Two’ Teaser: Andrew Jarecki’s Follow-Up To His Award-Winning True Crime Series Premieres On HBO Next Month at The Playlist.

Expansion of Matt Reeves’ take on Batman and Gotham City finally begins later this year with the long-awaited “The Penguin.” A new Max series, “The Penguin,” centers on Colin Farrell’s Batman rogue Oz Cobb, aka Oswald Cobblepot, who takes his place within the criminal underworld following the death of mob boss Carmine Falcone (played by John Turturro in “The Batman”).

Continue reading ‘The Penguin’: Colin Farrell Says His New Gotham Crime Series Is “Incredibly Violent” at The Playlist.

Though many critics thought another Batman reboot would be overkill, filmmaker Matt Reeves largely silenced early detractors with his moody and atmospheric “The Batman” (2022), which starred Robert Pattinson. As we eagerly await “The Batman—Part II,” Reeves will flesh out his vision for Gotham City with “The Batman” spinoff series “The Penguin.” Focusing on the crime villain Oz Cobb, aka The Penguin (played by Colin Farrell), the series is set in the aftermath of a power vacuum in the crime-ridden megalopolis of Gotham created by the death of crime boss Carmine Falcone (played by John Turturro in Reeves’ first film). 

Continue reading ‘The Penguin’ Trailer: Gotham Spinoff Crime Series Starring Colin Farrell Debuts This Fall at The Playlist.

After the critical success of its first season, “House Of The Dragon” assured HBO that the “Game Of Thrones” brand would rebound after David Benioff and D.B. Weiss’ disastrous final season of the original show. But will the spinoff series carry that momentum through its upcoming second season? And if not, will that derail any other spinoffs HBO has planned?

Continue reading ‘House Of The Dragon’ Season 2 Dueling Trailers: ‘Game Of Throne’ Spinoff Returns To HBO & Max In June at The Playlist.