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HBO's Casey Bloys was in "no doubt" that Game of Thrones would pick up the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy win last night, but he did admit that there was some disappointment for Veep and Deadwood. This comes as the WarnerMedia-owned premium network topped the awards last night with nine on the evening, taking it to a…

Several HBO signature series are coming to an end this year. One of them, Emmy-nominated comedy Silicon Valley, will debut its sixth and final season in October, the network announced at TCA today. HBO President of Programming Casey Bloys has a personal connection to the show, executive produced/showrun by Mike Judge…

HBO officially entered the post-Game Of Thrones era in May when the mega hit fantasy drama ended its eight-season run. A prequel, starring Naomi Watts, is a pilot, which recently wrapped production and is being edited. Asked by Deadline in May whether a 2020 premiere for the prequel series is possible, he said…

At the company’s earnings this morning, AT&T reported subscriber decreases for HBO. Asked about the decline during the network’s executive session at TCA, President of Programming Casey Bloys was quick to point out that the losses were for Home Box Office, which includes HBO as well as Cinemax, and it was Cinemax…

Game Of Thrones creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss have been shopping a giant global overall deal. They have not landed yet but the signs point to a new home for the hot duo after almost a decade at HBO, likely at one of the big streamers. “Any place that they end up at would be lucky to have them,” HBO President…

Really, will there be more Deadwood? While all signs point to the fact that Al Swearengen died at the end of Deadwood: The Movie, director Daniel Minahan told us earlier this summer that point can be debated. Today at the summer TCA press tour, HBO programming president Casey Bloys didn’t specify another season or…

Season 3 of True Detective was well received, and star Mahershala Ali scored an Emmy nomination for his role as Wayne Hays, a state police detective from Northwest Arkansas. But what are the chances of Season 4? HBO president of programming Casey Bloys provided a (slight) update at the TCA press tour on Wednesday. "I…

HBO is set to increase the amount of original hours by around 10% in 2020, but its linear programming strategy won't be shaken up in light of WarnerMedia anointing its forthcoming service HBO Max. HBO content chief Casey Bloys said it will do around 160-165 hours of original programming next year, up from 150 this…

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details about Season 2 of HBO’s Big Little Lies. As the executive who greenlit the Deadwood movie, HBO programming president Casey Bloys said “never say never” when it comes to a Season 3 of Big Little Lies. “My sense having approached a Season 2 skeptically, what became clear is…

Just like the stars of Game of Thrones did at Comic-Con this past weekend, Casey Bloys gave little quarter to fan criticism of the final season of the HBO blockbuster. "There are very are few downsides to having an immensely popular show. but one that I can think of is when you try to end it," the premium cabler’s…

At this afternoon’s summer TCA tour, HBO programming president Casey Bloys was asked about the elephant in the room, that is to further expound on what happened with director Andrea Arnold on Big Little Lies’ Season 2. Earlier this month it was reported that her creative vision across seven episodes was bigfooted by…

EXCLUSIVE: There's a lot of anecdotes about what a global sensation Chernobyl has become for HBO, but like the fallout from the horrific nuclear plant eruption of 1986, it is the numbers that tell the real story. And unlike the initially suppressed devastation that still leaves parts of Ukraine soaked in radiation…